To anybody actually watching the games, one defensive item is getting beyond exploited by IUP's opponents.
They are having seemingly free reign to launch from deep.
Edinboro hit 13 of 24 treys against IUP. As discussed earlier, probably 18 of those attempts didn't have a defender within arms' reach.
Gannon hit 12 of 23.
Earlier this year USCB hit 14 of 35. Glenville State hit 12 of 30. Lock Haven and Charleston hit (9) each.
There are several flaws to IUP's defense this year, but this is far and away the biggest.
They were amazingly in all of these games (even the Edinboro game when they cut it from 27 to 12). What happened as soon as they cut it to 12 ... they were giving up wide open looks again.
I mentioned they are way out of sorts running Joe's traditional defense. The switching is constantly late. Teams with good ball movement are just picking their (wide open) spots. Every time IUP managed to close in on a shooter they just foul them and give up (3) FTs.
Up next is UPJ. The Mountain Cats have their flaws, too, but shooting outside isn't usually one of them. If IUP doesn't tighten things up and fix this issue ... Rukavina could be making it rain.
Fixing this glitch would go a very long way in picking up some more wins this year.
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Originally posted by IUPHawks24 View Post
IUP Played very well. Free throw really hurt. Couple big swings where they missed free throws, and then Gannon drilled a 3.
Refereeing stunk. Missed a blatant goaltend and called a double foul on a block/charge (WTF?). I don’t know if it’s because they aren’t as good, but the home whistles aren’t happening as much.
The missing pieces are exactly what this team needs. A couple more really good players would make all the difference.
Prosser, Sekasi and Shelton were really, really good. I hope Joe recruited Prosser. He’s an excellent player.
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Originally posted by Bart View Post
Louie was a freshman in 20-21, and is now a graduate student in his 5th year at Bloom. He came back from the 0-9 Ship game with a 7-11 and 21 points in a win over the Ville. Blooms 3rd win this year and first in the last 10 games against the Ville. Ship ran Bloom out of the gym, Ville ran Ship out of the gym and Bloom beat Ship to your point.
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Talk to enough people around Indiana and it's a wonder they aren't throwing a parade for almost beating Gannon.
Goodness. Is that how bad things have become inside Joe's program? We celebrate close losses now?
IUP is 24-21 since the start of last season. Toss the D3 wins and Joe is about .500 during this stretch.
The four years prior they went 123-10.
This demise can be traced to several factors. Regardless, it has happened.
We're now celebrating close home losses.
Man, have times changed.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View PostGreat effort tonight against a very strong team.
Refereeing stunk. Missed a blatant goaltend and called a double foul on a block/charge (WTF?). I don’t know if it’s because they aren’t as good, but the home whistles aren’t happening as much.
The missing pieces are exactly what this team needs. A couple more really good players would make all the difference.
Prosser, Sekasi and Shelton were really, really good. I hope Joe recruited Prosser. He’s an excellent player.
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
One of the best sights on the Shippensburg team this year is Donovan Hill attacking the basket and grabbing rebounds as he is averaging about 11.5 boards a game. One of the worst sights for Shippensburg is Hill deciding he is a shooting guard, tossing up threes, and making about 23 percent of them as he is currently. He is taking fewer of them lately, but still has the second most three-point attempts on our team, when he probably should be a No. 5 or 6 option at best. Freshman Jaydon Smith is starting the last few games and hitting 3s at about a 47 percent rate. Timmy Conner, who has been a decent shooter over his career, is only hitting about 28 percent on 3s currently, which is a problem because he is largely in the game for his shooting. The absence due of point guard Mike Dickson due to injury has forced Conner to the point a lot, which I think has affected his offense. Dickson's 22 assists in the four games he actually has played are not much lower than what the team's other guards have in 13 games. The PSAC doesn't make sense this season. Millersville has some talent, but had lost to two teams Ship beat, so I figured Millersville-Ship might be a game. Instead, they ran the Raiders out of the gym. Some nights our opponents don't seem to miss a shot. Than on Monday, we're playing Bloom and Louie Wild, who has been in the league forever and usually scores fairly well, goes 0-for-9 for Bloomsburg. Who knows?
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
One of the best sights on the Shippensburg team this year is Donovan Hill attacking the basket and grabbing rebounds as he is averaging about 11.5 boards a game. One of the worst sights for Shippensburg is Hill deciding he is a shooting guard, tossing up threes, and making about 23 percent of them as he is currently. He is taking fewer of them lately, but still has the second most three-point attempts on our team, when he probably should be a No. 5 or 6 option at best. Freshman Jaydon Smith is starting the last few games and hitting 3s at about a 47 percent rate. Timmy Conner, who has been a decent shooter over his career, is only hitting about 28 percent on 3s currently, which is a problem because he is largely in the game for his shooting. The absence due of point guard Mike Dickson due to injury has forced Conner to the point a lot, which I think has affected his offense. Dickson's 22 assists in the four games he actually has played are not much lower than what the team's other guards have in 13 games. The PSAC doesn't make sense this season. Millersville has some talent, but had lost to two teams Ship beat, so I figured Millersville-Ship might be a game. Instead, they ran the Raiders out of the gym. Some nights our opponents don't seem to miss a shot. Than on Monday, we're playing Bloom and Louie Wild, who has been in the league forever and usually scores fairly well, goes 0-for-9 for Bloomsburg. Who knows?
It does seem like he's been there since about 2010.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
The night Ship played at the KCAC I did notice that. Some of the guys I thought should be playing way more weren't at that time.
That was the game IUP packed in the box with the goal of making Ship start launching (and limit Frank driving). It worked that night. I remember your big fella chucked up 9-10 treys and luckily (for us) didn't make any.
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Originally posted by JJ Jumper View Post
Upon further review… if I were betting this game I’d definitely take IUP with that line. They hung with USCB earlier this year, so they’ve seen this style already. And I agree with you that they need to just work with the personnel they have and let them try and run with Gannon tonight. Who knows, maybe GU has an off night…. Don’t get me wrong - I don’t think IUP will win, but I think it will be close for awhile before GU ends up pulling away. I also think the effort will be much better than in their last outing…
That said, many of us have watched Joe Lombardi teams for a very long time.
Despite his remaining rotation possibly being able to run up and down the floor ... he'll 100% try and slow the game down tonight. That's only possible against these teams when you have elite guards, rebounding and some depth. He doesn't have any of the three.
However, I fully expect a much, much better effort tonight. They got embarrassed on Monday. If they half-a$$ a half against Gannon like they did against Edinboro, they will lose by 50 tonight.
That spread is a tough one. I can make a case to bet it each way. I wouldn't touch this game with real money. IUP can play pretty well in (small) stretches.
Imagine having a time machine and going back a few years to when IUP won four straight PSAC titles (it wasn't very long ago) ... and hearing IUP was a 28.5 home dog? You'd laugh.Last edited by IUPbigINDIANS; 01-08-2025, 01:32 PM.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
The underground betting line is Gannon -28.5
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
Sounds that way. I'm busy trying to figure out the Jekyll and Hyde nature of this year's Ship team — world-beaters one half and local YMCA-style team the next.
That was the game IUP packed in the box with the goal of making Ship start launching (and limit Frank driving). It worked that night. I remember your big fella chucked up 9-10 treys and luckily (for us) didn't make any.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Well, ... it's complex.
Things would be much different with a healthy Dallis Dillard and an eligible Bautista Rodriguez. Those two are Joe's best guard and best forward ... both out for the season. They would be COMPLETELY different with those two -- and several players currently being forced to play heavy minutes would be (at best) bit role players.
As for the current rotation regressing ... some.
Being honest, I think it's more simple than that. Film is out. You don't have to watch IUP very long to realize they only have a couple actual threats.
Teams are smothering Christian Moore, and have realized the best way to deal with Kymani Merraro is to get real physical with him. Tyler Grove was drawing a lot of attention early, but he's in a deep funk. So, it's adding all the more pressure to Moore and Merraro. Grove, in fact, doesn't even look the like the same player he was in November. His confidence seems pretty shaken.
It's obvious to the entire arena Sarp has no role in the offense other than to catch and pass. Teams have seen that and barely guard him (instead frequently doubling up on Moore). And, of course, that's where Dallis Dillard would completely change things. Teams now ignore Sarp. They can't ignore Dillard, which helps free up Moore.
Underneath, IUP is very limited (and undersized). Brooks is having a strong season but is not a threat to shoot beyond a couple feet. Triggs appears on his way to Joe Island / Siberia. Neither is anywhere close to a 'center' (size-wise) which is the role they are being asked to play.
Ian Herring has come on fairly strong (aside from the last game). Alphonso Pickens should not only be playing more but starting over Sarp (my opinion).
It's a mess. No other way to say it.
Bautista Rodriguez is the best player in the program (and it's not close). He destroys them daily in practice on both ends. He's the physical SF with a deep shot they are sorely missing.
Offensively, they can't play this slow-down Joe loves. He needs to adapt to the hand he has left on the table. His healthy options are built to run ... not play his turtle ball.
Defensively, it's near a lost cause trying to play his standard defense. They just aren't picking it up. They are too small underneath. The guards aren't grasping the switches. They are late constantly. This teams defense of the deep shot is to simply hope the opponent misses.
It's an interesting year.
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
Judging by recent results, IUP appears to be regressing. Is that what you're seeing?
Well, ... it's complex.
Things would be much different with a healthy Dallis Dillard and an eligible Bautista Rodriguez. Those two are Joe's best guard and best forward ... both out for the season. They would be COMPLETELY different with those two -- and several players currently being forced to play heavy minutes would be (at best) bit role players.
As for the current rotation regressing ... some.
Being honest, I think it's more simple than that. Film is out. You don't have to watch IUP very long to realize they only have a couple actual threats.
Teams are smothering Christian Moore, and have realized the best way to deal with Kymani Merraro is to get real physical with him. Tyler Grove was drawing a lot of attention early, but he's in a deep funk. So, it's adding all the more pressure to Moore and Merraro. Grove, in fact, doesn't even look the like the same player he was in November. His confidence seems pretty shaken.
It's obvious to the entire arena Sarp has no role in the offense other than to catch and pass. Teams have seen that and barely guard him (instead frequently doubling up on Moore). And, of course, that's where Dallis Dillard would completely change things. Teams now ignore Sarp. They can't ignore Dillard, which helps free up Moore.
Underneath, IUP is very limited (and undersized). Brooks is having a strong season but is not a threat to shoot beyond a couple feet. Triggs appears on his way to Joe Island / Siberia. Neither is anywhere close to a 'center' (size-wise) which is the role they are being asked to play.
Ian Herring has come on fairly strong (aside from the last game). Alphonso Pickens should not only be playing more but starting over Sarp (my opinion).
It's a mess. No other way to say it.
Bautista Rodriguez is the best player in the program (and it's not close). He destroys them daily in practice on both ends. He's the physical SF with a deep shot they are sorely missing.
Offensively, they can't play this slow-down Joe loves. He needs to adapt to the hand he has left on the table. His healthy options are built to run ... not play his turtle ball.
Defensively, it's near a lost cause trying to play his standard defense. They just aren't picking it up. They are too small underneath. The guards aren't grasping the switches. They are late constantly. This teams defense of the deep shot is to simply hope the opponent misses.
It's an interesting year.
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