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Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:15 pm
by meganeck
What happened to the defense? I thought Billy was a defensive minded coach?
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:48 pm
by wiu712
Tennessee-Martin won the game 98-91.
Western did have a 15-point lead (70-55) with 13:00 left in the game. Then they appeared to have run out of gas.
Kobe Webster led the Western scoring with 28 points. He scored his 1,000th point with his first basket. Ben Pyle had 18. Zion Young had 15. James Claar had 13.
Attendance at Western Hall = 610.
Next game will be at Western Hall on November 20 vs Northern Illinois. This game will be part of an evening double-header. The Women will be playing Bradley at 5:30 PM to start things off.
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:11 pm
by Necks2003
Really...come on Billy...close out a game with a 15pt lead at home. Defensive and offensive stands to run the clock should have won the game by 10. Make them earn it at least. Playing fast pace up by 15 in second half of 2nd half is coaching mismanagement. Team shot well and played well offensivle, just out coached once again. Defensive schemes are not this teams or Wrights strong suit. We dont have the athletes or size to play consistent man to man defense.
Man...I want to be optimistic...but what gives
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:34 pm
by sealhall74
Best coaching move of the game came by their HC when he went to full court press in 2nd half. Not a hard press but just enough to disrupt our rhythm on offense.
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:10 pm
by wiu712
Last year's game with Tennessee-Martin was also a shoot-out. UT-Martin won 92-90.
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:16 am
by wiu712
Leathernecks lose lead, game vs. Tennessee-Martin.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/2 ... see-martin
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:42 am
by Necks2003
sealhall74 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:34 pm
Best coaching move of the game came by their HC when he went to full court press in 2nd half. Not a hard press but just enough to disrupt our rhythm on offense.
If nothing else...it seemed to tire out our defense to get easy dunks and lay ups under the basket. Or maybe that was just the defensive strategy
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:27 pm
by meganeck
wiu712 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:48 pm
Tennessee-Martin won the game 98-91.
Western did have a 15-point lead (70-55) with 13:00 left in the game. Then they appeared to have run out of gas.
Kobe Webster led the Western scoring with 28 points. He scored his 1,000th point with his first basket. Ben Pyle had 18. Zion Young had 15. James Claar had 13.
Attendance at Western Hall = 610.
Next game will be at Western Hall on November 20 vs Northern Illinois. This game will be part of an evening double-header. The Women will be playing Bradley at 5:30 PM to start things off.
this happened a lot last year also, had big leads and the opposing team would go on a run to close the gap or take the lead and WIU would eventually lose. After taking the 70-55 lead, UTM went on a 20-6 run.
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:42 pm
by wiu712
Men’s basketball begins season 0-3.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/46203/sports ... eason-0-3/
Re: 2019-2020 Season
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:09 pm
by wiu712
Western Men looking at lineups.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/2 ... at-lineups