PSAC WEST

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I kind of agree with what IUPAlum said the other day. I didn't see it earlier in the year but now he seems to have that deer-in-the-headlights look to him. I think earlier on he was just playing. Now, it seems he's walking on egg shells out there.

How do you fix it ... get him more time. The game will slow down the more he plays. But, IUP has been in a slew of really tight battles lately. I think Joe's too nervous to get him chunks in meaningful games right now. I will say he did play more than the listed 1 minute in the Slippery Rock game. That box score is a mess. Watching the game I had him probably in the 6-7 minute range.

He has a lot of upside. He reminds me of a young Daddy Ugbede. This off-season he needs to bulk up a little bit ... maybe get in that 210-220 range by his junior/senior season. We saw early on he can score and he is very dynamic around the basket.

The schedule lightens up a bit coming up. Hopefully the Clarion and Seton Hill games they can get him some more minutes. There's going to come a time this year when they need him in a big moment.

Even Blake has been playing a lighter load lately minute-wise. Hutton, too. One really beneficial thing during this winning streak is Willem is really emerging after a slow November. He's playing cleaner (less fouls) and is without a doubt a presence on both ends (and at the FT line).

[IUsuallyPonder]

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Very interesting, I'll keep an eye on that!

On another note, I wonder what the timetable on Vaughns is. Very few minutes, but that could be due to being a true freshman and still learning the college game? Thoughts?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Chris Pipkin has only played in 6 games. Ahmad Wimbush played in just 4 games.

Pipkin last played Dec. 18 against PSU-Dubois. Wimbush hasn't played since Nov. 28.


I have no idea why ... but both were thought to be heavy contributors for them entering the season. They are still listed on the roster. Both played very little minutes in the early games in which they did appear.

[IUsuallyPonder]

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January 10

Seton Hill at Mercyhurst - The Lakers took out the frustrations on a struggling Clarion team last outing. Seton Hill is too sporadic to deal with the Mercyhurst defense. Lake Show -5

Pitt-Johnstown at California - UPJ has dropped three straight but could have won all three. Cal has also played tough in recent losses. Tough call here. UPJ -3

Slippery Rock at Clarion - The Golden Eagles are a mess. Two of its perceived top recruits are no longer playing. The Rock will overwhelm tonight. Rock -17

East Stroudsburg at IUP - ESU may be the deepest team in the PSAC. The 40-minute press is going to be a major challenge for IUP and its short bench. ESU is big, fast and can shoot. IUP is all of those, too. Joe has won the last two meetings and is tough at home. IUP has a proven track record of slowing games down against such opponents. That's a must tonight. IUP -1

Edinboro at Gannon - Big game at the Hammermill. Lot of emotions in this rivalry. The Knights are playing well and are tough in the 'Mill. Edinboro is coming off the heart-breaker to Kutztown. Who controls the pace? The defensive guru John Reilly will frustrate the guard trio. Fighting Scots -4 in a thriller. Huge game for both in the West standings.

What players are no longer playing? Are they still on the roster, or are they out with injury/discipline issues?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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January 10

Seton Hill at Mercyhurst - The Lakers took out the frustrations on a struggling Clarion team last outing. Seton Hill is too sporadic to deal with the Mercyhurst defense. Lake Show -5

Pitt-Johnstown at California - UPJ has dropped three straight but could have won all three. Cal has also played tough in recent losses. Tough call here. UPJ -3

Slippery Rock at Clarion - The Golden Eagles are a mess. Two of its perceived top recruits are no longer playing. The Rock will overwhelm tonight. Rock -17

East Stroudsburg at IUP - ESU may be the deepest team in the PSAC. The 40-minute press is going to be a major challenge for IUP and its short bench. ESU is big, fast and can shoot. IUP is all of those, too. Joe has won the last two meetings and is tough at home. IUP has a proven track record of slowing games down against such opponents. That's a must tonight. IUP -1

Edinboro at Gannon - Big game at the Hammermill. Lot of emotions in this rivalry. The Knights are playing well and are tough in the 'Mill. Edinboro is coming off the heart-breaker to Kutztown. Who controls the pace? The defensive guru John Reilly will frustrate the guard trio. Fighting Scots -4 in a thriller. Huge game for both in the West standings.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Updated West men's standings / 1-10-2017


IUP (7-1, 11-4) W6

Edinboro (7-2, 10-3) W1

Slippery Rock (6-3, 12-3) L1

Gannon (5-3, 9-5) W5

Pitt-Johnstown (4-5, 6-7) L3

Mercyhurst (3-5, 6-6) W1

Cal (3-6, 7-8) W1

Seton Hill (2-7, 5-9) L1

Clarion (0-9, 3-12) L4

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Cal came back from 23 down in second half to beat Lock Haven last night.

Lock Haven star Amir Hinton went for 47 points in the loss.

[Golden89]

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Jair Green had a strong game for Gannon -- 21 points on 7/12 shooting, including 4/6 from behind the arc. But what had the fans talking was a windmill dunk over a hapless Seton Hill defender ... regulars said the best dunk since the Darrelle Blanton days! An entertaining 75-60 win. Boro should be interesting on Wednesday.

[Golden89]

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Crazy stat line in Gannon / SHU women's game.

At the third quarter media timeout (4:37 remaining).
Gannon shooting 74% from field (including a stretch of 14 consecutive makes including all 9 in the second quarter). SHU shooting 45%
Gannon 17/19 from line, SH 5/6
Gannon outrebounding SHU 23-9

How much is Gannon ahead by? Would you have guessed only eight?? SHU had made 7 threes to Gannon's 1. Gannon also had 13 turnovers to SH's 5.

Gannon wound up surrendering the 58-50 lead and wound up losing 79-78 on a SH rebound basket with 4 seconds left.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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It's all the crew. IUP and Mercy had the 'TV Crew' today. I call these three clowns that because I think they like taking over the game. They are horrible ... call everything.

That Boro loss hurt me today in the pick 'em. Kutztown is a solid team.

Kind of like football, the PSAC only gets so many to the dance. It's going to be interesting.

[Fightingscot82]

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Kutztown gets by Edinboro in the final seconds with some help from the officials.

Three times in that game players collided while going for a loose ball. Two of those times Edinboro was called for a foul. I don't get it.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Lock Haven upsets ESU

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Men's Standings / 1-5-2017


Edinboro (6-1, 9-2, W5)

IUP (5-1, 9-4, W4)

Slippery Rock (5-2, 11-2, W9)

UPJ (4-3, 6-5, L1)

Gannon (3-3, 7-5, W3)

Mercyhurst (2-4, 5-5, L1)

California (2-5, 6-7, L2)

Seton Hill (1-6, 4-8, L2)

Clarion (0-7, 3-10, L2)


Saturday's games:


Clarion at Seton Hill -- Neither team is going to win many games in the West. This is a big chance for both. The Griffins pull out a close one in front of 35 people in Greensburg. Seton Hill -5

California at Slippery Rock -- The Rock is the surprise team thus far. The question still looms how good they actually are ... Bloomsburg (6-5) is still the best win out of 11 victories so far. One thing is clear: SRU is crushing people inside and playing nasty defense. Cal will give them a better test. Will Kevin Reynolds already be looking to Monday nights trip to Indiana? SRU is tough at home and the Vulcans inside game will be little match. Rock -9

Kutztown at Edinboro -- This is a big one. Kutztown got down huge against West Chester two days ago (23 points) but came all the way back in the final moments before losing in the end. Kutztown got zero points in its last two possessions to either tie or take the lead. It's a long haul up to Edinboro -- and Edinboro can play. But, Edinboro hasn't really been tested since mid-November. Kutztown can punch back and is more battle-tested. Fighting Scots -1

Mercyhurst at IUP -- It took the Hawks a half to recover from their XMAS hangover. Then they went nuts. IUP's record in home Saturday night games the past 20 years is off the charts. Due to the rivalry factor, the Lakers hang around for a bit but IUP has too many weapons. Mercyhurst coach Gary Manchel is Villian No. 2 inside the KCAC. A monster week looms for IUP but the Hawks get this one done. IUP -8

Gannon at UPJ -- Another great game. UPJ can play. The Mountain Cats have taken regional powers Virginia State and IUP in to the final minute. Of the last four meetings in this series, two have gone to OT (GU won both) and the other two have been split nail-biters. UPJ is good enough to stay in big games. The part they don't have yet is the ability to finish close games. Gannon -1

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Rock hammered Mercy

IUP over UPJ

Edinboro all over SH

Cheyney over Clarion

Gannon wins at Cal

East Stroudsburg knocks off Shippensburg

[Golden89]

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Gannon at California -- The visitor thrives on defense. The host plays none and gives up the most points per game in the entire PSAC (89.8). Cal can score, though (86.2 ppg). Cal lets teams launch at will but Gannon doesn't shoot the three much (just 39 made through 11 games on 132 attempts). Polar opposite teams and styles ... tough one to call. Gannon -3

Nicely done.