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[IUPalum]

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My guess:

Starting 5

David Morris (PG)
Malik Miller (G)
Armoni Foster (G)
Chucky Humphries (F)
Shawn Ulrich (F)

(Rotation) Bench

Shawndale Jones (G)
Tommy Demogerontas (F)

That's your (7)

Next off bench

Ousmane Diop
Anthony White

Likely to redshirt

All three freshmen (Porterfield, Rhodes and Radford)


Many have told me all three freshmen could play this year, talent-wise. However, we all know Joe isn't playing 11 guys.

We'll see how they all mesh, but this is one of his deepest rosters. And, if he wants some muscle on the floor ... go further down the bench to Alan Glover Jr. That guy is a tank. Tort would salivate over him.

There's also going to come a night he starts all four of those guards plus Chucky. We'll see that at some point. Shawndale is a house. He'll bang under the glass with anybody.

You don't think Shawndale slide into the starting spot over Armoni at some point?

[Chuck Norris]

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That's obviously not true and typical Boat innuendos, but, ...

I would say last year's team, despite the 30-3 record, wasn't one of Joe's two best teams.

I think the 2014-15 team would have mopped the floor with them. That team had better guards, more toughness and played way better defense. Not to mention Daddy would have went bonkers inside. The West was much better then, too.

Joe's best team was without doubt his first national title game team. The Webb team would have blown the 14-15 and 18-19 teams out of the building.

Question is how the Webb team would have faired against Kanaskie's big team in the mid-90s or Edwards' '02 team.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Roster is up. No real surprises. This might be Joe's toughest season as coach -- in terms of getting all that talent narrowed down to 7 rotational guys.

https://iupathletics.com/roster.aspx...43&path=mbball

My guess:

Starting 5

David Morris (PG)
Malik Miller (G)
Armoni Foster (G)
Chucky Humphries (F)
Shawn Ulrich (F)

(Rotation) Bench

Shawndale Jones (G)
Tommy Demogerontas (F)

That's your (7)

Next off bench

Ousmane Diop
Anthony White

Likely to redshirt

All three freshmen (Porterfield, Rhodes and Radford)


Many have told me all three freshmen could play this year, talent-wise. However, we all know Joe isn't playing 11 guys.

We'll see how they all mesh, but this is one of his deepest rosters. And, if he wants some muscle on the floor ... go further down the bench to Alan Glover Jr. That guy is a tank. Tort would salivate over him.

There's also going to come a night he starts all four of those guards plus Chucky. We'll see that at some point. Shawndale is a house. He'll bang under the glass with anybody.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Ohhhhh...How soon IUP fans forget. Much conversation before the season about how "stacked" the team was and how Joe had gone "all in" to win a NC!!!

He did. They were 30-3.

It didn't work.

[boatcapt]

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That's obviously not true and typical Boat innuendos, but, ...

I would say last year's team, despite the 30-3 record, wasn't one of Joe's two best teams.

I think the 2014-15 team would have mopped the floor with them. That team had better guards, more toughness and played way better defense. Not to mention Daddy would have went bonkers inside. The West was much better then, too.

Joe's best team was without doubt his first national title game team. The Webb team would have blown the 14-15 and 18-19 teams out of the building.

Question is how the Webb team would have faired against Kanaskie's big team in the mid-90s or Edwards' '02 team.

Ohhhhh...How soon IUP fans forget. Much conversation before the season about how "stacked" the team was and how Joe had gone "all in" to win a NC!!!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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My reply was presented as sarcasm also! Poke at how much importance IUP faithful put in which D1 they are "playing."

I had considered posting about this years IUP team being the BEST Joe had put together...EVER! But I figured the IUP faithful wouldn't get the joke!! FYI...EVERY team Joe puts together is the best team in the history of IUP basketball...Seems like this years squad is shaping up to be the best, EVER, also!!!!!!!

That's obviously not true and typical Boat innuendos, but, ...

I would say last year's team, despite the 30-3 record, wasn't one of Joe's two best teams.

I think the 2014-15 team would have mopped the floor with them. That team had better guards, more toughness and played way better defense. Not to mention Daddy would have went bonkers inside. The West was much better then, too.

Joe's best team was without doubt his first national title game team. The Webb team would have blown the 14-15 and 18-19 teams out of the building.

Question is how the Webb team would have faired against Kanaskie's big team in the mid-90s or Edwards' '02 team.

[boatcapt]

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My reply was presented as sarcasm also! Poke at how much importance IUP faithful put in which D1 they are "playing."

I had considered posting about this years IUP team being the BEST Joe had put together...EVER! But I figured the IUP faithful wouldn't get the joke!! FYI...EVERY team Joe puts together is the best team in the history of IUP basketball...Seems like this years squad is shaping up to be the best, EVER, also!!!!!!!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Roster is up. No real surprises. This might be Joe's toughest season as coach -- in terms of getting all that talent narrowed down to 7 rotational guys.

https://iupathletics.com/roster.aspx...43&path=mbball

Anthony White came off 'walk-on' status. Good for him. He earned it.

[hawks16]

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Roster is up. No real surprises. This might be Joe's toughest season as coach -- in terms of getting all that talent narrowed down to 7 rotational guys.

https://iupathletics.com/roster.aspx...43&path=mbball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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This is a good idea ... are there any division II teams that play games against Division I teams as part of the regular season? How do they figure into regional rankings? Do the D-I teams have anything to gain by playing real games against these teams?

No. Just like our teams playing Penn State branches, etc.

[Golden89]

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St. Francis would just make too much sense being 25 minutes up the road. I think that would be a cool yearly (real) game -- way better than Bethany and Westminster.

This is a good idea ... are there any division II teams that play games against Division I teams as part of the regular season? How do they figure into regional rankings? Do the D-I teams have anything to gain by playing real games against these teams?

[hawks16]

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Hard to say but I wouldn't buy too much into the 'new team' philosophy. While we know there are many new faces the talk around town is this team has extremely high expectations. Many I speak to tend to think they will actually be better this year than last year. Way different, for sure. They'll be faster, deeper, stronger defensively and have way more scoring options. The scary thing is all four guards can shoot from deep and are elite drivers. Add to it Chucky should really have a huge season along with Joe's other import bigs. It's going to be a real fun team to watch.

They could play Penn State, Ohio State or West Virginia.

St. Francis would just make too much sense being 25 minutes up the road. I think that would be a cool yearly (real) game -- way better than Bethany and Westminster.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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What are we thinking as far as exhibition games this year? There's obviously other factors in setting up the games, but do you think Joe tries to go the Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse route or with such a new team tries for some Florida Gulf Coast, Siena-type teams. Last year, they beat Ashland, beat Morehead State and then lost at Rupp Arena. Since Pitt won't play them (and there's no way the other D-1 Pittsburgh schools play them), IUP is kind of running out of regional big D-1 teams to play for the first time. Recent memory says they've played Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Syracuse and Villanova.

Hard to say but I wouldn't buy too much into the 'new team' philosophy. While we know there are many new faces the talk around town is this team has extremely high expectations. Many I speak to tend to think they will actually be better this year than last year. Way different, for sure. They'll be faster, deeper, stronger defensively and have way more scoring options. The scary thing is all four guards can shoot from deep and are elite drivers. Add to it Chucky should really have a huge season along with Joe's other import bigs. It's going to be a real fun team to watch.

They could play Penn State, Ohio State or West Virginia.

St. Francis would just make too much sense being 25 minutes up the road. I think that would be a cool yearly (real) game -- way better than Bethany and Westminster.

[hawks16]

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The past several years they'd play one road game either at Bowie or Fairmont.

But they have the money to bring teams in so there have been several years they play all at home.

Figure 4 of the 6 are in IUP weekend tournaments and Joe obviously isn't taking a road game in a D3 gym. They are in a series with Fairmont and it's in Indiana this year.

UPJ usually plays in that Thanksgiving weekend set but they are going to Puerto Rico. Not sure who the fourth team will be ... likely a PSAC team.

What are we thinking as far as exhibition games this year? There's obviously other factors in setting up the games, but do you think Joe tries to go the Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse route or with such a new team tries for some Florida Gulf Coast, Siena-type teams. Last year, they beat Ashland, beat Morehead State and then lost at Rupp Arena. Since Pitt won't play them (and there's no way the other D-1 Pittsburgh schools play them), IUP is kind of running out of regional big D-1 teams to play for the first time. Recent memory says they've played Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Syracuse and Villanova.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Surprised they have all home non-con games. Is this usual for IUP?

The past several years they'd play one road game either at Bowie or Fairmont.

But they have the money to bring teams in so there have been several years they play all at home.

Figure 4 of the 6 are in IUP weekend tournaments and Joe obviously isn't taking a road game in a D3 gym. They are in a series with Fairmont and it's in Indiana this year.

UPJ usually plays in that Thanksgiving weekend set but they are going to Puerto Rico. Not sure who the fourth team will be ... likely a PSAC team.