Highlights:

reggie saying shit on live mic, made my non sports fan wife giggle. Priceless.

Tony. Went beast mode, Trent style.

Wadly dunk had me off my chair. Strong force on the boards, 6 in 10 mins.

Dartis played 37 minutes? Nice to see the young fella dish 6 assists.


Not so highlights

KK shot selection. Hopefully an aberration?

Was Harley a healthy DNPCD? I was hoping to see if he improved from last season.

The crowd looked smaller than I anticipated. Anyone have attendance figure?

Without Setty we don't win this game. He was Mr. Hustle from start to finish on both ends of the court. There was a period in the second half when he was everywhere.

Setty still my x-factor. I think his improved and steady play gives others the opportunity to play their game and not have to try to too much. His excitability is much more under control but still very evident. Sometimes his feet haven't got the "stay calm" message but to me he is very much on the plus side of personal stats.

I think this year's emphasis on the straight up defense near the basket has benefitted Tony C. He does that well and when they let the game be played that way he has the advantage.

Like others, KK can elicit "0h No!--Oh Yeah!" cheer in me.

I don't remember the story behind the transfer from Houston but Ohio is the clear winner in that decision. Simmons is fun to watch.

Block is already a guy that gives teams fits. I get the feeling he be will that player that other teams will dread as each year progresses.

Dartis is sneaky good. He just seems to explode at times when you least expect it.

Wadly M. looks more confident each game. His new body and his game are coming together nicely.

Laster is also sneaky good. He has a sense of finding the ball and the hands to make it happen. Rebounds from nowhere and defense that'll just make you crazy.

The defense last night was really good. Hard to tell early on if the defense caused the poor shooting of KSU or if the defense gained confidence because of early turnovers/missed shots. Regardless, the defense played well throughout the game.

Excited to get a win against Akron. That would be a momentum builder.

Go Cats

Wander out there a bit more? Where he shot that ball from was a hike.

If we beat Akron, you will see more than 10K actual people at the NIU game.

For league games, perhaps it's the MAC that chooses the start time. Can someone inside the Convo confirm or refute this please?

Those in the Convo or MAC offices don't check with my son's 3-grade basketball league schedule, but it would be nice for him and me if 1 or 2, at the least, home Saturday games were scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff. Instead, we can't make it to any Jan./Feb. Saturday games because he plays early afternoon every Saturday 90 minutes from Athens.

I think the game changed on his block of Spicer after Spicer missed the dunk. If he gets that put-back the score is tied at 36. Instead Dartis gets the block and Tony gets a traditional 3pt play at the other end and all of a sudden instead of 36-36 it's 39-34. That was huge.

Amen!

2 pm games are best for me. I live 2:45 north of Peden, and the idea of driving home in the wee hours of wintry nights isn't terribly appealing.

I think it's only going to get cooler to like Big Tone. Too powerful to be stopped. A FORCE.

Certainly, your 3rd grader's hoops schedule is paramount to all of us.

With no NFL games, the sports networks need programming. The only conference that has stood by it's founding principles is the IVY League - Friday and Saturday nights.

Am I the only one who thought Jimmy Hall could have been called for traveling on almost every drive to the tin? He shuffles those feet a lot. I know he was called for several, but there could have been many more. It almost felt like the WVU style of defense, that they can't call the foul on every play, so hack away and get away with what you can.