Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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They should be down 20

[IUPalum]

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Malik is killing them tonight!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Fitting

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Embarrassing

21 TO in 30 mins

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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They fixed the score. IUP up 7

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Gonna be Chucky's time.

Willem and Marko both 3 fouls.

[IUPalum]

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14 TOs at half completely unacceptable. Joe may be bustin' shiz up.

Most of the turnovers are travels or dumb bombs up the floor. Marco has a FG and 2-2 from the line. ESU has Marco with no FG.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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14 TOs at half completely unacceptable. Joe may be bustin' shiz up.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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IUP should be up 7 points. They best get that book fixed.

[IUPalum]

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Both teams gonna be fouled out by halftime. Man oh man. Whistle every 10 seconds.

These officials suck and the score should be 50-43... protest if it isn't fixed!!!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Both teams gonna be fouled out by halftime. Man oh man. Whistle every 10 seconds.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Malik may have 10 TO by half

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Quit talking scared, this team will be fine! Yes, it's a big game but IUP has all the tools to take care of business. Defend hard and don't let them score then the press won't be a factor. I'm sure Joe has everything put in that is needed to beat the press then IUP can use their size to score in the half court!

LOL ... yeah, I'm am pretty nervous about this one.

* Dante is a mess the past four games and can't shoot
* We're down to three guards who are going to get run ragged tonight (much like they did at SRU)
* Turnovers galore lately and they're playing the best team in the league at forcing them
* ESU doesn't lose at home and has had a full week to prepare.
* I actually think they've just looked tired lately

I hope you're right. But, yeah, I'm nervous for sure.

[IUPalum]

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Well, you loyal Flock of Joe supporters, a big game has arrived.

Big on many levels. For starters, this is the first 'bounce back' opportunity of the season. Adversity struck a few days ago. Some teams curl up, yap and moan. Others come back swinging. We'll learn a lot tonight.

Much like 13 of the past 15 games, this is just yet another 'big' game for IUP.

Although, the stakes are a bit different now. For starters, East Stroudsburg is a very good team. They are even better at home, where they've won 16 straight games.

Secondly, IUP has a struggling point guard about to face 40 minutes of high heat tonight.

Despite being mid-January, IUP has to start already thinking about the postseason. Nobody within the program is going to publicly say that, but that's just the reality. If they really want to host the PSAC Tournament and also the Regional ... fact is they can't lose many more games. At most, West Liberty may lose 1-2 more games prior to the Regional. West-wise, SRU likely isn't going to lose many more, either. IUP surely doesn't want to play that conference tournament in Morrow.

A huge road win tonight keeps them on pace for the No. 1 seed. A loss, however, really starts to complicate things. Beyond tonight, IUP should be favored in every game the rest of the regular season. Recall Mercyhurst and SRU play in Indiana in the second run through the West.

Greg Bearer being injured the day before Mercyhurst took its toll last week. Now, they've been through two games and more importantly some practices without him. They should look a lot less discombobulated tonight -- perhaps even have a little element of surprise.

Whichever guard Joe goes with to eat some minutes -- Anthony White or Drew Dansecs -- can't just be out there to be a statue. They did that last year and everybody knew it. They were playing 5 on 4 there at the end of the season. Dante, Malik and Armoni can't play 38 minutes each tonight against the press. They will be toast by the final 8 minutes.

I fully expect a pretty focused team tonight. I think they got a little embarrassed up at Slippery Rock despite a great comeback and a close loss.

East Stroudsburg likes to press and press and press. That's not always a bad thing. IUP has skilled, big guards and talented, athletic post players. A year ago IUP committed 28 turnovers against the Warriors -- and somehow was winning by 7 points with 4 minutes left -- before losing, 85-82. IUP has to use the post to its advantage tonight.

Saturday's result can't linger. If it does, they will lose tonight. ESU is no joke. Personally, I think IUP is geared more for ESU than SRU. This team likes to play fast. Getting Cobo in transition ... he could have a monster night. Same with Malik.

The turnover show has to end. This is a tough team to make it end. But, mainly the self-inflicted turnovers. I think IUP turns the ball over more uncontested than it does contested. That's pretty odd. One fantastic thing that both Mercyhurst and Slippery did against IUP was simply hit the reset button when a play broke down. They'd put the ball back up top and reboot. IUP has a very annoying trait of trying to make something out of nothing -- and routinely turning the ball over by running out of bounds, falling down uncontrollably, etc. They give up at least 5 possessions a game in that exact manner.

The sleepwalk routine in the first 12 minutes also has to vanish. They got away with at Mercyhurst. Not so much at SRU. Watch Dante throughout his career ... when he starts hot, they flourish. When he starts bad and gets flustered, well, they don't flourish.

Get past tonight. Whatever it takes. Things lighten up a bit from here ... for a little bit anyway. Marko is the secret weapon waiting to be cut loose. Same with Chucky. It might be time. Might as well call this the first playoff game of the year.

Quit talking scared, this team will be fine! Yes, it's a big game but IUP has all the tools to take care of business. Defend hard and don't let them score then the press won't be a factor. I'm sure Joe has everything put in that is needed to beat the press then IUP can use their size to score in the half court!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Well, you loyal Flock of Joe supporters, a big game has arrived.

Big on many levels. For starters, this is the first 'bounce back' opportunity of the season. Adversity struck a few days ago. Some teams curl up, yap and moan. Others come back swinging. We'll learn a lot tonight.

Much like 13 of the past 15 games, this is just yet another 'big' game for IUP.

Although, the stakes are a bit different now. For starters, East Stroudsburg is a very good team. They are even better at home, where they've won 16 straight games.

Secondly, IUP has a struggling point guard about to face 40 minutes of high heat tonight.

Despite being mid-January, IUP has to start already thinking about the postseason. Nobody within the program is going to publicly say that, but that's just the reality. If they really want to host the PSAC Tournament and also the Regional ... fact is they can't lose many more games. At most, West Liberty may lose 1-2 more games prior to the Regional. West-wise, SRU likely isn't going to lose many more, either. IUP surely doesn't want to play that conference tournament in Morrow.

A huge road win tonight keeps them on pace for the No. 1 seed. A loss, however, really starts to complicate things. Beyond tonight, IUP should be favored in every game the rest of the regular season. Recall Mercyhurst and SRU play in Indiana in the second run through the West.

Greg Bearer being injured the day before Mercyhurst took its toll last week. Now, they've been through two games and more importantly some practices without him. They should look a lot less discombobulated tonight -- perhaps even have a little element of surprise.

Whichever guard Joe goes with to eat some minutes -- Anthony White or Drew Dansecs -- can't just be out there to be a statue. They did that last year and everybody knew it. They were playing 5 on 4 there at the end of the season. Dante, Malik and Armoni can't play 38 minutes each tonight against the press. They will be toast by the final 8 minutes.

I fully expect a pretty focused team tonight. I think they got a little embarrassed up at Slippery Rock despite a great comeback and a close loss.

East Stroudsburg likes to press and press and press. That's not always a bad thing. IUP has skilled, big guards and talented, athletic post players. A year ago IUP committed 28 turnovers against the Warriors -- and somehow was winning by 7 points with 4 minutes left -- before losing, 85-82. IUP has to use the post to its advantage tonight.

Saturday's result can't linger. If it does, they will lose tonight. ESU is no joke. Personally, I think IUP is geared more for ESU than SRU. This team likes to play fast. Getting Cobo in transition ... he could have a monster night. Same with Malik.

The turnover show has to end. This is a tough team to make it end. But, mainly the self-inflicted turnovers. I think IUP turns the ball over more uncontested than it does contested. That's pretty odd. One fantastic thing that both Mercyhurst and Slippery did against IUP was simply hit the reset button when a play broke down. They'd put the ball back up top and reboot. IUP has a very annoying trait of trying to make something out of nothing -- and routinely turning the ball over by running out of bounds, falling down uncontrollably, etc. They give up at least 5 possessions a game in that exact manner.

The sleepwalk routine in the first 12 minutes also has to vanish. They got away with at Mercyhurst. Not so much at SRU. Watch Dante throughout his career ... when he starts hot, they flourish. When he starts bad and gets flustered, well, they don't flourish.

Get past tonight. Whatever it takes. Things lighten up a bit from here ... for a little bit anyway. Marko is the secret weapon waiting to be cut loose. Same with Chucky. It might be time. Might as well call this the first playoff game of the year.