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From seeing Va State in person last night ... tough to take a lot away from it.
Very athletic. Big. Deep bench. Looked out of sync all night. Former Cal post Howze was their best big man. Richardson didn't play at all. Howze played well at times but he's nothing like they had in Grandberry last year. He could take the game over.
They may go bigger tonight against the formidable IUP lineup. They didn't have the shooters they had a year ago -- not last night, anyway.
UPJ can be a pain to play if you aren't used to seeing them. They play very slow and methodical -- very few mistakes. I got the impression VSU was waiting and waiting for a big run that never came.
VSU had last shot in a tie game at the end and UPJ forced a scuffle, got fouled and hit two FTs with .2 secs left.
Based upon last night I see no reason IUP isn't clearly favored in this game. But, it could have just been a bad night for VSU. Both teams were very sloppy. Most of VSU's runs came when UPJ PG Mulbah was out of the game. UPJ depth isn't real deep.
Side note you could tell IUP really had Concord flustered. IUP controlled the tempo. Concord didn't like playing at that pace.
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If I was betting I think Concord will beat UPJ by 10-15 tonight.
Bolte may have one of his 40+ games.Leave a comment:
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I believe Majestro had knee surgery late summer. https://mobile.twitter.com/drewmages...32817385488384Leave a comment:
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Too bad. They missed a good one.
The thing that jumps out at you is IUP is much, much deeper this year. Tonight they had Armoni Foster, Marko Krivacevic and Chuckie Humphries coming in off the bench. They haven't had that depth in years.
Concord put up a good fight.
The first game was a thriller. It took FOREVER but UPJ pulled out a massive upset. Virginia State, tonight anyway, didn't look anything near what they did a year ago. Maybe it was an off game ... who knows. UPJ played a lot of true freshman. They may be scary good in 1-2 years. If you are sloppy against UPJ ... you will pay for it. Josh Wise is a baller. He has some Brandon Norfleet in him. Of note Drew Magestro is off the UPJ roster. That's a big loss.Leave a comment:
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IUP with 5 in double figures:
Cobo 24 & 9
Dante 22
Malik 13
Willem 10
Armoni 10
Team:
31-61 FG / 51%
Treys 8-23 / 35%
Boards 37
Assists 15
Bench 14 pts
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Great game. Little tense there for a minute.
Bolte never shuts up. Ever.
Dante had a very impressive game. That was a good win. Concord is going to win some games.Leave a comment:
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