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Here's the deal. Shocks don't let Shocks lose three in a row or 2 at home. Nope, not gonna do it. Therefore, somebody, lots of foes, have to pay with loses. So in comes UCF at 12-6 and 3-3. Last Season the Knights were 24-12 and took 4th in the AAC at 11-7. They play some rugged D. However, I heard Mike Kennedy say after the game that their 7'6" rim protector and NBA prospect, Tacko Fall is injured and maybe out for the Season? Sorry to hear that because I've never seen this 7'6" center play yet. TF was Defensive POY in the AAC last Season.
Johnny Dawkins is their coach and two other key players are Ceasar DeJesus and AJ Davis. This game is at home sweet home at 8 at the Shocks will not come out of the gate late. It will be more poetry in motion than my attempts in the last sentence we hope. UCF beat Nebraska 68-59 and Alabama 65-62 earlier this Season. They also lost big to W. Virginia 83-45 and another loss to Cin. 49-38 for some perspective. Athlon and Street and Smith picked them 3rd. and Lindy's predicted 4th in the AAC. Tonight they play USF.
Our beloved Shocks are in a funk and will need to jetsam some baggage not found in the Marshall Plan Playbook. Today, 4-20 from 3-point land? Yikes!!! We are way to good for that to happen. The man to man today bothered us as much as the goofy zones we been facing. Way too many turnovers and was half of them self inflicted? Last Season, the Shocks came on strong as the Season progressed and I'm hoping to see that history repeated. However, this is more of the Valley of Death in the AAC than what the Shocks have faced for many moons. Even so, we win on the road in times past by keeping turnovers to a mild roar, hopefully 10 or less. Houston gave CF and LS fits today on defense and that didn't work out so well for us. Thus, the Shocks are now 15-4 and 5-2. Our new kids on the AAC block have got roughed up some now and will right our ship, regroup, improvise, and come out swinging like a fist factory.
In this game, the Shocks will surpass the Knights by 11. Yes, 11 and I'm trying to be conservative in that. The only "Knights In Shining Armor" will be decked out in black and yellow. We did rebound better today in the second half and our energy levels seemed more high-octane then too. However, Houston had "the eye of the Cougar syndrome" for close to 40 minutes and were not going to be out-hustled by us. We all wanted this AAC switch but the challenge is more constant and demanding along the trek. We have been touted as a team "better on paper" in the AAC, but on the hardwood, our foes are stepping up to try and upset our turnip truck. Sleep well. The Shocks will get it all figured out and the 'school of hard knocks' can be the instructor of all learning curve lessons needed to go where we want to go. LS will score 22 and Shaq will have a double/double to lead the way to 16-4 and 6-2. Count it !!!
Shocks-- 70
Knights--59
Johnny Dawkins is their coach and two other key players are Ceasar DeJesus and AJ Davis. This game is at home sweet home at 8 at the Shocks will not come out of the gate late. It will be more poetry in motion than my attempts in the last sentence we hope. UCF beat Nebraska 68-59 and Alabama 65-62 earlier this Season. They also lost big to W. Virginia 83-45 and another loss to Cin. 49-38 for some perspective. Athlon and Street and Smith picked them 3rd. and Lindy's predicted 4th in the AAC. Tonight they play USF.
Our beloved Shocks are in a funk and will need to jetsam some baggage not found in the Marshall Plan Playbook. Today, 4-20 from 3-point land? Yikes!!! We are way to good for that to happen. The man to man today bothered us as much as the goofy zones we been facing. Way too many turnovers and was half of them self inflicted? Last Season, the Shocks came on strong as the Season progressed and I'm hoping to see that history repeated. However, this is more of the Valley of Death in the AAC than what the Shocks have faced for many moons. Even so, we win on the road in times past by keeping turnovers to a mild roar, hopefully 10 or less. Houston gave CF and LS fits today on defense and that didn't work out so well for us. Thus, the Shocks are now 15-4 and 5-2. Our new kids on the AAC block have got roughed up some now and will right our ship, regroup, improvise, and come out swinging like a fist factory.
In this game, the Shocks will surpass the Knights by 11. Yes, 11 and I'm trying to be conservative in that. The only "Knights In Shining Armor" will be decked out in black and yellow. We did rebound better today in the second half and our energy levels seemed more high-octane then too. However, Houston had "the eye of the Cougar syndrome" for close to 40 minutes and were not going to be out-hustled by us. We all wanted this AAC switch but the challenge is more constant and demanding along the trek. We have been touted as a team "better on paper" in the AAC, but on the hardwood, our foes are stepping up to try and upset our turnip truck. Sleep well. The Shocks will get it all figured out and the 'school of hard knocks' can be the instructor of all learning curve lessons needed to go where we want to go. LS will score 22 and Shaq will have a double/double to lead the way to 16-4 and 6-2. Count it !!!
Shocks-- 70
Knights--59
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