mat1992 2,236 Report post Posted January 26 https://x.com/towson_mbb/status/1750945797330641366?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw https://towsontigers.com/news/2024/1/26/mens-basketball-towson-mens-basketball-battles-delaware-on-cbs-sports-network-on-saturday.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted January 27 Davis is a matchup problem especially for us at the 4. Does Charles guard him and we leave jones/Suliman on Ray? How does May do against his good friend? Need a role player or two to step up this afternoon in order to make it 2 in a row on the road Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Tiger 347 Report post Posted January 27 Someone is gonna need to have an exceptional game scoring wise for us to win. 25+ points. Timberlake had 29 last season in one of the 3 meetings last season. Interested to see how we shoot from beyond the arc and of course at the charity stripe. We know about our defense and rebounding but if we can continue to be solid from 3 and slightly improve our foul shooting we are gonna be a tough out every game the rest of the way. 11am tip here.. can’t wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,236 Report post Posted January 27 2 hours ago, TuTigers2012 said: Davis is a matchup problem especially for us at the 4. Does Charles guard him and we leave jones/Suliman on Ray? How does May do against his good friend? Need a role player or two to step up this afternoon in order to make it 2 in a row on the road Charles has to guard Davis when he’s in. Sulaiman could probably do a serviceable job. My worry is that he’s way too athletic for Paar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,236 Report post Posted January 27 Delaware has a good offense. They are going to score 70ish at home. You have to drive the paint against these guys and finish. Defensively, they are what they are. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger93 299 Report post Posted January 27 To your point, Delaware is averaging 74.4 ppg in conference play and giving up an average of 70.7. They are 3-0 at home and averaging a little over 80 ppg at home in conference play against NC A&T (90), Stony Brook (71), Hampton (80). Delaware is also shooting 46.2% FG in conference play and 35.9% from 3pt FG. Road teams are 18-32 in conference play. When you look at the winning teams right now (Drexel 7-1, Charleston 5-2, Towson 5-2, UNC-W 5-2, Delaware 4-3, Hofstra 4-3, Campbell 4-3, NC A&T 4-3), that group has 4 of the 18 home losses. Charleston beat Hofstra, Drexel beat NC A&T, Delaware beat Campbell and Towson beat Charleston. We have lost two of the last three at Newark since 2020, but we also won four straight there before that stretch. Towson is also 12-4 against Delaware in the last 16 meetings (which I didn't remember). They are middle of the road in pace at 171 (68.1 possessions per game). We moved up two spots to 360 (61.5 possessions per game). I was wondering what our conference looks like overall. Here is the list of possessions per game/tempo for the whole CAA: Hampton (35), Charleston (36), NC A&T (100), Elon (140), Delaware (171), Monmouth (185), Stony Brook (220), Hofstra (235), William and Mary (246), UNC-W (257), Northeastern (296), Campbell (316), Drexel (348), Towson (360). To the point on Davis, we did a decent job against him at home and in the CAA Tournament last year. He scored 16 points and was 8-13 in Newark, but averaged 10.7 ppg and was 16-33 from the field in three games. He has obviously been great this year at 18.6 ppg and 7.1 rpg. Last year Christian Ray averaged 15.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg and was 19-26 from the field. I am seeing Delaware -1.5 and a 133.5 over-under. Getting this win, would make me a believer that we can be a top 3-4 team in this conference. It would also be a nice statement to win two straight tough road games. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Tiger 347 Report post Posted January 27 A win today and just a hunch but guessing you’ll see us in the next updated Bracketology! 😉🏀🐯 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted January 27 30 minutes ago, Bay Area Tiger said: A win today and just a hunch but guessing you’ll see us in the next updated Bracketology! 😉🏀🐯 Not if your favorite player keeps playing like this.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Tiger 347 Report post Posted January 27 15 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said: Not if your favorite player keeps playing like this.. Up 8 at the half. Mr May show! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted January 27 16 minutes ago, Bay Area Tiger said: Up 8 at the half. Mr May show! Will anyone join him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
