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-kballard122
It should be a good game with both teams being agressive on defense. Rene Rougeu led the MWC in steals, and all five starters would have to be rated above average or well above average defenders. The Rebels were about 10th nationally in turnovers, averaging around 10 per game. In the MWC Tournament, the rebels turned the ball over 7, 5 and 6 times respectively, a 6 turnover average for the tourney. Obviously, ball control is a strength.
This team is a total surprise to Rebel fans as most of us figured we would win 18 to 20 games this year (at most) after losing 4 starters and our first player off the bench, who was the MWC Defensive POY, now playing in the NBA. All 5 seniors from last year wound up playing pro ball somewhere, NBA, Development League or Europe. Its easy to see why fan expectation was diminished.
However, defense and great coaching have turned this into a surprise season. We have a 5-star 7' foot redshirt joining the team next year, along with 4 solid recruits, 3 returning starters including Wink Adams, MWC 1st Team, and 3 players from the bench.
Hope we have a great game! This is all gravey for us at this point, and after going to the Sweet 16 last year, I think these guys will be unfazed and play with open abandon. I'm originally from Jersey, so I want to get a look at Al Fisher.
Good luck.......
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