Iup basketball

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

I dont know if it's the lighting or the display on the tv, but IUPs away jersey colors look awful. Cant see theweiting or numbers, just looks like all jersey. Every once in a while I can see a faint hint of red. Is it that hard to see it in person or just the tv?

I think these are the worst IUP jerseys ever! They don't look good at all and you can barely read the HAWKS in the gray lettering on the home whites. I haven't even seen the road duds. Why did they change them from last year? I thought those looked pretty cool to be honest.

I've been saying it for more than a few years now-----they ought to adopt some variation of what the Atlanta Hawks wore back when Dominique Wilkins played for them. That would be an awesome look.

-

[bballfan03]

If I lived in the area I would get to more games. It's just hard when I'm 2.5 hours away so a five hour plus round trip doesn't always make sense with my schedule. The student answers call Armoni, "Armari Foster." It's annoying as hell when you don't even get your own teams names right. It's embarrassing actually. The easiest part of that job is getting the players names right. How hard would it be for those student announcers to approach one of the coaches or the player to make sure they get it right.

And nowadays most programs have pronunciation of the non standard last names.

[bballfan03]

I dont know if it's the lighting or the display on the tv, but IUPs away jersey colors look awful. Cant see theweiting or numbers, just looks like all jersey. Every once in a while I can see a faint hint of red. Is it that hard to see it in person or just the tv?

[Scrub]

One odd thing and a big disadvantage the IUP student broadcasters have is they -- again ... very oddly -- aren't watching the game live. They set them up in the concourse without a live view of the game (i.e. they call it off the closed circuit feed on their monitors). There are many instances in a game when things happen off camera. Sometimes when they seem 'lost' during the game ... I believe this is a direct reason. They can hear the crowd yelling or screaming but won't know why. Jack and Tony broadcast from the media table on the floor (and basically right beside Joe Lombardi). They can see and hear everything. IUP only has a media table on one side of the court ... so there isn't room for them down there. The setup you saw in the Regional last year with media on both sides isn't the norm.

That's a real shame about the seating arrangements for your student announcing crew. When WLU's student broadcaster is calling the women's games, he's sitting about 3 feet away from Coach Cooper at a prime spot at the game operations table.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Honestly, I don't mind student announcers one bit. It's their station; let them get their work in. However, there's no excuse for UNDERPREPARED student announcers.

It's true that the WLU men's broadcast has professional announcers (with an occasional cameo by a student color analyst). However, if you ever get a chance to tune in to a WLU women's game, you might be surprised to find that they've handed the reins of the play-by-play for the women to a Sophomore student announcer . . . and he's really good. I LOVE that a Sophomore broadcasting student is getting a chance to be the voice of the WLU women--what priceless experience for that young man. But the difference here is that he seems to be much better prepared for the work. Yes, he occasionally stumbles over an opposing player's name (and sometimes resorts to just saying a number instead, "rebounded by #34 on Wesleyan"), but that kinda thing is well within what's expected of a young man getting his work in. But he never mispronounces a home team name, and he's really quite fluid with his call overall. I'm very impressed by the young man, and it makes me proud of the WLU broadcasting department that they've prepared him so well to do the job.

I agree with you it's a great platform. I don't think the guys are looking for Al Michaels. The frustration many have is this poor quality has been going on for years and years on these broadcasts. It also doesn't improve as the season moves along. That tells me they aren't getting any coaching/teaching -- which is the whole point of it. It's blatantly obvious they aren't prepared to fill 2.5 hours of air time, either. Know the names. Be aware of what the game means in the standings. Have a knowledge of the what has transpired this season.

One odd thing and a big disadvantage the IUP student broadcasters have is they -- again ... very oddly -- aren't watching the game live. They set them up in the concourse without a live view of the game (i.e. they call it off the closed circuit feed on their monitors). There are many instances in a game when things happen off camera. Sometimes when they seem 'lost' during the game ... I believe this is a direct reason. They can hear the crowd yelling or screaming but won't know why. Jack and Tony broadcast from the media table on the floor (and basically right beside Joe Lombardi). They can see and hear everything. IUP only has a media table on one side of the court ... so there isn't room for them down there. The setup you saw in the Regional last year with media on both sides isn't the norm.

I'd be real curious to know how many people actually tune in to the game web broadcasts. It could be so few people that they just don't care enough about it. Hard to say. I remember in the early days of these live streams ... the bigger the game the worse the feed was. The more people logged in ... the buffering and freezing never ended.

[Scrub]

Honestly, I don't mind student announcers one bit. It's their station; let them get their work in. However, there's no excuse for UNDERPREPARED student announcers.

It's true that the WLU men's broadcast has professional announcers (with an occasional cameo by a student color analyst). However, if you ever get a chance to tune in to a WLU women's game, you might be surprised to find that they've handed the reins of the play-by-play for the women to a Sophomore student announcer . . . and he's really good. I LOVE that a Sophomore broadcasting student is getting a chance to be the voice of the WLU women--what priceless experience for that young man. But the difference here is that he seems to be much better prepared for the work. Yes, he occasionally stumbles over an opposing player's name (and sometimes resorts to just saying a number instead, "rebounded by #34 on Wesleyan"), but that kinda thing is well within what's expected of a young man getting his work in. But he never mispronounces a home team name, and he's really quite fluid with his call overall. I'm very impressed by the young man, and it makes me proud of the WLU broadcasting department that they've prepared him so well to do the job.

[IUPalum]

If I lived in the area I would get to more games. It's just hard when I'm 2.5 hours away so a five hour plus round trip doesn't always make sense with my schedule. The student answers call Armoni, "Armari Foster." It's annoying as hell when you don't even get your own teams names right. It's embarrassing actually. The easiest part of that job is getting the players names right. How hard would it be for those student announcers to approach one of the coaches or the player to make sure they get it right.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It's been bad the last few games. Don't know the issue all of a sudden and yes, the announcers stink!

Several people have said the live stream has been terrible the past couple games. It keeps buffering, etc. Hopefully the athletic department is reading along here. The team has so few dedicated fans who are willing to actually turn on their computer for two hours to watch the games ... the buffering is unacceptable.

The student announcer thing gets beat to death on here. I fully agree they should let them call the games BUT on a separate version of the broadcast (as in a practice version). Typically the IUP live feed is technically strong and visually good. They show multiple angles from the floor level and up above. They also show replay. The play-by-play call, however, is just horrendous. It immediately lessens the quality of the broadcast. When you can't pronounce your own players' names ... get them off the air immediately. The MEC and some PSAC schools use professional announcers. It makes SUCH a difference when you have to watch the games on the computer. Calling games 'live' on air ... you can never be prepared enough. These guys IUP puts on there sound like they won a flip cup tournament at the Coney a half hour before the game -- and get handed a headset. Football is the same.

IUP has the iconic Jack Benedict calling games but he's radio only. He's the best around on this level and in his 51st year calling IUP games. I get Jack technically works for WCCS and not IUP. Too bad they couldn't work something out for Jack's broadcast to be the internet video feed. For anybody local ... it's all the more reason to get to the games in person.

[Scrub]

In the couple of minutes I was able to endure through the jumpy video feed, I was very impressed with Shawndale. He looks like a real player.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Big win... couple things stick out to me. Malik 8 turnovers, 26% from 3.

Malik didn't have a good warm-up. Call it a bad night.

The offense wasn't very good ... IUP could (should) have won by 30+. They left a TON of points on the floor. Mercyhurst still plays D but IUP could have lit them up. Shots weren't dropping.


Big win. No doubt.

[IUPalum]

Big win... couple things stick out to me. Malik 8 turnovers, 26% from 3.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe just Mercyerhurst'd the Lakers. Fantastic defensive effort.

[IUPalum]

It's been bad the last few games. Don't know the issue all of a sudden and yes, the announcers stink!

[Scrub]

Yikes--is your feed always this difficult to watch? It's jumping all over the place--totally unwatchable. (Plus, your student announcers should probably at least know their own players' names--even I know his name isn't Amari Foster and I don't attend IUP).

[IUPbigINDIANS]

For better or worse, Mercyhurst comes to town tomorrow.

People talk about games with other programs as rivalry games. Some are to an extent, but, for the past decade anyway, no team has been a bigger thorn to IUP than Mercyhurst. And, of course, IUP has been a major pain to them, too.

Since 2011, IUP leads the series 14-9 (including postseason). IUP has won 8 of the past 10 meetings in the series. A year ago, each team won on the road during the regular season. IUP defeated Mercyhurst at the KCAC to win the PSAC Championship. A week later, Mercyhurst knocked IUP out of the NCAAs in Round 2.

Both teams are very different this season. Ironically, both lost their top post player early in the season (for the season).

The Lakers are off to a somewhat shaky start at 6-4. Losses: at Daemen (67-65), at West Chester (83-80), Le Moyne (76-66) and at East Stroudsburg (83-64).

Mercyhurst blew late (very late) leads against nationally ranked Daemen and West Chester.

The Lakers are scoring 78.5 ppg and giving up just 68.6. The 68.6 ppg allowed is actually a little high for them compared to past years.

The facets of the game they will cause IUP the most problems in are very familiar -- The Lakers are hitting about 42 percent from deep (and seemingly always shoot the lights out inside the KCAC), and, of course, the Triangle and Two defense (which has caused IUP issues for 10 years). Proof? IUP has scored just 63 ppg against Mercyhurst in the past 23 meetings. Amazingly, they've won 14 of those games.

The biggest difference between this edition of the Lakers compared to previous years is this unit isn't dominating the boards. Mercyhurst is just +0.6 on the glass.

This series has become one of those 'throw out the records' type.

These two teams go to war every time they play. It's probably the only coaching rivalry left in the West. Aside from Kevin Reynolds, no visiting coach gets the KCAC as excited as Gary Manchal. And, of course, Manchal has out-coached Joe here in a couple games. Remember the infamous ending at the KCAC last year during the regular season?

Usually I say whichever team gets to 65 points will win this game. I'll be a little more bold with this one. First to 68. Maybe 67.