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Post by Rogobob77 on Mar 2, 2022 8:41:40 GMT -5
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Post by Commissioner on Mar 2, 2022 10:28:33 GMT -5
No detailed preview due to time constraints. But perhaps not much to add to the earlier previews anyway, which are here and here, including probable starters and key bench players. Along with PFW and its nine-game winning streak, NKU remains the hottest team in the conference. Since losing to Robert Morris on January 15, the Norse are 12-2, with both losses against the Titans. They're also on a 6-game winning streak at home. So the Titans task is a big one. Whether it's especially hard to beat a team three times in a season I don't know--it's fair enough to say it's very hard to beat NKU in the BBT Arena, period. But we've done it once this year, and we owe them payback for last year's last-second tournament loss. We've beaten them with Akec and without Akec--but I'm glad we'll have Akec, and hopefully Willy, too, which it appears will be the case. In their last game, against YSU, NKU swapped former Titan commit Adrian Nelson for former Titan Chris Brandon in the starting lineup, but I don't think it matters much, as both will get their minutes, and not usually be on the floor at the same time. Marques Warrick has been hot lately, with 79 points in three games since NKU lost to the Titans in Calihan. Winner presumably gets Cleveland State in the semi-finals, assuming the Vikings beat 10th seed Robert Morris.
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Post by hyperion on Mar 2, 2022 13:46:34 GMT -5
GO TITANS!!!
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Post by professorjackson on Mar 2, 2022 14:28:22 GMT -5
I fear this will be the end of the season. I hope I'm wrong...
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Post by JDetroitTitan on Mar 2, 2022 14:32:34 GMT -5
Can't wait for the rubber match tomorrow.
Any suggestions on places to eat or sights in the area of northern Kentucky/Cincinnati?
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Post by professorjackson on Mar 2, 2022 15:30:03 GMT -5
If you like Cincinnati chili, this place was awesome...https://campwashingtonchili.com/
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Post by JDetroitTitan on Mar 2, 2022 15:45:00 GMT -5
If you like Cincinnati chili, this place was awesome...https://campwashingtonchili.com/ Looks good. My mother would make cincinnati chili with noodles all the time growing up. Nice fine (I would eat it 3-way on the menu) Anyone else have places they can suggest to go to eat or sight see?
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Post by Commissioner on Mar 2, 2022 16:04:23 GMT -5
Really ticked not to be able to make the game, but will be in New Orleans on business. Hope others will make it. Conch is good place to visit; BBT arena is first rate. Should be a super game.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Mar 2, 2022 21:16:53 GMT -5
Vegas has Northern Kentucky a four point favorite for Thursday’s game.
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Post by uofdfan1983 on Mar 2, 2022 21:49:12 GMT -5
Look, I'm nervous as hell about tomorrow's game because it's on the road again and it'll be a snakepit.
But these are defining games. Are we: 1. just an average team with no real mojo? 2. a decent team that wants to keep fighting to complete the dream?
I really think we are the better team and match up well with NKU. To beat them a 3rd time, we are gonna have to play 40 minutes of great basketball again. We did it there once this year already. Can we do it again? Yes. Will we? I still have no idea.
To win, we are gonna have to play that great team defense again, switching from man back to zone with teamwork and intensity. We are going to have to take care of the ball. We are going to have to keep NKU from having runs that rile up their team and their crowd. Waterman is gonna need to step up his game. McAdoo & Harvey are gonna have to play like they did yesterday. Willy will need to add a few points to the scoreboard along with his usual overall game. And of course, AD will need another monster game.
Here are reasons for hope: 1. Akec is back and he looked OK yesterday. We don't need his offense much if Waterman, McAdoo & Harvey make some shots 2. We match up well with NKU 3. We are the better team overall (more talent) 4. AD has been on fire of late and seems to really be stepping up as a guy who truly wants to win. When he is on fire, he is almost unstoppable in our league.
I'm not predicting anything. I'm just another hopeful Titan Fan who knows these opportunities are fleeting, and it's our time to step up. Hope tomorrow we do that cause if so there will be no reason to stop winning in Indy.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Mar 2, 2022 22:15:33 GMT -5
I’m nervous also, should be a great game. GO TITANS!!!
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Post by uddrummer on Mar 3, 2022 6:47:27 GMT -5
Can't wait for the rubber match tomorrow. Any suggestions on places to eat or sights in the area of northern Kentucky/Cincinnati? Rhinegeist Brewery Roebling Bridge
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Post by uddrummer on Mar 3, 2022 7:02:45 GMT -5
Really ticked not to be able to make the game, but will be in New Orleans on business. Hope others will make it. Conch is good place to visit; BBT arena is first rate. Should be a super game. Bummer, New Orleans is a great town. Stop by Parasol's in the Irish Channel for a po-boy and a beer (Abita Amber). I watched the Doug Anderson dunk fest at Syracuse from the corner barstool in 2012. Go Titans!!
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Post by Rogobob77 on Mar 3, 2022 8:06:29 GMT -5
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Post by ptctitan on Mar 3, 2022 10:26:24 GMT -5
I'm hearing that Willy may not be able to play tonight.
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