Iup basketball

[EyeoftheHawk]

Bigger question may be how is Clarion 3-21?


They did that today without their 7-footer and without Jarmon.


Maybe they were on 25 Red Bulls but they played well.

I think today was more about IUP than Clarion. If Clarion would have come in at 16-8, IUP would have played far better. And geez, there were some really trashy comments coming out of that Clarion crowd. I went back and watched it again and there was some embarrassing stuff there. Way to show your a$$ today Clarion, my goodness.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Frustrating to watch, yes. That said, championship quality teams find ways to win games like that and that’s what IUP did. A lot of great teams also play to the level of their competition. I think I make that complaint about every team I follow. Well, maybe except the Pirates because you hope their opponents play down to their level.

I think IUP has had enough of the regular season. They’ll get themselves up for the better teams (UPJ the other night), but sleepwalk through the others. They want to play for trophies at this point. That’s no excuse for unfocused play, but they are young adults and will sometimes approach things in young adult ways.

Bigger question may be how is Clarion 3-21?


They did that today without their 7-footer and without Jarmon.


Maybe they were on 25 Red Bulls but they played well.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Frustrating to watch, yes. That said, championship quality teams find ways to win games like that and that’s what IUP did. A lot of great teams also play to the level of their competition. I think I make that complaint about every team I follow. Well, maybe except the Pirates because you hope their opponents play down to their level.

I think IUP has had enough of the regular season. They’ll get themselves up for the better teams (UPJ the other night), but sleepwalk through the others. They want to play for trophies at this point. That’s no excuse for unfocused play, but they are young adults and will sometimes approach things in young adult ways.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

There's two main discussions following this game:

A) They were dead in the water and down 14 in the second half against a 3-21 team
- IUP looked as interested in warmups as a kid does with a math tutor

- IUP's trademark far too often under Joe is to play to the level of competition

- The offense is a trainwreck with no identity. They have morphed in to equal parts hot dog playground team, vanilla plays, horrendous shooting.
B) They stayed composed and made a remarkable comeback (likely saving their top speed)

- When they ditch streetball, good things happen.

- Joe called off that worthless press

- Clarion finally cooled off

Both of these topics are pretty loaded.


But, we had fan ejections, technicals, a near brawl, ... Never a dull moment in Tippin. Clarion's bigs would have all been fouled out at halftime if that game was anywhere but Tippin.

[Ship69]

Clarion played their best half of basketball. Hopefully they go back to being Clarion.

Sounds as if you had about as "dominant" a performance as Ship did today. At least you didn't have to go OT like the Raiders did against Mansfield. This team is going to give Coach Fite and older fans such as me a collective heart attack before the season is over.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Would love to get your analysis as I was only able to watch the 2nd half. Really looked like officiating helped IUP. Interestingly, it got so rough the head coach got a technical and they had to kick some Clarion students out.

I’m not sure what is going on with this team, but I’d prefer a more dominant performance going into the PSAC Tournament than what I’m seeing now.

I'll need a day (and several beers) before attempting to analyze that whole spectacle.

Clarion did play insane for 30 minutes. Hats off.

[IUsuallyPonder]

Speechless

Win is a win
But ...

Would love to get your analysis as I was only able to watch the 2nd half. Really looked like officiating helped IUP. Interestingly, it got so rough the head coach got a technical and they had to kick some Clarion students out.

I’m not sure what is going on with this team, but I’d prefer a more dominant performance going into the PSAC Tournament than what I’m seeing now.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Speechless

Win is a win
But ...

[IUP24]

I did not watch today. What did I miss? Lol

[IUPalum]

If Joe doesn’t speed this game up the IUP is dead.

[IUPalum]

Joe's down 7 at halftime at Clarion

That's all

Clarion played their best half of basketball. Hopefully they go back to being Clarion.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe's down 7 at halftime at Clarion

That's all

[IUPalum]

KJ over or under 14.5 minutes

Diop over or under 2.5 blocks

Shawndale over or under 35.5 minutes

Damir over or under 1.5 dunks

Halftime spread IUP -9.5 IUP -9.5

Clarion total points over or under 62.5

IUP made treys over or under 8.5

IUP trey percentage over or under 35.5 percent

IUP FT percentage (gasp) over or under 67.5 percent

The Aussie over or under 2.5 points

Announced gate over or under 151.5

[EyeoftheHawk]

KJ over or under 14.5 minutes

Diop over or under 2.5 blocks

Shawndale over or under 35.5 minutes

Damir over or under 1.5 dunks

Halftime spread IUP -9.5 Giving the points

Clarion total points over or under 62.5 Under

IUP made treys over or under 8.5 Over

IUP trey percentage over or under 35.5 percent

IUP FT percentage (gasp) over or under 67.5 percent

The Aussie over or under 2.5 points

Announced gate over or under 151.5

[Ship69]

They've had a rough stretch here with (at) SRU, East Stroudsburg, (at) Seton Hill, Gannon, (at) Mercyhurst and Pitt-Johnstown.

I include Gannon in there because that's a physical game regardless of the score.

Nice thing is UPJ/Mercyhurst still have to play each other again next week.

There aren't a lot of superior teams in the PSAC this year, but there aren't a lot of easy outs, either. When this year's Shepherd team is likely to be the lowest seed in the East Division half ot the PSAC tournament, easy wins will not be on the card. Ship so far has really had only one blowout, against a Kutztown team missing a couple of key players, in its run through the East. They've controlled a couple of other games, but you never feel one is in the bag until the last 3-4 minutes.