2014-15 HL Tournament Thread

[vu84v2]

Great win. Tough defense the entire night. Made free throws when needed.

I must point this out, however. Valpo was very fortunate that Peters did not get called for traveling on his key driving basket down the stretch. He must have taken at least 4 steps to the basket.

[valpotx]

Max Joseph will need to take some of Tevonn's minutes on Tuesday.  I saw that we moved Keith to SG after the injury, having E Victor and Keith on the court at the same time.  This actually works pretty well in regards to being pressured, having 2 PGs on the floor at the same time that can also shoot/drive to the basket.  I will take Vashil shooting 50% from the FT line, especially when he makes 3 of his last 4!  A very good win, and I look forward to a packed house on Tuesday!

I agree that Peters traveled on that drive to get us back to a 3 point lead...

[classof2014]

Funny that the two worst FT shooting teams in the conference were the two best.

[agibson]

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[valpotx]

I think that it's interesting that Waters thinks that the game should have had more fouls called, since his team usually benefits immensely from holding onto offensive players!

[oklahomamick]

We need t. Walker who can penetrate and slash the lane against uwgb

[Valpofan00]

I just hope he didn't tear anything which is what I think had happened...

[talksalot]

Great to see TR Harlan at the game tonight... Dick would have loved this... and I think Dave Schroeder and the "V" Man helped those Vashil's free throws go it...

To all the folks in the ticket office... I'm sorry you had to work late tonight and tomorrow... WHAT AM I SAYING???  NO I'm not sorry!!   set your clocks ahead... let's spring forward.   

The HL office got their wish... now let's give them a great show on Tuesday night... with a great crowd!

[a3uge]

Assuming Walker either tore his ACL, MCL, our meniscus. Either way he's not coming back Tuesday, and unless he's just removing his meniscus he's probably out for all of next year.

[agibson]

Great to see TR Harlan at the game tonight... Dick would have loved this... and I think Dave Schroeder and the "V" Man helped those Vashil's free throws go it...

And Phyllis in the house to celebrate them - spotted sitting behind Homer.

[rink]

very fortunate that Peters did not get called for traveling on his key driving basket down the stretch. He must have taken at least 4 steps to the basket.

2, maybe 2.5 ... it was beautiful, Kominsky-esque footwork and reach.

[Valpofan00]

Assuming Walker either tore his ACL, MCL, our meniscus. Either way he's not coming back Tuesday, and unless he's just removing his meniscus he's probably out for all of next year.

Ugh we can never catch a break when it come to injuries.

[HC]

He did walk through the handshake line without the crutches (he says hopefully).

[bbtds]

Can't be more than 250 people here 5 min before tipoff. Tevonn sitting incognito with a bud in the Valpo student section.

Should be noted that tevonn is with a friend, not a small amount of marijuana or an Inbev beer.

FIFY

[bbtds]

sectional coverage sells more paper.

Didn't Michael Scott say that at "The Office?" Or was "that's what she said."

[chipper955]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but did anyone else notice the Cleveland St. mascot at the last two games?  I've got to give the guy, or girl, some credit.  Between high fiving fans, doing one hand push ups, trying to get girls' phone numbers, and all the other antics, I thought the mascot was really good.  Watching him made some of the time outs a little more interesting.

[usc4valpo]

Perhaps it is legal in Quebec.

Can't be more than 250 people here 5 min before tipoff. Tevonn sitting incognito with a bud in the Valpo student section.

Should be noted that tevonn is with a friend, not a small amount of marijuana or an Inbev beer.

FIFY

[Valpo89]

I watched the replay of Tevonn's injury. It was not a result of "the way the game was played," according to Waters.
Tevonn was simply guarding his man along the right baseline. Tevonn may have done a weird twist on the drive, or the player may have hit Tevonn's knee while jumping up to shoot.
After it happened, you can see Tevonn visibly limping around for another 3-4 seconds until a foul was committed. He never went down, that's how tough Tevonn is.

As for some of the newspaper bashing going on, 8:30 p.m TV starts on the night of "springing forward" isn't doing any favors for writer deadlines.
The Times at least had two stories in today's print edition. The Post, none. But I know most of you on here simply read stories online, which of course is the future of newspapers.

[Valpo89]

Here is where basketball officials are just crazy, if this is an accurate statement from Gary Waters:

"(Valparaiso) deserves a chance to go to the NCAA tournament. If (Walker' s injury) is what holds them back, it's too bad," Waters said. "That happened because of the way the game was called. I told the officials someone was going to get hurt. They said they'd change the way they were calling it. You see what happened."

Change the way they were calling it? A foul is a foul is a foul. You don't pick and choose when and where to apply the rules. One play in the second half, a foul was called on a Peters drive to the basket ... on the THIRD foul of the play. It was just ridiculous. I know all teams get away with way too much fouling, but Cleveland State gets away with so much it's just ridiculous. Waters has nothing to complain about.

[usc4valpo]

I saw the banner --- who is the "V" man?

Great to see TR Harlan at the game tonight... Dick would have loved this... and I think Dave Schroeder and the "V" Man helped those Vashil's free throws go it... To all the folks in the ticket office... I'm sorry you had to work late tonight and tomorrow... WHAT AM I SAYING???  NO I'm not sorry!!   set your clocks ahead... let's spring forward. The HL office got their wish... now let's give them a great show on Tuesday night... with a great crowd!

r ---

[agibson]

As for some of the newspaper bashing going on, 8:30 p.m TV starts on the night of "springing forward" isn't doing any favors for writer deadlines.
The Times at least had two stories in today's print edition. The Post, none. But I know most of you on here simply read stories online, which of course is the future of newspapers.

I do notice the Times has a digital-only subscription for just $10 a month.  Presumably with no long-term commitment.

The Post Trib, in their latest Chicago Tribune-hosted incarnation, actually seems to still encourage free browsing of their non-Premium content.  I think I've only bumped into one "DigitalPlus" premium article I wanted to read re basketball, so far.

[classof2014]

Has anything official come out about Tevonn's injury. All I've heard is he injured his knee. Yes it could be major but it also could be a sprain. I didn't see what occurred on the play. But let's not all jump to conclusions about Tevonn's knee.

[agibson]

Has anything official come out about Tevonn's injury. All I've heard is he injured his knee. Yes it could be major but it also could be a sprain. I didn't see what occurred on the play. But let's not all jump to conclusions about Tevonn's knee.

Fair enough - and Coach Gore in the post-game with Todd was quick to say that he'd wait for the MRI's, etc.  But, he didn't sound at all optimistic.

[historyman]

Based the ESPU telecast, is Viagra an official sponsor of the Horizon league?

Maybe if Cialis was the sponsor Valpo would have stiffened their defense a little sooner?