wyoair said:
seattlecowboy said:
I watched Buffalo against Cincy last night and Buffalo cut it to a 4 point game with bout a minute left and would have been a 2 point game but Buffalo coach got T that hurt the team about 30 seconds before that. Buffalo looks like they should win the MAC conference.
Wyoming will have a chance to knock Cincy off assuming they win which I think they will.
I went to grad school at UC after graduating from Laramie so I follow them closely as well. UC is damn good defensively and have been since Mick Cronin has been there ranking 9th in scoring defense last year (only 43 this year) however they return nearly everyone save Troy Coupain. They run a 2 guard, 3 PF set. Their guard play is still in the works although Jarron Cumberland (15.8 ppg) was the player of the year in Ohio 2 years ago and sat behind Troy Coupain most of the year; although Cane Broome (9.5 ppg) has been a nice addition out of Holy Cross. There may not be a better group of forwards in the country with Gary Clark (14.3 ppg), Jacob Evans (12.0 ppg) and Kyle Washington (10.8 ppg) (transfer from NC State). If UW can't limit their turnovers it won't be close. UC forces turnovers very well so that does not bode well for the Pokes who like to give the ball away, Lou might have to sit next game if he shows what he did today. I'm not saying it can't/won't happen but this 18 turnovers a game crap can't happen.
Yeah Cincy has the length to match Wyoming for sure. They are a tough team but also don't look unbeatable. Wyoming will have to play its best game of the year to beat Cincy. I'm not counting on a win but just depends on how Wyoming handles the ball like you say and how Wyoming shoots.
Side note although doesn't mean much this time of year. Wyoming's up to date RPI is #7 in the country and SOS rank is 28. Wish that would hold up
A win against Cincy would at least keep it higher.