tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608358.post7643453097616204804..comments2024-03-24T11:03:46.477-04:00Comments on FalconBlog--Triumphs and Trials in the BGSU Falcon Nation: Wrap Up for EMUOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650024802297852666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608358.post-67554215999256326662015-03-14T09:15:24.921-04:002015-03-14T09:15:24.921-04:00Good stuff! No doubt the BG defense softened up a...Good stuff! No doubt the BG defense softened up as the season went on and was the key factor in the key losses--Kent and Buffalo. I think we were overachievers for much of the year, and partly it caught up with us late in the MAC season. Buffalo (as we saw last night) is a really good team.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650024802297852666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608358.post-64512891111283004702015-03-14T00:08:00.114-04:002015-03-14T00:08:00.114-04:00I feel your comparison of EMU's season average...I feel your comparison of EMU's season average 3FG shooting to Wednesday's performance was indicative of BG's 3FG defense down the stretch. I felt in most of the games since mid February -when BG was in the driver's seat to obtain at least 1 bye- that opposing teams were just raining 3FG, or at least making clutch 3FG that felt like daggers that at many times killed BG's momentum. Especially in both games against Buffalo, and the all out assault Kent put on at The Stroh. Here are the numbers:<br />2/18 Miami 33.3% (3-9)<br />2/21 Buffalo 52.9% (9-17)<br />2/24 Ohio 38.1% (8-21)<br />2/28 Miami 20.0% (3-15)<br />3/3 Kent State 61.9% (13-21)<br />3/6 Buffalo 45.8% (16-23)<br />3/9 Ball State 36.4% (8-22)<br />3/11 Eastern 40.9% (9-22) <br /><br />That comes to a total 69/150 46%. Cant win games allowing teams to do that. Even if you throw out the - OUTRAGEOUS KSU game (16!) and the lowly Miami - outliers we still allowed 50/112 44.6%.<br /><br />Obviously, BG's 3FG defense left a lot to be desired. That's interesting yet, tough to swallow because of how good the defense was for much of the season. <br />WatchThishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139616775070773998noreply@blogger.com