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2008-09 Game #8: Jays 77, Dayton 59

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Max Univers
on December 11, 2008 9:25 AM |
By just about any measure, Dayton is a really good team. They're athletic, they're tough, they rebound well, they hustle, and they've beaten good competition. What then does that say about the Jays putting an 18-point whupping on them?

In this game, at least, it says a lot. Dayton's MO is defense and rebounding, and Creighton was superior in both facets on Wednesday night. The Jays won the rebounding stat by 11, and held Dayton to 35% shooting, while forcing 14 turnovers.

Sure, the Jays made 13 three-pointers for the second consecutive game, shooting 45% from the floor and 52% from behind the arc. But if you're outrebounding your opponent by double digits and playing tough, tenacious defense, you're going to win games even on nights when your shots aren't falling.

Mid-way through the second half, my buddy R.O.B. said this was the most consistent aggressiveness and intensity on both ends of the floor that he'd ever seen from the Jays, which makes perfect sense to me because he moved here from Noo Yawk four years ago and has never seen Creighton when they play that way. This was like the old Creighton teams of Ben Walker and Kyle Korver. And it was damn exciting to welcome an old friend back.

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Gameday: Dayton

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Max Univers
on December 10, 2008 10:54 AM |
I do a fair amount of griping about the SWAC teams and their 300+ RPIs that litter the Jays schedule. Here's what I do in the privacy of my home: I put on my best medieval garb, pretend to be John Malkovich, and run around telling all of the SWAC teams that they mock me.

Mississippi Valley State? You have four "S"s, four "I"s, and only two "P"s. You mock me.

Southern? Unless there's a guy named "Southern" that you're named for, there's no excuse for your genericness. You mock me.

Arkansas Pine-Bluff? Even the Washington Generals would beat these guys. You mock me.

 

Tonight, we will not be watching a SWAC team mock us. We'll be welcoming in a team on the cusp of the Top 25, an Atlantic 10 team that may well be the best team on the schedule -- including the Valley slate. Tonight, its the Dayton Flyers in town to take on the Jays in what will be an extraordinarily entertaining game.

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2006-07 Game 5: Dayton 60, Jays 54

By
Max Univers
on December 8, 2006 5:19 PM |
My internet access was down the latter half of the week, so I was unable to publish this recap, written on Thursday on my internet-less computer. Some might think I cheated and didn't want to write a recap until after the Xavier game. Not true. But you'll believe what you will, I suppose, regardless of what I tell you. So be it. With that, on to my recap of the Dayton game. You bet.

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The addition of ESPNU to Cox Cable here in Omaha meant I would not have to go out to a bar to see the Jays/Dayton game -- I could watch it in the comfort of my own home, on the couch, in front of the 52" big screen in my basement. So several of my friends came over, and we gathered to watch the Jays and Dayton on The Ocho, I mean, ESPNU.

This raises an interesting question. If ESPN2 is "The Deuce", is ESPNU "The U"? Or does the University of Miami have dibs on that name? Doesn't it kill you when players who played for the Hurricanes announce their school as "The U"? Do doctors and lawyers who graduate from Miami list "Graduated from The U" on their resumes? I mean, the ever-popular (sic) Gloria Estefan refers to it as The U in their TV ads. I don't remember, but when VH1 did her "Behind The Music", did they say she went to "The U" or "The University of Miami"? I need to know these things.

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Max Univers (not his real name) is a graphic designer and author of two books, neither of which you’ve probably heard of. A 2001 graduate of Creighton University’s Journalism program, Max takes time out of his busy nightlife to share his thoughts on Jays hoops here during the season.

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