Topic: Game Thread: Herd vs. Ohio University

[jdonaccbus]

Pivotal game for this team. I gotta get my mind on something else but this football fiasco. Start the thread early.

Hopefully Martin is more healthy than he has been the last couple of games. He is the true leader of this team. He is our best player. Hopefully he can go today and we can rest if needed against WV Wesleyan.

Ohio is 4-5 entering today's contest. They have won three of their last four. They beat Morehead State at home last Saturday. They have already lost to two Sun Belt schools.

Ohio has balanced scoring with five guys averaging double figures. AJ Clayton leads the Bobcats in scoring, rebounding and block shots. The 6'8"/245 pound senior averages 16.1 ppg and 6.8 rpg.

Both teams are desperate for a win heading into the break.

[mubowhunter]

It?s going to be another loss.  I?m very disappointed on how Smith and company has hired our coaches for football and basketball.  So frustrating how we bush league decisions.  I?m beginning to realize that there?s a lot more to life than sports in Huntington.

[overherd1]

Very important to get a win.  Hopefully we are full strength.

[MUfan08]

See Speer is starting over Nutter

[MUfan08]

Martin looking healthy

[jdonaccbus]

I like how we are going inside hard with Martin and OAK. Martin is playing with an extra gear today.

I think we win by 15-20 points if this type of effort continues.

[Garbanjo]

I like how we are going inside hard with Martin and OAK. Martin is playing with an extra gear today.

I think we win by 15-20 points if this type of effort continues.

Yea pound the ball inside

Adapt to the players we have and maximize that regardless of system

Go Herd!

[jdonaccbus]

18-10 Herd. I like everything that I am seeing. We are really intense today. Best energy to start a game this season Speer is going to be good for us this season. Once he gets a step, he is hard to stop.

Only thing I haven't liked.....we went three possessions in the game with Mark Martin not calling one bit of the action....game going on and he telling us his opinion of how D2 players moving up to D1 is such a great thing, commenting on other silly things. Just call the action.

[MUonium]

yep, i like the better energy, movement (feet and ball) and attacking the rim

[jdonaccbus]

Offensively we got away from what got us going early......using the dribble to set up the pass.

We are now over-dribbling and dribbling out of the flow of the offense. Speer got the call off the pass, squared to the post and fed Martin for two. More of that and less arc dribbling.

Martin went after the Ohio big that has two fouls, but we haven't done enough of that since he has been in the game.

I don't think it was good of Corny taking both OAK and Martin out at the same time for a 3-minute stretch. We had no post threat at that point. That is when Ohio cut the lead down.

[miltonherdfan]

18-10 Herd. I like everything that I am seeing. We are really intense today. Best energy to start a game this season Speer is going to be good for us this season. Once he gets a step, he is hard to stop.

Only thing I haven't liked.....we went three possessions in the game with Mark Martin not calling one bit of the action....game going on and he telling us his opinion of how D2 players moving up to D1 is such a great thing, commenting on other silly things. Just call the action.

Seems he doesn't understand what the role of the PBP announcer is. He struggles to see that his role on FB radio is different than BB tv.

[MUfan08]

Dawson playing well this half

Nice to see we haven't fouled that much and shot the ball well 53% from the field and 50% from from the three

[jdonaccbus]

Great play by Dawson. Gets the quick steal and nails a 3-fading away in the final seconds.

Kid can really shoot that 3 in transition. And he has a nice build different from our guys of the past 10 years. He has a strong upper body with good lateral movement on defense. He is tough for 2's and 3's to go up against. I am really liking how he is playing.

Martin should be fresh for the second half. Hopefully he comes out strong like he did to start the game.

A few mistakes especially at one point with the substitutions, but a really good half on both ends of the floor.

[goherd73]

Herd leads 41-33 at half.

[Garbanjo]

Strong half man

Fun to watch

[jdonaccbus]

Great start to the second half. Good coming out of the half, feed Martin, kick out to the hot shooter for a three. Great strategy.

48-33 Herd. Put the foot on the pedal.

[jdonaccbus]

Corny really showed some fire there. He knows this is a key game that you don't want to lose at home. You can't let the opposing coach be constantly out of the box and allowed to have several long conversations with refs during dead balls. I would rather Corny get after some people then have the statue on the sideline.

Martin and OAK out. May need to play one in and one out for the next four to five minutes. Can't let Ohio cut the lead like they did in the first half.

[elginherd]

Only thing I haven't liked.....we went three possessions in the game with Mark Martin not calling one bit of the action....game going on and he telling us his opinion of how D2 players moving up to D1 is such a great thing, commenting on other silly things. Just call the action.

A-f'n-Men.

Along with all the references to the players' past HS & college teams, and god forbid if a player has had a coach with local or regional connections, and then there's his diction...formerrrrrrChapmanville starrrrr.
It's an embarrassing sound in front of any opponent's fans. Coming in forrrrr the Herrrrrd...

[jdonaccbus]

Marshall wins 79-70. We needed that.

Easy win on Monday. Then a very winnable road game vs. Southern Miss.

[Buffalo Bop]

A much-needed win for the fan base!

[Garbanjo]

Nice win baby

We looked good

Go Herd!

[MUonium]

much better out of the gate.  if it was in part, not starting Nutter, then so be it.  good job keeping a 10 pt lead (until the last minute).  Ohio is not bad but they've now lost to 3 SBC teams so whatever that might mean (JMU & TX St).

[LUVTHATHERD]

Great win Herd!!

[Herdiowa]

A-f'n-Men.

Along with all the references to the players' past HS & college teams, and god forbid if a player has had a coach with local or regional connections, and then there's his diction...formerrrrrrChapmanville starrrrr.
It's an embaressing sound in front of any opponent's fans. Coming in fo the Herrrrrd...

He is brutal to listen to.  I?ve heard better high school announcers.  Just goes on an on about irrelevant garbage, and is so monotone it?s like a sleeping pill.

[GreenWhite]

With the exception of a three minute span, this is the best we have looked all season. We came out with intensity and pretty much kept it up. I want to know where all the Awson washers have gone to. Many were trashing him after the first few games. He is playing very good right now.