After some time off (sorry for the lack of a Hartford preview, I honestly didn't think it was going to take a Jake O'Brien three with a few seconds left to beat a team like the Hawks), H & V's back full-force with a preview of BU's very important conference game tonight against the Binghamton Bearcats.
BU is coming off of what has been a tough three game stretch here and is currently at 14-12, with Binghamton at a surprising 11-11.
From here on out (for the most part), we're going to be trying a new setup here with shorter previews and then a little something after the game, hopefully it works out okay.
Game Location: Boston, MA
Projected Starting Lineup
Tyler Morris, G
Carlos Strong, G
John Holland, F
Jake O'Brien, F
Jeff Pelage, C
Pregame Thoughts- The Good and the Bad
- The last time that we got a glimpse of the Terriers in game action, they put forth a pretty uninspired performance against a Hartford team that's currently sitting near the bottom of the conference. Most concerning of all had to be the Terriers' shooting performance: 19-68 for a whopping 27.9% from the field, 3-23 (13%) from three point range. In other words, not exactly the kind of performance that you want to see from a team entering the stretch run here.
Coach Chambers, ever the optimist, was very happy with what he saw from the team, seeing the fact that BU shot so poorly yet still won as a positive, stating that it was the kind of game that the Terriers would have lost earlier in the year. I can obviously see what he's saying, but still, you never want to see your team revert to the bad habits from the beginning of this year- namely, lots of turnovers, bad defense, and poor shooting.
- John Holland had what was really only his second bad game of the year, along with the game over winter break at Dayton. Coincidentally, my girlfriend was in attendance at each of these games. I'm blaming her.
- People can pile on Corey Lowe all they want, but after what happened to him against Vermont, the fact that he came out against Hartford without having lost a step or any confidence, I continue to respect the hell out of him.
- Clutch Jake O'Brien, clutch. Time to keep the good times goin
- On an unrelated note, my FreeP column currently has something like nine comments, with some of the more recent ones telling my I'm in CGS and how I should have stayed home and rooted for Kentucky. Damn, they really don't know much about me.
- Carlos Strong has the unenviable task of guarding Bearcats star forward Greer Wright tonight. Wright is having a stellar season, averaging around 19 points a game, and looks to be a lock on first team all-conference. Los' play on Wright could have a large bearing on how this game turns out.
- BU's already beaten the Green BU this year and that was on the road in one of the tougher road environments in the conference. Logic should say that a Terriers win should be in the cards tonight at home.
- Speaking of home games, the attendance of 968 at the last home game against Vermont is absolutely pitiful. Matt Whitrock wrote a fantastic column in the Free Press last Thursday that sums up the feelings of the BU Basketball faithful in a way that I'm positive I couldn't replicate.
Link below:
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/sports/whitrock-nine-hundred-and-sixty-eight-1.2148976
The Bottom Line
BU can forget about finishing anything better than fourth tonight with a loss- these next two games are absolutely crucial.
Teddy's Prediction
BU 75 Binghamton 66
Craig's Prediction
BU 69 Binghamton 57
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