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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 16, 2017 11:02:04 GMT -5
On November 18 the Titans travel to Tennessee to take on Seattle in the Wounded Warriors Classic. This should actually be a decent barometer of where the Titans are as a team at this point in the season. UM Dearborn offered no real test and VTU just overwhelmed the Titans. Seattle is a team the Titans probably should be beating now. Seattle plays in the WAC, which is just a step below the Horizon based on Lindy's conference rankings. Lindy's picked Seattle to finish fourth in the conference this year, with Matej Kavas picked as pre season all conference second team. The Red Hawks have a good amount of size for a low/mid major program, including some good size in the backcourt with a couple of grad transfers and a 7-3 center who has been productive. They're still learning to play for their coach, who is in his first season after coming over from Eastern Washington. This weekend offers the Titans an opportunity to get a couple of nice wins. It will be interesting to see how the team responds. Commish Preview: detroittitanhoops.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3515&sid=13456bae16e1da7aef3616a003f577be
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 18, 2017 0:57:41 GMT -5
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 18, 2017 3:21:15 GMT -5
While the Titans have never played the Red Hawks in basketball, there is an obvious connection between U of D and the City of Seattle: Spencer Haywood spent five seasons with the Seattle Supersonics, where he was a very productive player. In his best season in the Emerald City, he averaged 29.2 points and 12.9 rebounds. He made the all star game in four of his Seattle seasons.
A buddy of mine who covers Pacific Northwest basketball advised me "not to miss" the Seattle vs Detroit game. He says it should be very entertaining.
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 18, 2017 15:01:49 GMT -5
Titans trail Seattle 49-40 at the half. Red Hawks scoring in close and from three.
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 18, 2017 15:08:02 GMT -5
Second game in a row that BA misses due to personal issues.
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Post by Commissioner on Nov 18, 2017 22:42:40 GMT -5
Second game in a row that BA misses due to personal issues. Maybe he just couldn't bear to watch.
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 19, 2017 1:36:35 GMT -5
Second game in a row that BA misses due to personal issues. Maybe he just couldn't bear to watch. He wouldn't be alone feeling that way. It was a tough game to LISTEN to.
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Post by motorcitysam on Nov 19, 2017 1:54:04 GMT -5
The Titans suffered another big loss on Saturday, dropping a 102-71 decision to Seattle. Detroit started out well and had the lead early before giving up several runs that gave the Red Hawks a double digit lead that was cut to nine at the half. In the second half, things just got worse. There were several points of concern in this contest. - The Titans defense was non-existent. Seattle shot 59% from the floor, including an unreal 65% from three point range. - The Titans were outrebounded 42-25. - Hogan, Prince, and Chatman, all expected to be big contributors for Detroit this season, combined for only 16 points. Hogan's six points came within a short period in the first half. Hogan fouled out in 13 minutes. - While Corey Allen shot 6-10 to at least show signs of breaking out of his slump, JJ Jr. shot 3-11, including missing all of his shots from long distance. - Detroit had four assists as a team. After talking to some of my Seattle friends this week, I thought this might be a tough game, but I didn't expect a thirty point loss. So far this season has given more reasons for concern than optimism. detroittitans.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-falls-to-seattle.aspxwww.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18200&ATCLID=211686215
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