Iup basketball

[Ship69]

Story on Armoni in the Meadville Tribune. https://www.meadvilletribune.com/spo...bc1d19067.html

I was impressed with Porterfield in the PSAC championship game. Nice-looking shot and he could be tough in the post if he puts on a couple more pounds. Looks as if IUP will be the team to beat next season again. Just hoping we have a normal season. I have no idea what this coronavirus is doing or not doing to recruiting at Ship.

[hawks16]

Story on Armoni in the Meadville Tribune. https://www.meadvilletribune.com/spo...bc1d19067.html

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Any word on how radford is doing? big step up from Beckley wv.

Joe's pretty high on him. He was going to play this year (deep rotation) prior to breaking his foot in camp. Assuming he'll be the backup PG next year (next two years).

[Columbuseer]

I would prefer a Tevin Hanner/Chucky Humphries-type player at the four. The 2015 team made the championship with Tevin and Chucky had a lot of similarities to him...with more offensive upside, of course. I think that piece was one missing in the Cobo/Dante era. Unless you count CJ Rudisill

Any word on how radford is doing? big step up from Beckley wv.

[hawks16]

So ... in theory a new season began yesterday.

Those returning in 2020-21 for what will be a loaded IUP roster:

Guards

David Morris
Armoni Foster
Shawndale Jones
Anthony White
Bryce Radford
K.J. Rhodes

Post

Ethan Porterfield (6'9")
Tommy Demogerontas (6'8" and will play all five positions at times)
Ousmane Diop (6'10")
Shawn Ulrich (6'8")

Walk-ons

Dylan Benton
Anthony Glover Jr.


As of now, Joe's recruiting class this year will be comprised of one player. There's only one spot. By my count of the above, they have (9) scholarships being used -- which leaves one full ride. Ulrich and Anthony White combine for one full ride. The others -- I believe -- are on full ticket.

So, the question becomes if you can take one guy in what will be a National Title push ... what position? Joe likes to stay stocked up for the future so I assume it will be a multi-year transfer. Although, there is already a name floating around who would be a one-year guy at the small forward position.

They really like both Rhodes and Radford. Both could have played this year as true freshmen. Radford was lost for the season in camp and Joe decided to redshirt Rhodes due to a lack of available minutes. By all accounts I'm told Diop will be a Day 1 starter next winter.

To add a guard this off-season ... would really just have to be the perfect fit. I'm kind of leaning toward a Chucky-type playmaker/defender.

Make no mistake, expectations will be through the roof next November. This is likely a preseason Top 3 team.

I would prefer a Tevin Hanner/Chucky Humphries-type player at the four. The 2015 team made the championship with Tevin and Chucky had a lot of similarities to him...with more offensive upside, of course. I think that piece was one missing in the Cobo/Dante era. Unless you count CJ Rudisill

[IUP24]

Some world expert said this will last until there is a vaccine, possibly 18 months.

I don't think this is going to go away anytime soon. This is going to be our new normal for quite some time. I read a really good article that talked about a lot new viruses and it explained that they all have 3 waves, with the 2nd wave typically being worse than the first. All of the other well known pandemics had 3 waves. Consider that this is only the first wave here that we are experiencing. The country, and world for that matter, isn't going to be able to press on with this as the norm for 18 months, but this is here to stay.

I told somebody today that I don't believe there will be a football season next year.

Every expert talks about flattening the curve. However, they also all agree that the second these measures are removed (likely in about 4-8 weeks), we'll be right back to where we started. That's the challenge here. You can undo a lot of good by letting 35,000 into a major league baseball stadium in early July. The doctor in charge of the Ohio Department of Health said today that if there isn't a vaccine rather soon, she believes approximately 40-50% of Ohioans will be infected with COVID-19 within the next year. Other states/cities have reported similar numbers as well. I guess everybody has the choice as to whether or not they believe that.

[Bart]

You better hope there is a next year.

Some world expert said this will last until there is a vaccine, possibly 18 months.

[IUP24]

Quick glance at next year's schedule:

Crossover:

@ Kutztown
@ West Chester
Millersville
Shepherd
Shippensburg
@ Lock Haven


Slippery Rock and Gannon both visit the KCAC over break (Saturday, Jan. 9 and Monday, Jan. 11). Mercyhurst plays at IUP on Saturday night, Jan. 30.

You better hope there is a next year.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Quick glance at next year's schedule:

Crossover:

@ Kutztown
@ West Chester
Millersville
Shepherd
Shippensburg
@ Lock Haven


Slippery Rock and Gannon both visit the KCAC over break (Saturday, Jan. 9 and Monday, Jan. 11). Mercyhurst plays at IUP on Saturday night, Jan. 30.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Happy Mount Olive Day! It was 12 years ago today that the infamous Mount Olive affair went down as the IUP women lost in the opening round of the East Region . But I guess the 2020 region that never was will also live on in campus folklore as well.

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#mt-olive

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

Happy Mount Olive Day! It was 12 years ago today that the infamous Mount Olive affair went down as the IUP women lost in the opening round of the East Region . But I guess the 2020 region that never was will also live on in campus folklore as well.

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[IUPbigINDIANS]

It almost feels like they were considering the region to have 4 conferences (MEC, CIAA, PSAC West, & PSAC East), and it seemed like they felt the need to spread things around a bit. You can understanding their thinking there. But it does feel odd that Armoni didn't make the first team. It just feels like they forced a few things out of a supposed fairness as opposed to picking the actual top players in the region.

Heath had a high PPG avg


Look a little closer at his numbers. Just sayin'

Biss and Armoni ... pretty close call there ... although Biss had a poor ending the last several games.

[Scrub]

It almost feels like they were considering the region to have 4 conferences (MEC, CIAA, PSAC West, & PSAC East), and it seemed like they felt the need to spread things around a bit. You can understanding their thinking there. But it does feel odd that Armoni didn't make the first team. It just feels like they forced a few things out of a supposed fairness as opposed to picking the actual top players in the region.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Also a defensible argument.

I was surprised to see Heath on the first team.

No comment

[Scrub]

Armoni and Malik BOTH should be on First Team.

Also a defensible argument.

I was surprised to see Heath on the first team.