DENVER -
A few people expressed their disappointment that yesterday's road game did not
feature a blog. So Pioneer Pete, David Kummer and anyone else looking for a
blog yesterday, this one is for you.
The normal road game for the Pioneers
features a midmorning breakfast, a light shoot around in the opponent's arena,
chicken and pasta around 3 p.m., and a whole lot of rest time in hotel rooms.
With yesterday's game being just up
the road in Greeley, Colo., the team stayed on campus until nearly 4 p.m., just
after the pregame meal, before loading the bus and riding about an hour north
to Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
While the Pioneers did not play their
best basketball during the first half, redshirt sophomore Blake Foeman came off the bench and provided some much needed
energy to the team.
Sometimes a player makes a big contribution
to a win, even if the stat sheet doesn't necessarily show it.
That was the case with Foeman last
night, which is why he more than doubled his previous career high in minutes
played. Foeman had never played more than 11 minutes in a game. Last night, he
played 23.
Foeman had five points, a couple of
rebounds and assists, and a block. He also took a charge and did not have a
turnover, while providing good perimeter defense. Foeman works hard during
practice and keeps getting better. His contributions, especially last night,
should not go overlooked.
Something to Talk About: It's nice to see media around the state and
the country taking notice of Denver's 7-2 start.
In addition to superblogger Brendan
Loy, who writes a nice blog called Mile High Mids
and also contributes to MidMajority.com, some
of the national writers are starting to take notice.
If you missed it, Myron Medcalf had a
great story about the Pioneers on ESPN.com
last week, a few days after Jeff Eisneberg called Denver a team to watch in a
story on Yahoo! Sports.
ESPN's
Joe Lunardi published his first Bracketology
of the season, saying DU is a No. 14 seed and would face No. 3 seed Kansas in
Omaha, Neb., if the season ended today.
And
yesterday, former Pioneer great Nate
Rohnert (from his computer France) was talking to ESPN commentator Fran Fraschilla on Twitter
about this year's Denver team:
franfraschilla: My favorite stat so far: 6-2 Denver dead last (No. 345) in
Offensive Rebounding % at 20%. Good news is they rarely give up fast break
hoops!
naterohnert: @franfraschilla i think its because they never miss
franfraschilla: @naterohnert Guys like you were perfect for the
offense. You still in Estonia?
franfraschilla: Former DU Pioneer star @naterohnert retweeting my stuff. He made great use
of that Princeton offense! You still in Estonia?
naterohnert: @franfraschilla I'm in France now... DU will win the
sun belt this year
franfraschilla: They're are a solid team with 3 Dallas kids I saw in HS a lot!
Finally,
if you didn't see it, the Pioneers are ranked No. 23 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25.
Don't
forget, Denver returns to Magness Arena to face future Western Athletic
Conference rival Boise State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. MT. Tickets are still
available for $9-$15. Single-game tickets may be
purchased in person at the Ritchie Center Box Office, by phone at 303-871-2336
or online at DenverPioneers.com. DU students are admitted to all Denver men's and women's
basketball games FREE with their Pioneer Card.
See you at Magness Arena on Saturday.
Yearly travel totals:
Total Flights - 8
Total Mileage by Air - 4,680
Total Mileage by Bus - 584
Total
Number of Hotels - 4
Total
Number of Different Airports - 6
Total
Number of Airline Delays - 3
Total
Number of Cancelled Flights - 0
Total
Number of Bags Lost - 0
Total
Number of Venues with Giant, Inflatable Animals -
1 (a 30-foot Bear at UNC)
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