Re: DePaul Preview

[Robert Pfeiffer]

On the TV tonight on ESPN, they said Bynum got his release from Arizona and
will probably transfer to Cincy or another school which I can't remember
right now. Do we have a schollie available next year for him. I didn't think
we had any left for next year. It's probably wishful thinking on Bynum's
part.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Sorge" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] DePaul Preview


> I think this would be an ideal game for Moore to get extended minutes in.
I
> would like to get a better estimation of  his skills against a conference
> opponent who will play hard.  I believe that little looping shot of his
will
> prove valuable when he gets in amongst the trees.
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Breiner" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Cc: "brett p" <address@hidden>; "Keith Wedinger"
> <address@hidden>
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:48 AM
> Subject: [UC Basketball] DePaul Preview
>
>
> DePaul has had a makeover of sorts since last season.  A new coach, a new
> athletic director, and slightly different results on the court.  The Blue
> Demons are 8-2 as opposed to the more recently familiar, 2-8.  UC will
open
> Conference USA play against DePaul at 8 p.m. Wednesday at The Shoe.
Channel
> 19 will provide local television coverage.
>
>
>
> The Blue Demons (8-2) lost by 31 points to Notre Dame and by three points
at
> St. Joseph's.  Their "quality" wins have been over Seton Hall by 11 and
Ohio
> U by 8.  They have only played 3 road games (2 losses) and tend to
struggle.
> I expect UC to be able to come out and dominate on Wednesday.  Not only
> that, but UC needs to make an early statement in CUSA. The schedule is
back
> loaded.  Among their final nine conference games are both games against
> Marquette and UL and the games at Memphis and at Charlotte.  Starting slow
> will not be a good idea, as the top teams seem to be better able to
compete
> with UC this year.
>
>
>
> DePaul is similar to UC in that they have no true center, but they are not
> weak inside, led by 6-7 junior Delonte Holland and 6-9 senior Sam Hoskin.
> Holland and Hoskin lead DePaul in minutes and scoring (14.7 and 14.5,
> respectively).  While junior Andre Brown is playing after a knee injury
> early in the pre-season, his offensive explosiveness has not come back
yet.
> The 6-9 junior would likely have been DePaul's go to player, but while
> leading the team in rebounding at 7.6 per game, he has not found his shot
> shooting a horrible 24 of 69 (35%) from the field.  One would have to
think
> he would turn it around at some point based on past performance.
>
>
>
> DePaul has two shooters to worry about and we are somewhat familiar with
> both: Sophomore Drake Diener and senior Joe Tulley.  Tulley is much more
of
> a set shooter whereas Diener is not afraid to shoot the 2-pointer also.
> Diener spent July completing a seven-game tour of Australia with the
People
> To People All-Star team.  He averaged over 16 points and I think this time
> really helped his game.  The Dieners are well known in CUSA with one at
both
> SLU and Marquette.
>
>
>
> Keys for UC
>
>
>
> 1. Possessions.  UC and DePaul have the #1 and #2 scoring defenses in
CUSA.
> Each possession will be meaningful.  Barker and Moore will need to protect
> the ball and make good decisions.
>
>
>
> 2. Rebounding.  Coming off their best rebounding performance of the
season,
> UC must repeat it.  A good deal of the offense against UT-Chattanooga came
> off of missed shots and I would expect to see a few missed shots on
> Wednesday.
>
>
>
> 3. Tulley.  He is not the fastest point guard and can be pressured into
some
> mistakes.  He can also, when left open, hit shot after shot (44.4% 3 point
> shooter).  Do not let him get on his game and it could easily be a
blowout.
> Personally, I cannot see DePaul coming into the Shoe and winning this
game,
> but it has been a strange season and very few of us have any idea of what
UC
> team will show up.  I am hoping for the more recent edition.
>
>
>
> UC 74  DePaul 61
>
>
>
> jon b