March 10, 2011 - MAC Quarterfinals
Western Michigan (9-18, 6-10 MAC) vs Ohio (21-7, 12-4 MAC)
We lost to Western Michigan in a simmed game very early in the year. Hopefully that was not a sign of anything to come, other than revenge for us.
Scouting
PG Wilson Parks – JR – 74 OVR – Parks is an outstanding 3 point shooter(84), and outstanding off the dribble(85), very fast and a solid ball handler. He has excellent awareness on both ends of the floor and looks like a serious threat. He doesn't have strong shooting tendenciesthough and only averages 6 points per game.
SG Ian Massie – SR – 67 OVR – Very fast(91), average defender, above average shooter(80 close/66 med/78 3). Also good off the dribble(81). I'm definitely worried about this backcourt.
SF Juston Hairston – SR – 71 OVR – Good all around shooter, 83 close/78 med/76 3. Outstanding leaper(91 verg) and good speed for a 6'6 SF. Looks like another threat. 10 ppg/7.7 rpg.
PF Kellen Rakiecki – SO – 73 OVR – 6'7”, good rebounder, good post skills, great inside shot(93), good leaper. Averaging 9.3 ppg/7.2 rpg.
C Raitis Townsend – SO – 70 OVR – 6'8”, natural PF. Other than the 1 inch in height, Rakiecki looks superior everywhere. 11.0 ppg/4.0 rpg.
They seem to greatly prefer shooting inside, only about 30% of their shots come from 3. I'm going to start in a 2-3 zone at our scout's recommendation but may switch that up.
Half
| Time
| OHIO
| WMU
| Notes
|
1
| 15:00
| 19
| 9
| Turner has 10. Freeman has 9. Parks has a horrible shooting motion for them that takes a year. Massie is 5'7”.
|
1
| 12:15
| 30
| 19
| Turner has 16. Freeman has 12. Washington has 2. Backups are in.
|
1
| 9:30
| 39
| 19
| With the backups all the points are coming in the paint instead of on jumpers. Delic and Sessoms are doing well here.
|
1
| 7:50
| 47
| 23
| Massey goes out injured after driving and drawing a foul. That won't matter this game but if he is not ok for tomorrow then we will have depth issues the rest of the tournament. Turner is back in.
|
1
| 6:45
| 51
| 25
| Starters back in. I'm looking to quick sim this at the half.
|
Halftime Score: 68-36
Ohio 106
Western Michigan 74
Turner: 43 points/4 assists
Freeman: 17 points
Washington: 7 points/5 boards
Pearson: 2 points/13 boards
Dahi: 4 points/12 boards
Delic: 9 points
Harris: 11 points
so yeah, I guess that first loss was a fluke. Massey just has a sore knee, just day to day for 1 day. He's fine.