Iup basketball

[Ship69]

That league is strange. They could literally play again tomorrow and WL could win by 30.

When you're a run-and-gun pressing team with talented athletes such as WL appears to have quite often, you can ring up some impressive victories. But if you hit a night when a talented opponent is breaking through the press for easy shots and hitting 3s while your uptempo offense fires up 3s that aren't falling, you can also get handed some big-time losses. Good outweighs the bad if you're talented, but it can happen. A prime example was when Ship's Sweet 16 team of a couple of years back pounded WL by 30-plus points in the playoffs.

Pressing teams shouldn't bother a team with veteran talented guards. Last season Ship won two-of-three from East Stroud, and the two wins were uptempo. With Biss and Hardy at guard and quick wing players in Carter and Johnson, Ship had no trouble running with the Warriors. The one ESU win at Ship came when they went against character and actually won a half-court grinder where both teams scored in the '50s. This year, with Ship inexperienced at guard and ESU with even more depth, the Warriors won the Jan. 4 game in a 30-point runaway. Funny thing is that since the blowout loss at ESU the last three teams Ship has played has tried to press them at some point. The problem for those three teams has been that they ain't no East Stroudsburg.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

That does surprise me. Ship, in the midst of a so-so season, went OT with Fairmont and had multiple chances to beat them. They were a good club, but I thought ESU looked far superior.

That league is strange. They could literally play again tomorrow and WL could win by 30.

[Ship69]

Wow

That does surprise me. Ship, in the midst of a so-so season, went OT with Fairmont and had multiple chances to beat them. They were a good club, but I thought ESU looked far superior.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

West Liberty got hammered today by Fairmont by 25. That’s another odd score I didn’t see coming. A narrow loss in Fairmont’s building would be a reasonable prediction, but this result is a bit surprising. WLU only shot 36%.

Wow

[EyeoftheHawk]

West Liberty got hammered today by Fairmont by 25. That’s another odd score I didn’t see coming. A narrow loss in Fairmont’s building would be a reasonable prediction, but this result is a bit surprising. WLU only shot 36%.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Officiating was a disaster. That heavy bald white guy is always bad and the thin black guy thinks he’s part of the show. It’s nauseating. They were bad both ways.

Mercyhurst blasted Slippery Rock by 30 today. I expected that one to be a little more competitive.

Tell you what ... Stewart, as you said, didn't hit fluke shots. Those were set up for him - especially at the end.


So, they have big confidence in him. And, that was a real big moment to go back to back from trey-land corner.


Naturally I lost the radio feed on the way home. I'd be curious what Joe had to say.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Not easy up there. It was packed and loud. IUP did have a big crowd, however.

Kromka is one step below God in that building. He gets every call. It's actually sickening.

UPJ is tough in the half court. Great game.

That won't be close in Indiana. IUP will win by double digits in the KCAC.

That trio of officials today is also the worst in the league -- for both teams.

Officiating was a disaster. That heavy bald white guy is always bad and the thin black guy thinks he’s part of the show. It’s nauseating. They were bad both ways.

Mercyhurst blasted Slippery Rock by 30 today. I expected that one to be a little more competitive.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I don’t know what it is, but they seem to ALWAYS struggle in this building.

Not easy up there. It was packed and loud. IUP did have a big crowd, however.

Kromka is one step below God in that building. He gets every call. It's actually sickening.

UPJ is tough in the half court. Great game.

That won't be close in Indiana. IUP will win by double digits in the KCAC.

That trio of officials today is also the worst in the league -- for both teams.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I guess now we know.

JAYLEN STEWART


THAT was a coming out party. Wow.

[Chuck Norris]

Jaylen Stewart certainly justifying his playing time. Wow.

[IUPalum]

I don’t know what it is, but they seem to ALWAYS struggle in this building.

Difference:

Shull having the game of his life and IUP is flat shooting. Enough of the street ball, PLEASE!!!

[IUP24]

I don’t know what it is, but they seem to ALWAYS struggle in this building.

[EyeoftheHawk]

I’d say any win down there is a good one, especially when UPJ has a quality team. That gives IUP some distance between other contenders in the West. I think IUP beats them by double digits at home much like last season.

And how about Stewart? Where did that performance come from? He was so good today they ran that play late in the game for him to get the three look. If he can even add 6-8 ppg that’s going to make IUP that much better. He also played some pretty solid defense.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I don’t know what it is about him, and UPJ, but that group just seems to get under my skin. That feeling was exacerbated after last year’s game down there and Rukavina’s little dance. I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re going to see a pretty inspired IUP team today.

Just remember if you aren't making the trip, you'll likely only see about half the game (if you're lucky). This is the worst live feed of the season. IUP had so many tune it that it crashes their broadcast every year.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Hahaha! I totally understand Ruk’s dance. That was their championship last year. He pretty much never beats his big brother IUP! IUP by 12 today.

He's beat IUP twice in the Joe era. Both times IUP had a major starter out.

He'll get his shot today.

If IUP plays defense today like it did in Erie, they will lose today.

But, I'd agree. They were looking to this game.