The Bobcats of Ohio are now ripe to be had, encountering a quick
opponent that will play pressure defense for a long time. We've already
established that the Bobcats' point guard Chatman flew the coup and
that it forces shooting guard Troutman to run the offense -- capitalizing
early in the week against Ohio with double-digit road underdog Eastern
Michigan.
Ohio has been playing some slow, passive teams since Chatman
bolted-- Miami-OH, Eastern Michigan... now they play a bunch of
swarming gnats, on the road, and Tim O'Shea has a rotation of only seven
in his attempt to counter it.
Quicker pace, more work for Troutman, more fouls being assessed
against them, ball-handling and depth issues surfacing earlier. It should
all help turn the game in favor of the home underdog