PSAC WEST

[bballfan03]

He called those time outs with purpose. First all, to draw a play up for a departing bench player to get one last try. The other was to basically give Bazzoli and F-U, we'll remember this. Bazzoli still pressing up 30 under 3min left. He's an A-HOLE and that's why the rest of the league hates him. You won, back off! His day is coming!

And why was Fee not viewed as an A-HOLE when he did this up 40 practically every game?

[IUPHawks24]

We'll see. He may leave after a year, too. He's young and coaches need to strike while the iron is hot. It doesn't stay hot forever.

He’s not going anywhere. He’s nowhere near as connected as Fee and he’s at least 5 years younger, so not as far along in his career.

Plus, he’s got by far the best resourced job in the league.

Interesting that the coach of the 1st place team who won the league by five games wasn’t voted Coach of the Year by his peers.

[bballfan03]

We'll see. He may leave after a year, too. He's young and coaches need to strike while the iron is hot. It doesn't stay hot forever.

I can't see him getting any big offers yet. Fee has a long history of success, Bazzoli has one good season. He also tried to coach "traditionally" at one point and failed miserably (alas Clarion).

[bballfan03]

He called those time outs with purpose. First all, to draw a play up for a departing bench player to get one last try. The other was to basically give Bazzoli and F-U, we'll remember this. Bazzoli still pressing up 30 under 3min left. He's an A-HOLE and that's why the rest of the league hates him. You won, back off! His day is coming!

Have you not watched GU, WLU or NSU play? Score doesn't matter.. press start to finish. Up 10 or 60. (Which WLU was up on Salem the other day and still pressing lol). It's the system, you don't stop it. Normally Bazzoli would put bench scrubs in, but we only have one at this time (and he was in already) because 2 of our other ones are now actively in the 2nd unit.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

He called those time outs with purpose. First all, to draw a play up for a departing bench player to get one last try. The other was to basically give Bazzoli and F-U, we'll remember this. Bazzoli still pressing up 30 under 3min left. He's an A-HOLE and that's why the rest of the league hates him. You won, back off! His day is coming!

We'll see. He may leave after a year, too. He's young and coaches need to strike while the iron is hot. It doesn't stay hot forever.

[IUPalum]

Ive never seen Lombardi look so defeated before. First half he was all over the refs, like usual. Yelling at players (coaching, not necessarily bad), jumping up and down etc.

Once Gannon started their 2nd half run (it was only a 13 pt lead), he just looked like he was ready to be done. Chirped at the ref a few times, but nothing typical. Clapped for some Gannon plays and gave many "college try" claps to his players when they messed up. Ironically, despite looking like he was ready to be done, he called 2 timeouts under a minute (and once with 4.4 seconds left which was accompanied by well deserved boos lol).

Now, don't get me wrong, I don't mind the look on him haha but it was depressing as I felt it summed up IUPs season.

He called those time outs with purpose. First all, to draw a play up for a departing bench player to get one last try. The other was to basically give Bazzoli and F-U, we'll remember this. Bazzoli still pressing up 30 under 3min left. He's an A-HOLE and that's why the rest of the league hates him. You won, back off! His day is coming!

[bballfan03]

Ive never seen Lombardi look so defeated before. First half he was all over the refs, like usual. Yelling at players (coaching, not necessarily bad), jumping up and down etc.

Once Gannon started their 2nd half run (it was only a 13 pt lead), he just looked like he was ready to be done. Chirped at the ref a few times, but nothing typical. Clapped for some Gannon plays and gave many "college try" claps to his players when they messed up. Ironically, despite looking like he was ready to be done, he called 2 timeouts under a minute (and once with 4.4 seconds left which was accompanied by well deserved boos lol).

Now, don't get me wrong, I don't mind the look on him haha but it was depressing as I felt it summed up IUPs season.

[bballfan03]

In this crazy West this year I suppose it's only fitting the 5 and 6 seeds both won on the road in Round 1.

Seton Hill's Ryan Meis went nuts, hitting (7) treys.

IUP had an unlikely hero in Luke Triggs, who came off the bench to hit (4) treys and score 16 points. IUP was getting blown out early. Then they were blowing SRU out. In the end it came down to the last shot.

And, Sarp, of course, grabbed the biggest rebound of his career with 5.4 seconds left.

Just glad to see Rocks season come to an end. Won't miss Maceo *******-tin at all.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

In this crazy West this year I suppose it's only fitting the 5 and 6 seeds both won on the road in Round 1.

Seton Hill's Ryan Meis went nuts, hitting (7) treys.

IUP had an unlikely hero in Luke Triggs, who came off the bench to hit (4) treys and score 16 points. IUP was getting blown out early. Then they were blowing SRU out. In the end it came down to the last shot.

And, Sarp, of course, grabbed the biggest rebound of his career with 5.4 seconds left.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Round 1 / Men's

Shippensburg at Shepherd - The Rams swept the season series, winning by double digits both times. Most recently, Shepherd held the Raiders to just 46 points. Shippensburg has lost multiple players to injury. The Rams have a gigantic lineup and a massive size advantage in this pairing. Strange things happen in these tournaments, but a Raider upset tonight would be really strange. Shepherd -10.5

Seton Hill at Edinboro - Interesting match-up. The Griffins' zone has been problematic for the Scots, who rely heavily on the outside shot. Seton Hill won the first meeting by (16). Edinboro won the rematch by a point. The story entering Round 3, however, is if Edinboro star power forward Cenker Evran will play. Evran, who averaged 14.9 points and 12.6 rebounds per game this season, left Saturday's Cal game very early and never returned. Without knowing Evran's status, don't touch this game. NO LINE

IUP at Slippery Rock - On paper, The Rock's two wins against IUP this year were fairly modest - 75-64 and 78-71. However, final scores can be deceiving. Neither game was remotely close. The Crimson Hawks got some garbage points at the end of both to make things appear a little closer. SRU enters the tournament red hot - winners of 4 straight. However, they lost 4 straight prior to that. Slippery Rock can be very good in stretches (weeks at a time) ... and very bad in stretches (weeks at a time). IUP is out-manned in this game. SRU also seemingly has them figured out. Something has to change, schematically, for IUP to have a shot. This season, IUP has been horrendous away from home. Morrow will be a very lively venue tonight (to put it lightly). However, if you follow IUP's season-long pattern of good game, bad game, good game, etc., ... they just may play well tonight. SRU -9.5

Lock Haven at Millersville - The Bald Eagles won the first meeting in a nail-biter. The Marauders then got revenge, hammering Lock Haven by 20 points. LHU is fresh off a big win against East Stroudsburg, so it should be a confident bunch. Expect a fairly low-scoring street fight - with a slight edge going to the home team. The 'Ville -2.5

[Ship69]

This tournament is a total crapshoot on both sides.

The West has a gauntlet on the women's side, and probably has (4) NCAA teams. The West side of the women's bracket is like a half Regional (prior to the Regional).

On the men's side, Gannon is probably the best team. However, winning at West Chester is difficult.

ESU lost again yesterday. Edinboro is going to be way, way different if their star post player is out. Slippery Rock is red hot the past couple weeks.

Gamblers beware. If you pick these brackets correctly, fly out to Sin City.

Matchups are more key than ever this season. Ship probably got the worst it could have gotten with Shepherd in the first game because with our current roster configuration, they are ridiculously bigger than the Raiders.

[WarriorVoice]

This tournament is a total crapshoot on both sides.

The West has a gauntlet on the women's side, and probably has (4) NCAA teams. The West side of the women's bracket is like a half Regional (prior to the Regional).

On the men's side, Gannon is probably the best team. However, winning at West Chester is difficult.

ESU lost again yesterday. Edinboro is going to be way, way different if their star post player is out. Slippery Rock is red hot the past couple weeks.

Gamblers beware. If you pick these brackets correctly, fly out to Sin City.

Not surprised at ESU losing yesterday. Lock Haven has now won 4 in a row over ESU. Lock Haven defends very well, and that's given ESU problems in the past. Lock Haven's problem is they don't match up greatly with the other teams in the league for some reason. Lock Haven's the only team I wouldn't want to play in the postseason. I think ESU can handle any other team in the east.

[bballfan03]

This tournament is a total crapshoot on both sides.

The West has a gauntlet on the women's side, and probably has (4) NCAA teams. The West side of the women's bracket is like a half Regional (prior to the Regional).

On the men's side, Gannon is probably the best team. However, winning at West Chester is difficult.

ESU lost again yesterday. Edinboro is going to be way, way different if their star post player is out. Slippery Rock is red hot the past couple weeks.

Gamblers beware. If you pick these brackets correctly, fly out to Sin City.

At this point in time, I'd have to go with Cal or West Chester.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

This tournament is a total crapshoot on both sides.

The West has a gauntlet on the women's side, and probably has (4) NCAA teams. The West side of the women's bracket is like a half Regional (prior to the Regional).

On the men's side, Gannon is probably the best team. However, winning at West Chester is difficult.

ESU lost again yesterday. Edinboro is going to be way, way different if their star post player is out. Slippery Rock is red hot the past couple weeks.

Gamblers beware. If you pick these brackets correctly, fly out to Sin City.

[Ship69]

Cal wasn't called for a single defensive foul on an Edinboro shot in the first half. Zero free throws by Edinboro.

Ship had four FTs the entire game today. I think Mansfield was called for a total of seven fouls. You sure can't accuse the Raider of getting much home cooking this season.