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Originally posted by IUPalum View Post
He's a KR product. KR pulls players out of gutters and sewers.
I remember the night they almost came in to the stands at the KCAC (think Pistons and Pacers). Arena security (which is a bunch of 80-year-olds) then had to line the court - not that they'd have done anything had it escalated.
I miss those games. SRU's visit in the KR era was always exciting. He came awfully close to winning here several times. He also got blown out here several times.
I don't know who has the most wins against Lombardi but KR is up there. None in Indiana, of course, but Morrow was a real headache for Joe during that time. I think Joe lost up there 6 times.
It's not easy to get the KCAC wound up. The place would tee off on KR every visit. He was good for business. That was always the marquee Saturday night home game of the year. Not quite the same at 3pm.
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Point Park's Valrie named NAIA National Player of the Week.
IUP better be ready for this dude. He's a monster (no idea why he's in NAIA).
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Originally posted by Scrub View Post
By "redshirting" you mean "pre-transferring," right? ; )
I kid. Obviously, Ben has a few redshirts at WLU as well. I assume that both Joe & Ben believe a guy has chosen to cast his lot with their programs because he wants to be a part of something bigger in the long term. These are marquee D2 programs.
Unfortunately, in this day and age, kids would much rather play early and often for less-than-marquee programs than stay patient in order to be a part of something bigger. Sad state of affairs.
But not a single person will be the least bit surprised if 6 months from now Romero-Sanz (IUP) or Pankey (WLU) is in the portal. I hope not. I hope those guys knew what they were signing up for when they signed. But a lot can change in 6 months in this climate.
Bolon redshirted after playing in ohio hs all star game -- 2 time AA.
Yoakum redshirted - summer league chicago bulls.
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This Sunday is one of the more intriguing games of the year at IUP. Kevin Reynolds, one of the KCAC's most infamous guests, returns with his 9-0 Point Park team.
Trust me, this is not like a PSU branch ensemble. This roster is full of former D2 players and has a lot of size (bigs are 7'2" and 6'10"). The star, SF Jo Valrie, is a dynamic, 6'5" slasher and shooter who can score from all over -- and would start for any team in the PSAC. They also feature former Quincy guard Jalen Stamps.
Make no mistake, this is a KR built roster -- regardless of what level they call home. They had Robert Morris dead in the water with 2 minutes left but somehow lost the game (in a 'real' game for Bobby Mo).
This is not going to be an easy game for IUP. KR's bunch would be a competitive team in the PSAC West this year.
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Originally posted by Scrub View Post
By "redshirting" you mean "pre-transferring," right? ; )
I kid. Obviously, Ben has a few redshirts at WLU as well. I assume that both Joe & Ben believe a guy has chosen to cast his lot with their programs because he wants to be a part of something bigger in the long term. These are marquee D2 programs.
Unfortunately, in this day and age, kids would much rather play early and often for less-than-marquee programs than stay patient in order to be a part of something bigger. Sad state of affairs.
But not a single person will be the least bit surprised if 6 months from now Romero-Sanz (IUP) or Pankey (WLU) is in the portal. I hope not. I hope those guys knew what they were signing up for when they signed. But a lot can change in 6 months in this climate.
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Originally posted by Scrub View Post
By "redshirting" you mean "pre-transferring," right? ; )
I kid. Obviously, Ben has a few redshirts at WLU as well. I assume that both Joe & Ben believe a guy has chosen to cast his lot with their programs because he wants to be a part of something bigger in the long term. These are marquee D2 programs.
Unfortunately, in this day and age, kids would much rather play early and often for less-than-marquee programs than stay patient in order to be a part of something bigger. Sad state of affairs.
But not a single person will be the least bit surprised if 6 months from now Romero-Sanz (IUP) or Pankey (WLU) is in the portal. I hope not. I hope those guys knew what they were signing up for when they signed. But a lot can change in 6 months in this climate.
The conundrum to all of this is obviously Dolan Waldo. Waldo started the first two games of the season at SF and was billed to be one of Joe's marquee recruits (who redshirted a year ago). Problem is this has literally become (excuse the corny pun) a Where's Waldo mystery. He didn't play even a second in two games this past weekend. Damir Brooks is thankfully out of his mini suspension and the clear-cut starter at SF. But, instead of Waldo, Joe's is electing to use two guards to back up Brooks -- all the while having the big Romero-Sanz in street clothes.
It's common Joe sends a player or two to Siberia every year -- deep down the bench. But, this Waldo situation is pretty unique. They need him and they need him to get up to speed. That's hard to do, however, watching 40 minutes a night from the bench. Granted, he wouldn't have started the first couple games had Brooks not been in the dog house. But, to go from rotation player to Siberia this quickly is very alarming.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
But, he's redshirting.
I kid. Obviously, Ben has a few redshirts at WLU as well. I assume that both Joe & Ben believe a guy has chosen to cast his lot with their programs because he wants to be a part of something bigger in the long term. These are marquee D2 programs.
Unfortunately, in this day and age, kids would much rather play early and often for less-than-marquee programs than stay patient in order to be a part of something bigger. Sad state of affairs.
But not a single person will be the least bit surprised if 6 months from now Romero-Sanz (IUP) or Pankey (WLU) is in the portal. I hope not. I hope those guys knew what they were signing up for when they signed. But a lot can change in 6 months in this climate.
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
IUP is not what they've been the past few years, but they still are a pretty good club. Looks as if they'll have trouble with the resurgent Gannon and Cal (if healthy) in the West, but the rest of the division haven't looked like world-beaters so far. Mercyhurst will battle, but they are certainly beatable, and UPJ doesn't look like a contender. Slippery Rock has been erratic. The Hawks should certainly be able to handle Seton Hill, Clarion, and Edinboro.
But, this likely is not an NCAA team. I still think the ceiling is maybe winning a game in the conference tournament. They will be dangerous most nights. I'd like them much more with a legit big off the bench. But, he's redshirting.
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Originally posted by EyeoftheHawk View Post
That’s a bit of an overreaction to wins over a rebuilding Shippensburg team and a quite average Lock Haven team. The West won’t be running through the KCAC this season.
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Originally posted by hawks16 View PostSo...IUP is good again?
I'm super busy this year and haven't been able to check in on the video or audio with Jack. I'm living through this wonderful message board and box scores. Seems like we're good again! The West runs through the KCAC (with 3 p.m. tipoffs)! Blast that Aerosmith because IUP. IS. BACK!
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Originally posted by hawks16 View PostSo...IUP is good again?
I'm super busy this year and haven't been able to check in on the video or audio with Jack. I'm living through this wonderful message board and box scores. Seems like we're good again! The West runs through the KCAC (with 3 p.m. tipoffs)! Blast that Aerosmith because IUP. IS. BACK!
But, with Damir back they are much better. There's potential.
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