Wake Forest vs. Presbyterian Preview
Posted by Zach Smith
on January 2, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Tonight the Deacs take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose who've been barnstorming all over the country this season to gain exposure (and money) for the school. Given their 1-16 record and their average margin of defeat (a lot) tonight is clearly the easier of the two remaining out of conference games (BYU being the other), so all expectations are for a big win. Nonetheless, Presbyterian appears to have been getting closer as of late and played better against Georgia than Wake did, so the Deacs shouldn't take anything for granted.
Jamie Skeen, who had been listed as questionable for tonight's game, is expected to play. Although his ankle is apparently at nearly full strength, Dino has said the time off has hurt Skeen's conditioning. Tonight should be a good game for him to work on getting his legs back under him.
James Johnson certainly impressed against Air Force on Sunday with his 22 points and fellow freshman Jeff Teague had a very impressive 6 steals to lead the Deacs' defensive efforts. L.D. Williams, who by my estimations has been quiet offensively as of late, broke out with 16 points of his own. I recognize that he's been doing plenty of other important things for the team, particularly on the defensive end, but I like to see him scoring points as well.
The other player making waves recently is Cam Stanley who played 15 minutes against Air Force and acquitted him self nicely with seven points and seven rebounds. I'm not sure if Dino plans to play him that much going forward, but having another player ready to produce is always a good thing.
Tonight's game is available on ACC Select, so I'll be following it there although I'll probably get somewhat distracted by the Fiesta Bowl in the second half. I'll have a game thread up and will probably post some of my thoughts periodically since many of you probably won't be able to see the game. I'll also have an open thread available to those of you who are watching or who want to ask me questions about the game.
There's really only one easy game left on the schedule and it's tonight. The Deacs must take advantage.
