NAU has lost a majority of their scoring/rebounds but still look for them to pound UA inside with their huge size advantage. The Lumberjacks return two of the predominant big men in the Big Sky, seniors McCurdy and Landry, both standing at 6'10, and have another F Juco transfer Zarko, who stands at 6'8. The big question mark for UA is who will start at PF alongside Jordan Hill. Most likely it will be Jamelle Horne, a freshman standing at 6'6, who will struggle against NAU experienced inside players in his first start, Tangara who has remained unproven in his career at UA, or Walters, who still is not at full strength after suffering from Mono last year. Either way NAU has a great size advantage, as well as experience, inside, and they should exploit it.
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here has also been a lot of hype about Bayless, but NAU's PG Josh Wilson, a Junior is one of the best PGs in the Big Sky, and is in the top nationally in assissts, will definitly hold his own. He has also improved his 3pt shot, and will be one of NAU's leading scorers this season.
UA has been less then impressive in its exhibition season, and the LJacks have been known to play tough at McKale, only loosing by 8 two years ago after the score was tied with 4mins left. 20 points for this young UA team is way to much for them to cover, especially in the middle of the Kevin O'Neil identity transition phase. Expect NAU to cover. Kids from smaller conferences live for games like these.
NAU has lost a majority of their scoring/rebounds but still look for them to pound UA inside with their huge size advantage. The Lumberjacks return two of the predominant big men in the Big Sky, seniors McCurdy and Landry, both standing at 6'10, and have another F Juco transfer Zarko, who stands at 6'8. The big question mark for UA is who will start at PF alongside Jordan Hill. Most likely it will be Jamelle Horne, a freshman standing at 6'6, who will struggle against NAU experienced inside players in his first start, Tangara who has remained unproven in his career at UA, or Walters, who still is not at full strength after suffering from Mono last year. Either way NAU has a great size advantage, as well as experience, inside, and they should exploit it.
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here has also been a lot of hype about Bayless, but NAU's PG Josh Wilson, a Junior is one of the best PGs in the Big Sky, and is in the top nationally in assissts, will definitly hold his own. He has also improved his 3pt shot, and will be one of NAU's leading scorers this season.
UA has been less then impressive in its exhibition season, and the LJacks have been known to play tough at McKale, only loosing by 8 two years ago after the score was tied with 4mins left. 20 points for this young UA team is way to much for them to cover, especially in the middle of the Kevin O'Neil identity transition phase. Expect NAU to cover. Kids from smaller conferences live for games like these.
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