TheCobra

Yep, ugly performance by the Flyers. Benson does not play very smart. He made some plays late, but had a pretty bad/weak game overall. Dyshawn Pierre had a nice game.

bprichard

Benson, Sanford and Oliver were all in first half foul trouble. Oliver deserved it. He was out of position and reaching, which is very unusual for him. Benson got called for some ticky-tacky ones. Neither of them were able to find their rhythm. Benson showed a couple of his nice across the lane hooks, but he never seemed in the game. Dayton played poorly in this game, yet still had a chance to win. It was disheartening, but not Weber State disheartening. I'll be back in the Arena on Saturday for Murray State. Another loss would be painful, but Murray State is good. Hoping for a better result. It is unlikely that we'll play worse than tonight.

vaNtR

Temple hasn't impressed me once this year. We aren't very good. Probably an NIT team this year which would look pretty good at this point. TJ Dileo plays too many minutes and Scootie Randall has regressed significantly since his 10-11 break out year. Khalif Wyatt may be fearless, but his basketball IQ has been very questionable this year. He takes several ill advised shots a game.

TheCobra

Foul trouble is hardly an excuse for tonight. It was a blessing in disguise. Sanford had 5 turnovers in 19 minutes, and he did not spend much time handling the ball. Benson airballed a 15 foot baseline J on an important possession (I think maybe we could have taken a two possession lead) in the middle of the second half and missed 2 FTs with about 4 mins left. Worst of all, both Sanford and Benson were beaten for layups multiple times because of lack of focus/effort.

Bill Russell

It's hard to take anything away from that Bona game, but I'll always take a 40-point win. Apologies to Muddy for that Dayton loss. I know the players were distracted by their impending blizzard-riddled voyage to Olean in 2014.

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ktabz16

obviously it's just one game but i have a feeling minuteman nation is breathing a bit easier tonight. we won with room to spare without a good night from williams or vinson. our frosh pg gave us 10 really good minutes and ran the deciding run for us in the second half. many of us have been waiting for morgan to break out and he did in a big way. cady lalanne gave us a double double off the bench. interesting that ohio didn't attempt to zone us once, but then again, once morgan got going he probably took the zone off the table.

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TUOwl06

Can you name one player that has really improved offensively under Dunphy? I honestly can't think of one, no one really stands out. Maybe Christmas? I've erased that 2-3 year stretch of TU hoops out of my memory bank.

Dunphs offense seems to depend on jump shooting way too much imo. Chaney was similar but he had big guys who could get easy baskets around the rim. Kevin Butler not withstanding...

vaNtR

The only player that I've seen significantly improve under Dunphy has been Rahlir Jefferson. I think Wyatt and Scootie have improved, but I attribute most of Khalif's elevated game to losing weight. He was overweight in high school and when he trimmed down he really turned into a pretty good player. Mike Eric got better, but again it's hard to say how much of it is actually Dunphy's coaching. I like Fran Dunphy a lot and I do think he's an excellent tactician and coach, but his inability to be even a decent recruiter is now starting to impact this team. Anthony Lee is the only big man on this roster capable of playing in the post against decent competition -- how did Dunphy let that happen? Lee is a good player, but he's not a guy you're going to feature in the post at this point in his career.

They should have had 2-3 impact recruits that they missed out on because coach Dunphy couldn't seal the deal. We have a lot of depth, but very few impact players. We didn't build a 50 million dollar practice facility to recruit kids like Kyle Green.

z8-Minutemen

Pretty much how I feel. Morgan was unreal. Lalanne and Davis impressed, and so did Esho as well. Chaz and Putney's play this year thus far is concerning, though it looks like the rest of the team is up to the test. Chaz will pick it up eventually, not sure about Put though. We're #36 in RPI right now and I feel pretty good about the team, let's keep it up.

Z8's Record Tonight: 6-2.

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bprichard

It's true. It's true. You could kind of see the point in the game where Dayton's players realized they couldn't stop Illinois State's PF, and then a sense of panicked looking around commenced. They responded to his screens terribly. Gavrilovic actually did the best job of bodying him. He was one of the bright spots of the night.

z8-Minutemen

I'll eat some crow for this. I admit, Duquesne has looked a lot better than I expected them to be this year. Ferry is doing a great job so far with the little talent he has. They do not look like a last place team. Let's put everything in perspective though, they haven't beaten anyone, and have lost to bad teams. Once A-10 play starts they will be very over-matched. And my little Chaz will wipe the floor with Colter. Maybe even Trey Davis will too.

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DukesDan

Their losses have been to teams with a combined record of 46-11. Not sure how these are bad teams.

Georgetown (9-1) RPI 35
Pitt (10-1) RPI 14
Albany (9-2)RPI 84
North Dakota State (9-3) RPI 67
Robert Morris (8-4)RPI 114


Please point to bad loss.

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just don't feed the troll.

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moss2k

Charlotte dominated Radford in the first half, coasted in the 2nd half (lacked intensity). Mayfield had a nasty dunk, has already aired on ESPN2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDrrY...ature=youtu.be

16 pt victory, looking forward to FSU on Saturday.

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moss2k

Mayfield's dunk was just #1 on Sportscenter.

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