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Poor Javon McCrea. I mean, no sympathy for him is needed: he's a big boy and strong and good at basketball. But you can tell he'll have a mightily productive season — MAC Player of the Year perhaps — but this Buffalo team is not going to compete for the MAC East. They're 0-3 and have lost to Ohio, Kent State and Miami. They'll find five or six wins in there, maybe even poke their head in and steal a win from Akron or something, but on the whole it's going to be "how bad did they lose" and "what did McCrea do?"
When UB lost to Kent State 80-68 on Wednesday, McCrea had one of the best lines by a MAC player this year: 33 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks on 9-12 shooting and 15-15 from the free throw line. That's incredible. It's also a sign that, for some reason, you're going to lose.
Player | Team | Opponent | Date | Score | Pts | Rebs |
Javon McCrea | Buffalo | Kent State | 1/16/13 | L 80-68 | 33 | 10 |
Javon McCrea | Buffalo | Milwaukee | 12/5/12 | W 72-52 | 31 | 11 |
Mitchell Watt | Buffalo | Ohio | 3/9/12 | L 77-74 | 32 | 11 |
Brandon Bowdry | EMU | Michigan State | 11/12/10 | L 96-66 | 32 | 15 |
Brandon Bowdry | EMU | Detroit | 12/11/10 | L 68-65 | 31 | 19 |
Xavier Silas | NIU | Ball State | 2/3/10 | L 71-66 | 30 | 10 |
Romeo Travis | Akron | BGSU | 2/24/07 | W 93-87 | 37 | 11 |
Perhaps it will be a mystery why 30 points and 10 rebounds is a bad omen. Maybe it's just a coincidence, as are most things. But what about 29? Isn't 29 points enough? Pass the ball to one of your open teammates, man. He'll reward you.