Iup basketball

[IUPalum]

With about 2:30 remaining, IUP was shooting FTs.

After the second one, an Edinboro player put IUP's Bautista Rodriguez in a reverse neck-lock and then threw him backward to the ground.

If it would have mattered, the player would have been ejected. Instead, they gave him a flagrant and it fouled him out. Rather than sit on the bench, he then just walked into the locker room.

It summed up Edinboro's night and season.

IUP's Luke Triggs was about to retaliate but his teammates and Joe quickly (smartly) restrained him. Unlike that dirty player, they at least have another game and cannot get a guy suspended.

Put it this way, if that type of chicken-sh!t cheap shot had happened in January, it would have been an all-out brawl.

To add... previous in the game the same player was involved in a double foul with Grove. Grove didn't do anything but it was a way for the refs to grab control of the game. The same Boro player also got a tech after the double foul for taunting the IUP bench after he made a 3 pointer. This kid did all this in approx 9 min of PT.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Care to explain for those of us who don't feel like opening the game up to see?

With about 2:30 remaining, IUP was shooting FTs.

After the second one, an Edinboro player put IUP's Bautista Rodriguez in a reverse neck-lock and then threw him backward to the ground.

If it would have mattered, the player would have been ejected. Instead, they gave him a flagrant and it fouled him out. Rather than sit on the bench, he then just walked into the locker room.

It summed up Edinboro's night and season.

IUP's Luke Triggs was about to retaliate but his teammates and Joe quickly (smartly) restrained him. Unlike that dirty player, they at least have another game and cannot get a guy suspended.

Put it this way, if that type of chicken-sh!t cheap shot had happened in January, it would have been an all-out brawl.

[TheMadLibs]

Real classy ending by Edinboro.

What a dirty scumbag play.

Most energy they showed all night.

Care to explain for those of us who don't feel like opening the game up to see?

[TheMadLibs]

This is a Zebra game. If they call it tight, IUP has a decent chance to win. If it's loose (and a hack fest like the first game) IUP will be in trouble.

I do think the coaching generally could be a decider. WCU seems to consistently underperform in February March imo

[TheMadLibs]

I'm sure Ben will look at any players who leave those schools.

But, I mean IU Indy isn't exactly a destination. It would likely come down to who else is also calling them.

Hell, Gannon would probably beat IU Indy right now.

Absolutely should. Their defense was... not good, Bob.

[Chuck Norris]

Well, it appears the guy sitting beside you was correct. The officially published academic calendar shows Spring Break begins March 9.


WOW


I'll go a step further than saying this was the worst crowd of the season. That was the worst crowd of the Joe Lombardi era.

And, ... no chance there were 417 people in the stands.


This was on par with the Round 1 home football playoff game (that actually had about 300 humans attend).

Hard to draw on a Monday when WWE is on the road to Wrestlemania. Every episode of Raw until then is must see, lol.

I think by and large people have given up on the idea that this team going anywhere, but still a crazy bad turnout for a playoff game. It speaks to all the issues you guys have discussed about the program’s decline. IUP men’s basketball is not in a good place right now.

[IUPalum]

No other way to put it, the athletic department should be embarrassed by the lack of fans, no band, no dance team, etc. IT WAS A PLAYOFF GAME!!! At best there was 150 fans.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

According to the guy sitting next to my wife and me, it wasn’t spring break yet, he said the students head out next week. My wife asked where the band and dance team were. I think it was the worst crowd we’ve seen all year—pathetically low. Almost no students, and barely any support from the town for a basketball team in the conference tournament. My next question is: Did the town even know there was a game? If not, that’s on IUP the athletic department, marketing, whoever’s responsible because last night they were lucky to have 150 people in the seats.

Well, it appears the guy sitting beside you was correct. The officially published academic calendar shows Spring Break begins March 9.


WOW


I'll go a step further than saying this was the worst crowd of the season. That was the worst crowd of the Joe Lombardi era.

And, ... no chance there were 417 people in the stands.


This was on par with the Round 1 home football playoff game (that actually had about 300 humans attend).

[IUPFan69]

The morning after:

* The announced (stress that word) gate was 417. I get its Spring Break. But ... 417? Holy smokes.

* IUP was very fortunate their opponent was God Awful. Joe wouldn't have beat many teams last night.

According to the guy sitting next to my wife and me, it wasn’t spring break yet, he said the students head out next week. My wife asked where the band and dance team were. I think it was the worst crowd we’ve seen all year—pathetically low. Almost no students, and barely any support from the town for a basketball team in the conference tournament. My next question is: Did the town even know there was a game? If not, that’s on IUP the athletic department, marketing, whoever’s responsible because last night they were lucky to have 150 people in the seats.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Well, hope they're ready for the usual rugby scrum at West Chester.

This is a Zebra game. If they call it tight, IUP has a decent chance to win. If it's loose (and a hack fest like the first game) IUP will be in trouble.

[IUPalum]

Well, hope they're ready for the usual rugby scrum at West Chester.

Rugby, that's an understatement.

[Ship69]

The morning after:

* The announced (stress that word) gate was 417. I get its Spring Break. But ... 417? Holy smokes.

* IUP was very fortunate their opponent was God Awful. Joe wouldn't have beat many teams last night.

Well, hope they're ready for the usual rugby scrum at West Chester.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The morning after:

* The announced (stress that word) gate was 417. I get its Spring Break. But ... 417? Holy smokes.

* IUP was very fortunate their opponent was God Awful. Joe wouldn't have beat many teams last night.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Real classy ending by Edinboro.

What a dirty scumbag play.

Most energy they showed all night.

[gman16506]

Im comparing to Tasman Goodrick from last year... he came from a low level D1 that he barely played at. Gannon last year and this year started, and did well, for Siena. Precious is MUCH better than goodrick was.

The Morgan's are the only 2 at this point id bet on being back next year haha

And then there is the story of K J McClurg who left California and went to D-1 Longwood and averaged 7 ppg and 18 minutes last year (this year I believe injuries have done him in). Have visited Longwood a couple of times and its a beautiful school but hardly a powerhouse. Point being that potential transfers need to consider the risks involved as it doesn't always work out. It's kinda like Cleve Wright told me once.......men only want one thing and that is to say they played Division One. Women recruits will ask what can your school do for me on an academic basis and do not get as hung up on the D-1 thing as the men.