ORUTerry Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 ORU hosts Omaha on Saturday (12-30). The Mavs are 4-11 after playing a pretty tough non-conference schedule that included: Oklahoma, Louisville, TCU, Washington, Kansas, Drake (2x) and Arkansas State. They are undefeated at home. Link to Omaha web site (schedule): http://www.omavs.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball Link to Omaha stats: http://static.omavs.com/custompages/stats/mbball/2017-18/teamstat.htm Link to Omaha roster: http://www.omavs.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 We begin the Summit season with three consecutive home games, all against teams without a "Dakota" in their name. As the three Dakotas are also the top Summit title contenders, these three games will likely play a HUGE role in our ultimate seeding (and tiebreaker scenarios) for the March tourney. We SHOULD win all three, which would give this team a big boost of confidence heading into the remainder of the conference season. Losing one would not be the end of the world, but dropping two would set the table for another finish at the bottom of the heap. It will be very interesting to see if Ruder is back - and whether Albert picks up his game against weaker opposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Not sure we can beat Fort Wayne on 1/4 but an opening win vs. Omaha is a must...ORU needs to whip these guys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Omaha shoots 37.0% from the 3-point line and has a (2.7) rebound margin. Zach Jackson (6'5" Jr. guard) is their stat leader: 17.5 ppg with 6.7 rpg. He shoots 44.0% (22/50) from three-point and 53.9% overall.They have three players listed at 6'8 or 6'9". Evidently they lost a player (Mitch Hahn) after six games who was averaging 12.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg. The team averages 15.2 turnovers per game and shoots 67.8% from the free throw line. Opponents are shooting 36.2% from the 3-point line and 48.3% overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUParentLurker Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 12/26/2017 at 12:59 PM, TrueBlue82 said: We begin the Summit season with three consecutive home games, all against teams without a "Dakota" in their name. As the three Dakotas are also the top Summit title contenders, these three games will likely play a HUGE role in our ultimate seeding (and tiebreaker scenarios) for the March tourney. We SHOULD win all three, which would give this team a big boost of confidence heading into the remainder of the conference season. Losing one would not be the end of the world, but dropping two would set the table for another finish at the bottom of the heap. It will be very interesting to see if Ruder is back - and whether Albert picks up his game against weaker opposition. You may be under estimating Ft Wayne. They were picked 2nd by preseason pubs and have done nothing so far to hurt that. I personally think they are the best team in the Summit right now. A win against them would be big for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 An "exciting" Summit League opener matching two 4-11 teams.....Omaha lost their first 7 games but have won 3 of their last 4...so like ORU, they have been on the upswing the past couple weeks for the most part except for a crushing loss at Kansas.....similar to ORU's pounding at Arkansas.....both teams have been off for the Christmas holidays and should be well rested and minor injuries healed....hopefully, ORU gets Ruder back which would help our lack of perimeter shooting....this is a big game for both squads and ORU really needs to get a W here or we are surely going to be the favorite for the Summit basement......should be a very empty Mabee Center for a game played with the students on break and New Years' Eve just hours away.....a very tough one to call especially because we never know what kind of effort ORU is going to display....if we play as we did vs. Missouri State and FGCU then hard to believe we shouldn't whip the Mavs....but if the team that lost to So. Nazarene shows up then ORU is doomed....honestly, TheEagleman has no clue and some of you are out there saying....what else is new?....so just because we are playing on the home court and the guys are probably happy to be home let's call this one a win and ORU goes 1-0 in the Summit with an 83-74 victory over Omaha....if Javan and E-Man pick up where they left off then ORU could win this one even more easily....GO BLUE!!!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 ORU an early 5 point favorite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Line has jumped to ORU -6.5.....bettors jumping on the home team.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 ORU still a 5.5 point favorite this afternoon with an O/U of 152.5....TheEagleman likes the Good Guys with this line so teasing ORU with the Over seems like a reasonable play.....let's see if we can finish off the year with a win....if the home team can't beat lowly Omaha at home tonight then 2018 is going to be an ugly year at 7777 So. Lewis.....but I think Coach Mills has been working hard with these guys and should have them fine tuned after 9 days off from the early season grind that was frankly just an absurd road schedule....still think this team can compete in the Summit and be at least a middle of the pack team if we continue to get strong play from Javan, E-Man and RJ....Kearns and Ruder should also be back near 100%.....so let's GO BLUE and ring out the old year with a bang tonight....maybe even wear those really nice gray uniforms that we liked last season..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUIllini Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Whatever color the uni is, it will be nice to see the new ORU font, I would think since they’ve started wearing the road ones the homes gotta be ready to go! still holding out hope for a Titans retro uni sometime soon.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Quote Washington State transfer Renard Suggs, a UNO legacy, ready to make own mark with Mavs Renard Suggs had big expectations for his one and only season in Omaha. The Washington State transfer, the son of former UNO standout Rickey Suggs, envisioned becoming an opening-game starter for the Mavericks and, eventually, the Summit League’s newcomer of the year. Instead, he’s been sidelined by a knee injury and has played only eight minutes of basketball this season. Suggs, who had floating cartilage removed through surgery to relieve pain that had been nagging him since summer, made his UNO debut at Baxter Arena on Dec. 21 against Montana State. could be a difference maker for Omaha........full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUIllini Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 What the heck....no new home uni's yet! Disappointing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Ruder not playing. Heard he was ready, but has pink eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Rough minutes for Albert --- ORU immediately goes on a big run once he sits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Have a half RJ! 13 pts and 7 assists 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU82 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Not bad first half. Nice to see the Golden Eag;les in this position at the half. Keep it up guys! And yes, RJ is looking very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleManiac Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Where are the new jersies? This has to be the worst rollout of a rebrand I’ve ever seen. Why introduce a new logo if you’re totally unprepared to actually use it? In other news, we’re playing really well. I almost forgot what it was like to dismantle a mediocre Summit League team. Feels good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Great first half at home. What an improvement over the SNU home game a few weeks ago. It helped that we warmed up from 3 point range. Rider will be a nice addition once he is healthy. On a side note, I never expected to hear the entire song played loudly “You Give Love a Bad Name” at halftime of an ORU home game. I can imagine that is not quite what Oral envisioned. But if we win tonight, we might have to keep doing it until we lose at home. Whatever it takes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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