Valpo vs Drake @ The ARC 1/11/20 3pm CST on ESPN3

FieldGoodie05 · January 11, 2020, 04:49:19 PM

Ryan Broekhoff destroys HL competition, does he do the same in the MVC?

Alec Peters destroys HL competition, does he do the same in the MVC?

If JFL played in the HL would he also destroy competition?

Don't we think the roster competing around these guys is the biggest difference? If you set aside 2015/16 season, did we have rosters in the HL that would be Top 2 in the present MVC? You can get away with an all-star player in basketball while playing inferior competition (HL at times). However, when are we ever playing inferior competition in the MVC? Our supporting cast is down these last few years against superior competition. In the end the coach sets up the players for success, but the players have to execute. Neither are doing it this year.

"Listen, if you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table then you ARE the sucker."
-Rounders

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 04:49:43 PM

Did I just hear the Valley called a one bid league?! WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET! STOP PUTTING THAT IN PEOPLE'S HEADS AND PUSHING THAT NARRATIVE! We CAN be a multibid league. If the freaking OVC can do it the MVC can have years where they get three. For Christ's sake.

oklahomamick · January 11, 2020, 04:51:04 PM

We going to win

oklahomamick · January 11, 2020, 04:52:18 PM

Big offensive rebound at the end.

back to .500 in the MVC.

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 04:52:33 PM

I LOVE YOU JAVON!!!! GOT THE REBOUND THAT MATTERED!

valpotx · January 11, 2020, 04:52:58 PM

When will announcers for the home team remember to shutup and not jinx FTs?

oklahomamick · January 11, 2020, 04:53:35 PM

home run play?

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 04:53:42 PM

YES DANIEL!!! THERE'S THAT DEFENSE AND FIGHT!!!

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 04:54:44 PM

People are seriously sitting right now?! Boo...

oklahomamick · January 11, 2020, 04:55:54 PM

There's the difference between the HL and MVC. Coaches in the MVC watch filmed and sniffed out the home run play.

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 04:57:24 PM

Javon came up huge AGAIN!

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:02:00 PM

That's it Javon! Good job! HUGE free throws!

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:03:54 PM

Did I see a couple people leave? Why?

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:04:25 PM

One shot and we win! Come on Donovan!

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:04:47 PM

YEAH!!!

VALPO LI · January 11, 2020, 05:06:23 PM

FREEMAN-LIBERTY AND CLAY!!!!

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:06:44 PM

How 'bout it guys? 2-2 looks a heck of a lot better than 1-3 doesn't it?

vu72 · January 11, 2020, 05:08:36 PM

How many times have we been on the other end of free throw disparity? Our guys played pretty sloppy but made the free throws when it counted. Drake beat Loyola. No reason to think we can't be in the hunt for a title.

valpotx · January 11, 2020, 05:09:39 PM

We were extremely lucky that Drake couldn't buy a wide open 3. They weren't even contested 3's, and folks at this level, will usually drain those against us. A win is a win, but that first 10 minutes of the second half were ugly as hell.

PlumStreetBum · January 11, 2020, 05:11:14 PM

I'll always take a W, but Drake lost this game, we didn't win it.

Drake made 85% of their 2-point attempts. If they weren't ice cold from 3, we lose by a dozen.

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:14:12 PM

You're right. We're lucky. But you need a little luck. Sometimes that's what a struggling team like ours needs to turn it around. I hope we look back at this game as a turning point for our season and the post-SIU row\consensus as a turning point for this board. I know it was for me personally!

NativeCheesehead · January 11, 2020, 05:20:28 PM

I need a hug.

valpopal · January 11, 2020, 05:23:58 PM

I've said it on here before, but this seems as true an example as ever: no matter how ugly the victory or how many deficiencies exhibited in execution, a priority in the MVC is to win your home games. Therefore, check off the mission accomplished box today!

VUGrad1314 · January 11, 2020, 05:24:58 PM

Quote from: NativeCheesehead on January 11, 2020, 05:20:28 PMI need a hug.

Best I can do but I hope you get the message and the sentiment my friend.

PlumStreetBum · January 11, 2020, 05:25:06 PM

Quote from: VUGrad1314 on January 11, 2020, 05:14:12 PM
You're right. We're lucky. But you need a little luck. Sometimes that's what a struggling team like ours needs to turn it around. I hope we look back at this game as a turning point for our season and the post-SIU row\consensus as a turning point for this board. I know it was for me personally!

Oh I'll take all the luck I can get, just wish we could be lucky AND improve our shooting defense. I'm not greedy, I get that we gamble to get steals and create possessions for ourselves, but a 4 or 5% improvement makes a big impact on our record, with the close losses we've had (Cincinnati, Arkansas, Loyola).