Cal has struggled all year against strong defensive teams. Look at the record against the better defenses. That's somewhat Sancomb still adjusting to a different world.
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Originally posted by Scrub View Post
Good points, IUP24. I buy your theory about Joe starting a trend of building hybrid teams.
And I 100% agree that this is a very deep & talented region (despite some lack of name recognition that comes with those Midwestern regions).
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Originally posted by WarriorVoice View Post
Hybrid teams?! Any good coach is going to bring in players that play the game in their vision...
IUP was simply the first team to make that transition to build a roster that would be able to play with bigger and more physical teams in the west, while also being able to score with MEC teams in the tournament. The good teams in the PSAC are all doing that now. East Stroud is the only one that is built like an MEC school.
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Originally posted by WarriorVoice View PostJeff Wilson has been running the same style since he was hired. He came into the league several years before Joe Lombardi... Innovation does happen outside Indiana, PA...
Around 2013, Joe Lombardi started to change the makeup of his roster. That's fact. He won the regional in 2015 employing a "hybrid" philosophy. That's fact. He's had success against other MEC schools since then using this approach and it has turned his program into a perennial regional title contender. As this has happened, other teams in the PSAC started to integrate this approach into their roster configuration as well... Shippensburg, Mercyhurst, etc. The better teams in the PSAC don't want to win games in the 60s like they did 5-7 years ago.
Sports are all "copycat leagues." Adapt or die.
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Originally posted by IUP24 View Post
You're easily the most triggered guy on here. I clearly stated, as has IUPBigIndians on many occasions, that East Stroudsburg is the only team in the PSAC that is put together like an MEC team. They never had to innovate or change because they were always running a style that was built for playing MEC schools in the tournament. What am I saying here that offended you or isn't correct?
Around 2013, Joe Lombardi started to change the makeup of his roster. That's fact. He won the regional in 2015 employing a "hybrid" philosophy. That's fact. He's had success against other MEC schools since then using this approach and it has turned his program into a perennial regional title contender. As this has happened, other teams in the PSAC started to integrate this approach into their roster configuration as well... Shippensburg, Mercyhurst, etc. The better teams in the PSAC don't want to win games in the 60s like they did 5-7 years ago.
Sports are all "copycat leagues." Adapt or die.
IUP had teams under Gary Edwards that would have even scared the football team. Lol.
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Originally posted by IUP24 View Post
You're easily the most triggered guy on here. I clearly stated, as has IUPBigIndians on many occasions, that East Stroudsburg is the only team in the PSAC that is put together like an MEC team. They never had to innovate or change because they were always running a style that was built for playing MEC schools in the tournament. What am I saying here that offended you or isn't correct?
Around 2013, Joe Lombardi started to change the makeup of his roster. That's fact. He won the regional in 2015 employing a "hybrid" philosophy. That's fact. He's had success against other MEC schools since then using this approach and it has turned his program into a perennial regional title contender. As this has happened, other teams in the PSAC started to integrate this approach into their roster configuration as well... Shippensburg, Mercyhurst, etc. The better teams in the PSAC don't want to win games in the 60s like they did 5-7 years ago.
Sports are all "copycat leagues." Adapt or die.
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Originally posted by WarriorVoice View Post
MY point was that Jeff Wilson adapted as soon as he got the job at ESU...Who's triggered now?!
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Originally posted by jrshooter View Post
Man, you'd actually think they play basketball up in the Poconos. ;)
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Originally posted by Ship69 View Post
Stroudsburg has been playing well. They're likely to be a tough out in the tourney. As far as whom Ship plays in the quarters, I'm not sure whether I'd rather get Millersville or Shepherd.
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