Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Playing a four-guard lineup puts Wright State’s opponents in a quandary defensively. If foes don’t go to a smaller starting five, they could end up surrendering far too many 3-pointers to a team that’s shown it’s adept at hitting them.
But it’s a risk for the Raiders, too. While they have the best rebounder in the Horizon League in center Loudon Love, who needs four more to set the program record for career boards just two games into his senior year, he can’t do it all himself.
That’s why coach Nagy has been preaching to his perimeter players about the importance of pounding the glass, and the bouncy Tim Finke certainly has taken that message to heart.
The 6-foot-6 sophomore, who sat out last season after transferring from Grand Canyon, posted a double-double against Miami on Saturday, getting 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Though it’s early, he’s tied for fourth in the league with an 8.0 rebound average.
“It’s all a mindset, honestly. It’s trying to be the toughest guy out there. I think I have a motor where I just keep going,” said Finke (pronounced FINK-ee).
