Washington State-5
When Lorenzo Music Romar loses so much talent to the NBA in so short a time, and is forced to play with a bigger slower team, Lorenzo Music Romar becomes overmatched by a better, sounder system that finally has some athletes and depth to go along with the style. With Washington looking to feed the post, Washington State ? where committed players stuck with the program and the system for three and four years now -- will intercept the plates while they?re hot and eat the Huskies? dinner.
Houston +3
Don?t go knocking 6-8 SU Houston coach Penders just yet. So far, their true road games have been at Rhode Island, at Saint Louis, at VCU, at Arizona and at Kentucky. Go find a tougher road slate. It?s highly doubtful that you will. Tulsa would have problems putting the ball in the ocean from the end of a dock. They needed a 22-point overtime period on this floor to score 86 against UTEP last weekend. How many points came from the free-throw line? 43 of them! They made 40 out of 43! That was a gifted opportunity that Tulsa made the most of in its C-USA home opener. Charity removed, they are now forced to play real basketball against a better team than semi-depleted UTEP in first year of new coach.
When Lorenzo Music Romar loses so much talent to the NBA in so short a time, and is forced to play with a bigger slower team, Lorenzo Music Romar becomes overmatched by a better, sounder system that finally has some athletes and depth to go along with the style. With Washington looking to feed the post, Washington State ? where committed players stuck with the program and the system for three and four years now -- will intercept the plates while they?re hot and eat the Huskies? dinner.
Houston +3
Don?t go knocking 6-8 SU Houston coach Penders just yet. So far, their true road games have been at Rhode Island, at Saint Louis, at VCU, at Arizona and at Kentucky. Go find a tougher road slate. It?s highly doubtful that you will. Tulsa would have problems putting the ball in the ocean from the end of a dock. They needed a 22-point overtime period on this floor to score 86 against UTEP last weekend. How many points came from the free-throw line? 43 of them! They made 40 out of 43! That was a gifted opportunity that Tulsa made the most of in its C-USA home opener. Charity removed, they are now forced to play real basketball against a better team than semi-depleted UTEP in first year of new coach.
