Use this thread to talk about anything game-related. 

Date: January 30th, 2018 7:00 PM

Opponent: Bowling Green  (12-9, 2-5 MAC)

Site: Stroh Center

TV: None

Radio: Ohio Radio or TuneIn Radio

Webcast: ESPN3.com

BG statistics, roster and media guide.

BG Fan Site: Ay-Ziggy-Zoomba.com

Antonio Daniels bobblehead night!

Irrational fans giving up on a coach 18-20 months into his tenure? What?!?!?


Game related, my BG friends will generally say that when Wiggins is "on", they're pretty good, but if he's not, they struggle.

Boy..no patience from that fanbase. At least we wait for a coach 40 months into his tenure before we start questioning the direction of the program.

BG is younnnnggggggg. Six of their top eight scorers are Freshmen or Sophomores. Hoping we can lock them down defensively and force them into some mistakes. Keep Wiggins under wraps a little bit and don't allow kick outs for open shots.

Hopefully that allows Jordy, Gavin and Mike to get into a rhythm from beyond the arc. Maybe even Jimmy, TK and Zach too.

Bottom line ... shoot well and they'll have a chance to win.

The only reason Ohio won at EMU was because Dartis hit seven 3ptrs and as a team, Ohio hit 10.

Even with that, they had to hold off a furious rally late .... where they nearly blew and 11 point lead in the last 3 mins.

Ohio hasn't really proven to be a good road team.

This is a winnable game ... and one they desperately need to have any chance at keeping their slim hopes alive for a top four seed or even a home opening round game in the MAC tourney. Lose this ... and it's looking more and more likely they'll be on the road for the MAC tourney and that's no bueno.

Oh this is bad.

Saul has assembled quite a squad.

This may be the worst rebounding team in our history. They even start down court before the ball reaches the rim on our foul shots. The offense has lost all semblance of team play as well. Part of the poor shooting is bad shot selection and that is really lack of good opportunities. I feel for them since they’re all trying. Hopefully next year we can develop a presence underneath which would go a long way toward improving play at both ends.

That 6-11, 150 pound guy out of North Carolina (the 3167th ranked high school senior in America) averages a couple of blocked shots per game, so all should be well.

Wait. That is against high school competition and he is 6-11. Nah.

From the guy who thought we had ten all MAC players back in the summer. Did you forget your meds again?

I think wins will be few and far between on the back side of this season. A lot of MAC teams will relish the chance to get some licks in after having been on the receiving end more often then not against Ohio. Question is, how fast can this nosedive be corrected? The number of double-digit defeats in conference play has been so disheartening. Losing games is one thing, but to get hammered consistently against schools that are not at a large advantage is inexcusable.

While this year has been the hardest to watch, I personally don't feel that Saul Phillips' total body of work justifies a contract extension at this point, especially given his level of compensation and other resources. If I were the AD I would have a conversation with him at the end of this season that next year will be an audition for the future of his career in Athens. Anything short of the 20 win range, with a top 1/3 finish in the MAC I think it would be best to part ways. If you are paying championship level dollars, you should be getting championship level results. I know there have been injury challenges, but even at full strength I don't think the Cats would be much higher than the .500 level.

I know great coaches don't just grow on trees but I think the results over the past four seasons (including this one) could be achieved by others for a lower price.

To say that the product put out has been underwhelming given the high hopes and expectations when SP was hired is an understatement. Whatever formula he was using in Fargo it hasn't worked in Athens. I've seen enough of SaulBall in its current form to decide that it's not cut out to have Ohio Basketball at a (MAC) championship level. Something needs to be changed up beyond having a healthy roster.

I really hope that they can get this figured out and that this time next year the Cats are priming up for a strong run in March and that SP is not on his way to coaching at Rhinelander Community College.