Iup basketball

[IUP24]

If the rumor about Brooks is true, I wonder if the doghouse is padlocked shut or if he’ll be allowed out soon?

Normally it gets padlocked shut. Manny Yarde got into some hot water at an IUPatties party in 2015. He was a solid contributor off the bench that year. He never once saw the court in the Elite Eight after that.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

If the rumor about Brooks is true, I wonder if the doghouse is padlocked shut or if he’ll be allowed out soon?

Now that the delusions of grandeur of a comical preseason ranking are long gone, we can have a better sense of reality moving forward.

The good news is most things simply looked better Saturday night. I'm not talking stats ... Friday looked like a chicken with no head running around. It may have been the ugliest game ever played by IUP in the KCAC -- and also the worst coached.

One thing is absoulutely clear: Brooks needs credit for time served. He can just simply do things on the court Waldo cannot and certainly KJ cannot. Hopefully Joe got his point across and they can move forward. Without him, IUP gave up a freaking whooping 24 offensive rebounds Saturday night. That's just embarrassing. It's a lack of physical play and aggressiveness (Brooks' strength). Waldo and KJ are just too soft under the basket. When we eventually get to see the actual plan (Waldo/Brooks manning the four), that position will look better. As of this instant, the four spot is a total trainwreck.

That said, the signs are there this eventually could become a pretty decent team ... perhaps a 'tough out' to play against. I still think the ceiling is in the 20-8 range. They could be pretty good by January. This playing 5 on 4 crap has to end, though.

Keep in mind, neither of those teams we saw were very good. I'd peg both around .500 types. Consider Joe shot an abysmal 17% and still almost won Friday night. That's amazing in itself.

Thursday night is going to be a whole different animal. Walsh is an NCAA-type team this year with good size and three elite guards. I think if Brooks is allowed to play, IUP will have a shot. The defense is pretty good and with Brooks it would be that much better (and they could get some freaking rebounds). If he's still in the dog house, well, it's not going to end well. Two games of film are out now. I wonder what any good team would look to exploit against IUP with Brooks sitting on the bench? Not too hard to figure out.

[Chuck Norris]

Only issue with starting 5 is Waldo. Unless he improves over next 3 games then Damir should probably get a look in.

If the rumor about Brooks is true, I wonder if the doghouse is padlocked shut or if he’ll be allowed out soon?

[IUPalum]

Only issue with starting 5 is Waldo. Unless he improves over next 3 games then Damir should probably get a look in.

Waldo has to get minutes for experience. He’s really good!

[Cobra Hawks]

Only issue with starting 5 is Waldo. Unless he improves over next 3 games then Damir should probably get a look in.

[IUPalum]

Thoughts:

1) Clarke is starting to settle into his roll. Great vision, great passer and attacks when he's suppose too.
2) Only way KJ's minutes get limited is if Waldo can stay out of foul trouble.
3) Petteno might have turned a corner second half yesterday offensively. I think previous, his shots were rushed and off balance. Second half he looked more like a SG.
4) Ethan looks off shooting right now from all areas. FTs, 3's and around the rim. Is he pressing knowing he's the man?
5) Dallis is THEE go to guard.
6) Either Brooks is in that doghouse or Joe has zero confidence in him. Which is it?
7) I think it's safe to say we can't talk Romero-Sanz unless an injury happens.
8) I won't get into all the rubbish of KJ's game but with 38 seconds left up 9, you let him have the lay up instead of fouling and giving him 2 with the clock stopped.

[bballfan03]

A buddy of mine who is an adjunct this year at IUP said rumor is Brooks is in doghouse for missing some practices early on.

[Ship69]

In case you haven’t noticed, we have some high expectations around here, LOL.

In all seriousness, IUP was very close to giving this game away. Luckily NDC went cold down the stretch and also had some calls go against them.

Notre Dame's biggest problem seemed to be that they had a couple of guys who were determined to dribble through the entire IUP offense much of the night. There were a lot of times it didn't work. It's usually not a good thing when players fall in love with bouncing the ball.

[Chuck Norris]

Nice bounce back from yesterday. Clarke is going to be a better scorer at this level than I anticipated but he’s gotta shoot free throws better. Good to finally get something from Petteno after 3 rough halves. Damir Brooks gets an offensive putback for an and one and is never seen again. Puzzling. By the time PSAC play starts it seems trending toward him and Furtun only playing if fouls or injuries require them to. This is primarily a seven man team, for better or worse.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The "4" spot is killing IUP. It sucks. No other way to say it.

Brooks played a productive two minutes. That's all.

It's a travesty. Joe needs to get his head out of his a$$

[EyeoftheHawk]

If I were reading this board and not looking at the game I'd think IUP was losing by 15 points.

In case you haven’t noticed, we have some high expectations around here, LOL.

In all seriousness, IUP was very close to giving this game away. Luckily NDC went cold down the stretch and also had some calls go against them.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Good win, especially after yesterday. Shooting still isn’t great. Rebounding is a C- right now. Way too many second chances given up.

The obvious but worth stating: Too much KJ. Not enough Brooks. Waldo looks lost. Clarke was obviously a solid addition and Petteno seems like the shooter IUP needed despite his awful debut yesterday. The bald white referee is horrid, per usual.

[Ship69]

If I were reading this board and not looking at the game I'd think IUP was losing by 15 points.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Waldo isn’t far off. He needs experience. KJ needs to go! Brooks should have that KJ minutes.

Zero points and five fouls seems pretty far off, but yes, Brooks needs minutes from somewhere and getting a lot of KJ’s makes sense.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Nope! BigIndians and myself just text each other the same thing. I don’t understand how Joe doesn’t see it?

The other problem with KJ in there is he can’t rebound. IUP is getting killed on the boards. He’s too slow to get where he needs to be and he’s not physical enough to make up for it. WHY IS BROOKS RIDING THE PINE?! It’s inexcusable.