Won’t Stop
Posted by TTHS on January 23rd, 2008
Can’t stop.
This team just does not lose. This is getting pretty fun, and the Fightin’ Indians have a chance to get to 6-2 in the CAA with a win over a down Drexel team tomorrow. But no game at the DAC is easy, and this should be a fun one.
The Dragons are currently sitting at 9-10 overall, with wins over powerhouses Robert Morris and Loyola MD. They are 2-5 in conference with wins against UNC-Dub and GSU, and losses against everybody else. Their RPI is solid for how they’ve played, at 210, but their Pomeroy rating is 259. He predicts them to finish at 12-18 and only gives them a 41% chance of winning Wednesday night.
Frank Elegar is the biggest(in many ways) guy coming back to the team from last year’s team, and he has done a solid job of carrying the load. The big center is averaging 15.7 points per game with 8.2 boards per. He has 35 blocks on the year and 19 steals, but an absurd 48 turnovers(to 19 assists). He is shooting 56% from the field and 67% from the stripe.
Tramayne Hawthorne has also played solid ball this year. Double zero is averaging 10.3 points per game and 2 boards per. His assist-turnover ratio is very encouraging, at 67-37. He is the team leader with 34 steals and 134 3 point attempts.
Drexel definitely has the pieces to pull an upset with Hawthorne, Elegar, Randy OVeneke, and Scott Rogers, but they have been sliding since the beginning of the year and I just don’t see them stopping a smokin’ hot Tribe team. It will be close like always, but the Tribe will pull out the W….like always.
WM: 62
DU: 59