oldrunner
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WSUProf said:Guards gotta rebound. Braxton and Chapman were having to protect the rim on the drives by Spight and Davis and this leaves them out of place for the defensive rebound. Rahe said as much in the pre-game.
I thought Richardson did a great job on Spight. Spight put up 41 on Mont St and 32 just a couple of weeks ago. Last night he was 5-22. Some of that was from Braxton and Chapman helping out down low, but near the end of the game and in OT UNCO was trying to force a switch to get Harding on Spight instead of Richardson. I think Richardson's length bothered Spight on his perimeter shooting.
The fact that they were sending their guards to the offensive glass tells me that they had no respect for our ability to run on them or to keep them from the glass. If we play them in Reno, and it could happen, I hope that will be a point of emphasis for our guys. If teams are going to do that, you need to make them pay for it.