Iup basketball

[boatcapt]

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True but when u look at advanced stats he has a major influence on game. Assist to turnover ratio top 15 in nation. Amazing rebounder for size as well as steals. Very very smart player who is a warrior. Very good defender despite his size.
Often put on other teams best guard regardless of size. Critical to teams success.
We have plenty of scorers so I would not trade him. He also gives up good shots for others.

Oh yea...He earns his "stripes" in other ways, just not scoring. Heading into last season we really had only one proven scorer (Bolon) and our starting five averaged 29.7 PPG total the previous season. For comparison, this coming year our top 5 returners (4 starters and 1 second 5 player) averaged 48.9. With Boswell (15.9 PPG), Patrick Robinson (18.7 PPG) and Malik McKinney (11.2 PPG) coming in, from a scoring standpoint, that's a pretty stout top 8...94.7 PPG coming in without any scoring from any other player. To get back to this seasons average of 100.7 PPG, we would need a collective 6 PPG from Sophomore Alesandro and a combination of which ever true Freshmen play this coming season.

Of course, that's assuming there are no production dips. But all in all, it's a pretty good feeling to have almost 100 PPG in proven performance coming back!!

[Columbuseer]

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Not so for WLU. ...light scoring PG ...

True but when u look at advanced stats he has a major influence on game. Assist to turnover ratio top 15 in nation. Amazing rebounder for size as well as steals. Very very smart player who is a warrior. Very good defender despite his size.
Often put on other teams best guard regardless of size. Critical to teams success.
We have plenty of scorers so I would not trade him. He also gives up good shots for others.

[Columbuseer]

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Not so for WLU. There were many question marks heading into last season and they were super young. Not that they should have been sub 500 but they certainly were not projecting to get to the regional championship game. Getting to the NCAA tourney and MAYBE winning a first round game was what most of us projected...basically get a year of experiencing and seasoning before a big push starting this year and next year.

Second year HC...replacing 3 of their top 4 scorers...leader who was a second year player playing with one eye...tallest player being 6'5"...senior sharp shooter with a bum leg that kept him out for the first half of the year...light scoring PG who was backed up by a senior returning from cancer...two first year starters in the starting line-up...topped off by a JUCO transfer that refused to play within the WLU system and "left the team" after 13 games. Expectations were about as low starting last season as they get at WLU.

Well said boat. Amazing season. Great sr leadership and coaching.
Still disappointed over wasted opportunity by Watson. Too much pride to realize he was a one dimensional player and how much he had to learn. He had a rare gift for scoring but nearly 30% of his possessions were turnovers! Had he bought in he would have been a more athletic French without the injury limitations. And he would be playing in Europe imho.

Reminded me of teddy buckets from wvu.

[boatcapt]

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Call it a hunch but I think this will be the year they run in to each other in March.

Both stacked for next season.

We'll see...long season with many twists and turns. I think both teams will be very good and a meeting in the Regional finals could be in the offing. Of course there couldl be plenty of teams in the MEC, CIAA and PSAC that have built really good teams and we just don't know about them...yet!!

[boatcapt]

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We all thought that this year too...


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Not so for WLU. There were many question marks heading into last season and they were super young. Not that they should have been sub 500 but they certainly were not projecting to get to the regional championship game. Getting to the NCAA tourney and MAYBE winning a first round game was what most of us projected...basically get a year of experiencing and seasoning before a big push starting this year and next year.

Second year HC...replacing 3 of their top 4 scorers...leader who was a second year player playing with one eye...tallest player being 6'5"...senior sharp shooter with a bum leg that kept him out for the first half of the year...light scoring PG who was backed up by a senior returning from cancer...two first year starters in the starting line-up...topped off by a JUCO transfer that refused to play within the WLU system and "left the team" after 13 games. Expectations were about as low starting last season as they get at WLU.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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We all thought that this year too...


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If Joe can avoid any zone defenses ...

[IUP24]

Call it a hunch but I think this will be the year they run in to each other in March.

Both stacked for next season.

We all thought that this year too...


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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Call it a hunch but I think this will be the year they run in to each other in March.

Both stacked for next season.

[boatcapt]

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Dont think either coach really wanted to play the other. If they had, the easy answer would be a two year series with a coin flip for who got the first game AND visitors get to bring an officiating crew from their conference. Fact that it never happened just proved that neither side wanted it. And to be honest, who can blame them. Both probably realized that playing and losing would effectively kill any chance for them to host the regional tourney.

[IUPalum]

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Joe also wanted two here and one there.

I truly believe this...

If they do two and two then I'm certain he'll want the first and third at home with this talent.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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The story I always heard was that Crutchfield refused to play the series unless it was always going to be MEC officials regardless of the venue.


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Joe also wanted two here and one there.

[IUP24]

Joe wants the standard IUP contract for non-conference games: The first 9 meetings in Indiana and the 10th meeting on the road.

WL wants officials brought in from the NBA.

The story I always heard was that Crutchfield refused to play the series unless it was always going to be MEC officials regardless of the venue.


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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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That's why the schedules haven't been released yet. Those two are still negotiating the terms. Lol

Joe wants the standard IUP contract for non-conference games: The first 9 meetings in Indiana and the 10th meeting on the road.

WL wants officials brought in from the NBA.

[IUP24]

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It's now official Virginia State isn't coming back to this year's tip-off weekend at IUP. Nor is Concord.

IUP and West Liberty haven't revealed their schedules yet. Wouldn't that be a fun way to start the season.

That's why the schedules haven't been released yet. Those two are still negotiating the terms. Lol

[IUPalum]

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It's now official Virginia State isn't coming back to this year's tip-off weekend at IUP. Nor is Concord.

IUP and West Liberty haven't revealed their schedules yet. Wouldn't that be a fun way to start the season.

It'll turn out to be Cal, Wheeling and Penn State Altoona.