Valpo Hosts Indiana State Game Thread, Sat., January 18, 2020, 7p

wh · January 17, 2020, 11:16:42 AM

While driving to the office this morning around 8a, I observed a good-sized charter plane coming in for a landing at Porter County Airport. I can only assume that's the Sycamores arriving to get ready to kick some Crusader butt. Game on!

M · January 17, 2020, 11:34:53 AM

Tyreke Key owns Valpo...Valpo has to fix that and make a little higher percentage. I'd bet a lot of points to be put up tomorrow night.

Just Sayin · January 17, 2020, 11:36:13 AM

Picked Valpo to win for January picks early in January.
Changed my mind. Indiana State to win.

EddieCabot · January 17, 2020, 12:08:02 PM

Quote from: Just Sayin on January 17, 2020, 11:36:13 AM
Picked Valpo to win for January picks early in January.
Changed my mind. Indiana State to win.

After starting the season 0-4 (all against top 100 KenPom teams), ISU has won 10 of 12 against weaker competition. They're a very hot team, but their only true road win was at Wright State in OT. Given their road struggles, I think Valpo takes them down in front of a large and rowdy crowd!

Just Sayin · January 17, 2020, 12:53:27 PM

Quote from: EddieCabot on January 17, 2020, 12:08:02 PM
Quote from: Just Sayin on January 17, 2020, 11:36:13 AMPicked Valpo to win for January picks early in January. Changed my mind. Indiana State to win.
After starting the season 0-4 (all against top 100 KenPom teams), ISU has won 10 of 12 against weaker competition. They're a very hot team, but their only true road win was at Wright State in OT. Given their road struggles, I think Valpo takes them down in front of a large and rowdy crowd!

Indiana State is the 8th best 3-pointing shooting team in the country. Valpo is the 299th best/worst team in the country defending the three.

talksalot · January 17, 2020, 01:22:29 PM

Sycs did set the school record with 17 3s the other night...I'm just tired of losing lunch bets when that team beats us...Time to "Finish" like we did with Drake.

Supposed to be a brisk 23 degrees (+8 windchill)...

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wh · January 17, 2020, 02:40:09 PM

Quote from: talksalot on January 17, 2020, 01:22:29 PM
Sycs did set the school record with 17 3s the other night...

You may want to double check that. What I see is a total of 30 made 3's over their first 5 conference games, with a 1-game high of 8. Nothing to write home about.

talksalot · January 17, 2020, 06:47:55 PM

mybad... twas Bradley.. hitting 17 3s against Missouri State...

I still think key will be the key. so to speak

VUGrad1314 · January 17, 2020, 09:52:23 PM

Good or bad, we're going to learn a lot tomorrow. We're going to learn a lot about this team and its chances to avoid Thursday. We're also going to learn a lot about the Sycamores. Are they for real and a potential Q1 road game (which this conference needs, or are they a potential Thursday team buoyed by a tough non-conference schedule against which they did not perform particularly well? We'll see...

EddieCabot · January 17, 2020, 10:03:12 PM

Quote from: wh on January 17, 2020, 09:46:39 PM
Trip to Valpo looms as it gets tougher for the Sycamores
By Todd Aaron Golden Tribune-Star 4 hrs ago

https://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_college_sports/isu_sports/trip-to-valpo-looms-as-it-gets-tougher-for-the/article_b9620cb6-2f60-5990-93db-f8b772219190.html

Linking here for people focused on the ISU game.

valpotx · January 18, 2020, 05:06:16 AM

Valpo 79
ISUb 71

bbtds · January 18, 2020, 07:25:22 AM

Quote from: EddieCabot on January 17, 2020, 12:08:02 PM
Quote from: Just Sayin on January 17, 2020, 11:36:13 AM
Picked Valpo to win for January picks early in January.
Changed my mind. Indiana State to win.

After starting the season 0-4 (all against top 100 KenPom teams), ISU has won 10 of 12 against weaker competition. They're a very hot team, but their only true road win was at Wright State in OT. Given their road struggles, I think Valpo takes them down in front of a large and rowdy crowd!

Don't discount Wright State this season for being a significant win on the road. With Love and a great shooting guard Wright State is no HL team to sneeze at.

EddieCabot · January 18, 2020, 06:06:18 PM

Sackey and Robinson out tonight. This game just got a lot more challenging.

VUGrad1314 · January 18, 2020, 06:08:23 PM

Oh goody No point guard... Come on Eron... We need you today... This could be a turning point game for him personally because he should get minutes. If he shows out, he'll likely play much more down the stretch...

wh · January 18, 2020, 06:15:13 PM

I see Daniel sitting on the sidelines. I don't e en see Nick. No sign of Ryan. That's 3 of our top 6 out. How many games have we played at full strength the past 2 years? That leaves us with 7 rotation players and 2 freshmen who never play. This is ridiculous.

VUGrad1314 · January 18, 2020, 06:24:59 PM

Is this just bad luck or is our training staff deficient and requires greater investment and attention?

wh · January 18, 2020, 06:30:52 PM

And, as long as I'm venting, 1 of our 2 freshmen who never play is our backup center's backup, thus he won't be any help tonight. And Daniel would have been our quickest defender against 2 the fastest guards on a guard-oriented team.

To have any chance, we can't have any 2-12 nights, or 4 fouls in 12 minute nights from Mileek.

I'm an eternal optimist, but I see IS winning this by 8-12 points.

NativeCheesehead · January 18, 2020, 07:19:55 PM

If our subpar, poorly ventilated facility and overly condensated floor costs us our season, that would be about right.

mj · January 18, 2020, 07:34:06 PM

We're letting them get inside every single possession.

oklahomamick · January 18, 2020, 07:36:08 PM

We scored out of a timeout with a set play. Easy open 2 goes a long ways in these kind of games.

Clay is good

NativeCheesehead · January 18, 2020, 07:39:10 PM

Whichever one of you at home made a sacrifice to the b-ball injury gods to get JFV back, nice work.

VUGrad1314 · January 18, 2020, 07:44:38 PM

Pretty ugly half... Bad shooting by both teams but especially us...

oklahomamick · January 18, 2020, 07:45:38 PM

That's was the worse call I've seen in a long time. jFL picking up third fouls was bad.

FieldGoodie05 · January 18, 2020, 07:47:43 PM

Quote from: oklahomamick on January 18, 2020, 07:45:38 PM
That's was the worse call I've seen in a long time. jFL picking up third fouls was bad.

That was some rookie crap coach you don't leave your best player in with two minutes and two fouls. That's rookie crap...

valpotx · January 18, 2020, 07:54:07 PM

Quote from: FieldGoodie05 on January 18, 2020, 07:47:43 PM
Quote from: oklahomamick on January 18, 2020, 07:45:38 PM
That's was the worse call I've seen in a long time. jFL picking up third fouls was bad.

That was some rookie crap coach you don't leave your best player in with two minutes and two fouls. That's rookie crap...

Both Homer and Bryce would do the same thing often. They often trusted their best players to not pickup that third foul.