Iup basketball

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As well as they've played recently, it's unlikely that the LAKERS will make it to the top 6 in the West. With 8 games remaining, and 3 @. CALU, @BORO and @SHU being very tough, their chances of overtaking SRU, GU and MC are slim.

Gannon has the following
@SH
@IUP
Cal
@Boro
IUP
@Mercyhurst


I think mercyhurst can make up some ground against Gannon as long as they continue to win. After head to head record, beating the top teams break ties so mercyhurst has that edge.

[CALUPA69]

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Nobody is going to be in a hurry to play Mercyhurst in the conference tournament. I can promise that much.

As well as they've played recently, it's unlikely that the LAKERS will make it to the top 6 in the West. With 8 games remaining, and 3 @. CALU, @BORO and @SHU being very tough, their chances of overtaking SRU, GU and MC are slim.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Knowing the zoo IUP is walking in to Wednesday night .... it would be nice to see a student bus made available.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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The Mercyhurst ladies played a tremendous game and had a tremendous plan. They took Megan Smith completely out of the game. As I'm sure they picked up on from the IUP/Cal film, when you do that IUP becomes a totally different and dysfunctional team.

The comments are more based on the frustration of losing a game that may ultimately cost them hosting. And, frankly, different lineup or not you should not lose to a team you beat by 51 two weeks prior.

Nobody is going to be in a hurry to play Mercyhurst in the conference tournament. I can promise that much.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Easy for you to say, Cal WBB hosts the conference and region tourneys all the time. And I'm sure that you like the IUP WBB program right where it is----unable to get over the hump against the tough teams. Okay, they won the PSAC last year but you guys had two very quality starters missing.

IUP WBB has not hosted a conference or region since 2008. Even then it tossed away the region top seed by losing in the opening round. This stuff can be hard to take after awhile.

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I think that sums up some of the opinions regarding the women's program. Sure, they win a lot. With their financial resources, facilities and, frankly, talent, ... I think it's very fair to say winning 20 games is expected. Going 2-9 against Cal, however, ... getting pretty old to many people. I hate to say the vibe around the program is 'yeah, they'll do well all year until the stakes are high' ... but, being honest, that's kind of the vibe.

It's the same way Curt Cignetti struggled when the lights got the brightest.

As for the Mercyhurst loss ... upsets happen but that's of historic proportions. I question if that's a PSAC record for largest win in the first meeting and then losing the second.

[IUPalum]

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First time I ever cheer for West Liberty and they lose.

That just bulked up Fairmont's resume in a big way.

It's going to be a tough road just to get in to the regional this year.

[IUP24]

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First time I ever cheer for West Liberty and they lose.

That just bulked up Fairmont's resume in a big way.

That has to also help IUP though. Has to bump IUP's SOS or whatever mathematical formula they use.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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First time I ever cheer for West Liberty and they lose.

That just bulked up Fairmont's resume in a big way.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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Actually the program is pretty solid. Basically 20 plus wins each season plus PSAC and NCAA tournament position. Stinker games like MC happen to most all teams and don't really matter if the team is able to put it all together when it counts. COACH TOM has a winning record against everyone except one team which sucks if that team is a roadblock to ultimate success. Can't say if he'll ever get by that roadblock, but he certainly has the pieces in place to do so. In my view CALU will likely lose at least 2 more games (@IUP, @BORO) so the C'HAWKS have at least 1 more lose to give before talking about losing home court. Settle down.

Easy for you to say, Cal WBB hosts the conference and region tourneys all the time. And I'm sure that you like the IUP WBB program right where it is----unable to get over the hump against the tough teams. Okay, they won the PSAC last year but you guys had two very quality starters missing.

IUP WBB has not hosted a conference or region since 2008. Even then it tossed away the region top seed by losing in the opening round. This stuff can be hard to take after awhile.

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[CALUPA69]

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This program is beyond maddening!

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Actually the program is pretty solid. Basically 20 plus wins each season plus PSAC and NCAA tournament position. Stinker games like MC happen to most all teams and don't really matter if the team is able to put it all together when it counts. COACH TOM has a winning record against everyone except one team which sucks if that team is a roadblock to ultimate success. Can't say if he'll ever get by that roadblock, but he certainly has the pieces in place to do so. In my view CALU will likely lose at least 2 more games (@IUP, @BORO) so the C'HAWKS have at least 1 more lose to give before talking about losing home court. Settle down.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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The Gazette reported today Vaughns didn't play again yesterday due to an ankle injury. He did dress yesterday unlike Wednesday so he's probably not far off.

It said Cobo also had been battling some virus issues and wasn't up to par.

I scanned the box ... Blake played 14 minutes with 0 points and 1 rebound. He has to get going. There's no choice but to keep playing him some minutes.

That was the third buzzer-beater win of the season (Bloom, Boro, Mercy). Under two seconds left ... put it that way.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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The next 4 are a gauntlet and will tell the tale of the season and he direction. I'm hoping to make the trip next saturday but I'm probably going to have my own team responsibilities. Looks like the online broadcast will have to do.

What level of basketball do you coach, if you don't mind my asking?

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[IUPalum]

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Joe's next four:

@SRU
Gannon
UPJ
@Gannon

This is a brutal stretch. The forecast looks good for Wednesday. Hopefully 100-200 make the trip to Morrow. It's going to be a fun one.

SRU has averaged about 200 per game. There will be 2,000+ for Joe's visit.

The next 4 are a gauntlet and will tell the tale of the season and he direction. I'm hoping to make the trip next saturday but I'm probably going to have my own team responsibilities. Looks like the online broadcast will have to do.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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The Mercy ladies' turnaround is pretty remarkable.

I don't follow the women's game enough to know the details but they played a zone against Tom yesterday and IUP looked like they had never seen one before.

I've seen Tom enough this year to realize they are a flow team. They're great when they control things. Disrupt that flow and things get ugly. Quickly.

All the normal pretty passing and set shooting turns in to Appleby driving the hoop and throwing up wild shots.

It's just plain unconscionable to think that you could possibly lose to a team that you completely ran over by 50+ points a mere few weeks before. How does that happen.

You probably hit the nail on the head with your succinct synopsis.

Geez, they have a perfect opportunity here right in front of them to play at home in the postseason. Looks like they need to win out now to avoid throwing it all away after that little episode yesterday.

This program is beyond maddening!

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