Iup basketball

[IUPalum]

This should be a very pro-IUP crowd today.

Joe's playing with house money so they should be loose.

Don't forget these two played a closed door scrimmage back in October, and the HCs are friends. So, there is some familiarity.

This could be the first to score 45 wins.

Let's just say you're going to see two very animated coaches tonight. Jay Butler was a joy to watch yesterday.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe needs to freaking snap on one particular player at halftime. I mean throw crap snap.

This isn't high school. Play like a big boy or sit on the bench.

[IUPalum]

Joe needs to freaking snap on one particular player at halftime. I mean throw crap snap.

This isn't high school. Play like a big boy or sit on the bench.

AMEN!

[IUPHawks24]

Just a really poorly officiated game. Hard to believe these are the best officials in the region.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe had 'em all the way !!



Christian and BIG GAME IAN HERRING

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Three fouled out. Hosed numerous times and still won.

Incredible effort

[iupgroundhog]

So, let me get this straight. The IUP super fans are unhappy because the crowds are down, Joe can't manage personnel, and Carey can't manage the game but both the men's and women's teams are in the regional finals. That's pretty great, right?

I watched both semifinal games. Outstanding efforts by IUP. I never thought the men would pull that off with 3 guys fouling out.

[Chuck Norris]

This team picked the right weekend to find some serious moxie. Wow.

[IUP24]

Just a really poorly officiated game. Hard to believe these are the best officials in the region.

I didn’t want to be the one to say it. I thought it was bad. Those were two really physical teams and it seemed like they blew the whistle every single time that somebody went up. They called a ton of ticky tack stuff. But in the closing minutes they failed to identify an IUP defender getting bulldozed under the rim. Even when they called the offensive foul on VUU late in OT, you could tell that official was really pumped to make that call.

[iupgroundhog]

This team picked the right weekend to find some serious moxie. Wow.

Good luck to both the men's and women's teams in the championship. Go IUP!

[Scrub]

Just a really poorly officiated game. Hard to believe these are the best officials in the region.

I don't like the mixed crews they use in the regional (one official from each conference). It always feels like it's inconsistent because it's a crew that's never worked together before. I'd rather if a CIAA team is playing a PSAC team, then use your best MEC crew. If an MEC team is playing a CIAA team, use your best PSAC crew. At least they'd know each other and how they like to call a game. Would increase consistency.

[Chuck Norris]

Good luck to both the men's and women's teams in the championship. Go IUP!

The men face a monumental task and if they come up short that’s ok. What they did this weekend makes this a very successful season in my eyes.

[iupgroundhog]

The men face a monumental task and if they come up short that’s ok. What they did this weekend makes this a very successful season in my eyes.

I know but that's why they play the game.

[bballfan03]

I don't like the mixed crews they use in the regional (one official from each conference). It always feels like it's inconsistent because it's a crew that's never worked together before. I'd rather if a CIAA team is playing a PSAC team, then use your best MEC crew. If an MEC team is playing a CIAA team, use your best PSAC crew. At least they'd know each other and how they like to call a game. Would increase consistency.

I agree with you. Have a full crew do a game.

[EyeoftheHawk]

I didn’t want to be the one to say it. I thought it was bad. Those were two really physical teams and it seemed like they blew the whistle every single time that somebody went up. They called a ton of ticky tack stuff. But in the closing minutes they failed to identify an IUP defender getting bulldozed under the rim. Even when they called the offensive foul on VUU late in OT, you could tell that official was really pumped to make that call.

I wasn’t going to bring it up if IUP lost because sour grapes and all, but what a disastrous job by that crew. They made a terrible mess of that game. Joe always works the officials, but he was beyond that yesterday and beside himself on several occasions. It was bad call after bad call, and then the horrendous no call on the offensive foul by their giant center late. They just looked completely ill equipped to officiate a game of that magnitude yet there they were. What a shame.