We also didn't have our best defensive player in Marcus Ginyard. Penn hit a ton of 3's, 11 to be exact. Our style of full court pressure and up tempo is going to do that, leave us prone to open 3 looks.
I wish I knew more about Drexel because that'd make me lean towards them. Having Hansbrough and Ginyard, on top of not the 11 three's the game would've been alot worse.
I'm seeing -1 and 128 at BETJAM.
I wish I knew more about Drexel because that'd make me lean towards them. Having Hansbrough and Ginyard, on top of not the 11 three's the game would've been alot worse.
I'm seeing -1 and 128 at BETJAM.
James "Bruiser" Flint would like to forget about last season.
It was only two seasons ago when Coach Flint's Drexel Dragons were the hottest story in the world of Philadelphia college basketball.
The Dragons finished with a record of 23-9 and a resume of wins that included Villanova, Temple, Syracuse and Creighton. Despite all of these impressive non-conference victories, Drexel was denied an NCAA Tournament berth and instead hosted an NIT game against ACC-powerhouse NC State.
Coming into last season, Coach Flint's team had the attitude that they were the same team as the year before, despite losing stars Chaz Crawford, Bashir Mason and Dominic Mejia.
We didn't come in with the greatest of attitudes," said Coach Flint. "A lot of guys just thought we were going to do what we did the year before...but I think we learned our lessons."
"One of the things I always talk to my team about; the pressure is not to perform, it's to prepare. We weren't the most prepared team and we didn't prepare individually as a team. And we paid for it."
Bruiser Flint's teams have always played tenacious defense and that is one of the main reasons Drexel has been so good during Flint's tenure as the Dragons head coach. Last year's team, which finished 12-20 overall and 5-13 in conference play, was no different, but the offense left something to be desired.
"At times we looked to Frank (Elegar) too much and when he didn't come through that took the air out of us a little bit," Flint said about his team's poor offensive play. "Our guys never got comfortable in their roles. We had some younger guys that we had to depend on more so than we have had (before)."
Flint went on to say how there was too much pressure on veteran players such as Scott Rodgers and Tramayne Hawthorne, who are taking over as the senior leaders this year. They never were really comfortable with taking on a bigger role as the key players in the Drexel offense last season. This year, Flint expects big things from both Rodgers and Hawthorne.
"This summer Scotty has worked his butt off and this is it for him. He knows he can play much better than he did and did a great job going out this summer, getting himself prepared."
"The thing for Tra (Hawthorne) and Scott is consistency. The games in which (Hawthorne) shot well, we won. The games in which he didn't shoot well, we lost."
It was only two seasons ago when Coach Flint's Drexel Dragons were the hottest story in the world of Philadelphia college basketball.
The Dragons finished with a record of 23-9 and a resume of wins that included Villanova, Temple, Syracuse and Creighton. Despite all of these impressive non-conference victories, Drexel was denied an NCAA Tournament berth and instead hosted an NIT game against ACC-powerhouse NC State.
Coming into last season, Coach Flint's team had the attitude that they were the same team as the year before, despite losing stars Chaz Crawford, Bashir Mason and Dominic Mejia.
We didn't come in with the greatest of attitudes," said Coach Flint. "A lot of guys just thought we were going to do what we did the year before...but I think we learned our lessons."
"One of the things I always talk to my team about; the pressure is not to perform, it's to prepare. We weren't the most prepared team and we didn't prepare individually as a team. And we paid for it."
Bruiser Flint's teams have always played tenacious defense and that is one of the main reasons Drexel has been so good during Flint's tenure as the Dragons head coach. Last year's team, which finished 12-20 overall and 5-13 in conference play, was no different, but the offense left something to be desired.
"At times we looked to Frank (Elegar) too much and when he didn't come through that took the air out of us a little bit," Flint said about his team's poor offensive play. "Our guys never got comfortable in their roles. We had some younger guys that we had to depend on more so than we have had (before)."
Flint went on to say how there was too much pressure on veteran players such as Scott Rodgers and Tramayne Hawthorne, who are taking over as the senior leaders this year. They never were really comfortable with taking on a bigger role as the key players in the Drexel offense last season. This year, Flint expects big things from both Rodgers and Hawthorne.
"This summer Scotty has worked his butt off and this is it for him. He knows he can play much better than he did and did a great job going out this summer, getting himself prepared."
"The thing for Tra (Hawthorne) and Scott is consistency. The games in which (Hawthorne) shot well, we won. The games in which he didn't shoot well, we lost."
This is the first time in 10 years that this rivalry game is being played on Drexel's home court. I've been reading a lot about it and the students are pumped. They're saying this is one of the biggest games in the history of Drexel basketball.
Penn has 4 returning starters and 12 letterwinners from last year. They were only 13-18 though. I think the line is low because they played North Carolina tough a few days ago (they were 32.5 point underdogs and only lost by 17).
I think Drexel is the play here. Their shitty gym only holds 2,500 people but I still think this is an important game for them and they get the win.
Penn has 4 returning starters and 12 letterwinners from last year. They were only 13-18 though. I think the line is low because they played North Carolina tough a few days ago (they were 32.5 point underdogs and only lost by 17).
I think Drexel is the play here. Their shitty gym only holds 2,500 people but I still think this is an important game for them and they get the win.
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