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A little added incentive to host the PSAC Tournament:
Joe is 23-7 against Slippery Rock.
He's 14-0 in Indiana but just 9-7 in Morrow Field House.Leave a comment:
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I looked for a replay of the last possession but wasn't able to find it. Is it now in the IUP athletics site?Leave a comment:
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Man, I see what Joe was talking about now after having watched the replay of the last possession.
Notice when they break the huddle it seems fine. Then, they look around and Cobo realizes Massey isn't on the court (who they planned to foul). He starts yelling for Armoni to come up and cover the point guard who is going to take the inbound pass. Mass confusion. Armoni gets there late as he was already at the other end and from a bad angle and the point guard blows past both of them -- effectively creating a 5 on 3 situation. Dante bites hard on the first past to the wing -- leaving Pratapas wide open in the corner. Not easy for 3 guys to guard 5.
They call a timeout there and re-adjust ... who knows. Probably a different ending.
I'm not a fan in those situations of giving the inbounder a free pass. Stick the 6'9" Cobo in his face with that giant wingspan. When you don't you give the point guard a running start and a full 7 seconds it speeds them up all the more ... often resulting in mistakes. It also likely prevents them from having enough time, in theory, to get off that second pass and shot.
It was a gutsy call by Gary to go for the win there and not the tie. Gotta give him that.
I also don't know that I totally agree with the IUP plan of fouling there with a two-point lead. I guess the theory was foul a 40 percent FT shooter before any time runs. Even he makes both then they'd get another run up the court.
Moral of the story is that play should have never happened. The foul line issues finally bit them and a good team like Mercyhurst took advantage of it. They have a 3-point lead in that instance and they set up a totally different defense.
Brandon Spain beat the Lakers on a buzzer beater 3 years ago. Guess it was their turn to pay it back.Leave a comment:
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My buddy who works at SRU said Rock has at least one fan bus coming. That should spice it up a bit.
Wish more schools did it ... makes for a better atmosphere.
Remember one school in this game thinks this is some great rivalry. The other sees it as the next game on the schedule.
Now, if IUP students were creative and really wanted to make the KCAC imposing ... they'd buy up all the seats behind the SRU bench.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by IUPalum View Post
Good news: Those two are a match-up nightmare for just about every team in the region not named Mercyhurst or Slippery Rock. We've seen when they play run-n-gun teams (Concord, Fairmont State, etc.) ... they excel in those games. Fairmont had no prayer against them.
Bad news: It's highly likely they'll play at least one of them again in the PSAC Tournament and maybe even the Regional. I can guarantee Slippery Rock is planning to come in here and muck things up Wednesday. They've seen the film and know you have to turn up the physicality against IUP.
With his skill set, Cobo is essentially a 6'9" guard. But, yes, Willem needs to step up the tenacity down there. Mercyhurst was ferocious on the glass. I don't see that watching IUP. Chucky and Marko get after balls. I really think their lack of minutes is hurting the team overall. The others are being run ragged and injuries are cropping up likely as a result of it. We can talk about foul shots but they rebound and they win that game. That simple. Let's be real honest they got beat up on the glass by Seton Hill, who basically has one post player.
These next two games are going to make or break the season in my opinion. Don't count out that trip to Gannon on Saturday. They are tough up there. Two very physical games this week. Like it or not, here they come.
Building a roster that can compete at the regional level but can also get through the West muck-it-up style isn't easy. I do have concerns that if they don't win Wednesday things could start to spiral in a bad direction. We've seen some IUP teams fizzle out down the stretch in recent years. Is that playing guys way too many minutes? That's my guess.
Awful lot at stake Wednesday night. A lot of travel plans could hinge around this game.Leave a comment:
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Big question is ... how much longer can Bravado keep playing Willem over Marko?Originally posted by IUPalum View Post
That's a real legit question. Performance-wise they aren't close. Which, has to beg the question, what is Joe thinking?
Willem is in a deep funk. Are we the only ones to see this?
The reason I said this team can't win the last game is because Dante can be taken out of the game. IUP does nothing to alter the nights when he's off. That's a Joe issue. Messy, yes. But, nonetheless.Leave a comment:
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When the lights get bright ... nobody better than Tom Brady. Ever.Leave a comment:
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They will play likely 3 more times this year. Story has a lot yet to be read.Originally posted by IUP CRIMSON HAWKS View PostLeave a comment:
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Actually Cal gals always pose IUP WBB problems. It's as old as the scriptures. Tom McConnell's record is 4-10 against them IIRC.
This is nothing new to be honest.
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Marco also has that fire but yet plays only 13 minutes???
When is Dante going to realize he's off, let someone else shoot?
Willem and Cobo are soft! Cobo is extremely talented but he doesn't like contact!Leave a comment:
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I'll apologize for being harsh. To quote Billy Beane ... I hate losing more than I love winning.
My frustration wasn't that they lost. It was how they lost.
If you read the paper today ... it doesn't take a genius to read between Joe's lines. That was as blatant a call-out as he's made here in a long, long time. He called them soft in his trademark Joe Speak.
The effort was inexcusable last night. How you come out flat for a rival game in front of 3,000 fans is mystifying. It wasn't just last night, either. Their first halfs lately have been poor against good teams. Coach said so himself. They were LUCKY to be down 10 at the half.
How a team with (3) 6'10" seniors gets embarrassed on the boards is baffling. Those three got battered and sauteed last night.
That's effort, boys and girls. Lack of it. Lack of fight and grit.
I stand by my comment they currently lack war dawgs. There's no DeVante Chance fire on this team. Malik has it. Not seeing it many other places.
Great teams would have ended that game with 6 minutes left.
Joe admitted not calling the timeout after the timeout when they saw Massey wasn't on the floor. They were going to foul him. By not calling that timeout they were discombulated as their whole timeout was spent planning the move to foul him (40% FT shooter). Regardless, how the D2 Larry Bird has nobody within 10' of him is just beyond explanation.
Foul shots ..... it won't go away.
So, now, Wednesday means everything. A loss likely means no conference tournament hosting. And, no regional hosting. Basketball aside, it's a HUGE money game for IUP.
In the way is the definition of a tough, physical, arrogant team.
If IUP doesn't come out pissing fire Wednesday ... they aren't ever going to. Talent isn't the problem. They have a ton of that. But, something is off.
I'm sure that wasn't a fun film session today. It shouldn't have been. Only factual thing right now is this team has lost its last two tough games in a row. They aren't built to play these slop fests but there's no choice.
So, yeah, it's one game and it may not mean anything. But, it may. It may mean a whole lot. There were some alarming items shown.Leave a comment:
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