Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

They'll get a better workout Saturday. Clarion has some legit dudes. They aren't overly deep, but their starting five has several strong players.

Gerald Jarmon is a really polished guard and Lawrence Lemon is one of the better forwards in the league. Connor Ferrell is a big, tough guard who scored 30 points on UPJ this year.

So, unlike last night, they have some guys who can match-up.

Clarion is 6-7 on the year. Their best performance was Jan. 15 at UPJ (a 78-72 loss). They also gave Cal a pretty good run last night in a 75-67 setback.

The big one is Monday (at UPJ) ... but they can't get caught looking ahead.

Man, it's been a long time since they've played at home.

[EyeoftheHawk]

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP 100 Seton Hill 60

Thoughts:

1) I know think Joe doesn't yank Armoni b/c of national accolades. Armoni has aspirations of the next level but he better start shooting the 3 ball better.
2) I'm pretty sure Dillard belongs. WOW!
3) David and Ethan played pretty good in a shorter outings for them.
4) Sulaiman getting better on the offensive end.
5) Why doesn't Diop play more?
6) Joe said in the post game Tommy D's knee is why he didn't play tonight.

Demo was moving around fine ... no crutches or braces. Likely a day of rest / precautionary.

Not worth complaining anymore about Armoni playing with 2 minutes left and up 40. Don't like it but it isn't going to change.

Dillard had his breakout game. This should really help him going forward. 5-5 treys.

I thought Sulaiman had a great game. He's emerging and busting out of his shell. He's a load to handle.

Diop had a nice game. Wish he'd have played more.

The guy on the deep bench who, to me, looks decent is Enrique Cordon. He's big ... probably 6'5" and 215 lbs. I'm surprised he hasn't got more of a look. I think he could safely give them some spot minutes.

Radford's boot is off. Joe said he's on the way back ... maybe 2 more weeks. With Dillard emerging ... Bryce's minutes may be pretty sparse but it will be nice to get another bench option.

Porterfield entered tonight leading the PSAC in 3-pt % ... he hit 5 of 6 tonight. SH's bigs had no chance guarding him out there..

Joe wanted that crowd out of the game immediately. They all left at halftime.. Perfect start. They were swarming on defense. That starting lineup tonight (without Demo) is probably their best defensive lineup. Obviously Demo brings a lot on both ends.

This was SH ... but somehow that team had been playing everybody tough lately.

[Ship69]

Wow. 18/34 from behind the arc despite Foster going 2/9.

BB these days a lot of the time is living or dying with the three-pointer. When you make 18, you're obviously living high.

[Golden89]

IUP 100 Seton Hill 60

Thoughts:

1) I know think Joe doesn't yank Armoni b/c of national accolades. Armoni has aspirations of the next level but he better start shooting the 3 ball better.
2) I'm pretty sure Dillard belongs. WOW!
3) David and Ethan played pretty good in a shorter outings for them.
4) Sulaiman getting better on the offensive end.
5) Why doesn't Diop play more?
6) Joe said in the post game Tommy D's knee is why he didn't play tonight.

Wow. 18/34 from behind the arc despite Foster going 2/9.

[IUPalum]

IUP 100 Seton Hill 60

Thoughts:

1) I know think Joe doesn't yank Armoni b/c of national accolades. Armoni has aspirations of the next level but he better start shooting the 3 ball better.
2) I'm pretty sure Dillard belongs. WOW!
3) David and Ethan played pretty good in a shorter outings for them.
4) Sulaiman getting better on the offensive end.
5) Why doesn't Diop play more?
6) Joe said in the post game Tommy D's knee is why he didn't play tonight.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

100-60

Final

Dillard was on fire

[IUPbigINDIANS]

If IUP was full strength this would be 150-30

[IUPalum]

Wow. How many TDs does Morris have?

47-17 half

[Golden89]

IUP up 35-7

5:26 left first half

Wow. How many TDs does Morris have?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP up 35-7

5:26 left first half

[Ship69]

No way they play 6 of 7. That would be like suicide! IUP's depth would certainly be an issue at that point! hahahaha

[IUPalum]

Was looking at the revised schedule ...

IUP (men) will play Slippery Rock twice in three days ... the first up there on Saturday, Feb. 5 and then in Indiana on Monday, Feb. 7.

That's going to be fun.

The way this is going with all the PPDs ... I envisioning the week before the conference tournament with like 6 games in 7 days.

No way they play 6 of 7. That would be like suicide! IUP's depth would certainly be an issue at that point! hahahaha

[EyeoftheHawk]

Courtney Alexander is out today.

This may get ugly.

The positive is more minutes for Kiera Baughman who I think has a huge upside. She shows flashes of being dominant and should continue to polish her game with the added experience. I think she has the biggest upside of any underclassman on the roster.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Was looking at the revised schedule ...

IUP (men) will play Slippery Rock twice in three days ... the first up there on Saturday, Feb. 5 and then in Indiana on Monday, Feb. 7.

That's going to be fun.

The way this is going with all the PPDs ... I envisioning the week before the conference tournament with like 6 games in 7 days.