Preseason Canada Trip

[NativeCheesehead]

Needs a little fire to regain the Sexiest Mid Major Coach title.

[VUBBFan]

Canada highlights.

https://twitter.com/ValpoBasketball/status/1160340747280945153

[JD24]

More team speed, better 3-point shooting, quick post moves, some pressure defense, athleticism, teamwork. Very encouraged!

One game it is and I didn't see it but I'm not sure about the better 3 point shooting. 34% overall but, other than Freeman-Liberty, no one made more than one and if you take away his 3 of 4 the team shot 26% from 3.

[M]

75% from the ft line though.

[VUGrad1314]

I'll take it! That's a massive improvement! Still would like it to get a bit better if possible but if we stay around there all season we should be fine.

[FieldGoodie05]

More team speed, better 3-point shooting, quick post moves, some pressure defense, athleticism, teamwork. Very encouraged!

One game it is and I didn't see it but I'm not sure about the better 3 point shooting. 34% overall but, other than Freeman-Liberty, no one made more than one and if you take away his 3 of 4 the team shot 26% from 3.

Or if you take away Krikke launching 3 bad attempts then the team is 40%...all too early to tell but both points hold water.

[bbtds]

34% overall but, other than Freeman-Liberty, no one made more than one (three)

Maybe I heard it wrong but didn't Gordon have 2 threes in the first quarter?

[vu72]

A couple of times we stepped out of bounds on shots from the corner which, I think, went in.  The court gets pretty small with the added distance for the 3.  The shot % is pretty solid given the added distance.

[vu84v2]

I saw part of the second quarter. Ironic how you can get a different impression with a smaller sample. Glad that they played better than that for much of the game. The one positive that I took from the time I watched was that McMillan looked much better (in control, court aware, etc.). He caught a nice hard pass (I think from Sackey) off a roll to the basket, which  I have seen him do during his first two seasons.

[vu72]

"Valpo fans, our game today against Concordia will be right here on our Facebook page as a live stream! Tune in at 1pm CST for the live Facebook broadcast!"

[wh]

The starters - Freeman, Sackey, Gordon, McMillian and Robinson - had phenomenal numbers:
•64% 2PT/FG
•54% 3PT/FG
•80% FT
•4 of 5 in double figures
•Scored 64 points in 107 min., slightly more than half the game collectively. That's 120 points/40.
•Had 9 steals. That's 17 steals/40.

Bottom line: They were UNSTOPPABLE.

[VU2014]

Another game will be live streamed!

https://twitter.com/valpobasketball/status/1160575869003472896?s=21

[JD24]

More team speed, better 3-point shooting, quick post moves, some pressure defense, athleticism, teamwork. Very encouraged!

One game it is and I didn't see it but I'm not sure about the better 3 point shooting. 34% overall but, other than Freeman-Liberty, no one made more than one and if you take away his 3 of 4 the team shot 26% from 3.

Or if you take away Krikke launching 3 bad attempts then the team is 40%...all too early to tell but both points hold water.

So maybe it was neither better nor worse which was my overall point. The one guy I'd like to see get going from behind the Arc is Lorange. I think he can be a valuable guy off the bench if he can show some consistency from the 3 point line. I just hope he's not one of these guys who is hot and cold from 3 and it takes 4 or 5 attempts before it can be determined which game he's having.

[VUBBFan]

More team speed, better 3-point shooting, quick post moves, some pressure defense, athleticism, teamwork. Very encouraged!

One game it is and I didn't see it but I'm not sure about the better 3 point shooting. 34% overall but, other than Freeman-Liberty, no one made more than one and if you take away his 3 of 4 the team shot 26% from 3.

Or if you take away Krikke launching 3 bad attempts then the team is 40%...all too early to tell but both points hold water.

So maybe it was neither better nor worse which was my overall point. The one guy I'd like to see get going from behind the Arc is Lorange. I think he can be a valuable guy off the bench if he can show some consistency from the 3 point line. I just hope he's not one of these guys who is hot and cold from 3 and it takes 4 or 5 attempts before it can be determined which game he's having.

I was not that impressed with Lorange's play. However he'd only been with the team a little over a week before they left for Canada. So I'll give him a pass.

[Valpo2013]

It's an exhibition game and Lottich acted like it was a conference tourney final
A bit overboard???
Showmanship.....

[VU2014]

Over the top to outsiders? Maybe. But to his team? Probably not. It shows he's fighting for them.

Maybe he's choosing to be a bit more opinionated with the refs this season. It's something this board has been clamoring for the last 3 years.

[bbtds]

Looks to be an even tougher opponent possibly. Quinnipiac lost to Concordia at La Place Bell in Laval, 98-90.

https://gobobcats.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=356

[VUBBFan]

Over the top to outsiders? Maybe. But to his team? Probably not. It shows he's fighting for them. Maybe he's choosing to be a bit more opinionated with the refs this season. It's something this board has been clamoring for the last 3 years.

I agree. So many people have criticized him for not going after the refs and now that he shows some fire it's not right? Give the guy a break

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/ValpoBasketball/status/1160609888734711811?s=20

[NativeCheesehead]

It takes a true basketball junkie to watch a grainy a$$ stream on Facebook to follow your team when it's this nice outside. So, yes I'm watching.

[justducky]

It takes a true basketball junkie to watch a grainy a$$ stream on Facebook to follow your team when it's this nice outside. So, yes I'm watching.

We should all meet monthly for some group therapy.

[valpopal]

It takes a true basketball junkie to watch a grainy a$$ stream on Facebook to follow your team when it's this nice outside. So, yes I'm watching.

We should all meet monthly for some group therapy.

I'm watching on a laptop while lying in a hammock under shade trees and sipping a cold beverage. I love modern technology!   

[VU75]

Am I the only person who assumed Concordia was a Lutheran school?

[FieldGoodie05]

It takes a true basketball junkie to watch a grainy a$$ stream on Facebook to follow your team when it's this nice outside. So, yes I'm watching.

We should all meet monthly for some group therapy.

I'm watching on a laptop while lying in a hammock under shade trees and sipping a cold beverage. I love modern technology! 

Now that's the life! 🌴

[govalpogo]

I could almost hear Lottich lean over to JFL with 6 minutes to go and say, "Alright, go get the win."   This sure wasn't like playing Concordia Wisconsin!  Those boys could shoot (helped by being left wide open alot).  I am concerned with the list of DNPs already getting longer...hoping for just an abundance of caution.  Interested to see the box score.