Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Went from about 2,300 Friday night to 675 last night. That has to be the worst Saturday night gate ... Maybe ever.


Can't really blame the home football game because it was dead, too.

Too bad ... It was a good game.

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Yep. Put 20 pounds of muscle on that boy and he may be a Sleva in two years. He was huge in the final two minutes.

Demo is extremely talented. I can't think of a comparison in the Joe era. He's got some swagger. Opposing teams are going to hate him. It started to come out tonight.

I agree he's a more athletic Cobo. But, let's keep in mind he does have a pedigree. He's a legit mid-major post player.

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Concord's coach is the Kevin Reynolds of the MEC.


Whiny little b-yatch.


Their new 'Bolte' is pretty good. He's going to be a terror down there the next several years. He's already a diva in his second college game.

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Demo's coming out party.

Dude was chucking. He's a nice looking player.

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Its just one game, but unlike previous years, they didn't relax and let WVW back into the game. Maybe this team will have the killer instinct that the teams have lacked a bit last few years.

Good point. Different persona for sure. You can see a 'toughness' to this group.

They have some things they haven't had in awhile. Shawndale is a really strong player. He can score and also does a ton of dirty work. He can really drive the bucket and is very physical.

This is going to be a very good defensive team. Big, fast guards.

Demo can really launch the ball from NBA range. He's going to cause teams problems. He's basically a 6'7" guard.

Some of the not so good:

* Porterfield looked overmatched. Granted ... First game.

* First half press was horribly ineffective. It was much better in the second half.

* Joe struggled big time against the zone in the first half. No big surprise as Joe's teams always struggle against zones. Very surprised WVW came out of it ...

* Morris had a very shaky first 20. His second half was night and day different. They crunched him hard in the first half.

* They came out real tight. Big crowd. First game. Jitters.

* Ulrich got in the final three minutes. Appears that will be his role for now. Diop is a giant. Goodness. Maybe next year.


I really liked No. 2 from WVW. The game changed when he got in foul trouble. They have a nice team. They struggled with the PSAC game being called so much tighter on fouls. They have a shot at UPJ tonight. UPJ can score but they don't play defense anywhere near the way IUP does.

Tonight will be a battle.

[ironmaniup]

Its just one game, but unlike previous years, they didn't relax and let WVW back into the game. Maybe this team will have the killer instinct that the teams have lacked a bit last few years.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Test for Game 2 ... Concord freshman Hellar ripped the nets against UPJ ... 28 points and 5 treys.


That was a real good UPJ they just beat. Big test tomorrow.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Dante Lombardi was a late add to the IUP staff.


So, Joe's scout team features Shammgod Wells and Dante.


Not bad.

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Anybody think Morris will ever throw a hot dog alley-oop off the backboard again? Lol.


Joe was up 25 and had a coronary.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Armoni 21
Morris 15
Demo 11
Shawndale 11
Chucky 8
Malik 7
Porterfield 2


8-30 treys
15-19 FT
26-61 FG

Positive on glass 35-24

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IUP 73
WVW 50

Final


IUP won 2nd half by 29

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I sure felt a lot better a month ago. Seeing that a D2 bottom-feeder took Elon to the wire Tuesday night sure doesn't help (in a real game for Elon).

The thing Joe has is four really good guards. Deemo isn't going to be Cobo but he doesn't need to be. Chucky will be the jack-of-all-trades.

But, this post player conundrum is on Joe. If Diop wasn't ready to play he shouldn't be here. Same with Ulrich. You don't get a roster with four guards of this caliber often. So, I certainly agree with you that this will be the typical 7-man Joe rotation -- probably as early as tomorrow night. Shawndale and Porterfield will be the 6th and 7th guys. Benton, Ulrich and Anthony White will be used for foul trouble, etc.

One thing I did take notice of in today's article is Tony said Diop is a 'candidate' to redshirt. Last week he said he was going to redshirt. I question if after the dismal rebounding performance at Elon if Joe's decision has changed.

I guess we'll find out soon enough. They are going to be tested tomorrow night. WVW has a slew of upperclassmen and also a new 6'5" transfer guard from Mt. Saint Mary's.

I also can't rule out Joe's playing this 'awww shucks we're in a rebuild' routine and then he's going to really drop the hammer tomorrow night.

[Chuck Norris]