Holy cow. If Marshall had any game tonight...we lose badly. But you have to win games like that if you want to pull off something special during the year. 22 turnovers and 22 made free throws. That's the game. Put the "W" in the back pocket and quietly move to the next game.
Until Brod starts making 3's, teams are going to sag on BVP and it's going to be tough sledding for 5. With all that said, we have a chance to be 9-2 in non-con with two games we should win to start conference play before Akron.
Go Bobcats.
PS Was confused why Izuma did not get a minute in the second half. Also, it appears Boals likes to go with Tommy in crunch time over Miles in the four minutes. I'm seeing that trend develop. Not sure about that one.
Ever think that the reason Marshall didn’t have any game tonight had something to do with OHIO?
Ohio had something to do with that for sure. But how many times is Marshall's back-court going to go 8-32 from the field and commit 22 turnovers? We also got some luck there. I'm happy as anyone with a "W" tonight, but the Herd backcourt couldn't make a basket. And of course, defense had something to do with it.
Have to side with Billy here. Most of those turnovers were caused by the quick hands and feet of Ohio.
We aren't playing our best ball, but this team is still finding a way to win. Just wait till they start clicking on all cylinders.
+1. In addition to the impressive overall team defense, I noticed several one-on-one situations when the Marshall player would make a spin move on the defender and, afterward, when they got to the spot where they might normally be able to drive past a player, his defender was squared away and right in their face when they got there. I think that frustrated Marshall players in a couple of situations, some leading to turnovers. I saw, in particular, both Brown and Schmock doing this defensively. Pretty sure there were others. My thoughts at the time were this is not just effort but also scouting (identifying tendencies) and preparation (coaching).