We will play 3 games in 4 days in this tournament beginning today. We start off with Tulane at 2:00 et on ESPNU, Tulane is 3-0 on the season and they actually have a pretty good roster. They have 3 guys who transferred in from Kansas, Seton Hall and Georgia and also 2 graduate transfers from Norfolk state and Rhode Island who can both score. They also have size at the guard positions and their bigs players at 6'7", 6'9", a couple 6'10" and a 7'1" , so they won't be afraid of our size. This game is really important because if we beat them, we will more than likely play Villanova tomorrow as long as they get past Middle Tennessee. Obviously we can't look ahead but there is Baylor and Utah on the other side of the brackets, so this tournament can give us the opportunity to play some really good teams and build on our resume.

A big concern going into this Tulane game is they will press us the entire game and switch into different zones on us, so Tyson and Molinar can't turn the ball over like some of our previous games. I feel like our defense is very good so that should keep us in most games, but our identity on offense isn't established just yet but its getting there. I would like to see Perry get established early, his numbers are good but they can be better, especially his scoring and free throw shooting, He is averaging 12.8 ppg and 11 rebounds and that is solid, but he can average about 15 to 17 ppg. Woodard continuing in the direction he has been playing is a good sign though he is averaging 13.3 ppg and 9 rebs which is nearly a double double also. If those 2 have good games and our gaurds keep the turnovers down, we can beat pretty much anyone. DJ Stewart is another guy who catches my eye, his defense is really good and he is averaging a quiet 11.5 ppg for us so his play can make a huge difference for us also.