Game #27 Valpo @ Drake 2/16 2:00pm CST on ESPN3

[NativeCheesehead]

Never started a game thread before so why not pick one ESPN gives us a 20% chance of winning?

[NativeCheesehead]

Great graph by Hacksaw over at MVCFans.   3-2 is the magic number. Finish with 9 conference wins and you have a less than 5% chance of playing on Thursday. So which 3 will it be? Given our recent history I'd almost rather be playing good teams on the road than bad teams at home.

[SanityLost17]

All signs point to a loss, which is why there is a 100% chance we will win.  Just like when all signs point to a win there is 100% chance we will lose.

[M]

Road game win. The board lights up again about how we can 3 in a row in St Louis.

Reality I'm hoping the rediculous turnovers disappear, our star freshman bounces back from his worst game of the year, Fazekas gets up a few more shots, Mileek continues playing well, and we make 70%+ of our fts.

[VU2010]

Wow - this place is rocking with excitement. Wooo 🥳

[usc4valpo]

I will be there!

[VUBBFan]

In keeping with our tradition of not being healthy.

https://twitter.com/ValpoBasketball/status/1096845567563612161

[VU2014]

Kiser is out. I think we should expect a healthy dose of Mileek as long as he stays out of foul trouble today. I'm really interested to see if he can take advantage of the situation. We need him.

[M]

If Freeman would've put that up with his left hand he would've been fouled instead of swatted.

[mj]

Not a good start. These guys aren't playing as a team.

[oklahomamick]

Man...remember when we went 5 for 6 in HL season championships? 

I know it was the HL but we have more talent than being sub .500.  AGAIN

[NativeCheesehead]

Glad I made my rational statement on Lottich before the game. This team is a mess.

[oklahomamick]

If this continues....Players will get frustrated and transfer.  If I was a shooter on this team (basically Ryan, we only have one) I would not be happy.  I never get good looks!  I never get a play designed for me.  Or maybe a play designed for that actually works.

[oklahomamick]

Lottich should finish top 2 next year given everyone stays.  If not, we need to find a better fit. 

This guy was on a lot of successful Valpo teams.  He also played at Stanford.  Did he pick up on anything besides hustle and grit? 

[NativeCheesehead]

I'm wondering if one of the more important decisions made (or not made) three years ago was the decision to hire a search firm as soon as Powell turned us down.

[oklahomamick]

down 7 at the 16 minute timeout.  Again.

[M]

Welp....looking like I might have to find something else to do if this doesn't get any better in the next ten minutes.

[nkvu]

Turnovers, no defense, not shooting well.

Other than that we're off to a great (not) start.

[valpotx]

I've said it before, but Golder has a very low basketball IQ, and is extremely selfish.  Seriously on that rebound?  You don't affect that play...selfish and stupid.

[oklahomamick]

Worse call ever on Golder.  But I don't have any care to get upset.

[PlumStreetBum]

Low effort, low energy basketball. Sad!

But in all seriousness, if we give Lottich another year, we risk putting the program in a deep hole for a long time if he doesn't improve fast.

[NativeCheesehead]

Why does Lottich refuse to run set plays? It's the same, stale, easily scoutable offense every single flipping time down the court.

[oklahomamick]

team next year will do better than sub .500.  If everyone stays.

Lottich was the guy in the right place at the right time.

[NativeCheesehead]

"If everyone stays"

Big if with this level of dysfunction.

Btw, I need a ruling from one of our board lawyers: If we're down double digits at halftime is it too early to start drinking?

[PlumStreetBum]

Btw, I need a ruling from one of our board lawyers: If we're down double digits at halftime is it too early to start drinking?

IANAL, but I did go to law school and it is not too early. I already started.