Union Street Hoops

[valpotx]

Yeah, I was a bit befuddled that Paul mentioned that Oregon State was terrible that year.  Didn't give us any credit in mentioning it in that manner (playing up to the Purdue fans in-studio, perhaps?), yet they were one of the first teams out of the NCAA tourney for an at-large.  He also mentioned that Washington didn't have anything to play for in that game we won in the CBI, yet if you watched that game, you would not have said such a thing.  Brockman was OWNED by Bouchie, and it wasn't for a lack of caring that we beat them.  Yes, it wasn't their preferred tournament, but they did not at all look like they were just going through the motions.

[vu72]

Yeah, I was a bit befuddled that Paul mentioned that Oregon State was terrible that year.  Didn't give us any credit in mentioning it in that manner (playing up to the Purdue fans in-studio, perhaps?), yet they were one of the first teams out of the NCAA tourney for an at-large.  He also mentioned that Washington didn't have anything to play for in that game we won in the CBI, yet if you watched that game, you would not have said such a thing.  Brockman was OWNED by Bouchie, and it wasn't for a lack of caring that we beat them.  Yes, it wasn't their preferred tournament, but they did not at all look like they were just going through the motions.

Actually Oregon State made the tourney and lost to VCU in the first round.  Or were you referring to Purdue?

[VULB#62]

Actually Paul did a mia culpa on Twitter.

[tweet]939173404929904640[/tweet]

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/941160985896906754

[Pgmado]

I don't know who VU2014 is, but I sure do appreciate all the love on here!

[VUGrad1314]

Your podcast is incredible and you should be very proud of it. It's an absolute must-listen for me. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.

[valpotx]

I also enjoy them quite a bit, though I do have to admit that your constant Green Bay love on Facebook makes me want to throw up .  Hopefully you can get something with Raitis Grafs or Kikas in the future!

[VU2014]

"Former Valparaiso basketball players Dwayne Toatley and Milo Stovall join Union Street Hoops to talk about dealing with mono during the 2000-01 season. Former assistant coach and longtime Region high school coach Joe Otis talks about Valparaiso's unique connection to the 1977 plane crash involving the Evansville basketball program. Also, Paul and Parker breakdown Purdue and Ball State and look ahead to Northwestern."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-episode/audio_339b9c66-e10e-11e7-9d34-cff9528ae2d5.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/941409522089947136

[VU2014]

"Union Street Hoops hosts Paul Oren and Parker Gatewood give out non-conference grades in the wake of Valparaiso's 73-60 loss to UC-Riverside. What is next for Joe Burton at Valparaiso?"

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-non-conference-grades/audio_eda70a16-e661-11e7-abce-efc5d42af52c.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/943872368723841024

[talksalot]

Former assistant coach and longtime Region high school coach Joe Otis talks about Valparaiso's unique connection to the 1977 plane crash involving the Evansville basketball program

looking back at the "Post-12/13/77" games with Evansville...

1978-79
Jan. 29 at Evansville L 72-64
Feb. 10 Evansville L 72-69

1979-80
Feb. 9 Evansville L 68-62
Feb. 16 at Evansville L 91-63

1980-81
Jan. 14 at Evansville L 78-74
Jan. 31 Evansville L 66-55

1981-82
Dec. 14 Evansville L 78-56
Feb. 1 at Evansville L 80-66

1982-83
Jan. 10 at Evansville L 81-69
Jan. 27 Evansville W 63-60


1983-84
DNP

1984-85
DNP

[VU2014]

"Missouri Valley Conference action has arrived! Valley Hoops Insider Harry Schroeder shares his thoughts on the conference season, while Luke Benz of the Yale Sports Analytics Group looks to math to illustrate how Valparaiso could fare in the Valley this season and beyond."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-missouri-valley-conference-preview/audio_5f0b1e84-ebeb-11e7-b5c1-337d489fa490.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/946420311200862209

[VU2014]

"Paul Oren and Parker Gatewood discuss Valparaiso's 0-3 start in the Missouri Valley Conference, the virtues of trash talking and whether or not Joe Burton has played his final game in a Valparaiso uniform."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-valpo-in-the-valley/audio_330854a0-f25d-11e7-8289-e74843b07c14.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/949403102997893120

[FieldGoodie05]

Peters freshmen year we still had (4) seniors: Capobianco, Jordan Coleman, Lavonte Dority and Mousa Gueye.

Wow, that stunned me into realizing just how young we are this year.  I had convinced myself otherwise.

We can get as annoyed by the word "youth" or "young"....but maybe we are annoyed by the truth.

[VU2014]

"Paul Oren and Parker Gatewood react to Valparaiso winning its first two Missouri Valley Conference games of the season. Plus, Paul tells a story of the time his family went to Iowa and ended up going home with the bartender."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-happy-days-in-the-arc/audio_3d8a8434-f7da-11e7-b849-83b81fd03eb3.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/951931779576926208

[talksalot]

ok, so I just listened to USH latest edition... thanks for the shoutout from the guys at the end...

Been thinking about the # to go with the Three Pointers....  I received NO suggestions from the members of this board...what about "Splash"...

Kinda goes along with the Flush for the dunks (and yes, as Aaron pointed out, I missed one at the last game...)... I've been listening to the PA guys in the background on the TV games for the past few weeks... and they are all just yelling "FOR THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"...

The Nothing but Net is a throw-back to the BEFORE-Centier Bank sponsorship... when the 3-point baskets were actually sponsored by 4 or 5 businesses each making a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs "Nothing but Net" program for each one made in the ARC by the home team... we had that moniker for almost as long as we had Centier....

[VU2014]

"Has Valparaiso jumped the shark? Paul and Parker try to navigate the recent three-game losing streak. Valparaiso managers Robbie Crimmins and Kendall O'Banner join the pod and explain just what it is that managers do. Plus, Paul takes on Iowa."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-jumping-the-shark/audio_8c671722-008e-11e8-a7f4-0fe6fee73071.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/955954092383367168
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/955937207596060673
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/955935844271120384

[VU2014]

"Union Street Hoops hosts Paul Oren and Parker Gatewood discuss Valparaiso's recent five-game losing streak as well as THAT play from the Illinois State game."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-baptized-in-the-valley/audio_9e82a838-060e-11e8-a741-77922083a2ce.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/958499159669166080

[bigmosmithfan1]

Great pod as always, gentlemen. I will note that the mere fact that they need to spend a few minutes discussing John Kiser's lack of offensive production kinda illustrates the bigger problem this season, no?

(And this isn't a knock on the hosts - I'm glad they backed up with data that we're essentially playing 4-on-5 on offense when he's on the floor. And it isn't even a knock on John - he's a former walk-on who gives maximum effort and does a lot of other things well. And when you're playing with Peters, Jubril, Tevonn, etc. last year, you probably don't want to take any shots away from those guys. But my dude, when we've gone 3-4 minutes without scoring, don't pass up that wide open look....)

[VU2014]

Kiser is being given wide-open shots and he's passing them up. He needs to pull the trigger on some of them. He's not a guy you want taking 10 shots a game but when he finds himself in a very easy look through the flow of the offense take it. I'd also like to see step his free throw shooting (he's not the only one who needs to step up in that department). If you're going to be a "glue-guy" do all the little well.

[VU2014]

"Anthony Schalk joins Union Street Hoops to discuss a 28-hour journey to Carbondale and back while Ethan Hennessy of Happening Hoops shares his thoughts on student attendance at Valparaiso games. Paul Oren doesn't limit his thoughts to just students as he wonders what will it take to pack the ARC."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-hours-in-america/audio_3efe7bec-0bb0-11e8-8c7d-47a34526f09c.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/961071479516483585

[bbtds]

Carbondale trippers,

You could have hitchhiked to Marion, IL and hung out with the prisoners in the "camp" section of the Federal Penitentiary and had a better time. I once played a softball game at Marion Fed while Pete Rose served time there but he lost interest very quickly and went back into the his "camp" building which was disappointing to me. What better things did Pete have to do in prison? He could have bet on us losing.

Your trip reminded me of my younger days (about 30 years ago) and spending most of the night in Carbondale visiting college friends before heading back to sanity in St Louis.

http://quatros.com/photos.html

Quatro's Deep Pan Pizza had its start in 1975 after four guys from Chicago (Uno, Dos, Tres ...get it?) opened a pizza joint in an old doughnut bakery. The four guys knew they had a hit on their hands right after opening, but lacking backgrounds in food service and business management, they found themselves going bankrupt within a year.

Enter Steve Payne, an eager 21-year-old college student, who had cut his teeth at the Golden Bear Pancake House. He bought Quatro's in early 1976, but in honor of the original owners he kept the name. Steve had a passion for restaurant management and soon set about turning his new venture into a success.

The first thing Steve did was renovate the interior. At the time the pizzas were still being baked in the same ovens used by the doughnut shop. An old icebox served as a beer cooler. The restaurant did not even have bathrooms! For the convenience of his customers, Steve bought space next door and doubled the size of the dining area.

During his first year in business, Steve found that his flow of clientele depended on when nearby Southern Illinois University was in session. When classes let out for summer break, business dried up.

Fortunately for him, it was 1976, and a large group of Americans was celebrating the Bicentennial by bicycling across the country. Since Carbondale was a designated rest stop, Quatro's soon welcomed a steady influx of customers. That summer over 2000 hungry and thirsty cyclists from all over the country came in for pizza and beer.

Many of these enthusiasts returned home to tell family and friends about the great pizza they had eaten in Southern Illinois. By the time classes began in the fall, Quatro's was on its way to becoming an established fixture in Carbondale. 41 years later, Steve now serves pizza to the college-aged kids of his original customers!



My favourite place to eat in that area was Walt's Pizza in Murphysboro.

http://waltspizza.com/our-history

They must have closed the Murphysboro store and are only in Marion now. Walt was from suburban Chicago and stayed in Southern Illinois after attending college in Carbondale too.

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/964252444501962753

[VU2014]

"Paul Oren and Parker Gatewood discuss Valparaiso's progress down the stretch of the year, including Wednesday's strong showing at first-place Loyola. Former Valparaiso point guard Erik Buggs talks about the process from going 9-22 as a freshman to the NCAA tournament as a senior."

http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/audio/union-street-hoops/podcast-union-street-hoops-turning-the-corner/audio_f18fbbb4-1299-11e8-b34a-431917657065.html

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/964267304954531840

[VU2014]

Some good conversation in this podcast about Paul's article that ruffled the UNI fan's feathers with the foul discrepancies lol. Paul says they're "touchy" like we are. I wouldn't call us "touchy" but we care and we're passionate. We're much more passionate then any fan-base in the Horizon League did. But some good convo about Paul's research.

They touch on Parker Hazen going from starting to not sniffing a minute. Some very interesting conversation here and Paul brought up maybe he might transfer and that's why he isn't getting any minutes, but Paul made it clear he hasn't heard that.

A great interview with Buggs talking about his career at Valpo and the struggles of his team's freshman year.

[vu72]

Some good conversation in this podcast about Paul's article that ruffled the UNI fan's feathers with the foul discrepancies lol. Paul says they're "touchy" like we are. I wouldn't call us "touchy" but we care and we're passionate. We're much more passionate then any fan-base in the Horizon League did. But some good convo about Paul's research.

They touch on Parker Hazen going from starting to not sniffing a minute. Some very interesting conversation here and Paul brought up maybe he might transfer and that's why he isn't getting any minutes, but Paul made it clear he hasn't heard that.

A great interview with Buggs talking about his career at Valpo and the struggles of his team's freshman year.

Kids are kids,no doubt.  I hope Parker stays as he is really an athletic big who is hard to find.  Maturity and a year under his belt can be all the difference.  yet at the same time, remember that his brother was quick to transfer.