January 18, 2008

Scouting Report: San Diego @ Gonzaga



Scouting Report
W-L:8-10
RPI:183
SOS:103
Best Wins: #174 @ UC Irvine 60-57
#180 @ Kentucky 81-72


Current Rankings:
n/a

Team Leaders:
Points: Brandon Johnson 16.8
Assists: Brandon Johnson 3.1
Rebounds: Gyno Pomare 7.3

Best Player:
Gyno Pomare, Jr., 6-7 220, PF
One of the better Rebounders and low post scorers in the west coast conference. Gyno is averaging a little over 55% from the field on the year. He will be a handful for Josh Heytvelt to handle down low. I expect Gyno to perform well and give San Diego a chance in this game.

Brandon Johnson,Jr., 6-0 195, PG
Brandon is the leading scorer, passer, and thief on this young team. He also leads the team in turnovers with 3.4 per contest and is second in threes with 39%. He has had 10 games with over 17 points and is definitely the best scorer on the toreros roster.

MY Prediction:
Bill Grier hopes to lead his upstart Toreros over his former boss, Mark Few. San Diego has impressed many this year with their tenacious play(Upset over Kentucky) but i think they are a little overrated. I credit the toreros for walking into rupp arena and coming out with a win, but UK is having one of its worst seasons in recent memory. Gonzaga marks the first real test of the season in what has been a largely inconsistent year. I give the edge to the zags due to home court advantage and far superior depth.
Final Score: Gonzaga 82 San Diego 75

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