Posts Tagged ‘Kent State’

One thing that seems certain at this point in the 2008-09 NCAA basketball season, with November behind us, is that the MAC is going to be a one-bid league again. It’s not that MAC sides have been absolutely terrible during the first few weeks of the season, although Western Michigan (2-5) and Toledo (1-5) [...]

The Golden Flashes missed 3-of-4 freebies during the final minute and a half of the game giving Keith Mandelbrot’s Akron squad a chance to get back in it if they made shots, which they somehow did despite the fact that they spent the previous 38 minutes misfiring from all angles and all places. Since Kent State was up by so much, merely missing free throws wouldn’t be enough to allow Akron back into the game. In order for that to happen, Kent State would need to make other mistakes like flinging inbounds passes out of play or directly into the hands of a waiting Akron player. All of which they did.

And a Kent State rout in a blasé game that was a letdown became a final second nail-biter.

I don’t what is about being ESPN2 but something about appearing on the deuce seems to bring out the worst in MAC teams. Tonight’s 50-39 win by Kent State (24-6, 11-4) over Miami (14-14, 8-7), which notched us another win in Pick of The Day by the way, might’ve been the least watchable college hoops game televised on any channel this season. At one point during the second half, the two teams had combined for 29 turnovers and only 20 buckets. The final tally for the Golden Flashes was 19 TOs to 17 baskets while it was 15 TOs to 16 baskets for the Redhawks, a total of 34 turnovers to 33 baskets.

I’m going to say this from the jump: I don’t like betting on tonight’s Kent State-Miami game one bit. The spread on Bet US has the Golden Flashes spotting the Redhawks 6.5 points while Bodog has them giving up 7 points while Bet Vega’s live odds show the opening line was 5.5 points, which [...]

here’s not much happening on UB Fan concerning Reggie Witherspoon’s job security right now. In fact, there’s not much of anything on UB Fan when it comes to hoops right now because the fan base, such as it was, has been demoralized by this team’s complete and utter collapse.

I have to think that Reggie’s job security can’t be good. For the third season in a row, Coach ‘Spoon’s squad has regressed and come undone in league play. The first time Kent State and Buffalo squared up this season, the Bulls played the Golden Flashes really tough before losing 68-63. Now this time, playing on their homecourt, the Bulls got run. Go fucking figure.

Kent State is the Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. of college hoops. Led by ballhawking forward Haminn Quaintance, the Golden Flashes are relentless on the defensive end, constantly attacking and pressuring opponents. In today’s game, Kent State fought back from an early double digit deficit by harassing Toledo into rushed shots and turnovers while vigorously contesting every shot the Rockets got off.

The first weekend of 2008 saw a full slate of MAC games, with all 12 teams playing league games. Like usual, per the MAC, there a couple of surprises that showed just how tough and wide open the race for the MAC East is going to be while Toledo and Central Michigan, the faves [...]

Kent State’s got a chance to bag the biggest non-league scalp in college hoops tonight, as they’re squaring off with top-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Right now, things ain’t going the Golden Flashes way, as they’re trailing 26-13 with 9 minutes left to play in the first half. Like any team [...]