Iup basketball

[EyeoftheHawk]

At least the women are good. Typically you had crowds roll in about the fourth quarter of the women’s games to watch the men. Now we may see people watching the women and leaving before halftime of the men’s game. It’s going to be a pretty uncomfortable season for IUP men’s basketball after the many years of elite play and post-season runs.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Crikey. Bit pessimistic. Agreed might be a few tight games but can only see Cal, Gannon and ESU winning against IUP

I think this is a bit optimistic. IUP may win more than 3-4 more, but I don’t think they’ll win 6-7. The only upside is the game experience some other guys will get for the future. The 23-24 season is done as far as competing for a playoff spot.

[Cobra Hawks]

Being realistic (and looking at the schedule) ... I don't see IUP winning more than 3 or 4 games the rest of the way. That may even be a stretch.



It's sad for the players as that was slowly becoming a decent team. I feel bad for Ethan.

It's just far too much starpower to lose.

Joe can't even add anybody else off the street as there's no money left.

Crikey. Bit pessimistic. Agreed might be a few tight games but can only see Cal, Gannon and ESU winning against IUP

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Being realistic (and looking at the schedule) ... I don't see IUP winning more than 3 or 4 games the rest of the way. That may even be a stretch.



It's sad for the players as that was slowly becoming a decent team. I feel bad for Ethan.

It's just far too much starpower to lose.

Joe can't even add anybody else off the street as there's no money left.

[Cobra Hawks]

Not too bad considering Dillard and Clarke not playing

[IUPalum]

The IUP offense is inept but we kind of knew that was going to happen. Lambert must play more bc he creates. Ethan had to work harder to score and it’ll be like this the rest of the year.

[IUPalum]

Brooks hands are terrible!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Sorry about Dillard. I hate to see any team lose a player to injury, and it certainly has to be hard on the kid.

Yes. It really is a terrible break for him. He's a really good young man. Hopefully he can get a medical redshirt but he may be just beyond the cutoff.

Clarke, my opinion, was quickly becoming the best PG in the league.

There's unfortunately no recovering from that type of two-man loss - certainly not for this roster.


These ACL losses have unfortunately become a bad tradition here the past 6 years -- Tommy Demo, Shawndale, Dillard.

[Ship69]

This team wasn't that good with Dillard and Clarke.

Without them, well, isn't going to be pretty.

They are going to take some serious beatings.

Sorry about Dillard. I hate to see any team lose a player to injury, and it certainly has to be hard on the kid.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Dillard been seen hobbling around and doubts over another starter as well. Not looking good for to tonight

This team wasn't that good with Dillard and Clarke.

Without them, well, isn't going to be pretty.

They are going to take some serious beatings.

[Cobra Hawks]

Dillard been seen hobbling around and doubts over another starter as well. Not looking good for to tonight

[EyeoftheHawk]

It's amazing to think Edwards won a Regional with (6) guys and a couple non-playing walk-ons until you think of who those (6) guys were. That was just an incredible story.

Imagine Mims playing against this current team? He'd go for 35 and 18 rebounds every time.

Ethan is a great player but Mims would have ate him for lunch and dinner.

Ethan is a symphony and Mims was a bad boy rock concert. Both can be good music but completely different styles.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Dennis Mims would’ve been my first choice but he was mentioned already.

Aaron Faulkner and Eric Castorino were a couple of the best guards to ever play at IUP! Castorino’s hustle was the best I’ve ever seen and Faulkner’s smoothness and sniper 3 ball were absolutely awesome!

It's amazing to think Edwards won a Regional with (6) guys and a couple non-playing walk-ons until you think of who those (6) guys were. That was just an incredible story.

Imagine Mims playing against this current team? He'd go for 35 and 18 rebounds every time.

Ethan is a great player but Mims would have ate him for lunch and dinner.

[IUPalum]

Dennis Mims would’ve been my first choice but he was mentioned already.

Aaron Faulkner and Eric Castorino were a couple of the best guards to ever play at IUP! Castorino’s hustle was the best I’ve ever seen and Faulkner’s smoothness and sniper 3 ball were absolutely awesome!

[Chuck Norris]

I’m going to have more than one but I’ll start with Derrick Freeman from the mid 90’s. That was about the time IUP was becoming a national contender and there were some incredible games in the Field House, especially against Cal. What I remember most about him was his thunderous dunks. They always seemed to be at the right time and often changing the momentum of the game. He was a bad dude under the rim. He was just inducted into the IUP Sports Hall of Fame this year.

My list would include several guys from those teams, but Freeman definitely led the way. He was a man among boys…literally. I don’t remember the specifics of his story, but he was already in his mid 20s when he got here.

Going even a little more old school, shortly before all those guys showed up, IUP’s best player was a guy named Paul Newman. He’s the reason why my mind doesn’t go straight to the legendary actor any time i hear that name lol.

For more recent players, I’d go with Marcel. We forget, but for much of his career he was a bit of a whipping boy on this board, but his progression from occasional contributor to role player to all conference star was one of my favorites among all IUP players I’ve watched. It was capped by his remarkable performance in the 3OT loss to West Liberty.