Here Comes Mr. Lin

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Last year he shot 4-10 from the field with 2 steals, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 turnovers in 30 min. in the Smith Center. However, that was last year and this year he is a legitimate threat to drop 25+. After putting up 30 against UCONN and 25 against BC, he has become a proven scorer. At the same time he will turn the ball over and that will be the key once against for the Colonials. Hopefully Hobbs utilizes our quick guards and lanky forwards to double Lin. We must make him go left and make sure we fight through the screens. This may be one of the few games where FKH will give Hobbs the "green light" to NOT guard the three point line as Harvard isnt the greatest 3 point shooting team. They are shooting a measly 31% behind the arc.

We believe that GW will get their 10th win of the season in dramatic fashion. GW by 4 as Hollis seals it with free throws down the stretch.

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We leave you with this.

Preview: 12/22 @ECU

GW 7-2 @ ECU 5-6. 7pm

Notes:

• ECU leads the series 8-5.
• ECU and GW both have 6 Freshmen on the roster. Yet, none of ECU's freshmen have contributed.
• The C-USA Preseason media poll picked ECU to finish 11th in the conference.
• ECU has faltered against BCS and Mid-Majors this year. They lost to a talented Wake Forest squad by 30+, a ranked Tennessee team, @ A-10's UNC-C, at home to Clemson and to Northern Iowa. Their most impressive win to date is against UNC-Greensboro on the road. They have beaten 3 non-Div. I opponents.
• ECU relies mostly on the Guards to do much of the scoring but will turn the ball over consistently
• KenPom.com gives them a 31% chance to win the game.
• Vegas lists us as a 3 point underdog.
  

Key Players- ECU

• Brock Young, a 5-11 guard is averaging 15.1 points including a season high of 24 pts against UNCC. The Young-Taylor match-up will be exciting to watch as Taylor will have his hands full with ECU's Young. While he is averaging 6 assists a game he is also averages 5 turnovers a game. FKH predicts GW to intercept some of his errant passes as GW's press will ultimately allow GW to come away with the win.
• Jontae Sherrod who is 2nd on the team in scoring with 13 points a game also has trouble with turnovers. His A/T rate is an abysmal .79 for a guard. After a decent start, he has had trouble getting his shots to fall from the field. In his last game he played the entire 40 min while going 6-17 from the field following a 3-12 night against Clemson.
• Darrius Murrow is ECU's big man. He is listed as 6-8 250 lbs. He has been averaging 12.4 points while almost 7 rebs a game and shooting 60% from the field. Murrow could cause matchup problems for our lanky big men who have a tendency to get pushed around by wider men who shoot high percentage shots. Stopping Murrow from dominating inside on the boards will be important.

Prediction

• FKH is predicting a cool 78-61 win by the Colonials. We expect to dominate the game with fast break points and force turnovers. The 3 Keys to this game will be Hollis creating his own shot, creating turnovers, and stopping Murrow because their guards will get their points when they break our trap.
• We think the smart money goes on the underdogs.