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Post by Rogobob77 on Jan 29, 2022 9:14:49 GMT -5
From a Detroit Mercy Titans tweet: “We will also honor this year's Titan Reggie Spirit Of Detroit Mercy Award winner on Monday, but the TR pin giveaway will be moved to a later date.”
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Post by JDetroitTitan on Jan 29, 2022 9:24:28 GMT -5
A totally useless waste of time and resources. Just as playing really good teams can make you battle tested by increasing the quality of play and the speed that things are done, playing an extremely inferior opponent can also hurt the team by reversing all those positives. A game with a score differential of 40+ points benefits no one and can have a really negative effect on the stronger team coming into a game where we will need a fast start. Oakland made a mistake doing this and now being the followers that we have become, we follow again. I think it also the HL not making it hurt you for not playing the game. While other conferences actually rescheduling the games which makes it hard to find a DI opponent that has a game to give. I did want us to reschedule a game but I almost regret this one (Some times be careful what you wish for it might come true). I really hope we can get a HL opponent to reschedule a game but it looks like no one is forcing the issue.
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Post by larrytitan on Jan 29, 2022 9:40:31 GMT -5
I hope that Ottrix gets to play some time if the game is an absolute rout.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Jan 29, 2022 10:23:55 GMT -5
A totally useless waste of time and resources. Just as playing really good teams can make you battle tested by increasing the quality of play and the speed that things are done, playing an extremely inferior opponent can also hurt the team by reversing all those positives. A game with a score differential of 40+ points benefits no one and can have a really negative effect on the stronger team coming into a game where we will need a fast start. Oakland made a mistake doing this and now being the followers that we have become, we follow again. Actually, to qualify for the NCAA tournament a team MUST play 25 games. Without this game we are headed to a 26 game total, so it becomes a safety factor for us if 2 more games get cancelled. That’s why we are doing it. I think that is for at large bids which we will not qualify for. Our only route to March Madness is winning this crap league. I would think if you win your conference tourney you go to the Dance. I checked but couldn’t substantiate my claim. I just am not interested in drinking any of the Kramer-Paul Kool Aid mix.
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Post by ptctitan on Jan 29, 2022 10:35:58 GMT -5
A totally useless waste of time and resources. Just as playing really good teams can make you battle tested by increasing the quality of play and the speed that things are done, playing an extremely inferior opponent can also hurt the team by reversing all those positives. A game with a score differential of 40+ points benefits no one and can have a really negative effect on the stronger team coming into a game where we will need a fast start. Oakland made a mistake doing this and now being the followers that we have become, we follow again. Actually, to qualify for the NCAA tournament a team MUST play 25 games. Without this game we are headed to a 26 game total, so it becomes a safety factor for us if 2 more games get cancelled. That’s why we are doing it. Exactly. That's why a number of schools have scheduled last minute regular season games against inferior opponents that count even though it hurts their SOS; e.g., Ohio State vs IUPUI. If we would lose 2 more games to Covid cancellations, we would be ineligible for the postseason.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Jan 29, 2022 11:56:22 GMT -5
Actually, to qualify for the NCAA tournament a team MUST play 25 games. Without this game we are headed to a 26 game total, so it becomes a safety factor for us if 2 more games get cancelled. That’s why we are doing it. Exactly. That's why a number of schools have scheduled last minute regular season games against inferior opponents that count even though it hurts their SOS; e.g., Ohio State vs IUPUI. If we would lose 2 more games to Covid cancellations, we would be ineligible for the postseason. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me but I have a hard time following most of what the NCAAAH’s do. So playing an NAIA team counts! Why do we not just do a scrimmage with the Womens team or a fraternity team, it’s about the same?
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Post by upbasketballfan on Jan 29, 2022 12:11:43 GMT -5
A totally useless waste of time and resources. Just as playing really good teams can make you battle tested by increasing the quality of play and the speed that things are done, playing an extremely inferior opponent can also hurt the team by reversing all those positives. A game with a score differential of 40+ points benefits no one and can have a really negative effect on the stronger team coming into a game where we will need a fast start. Oakland made a mistake doing this and now being the followers that we have become, we follow again. Actually, to qualify for the NCAA tournament a team MUST play 25 games. Without this game we are headed to a 26 game total, so it becomes a safety factor for us if 2 more games get cancelled. That’s why we are doing it. Actually 3 games need to be cancelled as our first conference tournament game also counts towards the 25. I just found that in a quote from the NCAA VP who is in charge of the Championship Tourney.
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Post by Commissioner on Jan 29, 2022 12:31:26 GMT -5
I hope that Ottrix gets to play some time if the game is an absolute rout. If you play Ottrix now you use up a season of eligibility. Given how often players transfer now, maybe that doesn't matter. Still, it seems wasteful to me to use up a year of eligibility to play in one game against UM-Dearborn, both for Titans and for Ottrix.
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Post by Commissioner on Jan 29, 2022 12:43:44 GMT -5
A totally useless waste of time and resources. Just as playing really good teams can make you battle tested by increasing the quality of play and the speed that things are done, playing an extremely inferior opponent can also hurt the team by reversing all those positives. A game with a score differential of 40+ points benefits no one and can have a really negative effect on the stronger team coming into a game where we will need a fast start. Oakland made a mistake doing this and now being the followers that we have become, we follow again. I think that players should want to play and fans should want to see games. The operative word in your quote above is "can." Not "will." I doubt this game will hurt the team, and it can provide benefits--game PT for back end of the bench players, a chance to work on certain skills, both individual and team, under game conditions. And it's not the worst thing in the world to give the players a low pressure, fun game--the occasional winning rout isn't the worst thing to happen to a team. I would guess Coach treats it as something of a practice. I think we benefit from playing Top 20 teams during the non-conference season, but I don't want to see us crunched throughout the non-conference season by playing a whole bunch of road games against Top 20 teams we have little realistic chance to beat. Similarly, I don't want to play a bunch of NAIA teams, but I'm not sure that playing 1 in four years is a "totally useless waste." Moderation is almost always a good thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2022 12:46:53 GMT -5
I hope that Ottrix gets to play some time if the game is an absolute rout. If you play Ottrix now you use up a season of eligibility. Given how often players transfer now, maybe that doesn't matter. Still, it seems wasteful to me to use up a year of eligibility to play in one game against UM-Dearborn, both for Titans and for Ottrix. I would imagine there was a plan in place for a redshirt season. An unexpected game vs a lower level team added with a month left in the season is unlikely to change this plan and burn an entire season. But who knows with Davis. In the same way, I'd be shocked if he didn't play AD for at least part of the game, although I wouldn't do it. It's a prime opportunity for rest, avoiding injury and letting Legreair play 20+ minutes
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Post by Commissioner on Jan 29, 2022 14:14:28 GMT -5
Also, streaming on ESPN+ But the question is, will the Commissioner be doing a scouting report for the 3-20 Wolverines?[/quote] Well, how can we not, as the Titans gear up for a home game against the University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines! The Wolverines head coach is 27-year old Dominic Policicchio hired in August for the part-time position. Previously, he had been an assistant coach for one season at Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School, after playing high school ball at Dearborn Divine Child and juco ball as rarely used backup at Schoolcraft. Before St. Mary's he coached in the fall league at Detroit Catholic Central. Policicchio, who works in the software industry full-time, actually sounds like a great guy, a dedicated teacher, and a good Catholic--if he can get the job done at UM-D, we might want to consider adding him to the Titan staff some day. The program at Dearborn is not the muscular one around, even for NAIA ball. Last year the school cancelled the season due to Covid. The 2018 squad was it's best ever, finishing 21-13 and qualifying for the NAIA tournament for the only time in school history after winning the WHAC conference tournament (that's WHAC, as in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference; it's kinda cool having the conference named for your mascot-imagine if we played in the Titan Horizon Conference). That 2018 team wanted championship rings, but the school wouldn't spring for them so the team started a Go Fund Me page, which the school then took legal action to shut down for using the school's trademarked logos. Nobody can say that the Dearborn administration cuts academic corner in favor of athletics. The Wolverines come in at 3-20, and two of their wins are over Penn State-Schyulkill on back-to-back days in December (and don't laugh--Schyulkill is a sorta respectable 9-12 overall). I can't find any individual stats on the team--the web site says "no players meet the minimum," whatever that means. They do have a player with a really great name, 6-0 junior backup guard Ali Salami. As a team, the Wolverines don't shoot well--under 30% from three, under 40% overall, 56% from the stripe. In conference play, they're being outrebounded by more than 12 rebounds per game. UM-D hung with Oakland for about 8 minutes before the Grizzlies rolled to a 43-point victory without playing Jalen Moore or Jamal Cain. The Wolverine starting lineup seems to shuffle quite a bit. These are the 10 players who seem to be getting the most PT (I've put * by the 5 who started against Oakland): G - #1 Elwood Tomlinson, 6-2 Jr. (Florida) G - #5 Maurice Anderson, 6-3 Soph. (Romulus, Arbor Prep) *G - #13 Ryan Len, 6-0 Soph (Plymouth Salem) *G - #0 Troy Campbell, 5-9 Soph (Woodhaven) *G - #2 Cameron Johnson, 5-11 Jr. (Ypsilanti Lincoln) (What can you tell us, Sam?) F - #25 Vyshonn Munson, 6-0 Jr. (Auburn Hills) F - #33 Jason Gigliotti, 6-8 Sr. (Hartland) F - #24 Reid Sellers, 6-10 Sr. (Milford) *F- #3 Keegan Mott, 6-4 Fr. (Grosse Isle) *F - #10 Jimmy Breaux, 6-7 Soph. (Wyandotte) I gonna go out on a limb and say we win this one.
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Post by fan on Jan 29, 2022 14:50:02 GMT -5
These are strange times. I couldn't get into Star Deli on 12 Mile Rd without a mask, but I got home in time to watch MSU/UM play a game in a packed gym, with some fans with masks, some fans without......strange times.
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Post by udballer on Jan 29, 2022 17:08:34 GMT -5
Do the statistics in this game count for anything? School / NCAA point totals, etc? If so Im not joking that I think AD gets 36+ minutes. If it does not count or matter in any way... I'm also excited to see some of the bench get some actual game experience.
I think redshirt seasons have went the way of the dodo at this point.. so I'd like to see what a lineup of LeGreair, Ottrix, Shaw, Phillips and Sylla can do against the mighty Wolverines.
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Post by udballer on Jan 29, 2022 17:12:25 GMT -5
These are strange times. I couldn't get into Star Deli on 12 Mile Rd without a mask, but I got home in time to watch MSU/UM play a game in a packed gym, with some fans with masks, some fans without......strange times. Yeah it sounds like some schools are not doing much to enforce the rules. Maybe the folks in East Lansing should hire Star Deli employees for games?
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Post by Rogobob77 on Jan 29, 2022 17:23:07 GMT -5
Do the statistics in this game count for anything? School / NCAA point totals, etc? If so Im not joking that I think AD gets 36+ minutes. If it does not count or matter in any way... I'm also excited to see some of the bench get some actual game experience. I think redshirt seasons have went the way of the dodo at this point.. so I'd like to see what a lineup of LeGreair, Ottrix, Shaw, Phillips and Sylla can do against the mighty Wolverines. It’s not an exhibition game. If the Titans win it counts as a W for the season’s record, and all stats are part of participating players’ season and career statistics. I think Antoine will either not play at all, or play until he hits his season average in points. He still leads D-1 in ppg, averaging 24.0. The next guy up is averaging 22.9 ppg.
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