Warriors Open Season Tonight!!

   The big day is finally here Warrior fans!!!  The Warriors kick off the season tonight as they take on UW-Stout at 8 pm in McCown gym.  It's is an exciting time for the squad as they have been working hard since last seasons loss in the NCAA Regional Tournament.

   Keys for a Warrior victory tonight:

1.  Talk, talk, talk.  One of the biggest obstacles any basketball team has is communication out on the floor.  This will be a key to every game for the Warriors and it starts tonight.  This group can be a good defensive team when they talk to each other out on the floor, it is when the communication breaks down that the defense starts to struggle.  If the Warriors want to have a great game tonight and a solid season they must talk from the beginning to the end of the game.  If they fail in this area it will come back to haunt them if not tonight but down the road.

2.   Crashing the boards.  As any Warrior fan knows rebounding was a huge downfall of last years squad.  Well so far this year the Warriors have been out rebounded by every team during the exhibition season.  That stat is going to have to change as the Warriors will be running into teams that are very good on the boards here in the future so they need start now by controlling the boards on both ends.  

3.   Stay patient on the offensive end.  The Warriors have many weapons on the offensive and as they always have five guys on the floor capable of scoring from anywhere on the floor.  While this is a great weapon to have on the offensive end of the floor it can cause issues if we are not taking a great shot.  Staying patient, making the defense work and making the extra pass will all be keys for Warriors tonight.  When they work for a great shot they usually are able to get a great one over the 35 second shot clock but sometime we rush shots or take contested shots that we could pass up or take later on in the possession if really needed.  

Finally the key for the season will be going out and having fun.  This is a game that all of us love to play and you must always keep the game fun.  It is going to be an exciting season and we cannot wait for the tip off at 8 tonight!  GO WARRIORS!!!