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  Two weeks after their season was supposed to start, the Milwaukee Panthers finally took the floor on Friday night. Instead of their planned opener in Milwaukee, they visited the “Little Apple” of Manhattan, Kansas to face Kansas State and Bruce Weber, a 1978 Milwaukee alum. In a battle of teams figuring themselves out early in this season, Milwaukee pushed Kansas State to the brink before falling 76-75. Milwaukee has eleven new players on their roster (the second highest total in the country), but Coach Pat Baldwin elected to start the 2020-21 campaign with four familiar faces to Panthers fans: Te’Jon Lucas, Josh Thomas, Amir Allen and Courtney Brown Jr. The fifth starter was DeAndre Gholston, a JUCO transfer from Tallahassee CC. The Panthers came out roaring in this game, taking a commanding 7-0 lead in the opening two minutes of the contest. Te’Jon Lucas attacked the basket hard, and Josh Thomas stepped right into a beautiful three-point basket. The Kansas State defense tighten

  First things first, it is great to have Pistons basketball back. I know for all those, like myself, who watched all 48 minutes hoping for a LiAngelo Ball appearance was disappointed but hearing Mason, George, and Special K will always put a smile on my face. The end result, however, did not, as tonight’s opening game of the 2020-21 preseason for Detroit is a defeat coming from the New York Knicks, with a score of 90-84. I know it is the preseason, and this is far from the way that Coach Casey will play his team, so take what this game showed us very lightly. I definitely saw a few things that I liked, but at the same time, a ton that I did not.   Let’s start with the negatives: The Game Itself This game was ugly, and that might be putting it nice. 46 combined turnovers, numerous airballs, and poor shooting. New York shot a respectable 45.8% from the field, but Detroit shot 32.5, both teams were sub-30 from deep and the Knicks shot 47.8% from the free throw line. Play will

**Double Dribble is the new article series that will be produced each Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the duration of the College Basketball season. The TSR team (and occasionally guests), will give their opinion on the games that have taken place and the games that look ahead.   NICK Kansas State in Freefall The Wildcats were going to be bad this year, everyone knew that. But a thirteen point loss to Fort Hayes State in which they were dominated nearly the entire night?! I sure didn’t see that coming. It’s going to be a long year in Manhattan… Detroit Falls Back to Earth The Titans were extremely impressive last week in two narrow defeats against Michigan State and Notre Dame. I expected they would beat Kent State, on their home floor too, but the Titans lost by fourteen. Matt Johnson, who had played so well against Michigan State, struggled from the floor (2/8). Antoine Davis, the go-to player for the Titans, was held to only 21 points as he was 7/21 shooting. This team is mu