Re: Iup basketball
FESTIVUS is the Airing of Grievances
Several of you have made the same comments in private messages.
The first impression of this roster ... is, well, not what we expected.
After what we had to watch the last several years with absolutely zero depth (for a variety of reasons but nonetheless) ... the thought of one guard injury again causing mass chaos is alarming.
In theory this roster has 3 guards ready to play -- Miller, Dante and Foster. Foster, of course, has 0 minutes played at the collegiate level (although by all accounts he's the real deal). He's also, by the way, a point guard. So, are we to assume Dante is going to move to the the now-open (Morrow) shooting guard role and Foster will take over at the point? Makes sense, but I have a hard time seeing that happen.
Anthony White played in the PSAC tournament disaster last year but wasn't allowed to do anything. Bearer ... major question mark. That leaves Danscecs as the only other guard and he's a true freshman. On the surface, this position isn't good right now. What happens with the first rolled ankle? Back to playing walk-ons.
My other MAJOR beef is this Dom Keyes item. IUP loves to redshirt these transfers for some reason. Last year, when the team desperately needed bodies, and, in particular, bodies to play defense under the basket, ... Keyes sat at the end of the bench in a warm-up suit. There's no way they can say he wouldn't have helped them last season. Before Keyes it was Danielak who sat and watched despite the injuries rolling up. Now, he's gone. Turn to this year, ... and it's likely there will be another giant at the end of the bench in a warm-up suit (Ulrich). They won't likely need him this year. What they need is a scholarship guard on the active roster and not a scholarship post player in a warm-up suit.
Hey, if everything goes well and there are no injuries, suspensions, etc., ... this roster will be very good. The odds of that, however, just aren't very good. Dante has been injury-riddled for three years now.
Here's to hoping for a year of no technicals in Greensburg from 50' away and no injuries.
Happy Festivus, everybody.
FESTIVUS is the Airing of Grievances
Several of you have made the same comments in private messages.
The first impression of this roster ... is, well, not what we expected.
After what we had to watch the last several years with absolutely zero depth (for a variety of reasons but nonetheless) ... the thought of one guard injury again causing mass chaos is alarming.
In theory this roster has 3 guards ready to play -- Miller, Dante and Foster. Foster, of course, has 0 minutes played at the collegiate level (although by all accounts he's the real deal). He's also, by the way, a point guard. So, are we to assume Dante is going to move to the the now-open (Morrow) shooting guard role and Foster will take over at the point? Makes sense, but I have a hard time seeing that happen.
Anthony White played in the PSAC tournament disaster last year but wasn't allowed to do anything. Bearer ... major question mark. That leaves Danscecs as the only other guard and he's a true freshman. On the surface, this position isn't good right now. What happens with the first rolled ankle? Back to playing walk-ons.
My other MAJOR beef is this Dom Keyes item. IUP loves to redshirt these transfers for some reason. Last year, when the team desperately needed bodies, and, in particular, bodies to play defense under the basket, ... Keyes sat at the end of the bench in a warm-up suit. There's no way they can say he wouldn't have helped them last season. Before Keyes it was Danielak who sat and watched despite the injuries rolling up. Now, he's gone. Turn to this year, ... and it's likely there will be another giant at the end of the bench in a warm-up suit (Ulrich). They won't likely need him this year. What they need is a scholarship guard on the active roster and not a scholarship post player in a warm-up suit.
Hey, if everything goes well and there are no injuries, suspensions, etc., ... this roster will be very good. The odds of that, however, just aren't very good. Dante has been injury-riddled for three years now.
Here's to hoping for a year of no technicals in Greensburg from 50' away and no injuries.
Happy Festivus, everybody.
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