OFFICIAL GAME 2 THREAD: EMU vs. SMU

[Harry0569]

Go ponies

[ojaipony]

Don't sleep on eastern Michigan. They are good. We will need to be clicking for most of the game.

[Harry0569]

Per KenPom:

SMU is projected to win 74-65 (79% Win Probability)

When SMU has the ball:
SMU Off: Scoring 107.7 pts. / 100 possessions (#44)
EMU Def: Giving up 97.6 pts. / 100 possessions (#90)
SMU is grabbing 51.6% of available offensive rebounds (#3 nationally)
SMU is turning it over on 27.6% of its possessions (#245) - will regress to the mean, especially considering that many of our TOs were unforced

When EMU has the Ball
EMU Off: Scoring 104.8 pts. / 100 possessions (#81)
SMU Def: Giving up 93.0 pts. / 100 possessions (#33)
SMU is creating turnovers on 34.8% of its opponent's possessions (#2 nationally)

** 1 game sample throws a lot of stuff out of whack

[smupony94]

I get to sit on the floor today hooray

[Harry0569]

EMU is coming off a 2OT loss on Friday night to PITT 93-90. I've got to imagine that the Eagles did not leave Pitt until very late Friday night or early Saturday morning. I think that the quick turnaround will play into our favor - hopefully we push the pace (we are #330 in adjusted tempo (# of possessions / game)).

EMU's Ray Lee played 42 of 50 minutes on Friday and scored 27 points on 7-13 shooting (2-9 from downtown) and 7-7 from the stripe.

Tim Bond, who fouled out after only 26 minutes, was their most productive offensive player (129 offensive rating) scoring 21 points on 6-8 shooting and 6-8 from the line.

The Iggggles look to have size on the block with 5 guys 6'9 or taller (15 offensive rebs). We'll need to get bodies on these guys and limit second chance points.

[PonyLawExpress]

Expect a TON of 3's from us against the 2-3 zone they run. On the other end they are going to try to pound the ball inside on us. Not a team to sleep on. Hope everyone shows up and cheers on the ponies to give us that big time home court advantage.

[sadderbudweiser]

I get to sit on the floor today hooray

Not even a chair?

[sadderbudweiser]

Great weekend if we can go 2-0 on the hardwood with a victory on the gridiron.

[smupony94]

My view

[PonySnob]

1/3 full at tipoff

[One Trick Pony]

94 on the floor is a barometer

Love you man!

Noticed on StubHub they were selling seats that used to sell for 800 for big games for 30 bucks 104...

[Mustangs35SMU]

Crowd looks horrible on the feed

[smupony94]

Late arriving getting my better

[One Trick Pony]

I see 94 on the floor
That rhymes

[mrydel]

Announcers are saying it is full so at least we are getting good pub whether it is or not