BobcatAttack.com - For Fans of Ohio University Sports

Welcome Guest!
Create an Account

site search

about us

advertise with us

help

BobcatAttack.com Message Board

Ohio Basketball

Topic: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Topic: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Author

Message

Ted Thompson
Administrator

Member Since: 11/11/2004
Location: MAC Play
Post Count: 7,723

Status: Offline

Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 12/30/2014 11:37:06 PM

Use this thread to talk about anything game-related.

Date: January 7th, 2015 7:00 PM

Opponent: Northern Illinois (5-5, 0-0 MAC)

Site: Convocation Center

TV: None

Radio: Ohio Radio

Webcast: Free on OhioBobcats.com

Northern Illinois' media guide, roster and statistics.

Northern Illinois fan site: The Dog Pound

Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database.

cc-cat
General User

Member Since: 4/5/2006
Location: matthews, NC
Post Count: 3,949

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 12/31/2014 9:45:14 PM

And this the basketball season truly begins.

71 BOBCAT
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 1,903

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/1/2015 9:19:13 AM

If NIU comes into this game with a losing record we will then have a better than 50-50 chance of a W.

GO BOBCATS

davepi2
General User

Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: columbus, OH
Post Count: 583

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/1/2015 9:49:30 AM

71 BOBCAT wrote:

If NIU comes into this game with a losing record we will then have a better than 50-50 chance of a W.

GO BOBCATS

Does this have anything to do with variable change that I saw discussed in the movie 21 yesterday?

Last Edited: 1/1/2015 9:50:56 AM by davepi2

71 BOBCAT
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 1,903

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/1/2015 10:45:48 AM

HUH?

davepi2
General User

Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: columbus, OH
Post Count: 583

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/1/2015 12:05:34 PM

71 BOBCAT wrote:

HUH?

Haven't seen 21 I guess.

The Optimist
General User

Member Since: 3/16/2007
Location: CLE
Post Count: 5,597

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/1/2015 5:57:48 PM

NIU is improved from their past couple dark years but I still think we have superior talent. Hopefully we play with some fire.

I've seen crazier things happen.

LuckySparrow
General User

Member Since: 10/15/2012
Location: Illinois
Post Count: 1,754

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 10:15:10 AM

The Optimist wrote:

NIU is improved from their past couple dark years but I still think we have superior talent. Hopefully we play with some fire.

Yeah, this should be a W at the Convo to start MAC play. I'm interested to see how NIU does this season. They should be decent.

Last Edited: 1/2/2015 10:15:31 AM by LuckySparrow

What a day at the Convo.....Wow!

Andrew Ruck
General User

Member Since: 12/22/2004
Location: Columbus, OH
Post Count: 5,233

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 10:37:07 AM

I love when MAC play starts up. The OOC is entertaining but I can't wait to get it going with familiar foes and standings and golf standings and so on.

A good warm up (Sorry McKinney) at home before a pretty tough stretch.

Andrew Ruck
B.B.A. 2003

JSF
General User

Member Since: 1/29/2005
Location: Houston, TX
Post Count: 6,554

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 1:48:05 PM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

A good warm up (Sorry McKinney) at home before a pretty tough stretch.

Good if we play well. NIU isn't a doormat these days, and we're not nearly good enough to overlook anyone.

"Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season.

My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8

D.A.
General User

Member Since: 8/6/2010
Location: Georgetown, ME
Post Count: 1,190

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 4:07:10 PM

I'm beyond eager in my anticipation of Fake Jeff McKinney's assessment of the matchup.

The Few, The Proud, The Bobcats!

And for the record, I hate tOSU, and Ricordati and Torgerson are DB's.

"This isn't just another walkover from the MAC." Kirk Herbstreit, another DB, on College Football Gameday

Jeff McKinney
Moderator

Member Since: 11/12/2004
Post Count: 6,155

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 10:03:34 PM

I hear he's been pretty busy with his dauschands Dustin and Geno.

Pataskala
General User

Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: At least six feet away from anybody else
Post Count: 9,365

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 10:35:20 PM

NIU will come in at 6-5 after beating UC Riverside at home in OT. Their usual leaders were stymied but they got 18 from Johnson and 15 from Baker -- more than double their season averages.

We will get by.
We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.

stub
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 996

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 10:48:44 PM

Heard they lost Darrell Bowie, their leading scorer, with a shoulder injury.

LuckySparrow
General User

Member Since: 10/15/2012
Location: Illinois
Post Count: 1,754

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/2/2015 11:50:56 PM

stub wrote:

Heard they lost Darrell Bowie, their leading scorer, with a shoulder injury.

Bowie is day-to-day.

http://www.huskiewire.com/articles/2015/01/03/3ce4dde3436...

What a day at the Convo.....Wow!

JSF
General User

Member Since: 1/29/2005
Location: Houston, TX
Post Count: 6,554

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/3/2015 12:41:02 AM

Having to wait until Wednesday is unacceptable.

LuckySparrow
General User

Member Since: 10/15/2012
Location: Illinois
Post Count: 1,754

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/3/2015 3:20:23 AM

JSF wrote:

Having to wait until Wednesday is unacceptable.

At least it gives me several days to try and load the UNCW game. Haven't been able to watch that one yet.

while I'm waiting, the Cavs might as well lose a couple more games!

What a day at the Convo.....Wow!

71 BOBCAT
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 1,903

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/4/2015 1:27:52 PM

This team is 0-5 on the road this year..
I believe NIU will be 0-6 after Tuesday.

GO BOBCATS

Alan Swank
General User

Member Since: 12/11/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 7,234

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/5/2015 9:14:37 AM

71 BOBCAT wrote:

This team is 0-5 on the road this year..
I believe NIU will be 0-6 after Tuesday.

GO BOBCATS

Tuesday - did the game day get moved?

Eagle66
General User

Member Since: 3/13/2005
Post Count: 1,329

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/5/2015 11:25:25 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

71 BOBCAT wrote:

This team is 0-5 on the road this year..
I believe NIU will be 0-6 after Tuesday.

GO BOBCATS

Tuesday - did the game day get moved?

To be fair, Wednesday is "after Tuesday"...

71 BOBCAT
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 1,903

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/5/2015 6:58:53 PM

Great point Eagle 66

GO BOBCATS

BobcatSports
General User

Member Since: 2/2/2006
Post Count: 1,094

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/6/2015 8:04:10 PM

We open as 6pt favorite.

Ted Thompson
Administrator

Member Since: 11/11/2004
Location: MAC Play
Post Count: 7,723

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/6/2015 10:57:06 PM

Looking at KenPom.com:

NIU is a very poor offensive team

They average 94.7 points per 100 possessions (285th in the country)
Turn the ball over on 22.8% of possessions (317th)
Shoot 2-pointers at just 44% (281st)
However, their offensive rebounding rate is 38.5% (20th) and they do get to the line with a FTA/FGA of 50.2 (8th)

NIU is an above-average defensive team

They allow 98.0 points per 100 possessions (116th)
They turn their opponents over on 23.7% of possessions (23rd)
However, do allow 50.2% shooting on twos (255th) and 35.8% on threes (252nd)

Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database.

OUVan
General User

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Bethesda, MD
Post Count: 5,580

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/7/2015 11:10:03 AM

Ted Thompson wrote:

Looking at KenPom.com:
NIU is a very poor offensive team They average 94.7 points per 100 possessions (285th in the country) Turn the ball over on 22.8% of possessions (317th) Shoot 2-pointers at just 44% (281st) However, their offensive rebounding rate is 38.5% (20th) and they do get to the line with a FTA/FGA of 50.2 (8th)
NIU is an above-average defensive team They allow 98.0 points per 100 possessions (116th) They turn their opponents over on 23.7% of possessions (23rd) However, do allow 50.2% shooting on twos (255th) and 35.8% on threes (252nd)

NIU and CMU are the only two MAC teams I haven't seen play this year so I have no context for the above numbers but IMO the numbers scare me. Teams that drive a lot have given us fits because we are terrible stopping it. And then teams that pressure out guards give us fits.

Bobcat Nick
General User

Member Since: 3/9/2011
Location: Reminderville, OH
Post Count: 121

Status: Offline

RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 1/7/2015 11:30:31 AM

Despite some early struggles, I am optimistic about conference play. The team will come together in the next 2 weeks. Is it 7 yet?

Showing Replies:	1 - 25 of 55 Posts
Jump to Page:	1 \| 2 \| 3 Next >

View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics

There are 164 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com

164 Guests
0 Registered Users

There are no other users looking at this page.