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[IUP Extra Mile]

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Yeah, the SRU teams of the past that can't shoot straight showed up in the 2nd half. SRU is better than past few years, but they had no answer for Cobo...he was solid. Glover was money too...

Good entertaining game. It won't be easy at SRU...

[IUPalum]

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Typical Kevin Reynolds team. The team takes the personality of the coach. I'll leave it at that. The game ended up being closer than it should have been but it was a big win!

[IUP Extra Mile]

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I like Spruell better than McDonald...He makes them go...Long lefty guard, who can shoot a little bit..

We'll see what happens..I'm hoping to catch the stream...

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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No doubt about Till. He's a beast. I really like McDonald, too.

Crazy to think that Harford team last year had Till, McDonald and IUP redshirt Dom Keyes.

Kudos to SRU for landing those two. I know both had upward of (10) D2 offers. They both play 'tough', too ... very gritty and physical and have multiple years at SRU (not the norm).

It's imperative IUP shoots well tonight. Second-chance points are going to be sparse against that Rock lineup. And, you nailed it, ... the years Reynolds has shooters he's very hard to beat. One interesting angle is the 'bigs' for the two teams are pretty different. IUP's all shoot the trey and need to be covered out there. It will be interesting to watch how KR defends that element -- while at the same time how Joe attempts to stop the rock-em-sock-em style under the basket.

All that said ... remember the old Nature Boy.

To be the man ... you gotta beat the man.

IUP has won 18 straight PSAC West games entering tonight. I like IUP's guards better in this one. And, I'm a homer. IUP -1.5

[IUP Extra Mile]

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I think SRU keeps it close and possibly wins. I've seen them, and they play hard (as usual), rebound like kings (as usual), but this team has the ability to hit jumpers...you won't get confused and think it's WL out there, but I think that helps them immensely...Their big man, Micah Till, only a soph, but 6'7" 250 and nimble on his feet...he's pretty good...

Should be a good one...

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Slippery Rock is getting a lot of buzz ... lot of people drinking the green tea.

Call me skeptical.

When you look at records and stats ... sure, they look great.

* 12-2 record with a scoring margin of +14.3
* +13.2 rebounding
* Only 13 TOs per game
* 6 steals and 6 blocks per game
* 47% FG
* 36% from deep

Here's where things get skewed a bit:

The Rock played perhaps the worst non-conference schedule in America.

Glenville State (2-11)
West Virginia Wesleyan (1-13)
University of District of Columbia (1-12)
Daemen (8-6)
Carlow (D3 doesn't count in March)
Ohio University Eastern (D3 doesn't count in March ... not to mention the 145 points scored are a nice statistical boost)

Conference-wise:
Lock Haven (5-7)
Bloomsburg (7-5)
Millersville (4-10)
Mercyhurst (5-6)
California (6-8)

D2 opponents' combined record SRU has beat: 44-86 (not figuring the two meaningless D3 games in to this equation or it would be even worse)

Teams that beat SRU combined record: 19-5

SRU's two losses:
Kutztown (10-2)
Shippensburg (9-3)


SRU is going to look like an NBA team when it comes out. They are big (5 at 6'9" or taller). This is without question KR's best team in years. But, they aren't playing Glenville State tonight. IUP is going to create all kinds of problems for them. Joe's team is big, disciplined, plays defense, moves the ball and can drain the three from all five spots. IUP hits free throws. Joe played the polar opposite schedule of Kevin Reynolds so far and is well battle tested.

I see SRU coming out guns-a-blazing tonight. They haven't won in Indiana in 27 years and I'm sure are tired of hearing about it. But, I want to see how they respond to adversity. You can't beat IUP hitting 60 percent of your free throws and losing your temper.

Slippery Rock may be as advertised. The statistical data to this point ... doesn't quite back it up. It shows they've beat up on terrible teams and a few average ones -- and lost to both good teams it has played. It shows their two D3 games have blown up their scoring averages.

Tonight is going to tell a lot about this Slippery Rock team. One thing about Joe's teams is they play 40 minutes. To beat them, you have to beat them all 40 minutes. They keep coming. Can SRU do it for 40 minutes?

IUP has a history of playing in and winning big games. How will SRU react tonight when the lights get bright?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I'd call them playing tonight a toss-up right now. It sounds like Indiana is going to get his fairly good today with bad weather.

[IUPTrackMan]

[IUPalum]

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The announced gate was 999 ... pretty dull crowd.

That holiday break being 6 weeks is just a killer. You take out the cheerleaders, dance teams and students and it just gets pretty lame in there.

Well, at least it is conference wide so all the schools have the same issue.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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The announced gate was 999 ... pretty dull crowd.

That holiday break being 6 weeks is just a killer. You take out the cheerleaders, dance teams and students and it just gets pretty lame in there.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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Women's final: IUP 89 Mercyhurst 38

Geez oh man.

IUP win 100 for Irish Tom.

Looked like an awful lot of empty seats in the arena as evidenced by the pictures of the game in the local edition.

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[IUPalum]

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Those Mercy games are tough to watch. Add to it that ref crew that calls EVERYTHING and it's a miserable watch.

Take the win and move along ....

The travel calls were unreal... Just wish they would have called those both ways.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Women's final: IUP 89 Mercyhurst 38

Geez oh man.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Those Mercy games are tough to watch. Add to it that ref crew that calls EVERYTHING and it's a miserable watch.

Take the win and move along ....

[IUPalum]

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I now see it with Vaughns... he doesn't know where to be when he is on the floor. My issue now is, why doesn't Joe get him on the floor more like he did today to work on figuring it out when there is a cushion?