But geez, could this game be more uneventful? I heard more chirping crickets during this contest than a Buddy Holly tribute band show. I started re-writing the lyrics to "On Wisconsin" as a tribute to Charles Lindbergh. I was ready to go out and buy a box of Stickle Bricks and reenact God of War III. I started reading a book on Russian history. I tried to develop a performance metric for soccer players, even though no soccer league anywhere keeps any kind of detailed statistics for player performance.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I have never been so bored in my life. But a win is a win is a win, and sound defense can win you a lot of games at this level.
Mike Smith got 16 points, on top of 6 boards and 5 dimes, without giving himself a
high profile, further cementing his status as a basketball ninja. Micah chipped in 15 of his own and really seems to be on form right now. It's good to see him finding his range and draining tough shots on a consistent basis. The last thing this team needs is to have him stumble with another four-point game with only six games to go.It seems like Tubbs is still a bit bothered by his ankle, not because of his poor shooting day (2/7, all threes), but because he only played 20 minutes against one of the most dangerous shooting guards in the conference. It showed. Veridel, who is remarkably elusive on the outside, got to the free throw line four times, including a foul by Williams beyond the arc. Take away even half of those points and this is a much more comfortable win for ETSU.
Even with the lousy shooting day, the Bucs can hang their hats on a rock-solid defensive effort. They gave Gulf Coast very little to work with in terms of shooting. Veridel, who was really the only reason this game was close at any point, went 4/15 from the field. The team as a whole shot 36% on the nose, which is simply not good (or very good for ETSU).
The fact that we gave up just four made threes is really nice to see. This could have very easily been another Upstate game if we didn't defend the three very well. The man defense worked
like a charm. Between that and the squad hitting 88% of its free throws, the sore spots from the beginning of the year are gradually being remedied. Now they just have to put it all together, and have a great opportunity against Derek Waugh's Stetson squad. I just hope DW doesn't burst a blood vessel if things turn ugly.Speaking of Stetson, the Ladies were all over them today, 80-62. Destiny Mitchell had 20+11 in 33 minutes, which brings us to our first Destiny Mitchell Fact:
Destiny Mitchell once ordered a Big Mac at Burger King... and got one.
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