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  • Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    Well, I do think many coaches use it as a bluff. But it isn't always a bluff.
    It’s just business I suppose. If I was recruiting I would do the same thing. If you have two kids you like equally and one is ready to sign while the other still wants to date other people, I sign the kid that wants to be here more. It can be a dangerous game for players and coaches and you can end up out in the cold if you’re not careful.

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    • Originally posted by EyeoftheHawk View Post

      It’s just business I suppose. If I was recruiting I would do the same thing. If you have two kids you like equally and one is ready to sign while the other still wants to date other people, I sign the kid that wants to be here more. It can be a dangerous game for players and coaches and you can end up out in the cold if you’re not careful.
      Julio (said player) had (8) pending offers. I guess he's waiting for Duke to call.

      Better pick one soon. Only so many spots.

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      • Guard

        Garvin Clarke
        Dallis Dillard
        Denzel Kabasele
        Ian Herring (incoming freshman)
        Christian Moore (incoming transfer / two years' eligibility)
        Alfonso Pickens (incoming transfer / two years' eligibility)
        Sarp Furtun
        Anthony Watson



        Forward

        Damir Brooks
        Luke Triggs (incoming transfer / two years' eligibility)
        Callum MacNamara (walk-on)
        Tyler Grove (incoming freshman)



        So, for those counting at home, that's (12) players. My guess all along is Herring is going to play immediately, and, likely, at the SF position.

        The two latest additions, Moore and Pickens, are both extremely fast players. Their speed actually jumps off the screen. Add in Garvin, and Joe is going to have some very quick lineups.

        I feel a lot better after adding these two guys. BUT ... I still think he needs another big (not a 'project' big but a ready-to-roll this year big). Triggs and Damir will be fine so long as they can stay on the court. We all through Grove would redshirt this year but I'm not so sure.

        How will this team be? Who knows. But, I think things are looking much brighter. IF Dallis and Denzel return fully healthy, this roster is really set up nicely with big, fast guards. We'll see. I'm not warm and fuzzy about the post positions/depth.

        Money-wise, Joe has to be about tapped out. I'd imagine he'll add a walk-on or two, but unless he can find a grad student (with non-scholarship money) ... this may be the roster.

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        • Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
          Former Gannon guard (and most recently of the JUCO ranks) Alfonso Pickens Jr. has signed with IUP.
          Isn't this the player that some IUP posters said was a really bad apple and may be facing criminal charges in Erie?? Asking for a friend!

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          • Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

            Isn't this the player that some IUP posters said was a really bad apple and may be facing criminal charges in Erie?? Asking for a friend!

            It is my understanding several of his charges were dropped from his incident while at Gannon two years ago.

            I trust Joe vetted the situation very thoroughly. He won't take any bad apples.

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            • Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

              Isn't this the player that some IUP posters said was a really bad apple and may be facing criminal charges in Erie?? Asking for a friend!
              Aren't you one of the posters that disappeared when Gannon sucked but no returned after their turn around?

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              • Originally posted by IUPalum View Post

                Aren't you one of the posters that disappeared when Gannon sucked but no returned after their turn around?
                ??????????

                Do not post that much as anyone can see by the numerical count under my profile name. I started to post to respond to some of the potentially hurtful rumors being spread about individuals including a current IUP assistant coach and a former Gannon player who is now on the IUP roster. Guess it's called irony!!!
                Last edited by gman16506; 05-31-2024, 10:49 AM.

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                • Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

                  ??????????

                  Do not post that much as anyone can see by the numerical count under my profile name. I started to post to respond to some of the potentially hurtful rumors being spread about individuals including a current IUP assistant coach and a former Gannon player who is now on the IUP roster. Guess it's called irony!!!
                  Hook, line and sinker!

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                  • Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

                    Joe is mentally unable to coach and play the West Liberty Style. He loves his stars too much and is fundamentally averse to playing more than 7 players in any one game! He's a traditional coach who plays in the traditional way. Many years, that's enough to be pretty good but some years, not so much. His big "change" was adding a couple of 3 point shooters to his rosters.
                    If Shawndale Jones hadn’t gotten injured early on in ‘21-22, IUP was heading toward a very un-Joelike season. I do believe he struggles with the idea of giving players the WL type of freedom to play/shoot, but if he has the horses he’ll turn them loose. I also think he completely trusted Armoni Foster to run the show in a way Joe rarely trusts a player.

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                    • Originally posted by Chuck Norris View Post

                      If Shawndale Jones hadn’t gotten injured early on in ‘21-22, IUP was heading toward a very un-Joelike season. I do believe he struggles with the idea of giving players the WL type of freedom to play/shoot, but if he has the horses he’ll turn them loose. I also think he completely trusted Armoni Foster to run the show in a way Joe rarely trusts a player.
                      That was going to be the 'run and gun' season right up until Shawndale went down in the West Chester (4th) game.

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                      • Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post


                        It is my understanding several of his charges were dropped from his incident while at Gannon two years ago.

                        I trust Joe vetted the situation very thoroughly. He won't take any bad apples.
                        Agreed! I am sure Coach vetted both assistant coach and player to the highest level possible. Wish Pickens only the best as he continues his academic and athletic career.

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                        • Originally posted by IUPalum View Post

                          Hook, line and sinker!
                          Irony is like that sometimes!

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                          • As a comparison (for those curious) Pickens is very similar to Brandon Spain.

                            He's not going to put up 20 PPG but that won't be his role. He's lighting fast and a defensive pest - much like Spain. They are even very similar size.



                            ​​​​I suspect Sarp will redshirt this season (as he should have last year). He has a future here but getting in the guard rotation will be very difficult for him this upcoming season.

                            Adding these two guards (neither is coming here to ride pine) still makes me wonder if perhaps Dallis and Denzel won't be ready. Both had surgery (ACL) the first week of January. Both will be (9) months out when camp opens in early October. That timeline is feasible for some. But, not for others.

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                            • Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

                              Irony is like that sometimes!
                              Yes it is! Notice the two that are linked together. Opinions vs Facts. I'll take the facts every time.

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                              • Originally posted by IUPalum View Post

                                Yes it is! Notice the two that are linked together. Opinions vs Facts. I'll take the facts every time.
                                Agreed as both those individuals ended up at IUP and that is a fact...........irony in the first degree!

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