1/8: 1-1 to start Conf. O play. 8-5, RPI #139.
68-62 on the road. +14 RBs, but 19 TOs (-7). Jupe, Ball, Bard, and Land had good games.
Then we blew an opportunity by losing by 7 at home. We gave up 11 threes, and that did us in. Only 14 TOs. Bard and Jupe had good games again.
We’re going to start Bard.
2 at home this week and we want both of them.
1/15: 1-1, unfortunately.
Won the 1st game by 21. 25, 7 for Task. A season best 8 TOs.
Then we fell apart in the 2nd game; lost by 14. 24 for Jupe, 17, 8 for Bard, only 13 TOs, but we shot 37.3% and let them shoot 59.2%.
Ime Horn was hurt. Out about 10 days. He was dropped from the rotation a short time ago in favor of Che Toma.
9-6, 2-2. RPI #140. We need to get better- fast. It’s not too late.
1/22: 1-1 week. 10-7, 3-3, RPI #168. In a 4 way tie for 7th.
Lost by 9 on the road. No one had more than 9 points; no one had more than 7 RBs. 19 TOs. We shot 35%.
Then we played our best game of the year at home, winning 91-50. 15, 6, 8 for Ball, 20 for Jupe, 14, 6 for Task. 11 TOs, +13 RBs.
2 on the road this week.
1/29: 0-2. Close in both.
The 1st was 80-86 in OT. 23 TOs, 10 by our PG. We missed an 8 footer at the end of regulation.
82-87 in the 2nd. 20 TOs, and they shot 63%. 29 for Bard.
10-9, 3-5, RPI #192. In a 3 way tie for 10th. +2.0 PPG, +6.9 RBs, -0.7 TOs.
Have we gone as far as walk ons can take us?