Iup basketball

[tonyc]

Saturday's IUP-Rock game story: https://open.substack.com/pub/tonyco...meOnShare=true

[IUPbigINDIANS]

UPJ and Seton Hill both also lost.

IUP needs one this week if it wants to keep playing.

Today isn't worth talking about.

[Fightingscot82]

Once again, Joe is burnt toast. Woof.

[EyeoftheHawk]

I hate to say it, but I think there’s a good chance the SRU losing streak in Indiana ends today. Last year the winning streak over Cal came to an end and all good things eventually do. The wild card is IUP plays much better at home and they should have brought back some confidence after the win at Seton Hill.

It has been a while, but IUP was actually up 6 at halftime at Rock, but then got demolished 44-28 in the second half. It’s worth noting that Rock went on a four game losing streak after beating IUP, but during that stretch they had only won 3 of 10. They’ve since won two in a row, although against two of the teams near the bottom in Clarion and UPJ. In other words, it’s hard to say what Rock team will show up today. I wouldn’t bet on this game if I was a gambler.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

If Joe wants to win this game Herring better play 30+

Rock's guards are way too big and fast for Joe's normal lineup.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

For you degenerates out there, the men's line today is:

SRU -5.5

Over-Under, combined points, 144.5

Over-Under IUP 69.5 points

[IUPbigINDIANS]

UPJ and Clarion both lost last night.

IUP is now tied with Seton Hill (both 7-10 conference records). However, IUP swept the Griffins this year.


Looking ahead at what remains for the current bubble teams:

IUP - SRU, Cal, at Clarion

UPJ - Gannon, at Seton Hill,

Seton Hill - at Edinboro, UPJ, at Gannon

Clarion - IUP



Based on the schedule ... it's still hard to predict anything. This league is so jacked up this year.

IUP has SRU and Cal, but both games are in the KCAC. The finale, at Clarion, is a wild card. Clarion will likely be eliminated. So, we'll see how interested they are ... last year they had a player skip the last game to go on Spring Break. Not joking. So, we'll see. Joe has to be looking at 2-1.

UPJ has a tough path. Winning in Erie will be very difficult. Playing in Greensburg isn't easy, either. Seton Hill's zone complicates a lot of the UPJ offense. That could literally be a play-in game, which means the McKenna Center will be humming.

Seton Hill - The Griffins also have a tough finish. They'll be underdogs in McComb and at Gannon. Keep in mind they did beat Gannon this year in Greensburg.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Freeman was so much fun to watch. He was a great all-around player but what I remember most were his thunderous dunks. He had a knack for getting them in big moments too and would bring down the fieldhouse when he did.

RIP Derrick. :(

[Chuck Norris]

I also want to share this, in case anyone didn't know: https://tonycoccagna.substack.com/p/...eeman?r=411ko9

Oh man, that is terrible news. To me, the 94-95 team is still the best in school history and Derrick and Darryl Webb are the best players I’ve personally ever seen at IUP. I was a teenager during that 93-96 run that put IUP basketball on the national map and have a lot of great memories of games in the Field House, especially against Cal, where the place got crazy in a way that the KCAC, for all it’s great amenities, just can’t match.

Rest in peace, Derrick.

[tonyc]

I also want to share this, in case anyone didn't know: https://tonycoccagna.substack.com/p/...eeman?r=411ko9

[tonyc]

Wednesday's IUP-Seton Hill game story: https://open.substack.com/pub/tonyco...meOnShare=true

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Crazy call at the end of the IUP game. It went in Joe's favor. Ben Wilkins may still be in the McKenna Center screaming.

That said, the Griffins got two freebies when Sarp was knocked into Row G two different times with no calls.

Always an adventure down there.

Little payback opportunity up next. Hopefully this team can string something together.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Big win !

Not dead yet

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Minus two blown coverages that resulted in gimme treys, IUP played pretty well in first half. They seemed to crack the zone the last 10 minutes.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

On my phone it looks perfectly fine, but on the app on my tv the dimensions of the court are backwards, like they’re playing on a very short but extremely wide floor. Trippy.

The feed on the app sucks.

Watch it on Westmoreland Sports Network.