Idaho State.....

[Theee Catrabbit]

....has really tall players!

[TeaJackrabbit]

Re: Idaho State.....

7'0, 6'11 and three 6'9 guys....plus a 7'4 transfer from Central Florida that has to sit this year out.

Their 7/240 guy (SR Deividas Busma from Lithuania by way of Western Nebraska CC) starts and is averaging 33 mins 15pts 9rebs 1.7 bs.

One of their 6'9/225 guys (JR Abner Moriera from Brazil by way of Western Wyoming JC) also starts and is averaging 26.3 mins and is fourth in scoring at 5.7 and third in rebs at 4.3 (they have a 6'5 guard averaging 7.3 rebs a game).

Their backup 6'11 guy from Poland has played in all three games, but is averaging just 6 mins per game (0.3ppg 1.3rpg 0.7bspg)

One backup 6'9 has played just one game for a total of 8 mins. That games was against NAIA foe Great Falls, where he totalled just one rebound.

So their bench appears pretty thin and I imagine we'll see their 7' and 6'11 starters, their 6'11 bench guy for a half dozen minutes and then their guards.

Another 6'9 hasn't played and appears to be redshirting along w/ their 7'4 guy.

Other than that their guards aren't all that big. They play a 6'5 guy, two 6'3 guys and a couple 6-footers. By the stats it looks like they must go to a 4-out, 1-in for roughly 1/3 of the game as their two bigs on the bench rank 10th and 11th in minutes played out of the 11 guys who have played so far this year (games at Colorado 88-80 loss....at Arizona 90-42 loss....vs. NAIA Great Falls 78-68).

[bigticket1]

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Let's hope that really tall also means really slow. With good big players being hard to find even at the high-major level ,having this many at a school this size probably means they are rather one dimensional.

[LakeJack]

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I remember Wyo. being very tall last year and we took care of business

[bub94]

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Do you suppose the international players went to Idaho State because of the potatoes?

[Nidaros]

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Do you suppose the international players went to Idaho State because of the potatoes?

Maybe

[SturgisJeff]

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lets hope they lose something in translation of all those languages. Jak se mache.

[Theee Catrabbit]

Re: Idaho State.....

I remember Wyo. being very tall last year and we took care of business

We also had someone who was considered a "Big Man". Cordova was physically strong. he wasn't overly tall, but he was a beast when he wanted to be.

[LakeJack]

Re: Idaho State.....

http://www.isubengals.com/news/2010/...123104414.aspx

[SoDakJack]

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IMO, the Jacks will see the benefit of having a deeper roster this year. Nagy will be able to do line changes and hopefully keep the fresher legs on the floor. I think that an uptempo game could be in the Jacks' favor.

[Crashola]

Re: Idaho State.....

Let's hope that really tall also means really slow. With good big players being hard to find even at the high-major level ,having this many at a school this size probably means they are rather one dimensional.

I think you are right. The Bengals are picked to finish 8th in the Big Sky.

[NoVaJack]

Re: Idaho State.....

I think you are right. The Bengals are picked to finish 8th in the Big Sky.

This is the kind of game we should win by 15 if we're going to be what we expect to be. Agreed?

[GopherHole]

Re: Idaho State.....

As LakeJack shared with his link, Idaho State is an interesting matchup. Broderick Gilchrest, a 6'0" senior from Memphis, TN leads the team. He scored 39 points in their home opener last week. He has a winning pedigree as his high school team was undefeated his junior year and was ranked in the top 10 nationally and he played a major role on that team.

ISU struggles on the road. They have lost 20 straight road openers, the last three were against Marquette, Iowa, and Iowa State. They are also 2-33 in non-conference road games.

They do return five players from last year's roster, the other 11 rostered players are new. SoDakJack is spot on where our depth and fresher legs could be a key difference.

[joeboo22]

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Live by the 3 die by the 3, Jacks shoot good from the perimeter shouldn't be a problem. But with Idaho State's size, if the Jacks shoot poorly problems could arise.

[jackmd]

Re: Idaho State.....

We have to push the ball while not turning it over and shoot well. Not likely we will win the rebounding battle and unlikely we'll be able to run anything inside out of the half court set.

So, knock down 35-40% of our 3's, get some fastbreak points and keep the to's under 15, we should be able to win. It will help if we can draw some fouls and make FT's as well.