Indiana State vs. Valpo 2/26 6 pm cst

[valpo64]

Isn't it amazing that when Sackey is on the floor the offense goes flat?  I cannot believe that he is still paying the minutes he gets because he is totally WORTHLESS on the offensive end of the floor.  He cannot create any offense, is the worst shooter I ever remember in any VU offense,  plays like his hair is on fire but gets nothing accomplished, gets run over on defense...it goes on and on.  May the Lord bless us with a good point guard next year....please!  It is painful to watch when he is in the game and I believe that the rest of the offense is down and listless when he playing.  The game has passed him by, or should I say gone over his head.  Since his freshman year he has regressed however I think the competition has improved greatly since he was a frosh and now the caliber of play is above his playing ability.

[Pgmado]

Of course, an attempted showtime dunk, rather than just going with the safe path for an easy 2.  Even Krikke making decisions beyond his ability today.  WTF?

To be fair on this particular play, Krikke had missed three blatant easy layups when a dunk might have finished the job. I kept wondering in the first half why he wasn't going up to dunk instead of the soft layins.

[bbtds]

Isn't it amazing that when Sackey is on the floor the offense goes flat?  I cannot believe that he is still paying the minutes he gets because he is totally WORTHLESS on the offensive end of the floor.  He cannot create any offense, is the worst shooter I ever remember in any VU offense,  plays like his hair is on fire but gets nothing accomplished, gets run over on defense...it goes on and on.  May the Lord bless us with a good point guard next year....please!  It is painful to watch when he is in the game and I believe that the rest of the offense is down and listless when he playing.  The game has passed him by, or should I say gone over his head.  Since his freshman year he has regressed however I think the competition has improved greatly since he was a frosh and now the caliber of play is above his playing ability.

Really? I'm not saying that Sackey made any difference in the offense but it was stalling long before Sackey entered the game.

[vuny98]

On the bright side, as we have seen with this team all year, we can play lights out one night only to suck it up the next... so maybe tomorrow will be better. It needs to be with UNI winning tonight.

[valpotx]

Of course, an attempted showtime dunk, rather than just going with the safe path for an easy 2.  Even Krikke making decisions beyond his ability today.  WTF?

To be fair on this particular play, Krikke had missed three blatant easy layups when a dunk might have finished the job. I kept wondering in the first half why he wasn't going up to dunk instead of the soft layins.

It was more of just me commenting on how it seems like our players always seem to try a showtime level dunk, when you really only need the points, in key situations.  I can remember several breakaway dunk opportunities earlier in the season, that called for points being needed, and we decide a tomahawk jam is a MUST, and brick it off that back iron!  I might just have to chalk it up to 'kids these days,' similar to how I absolutely loathe the boom or bust style of hitting in baseball, where it is either big/long drive or strikeout.  Just put the damn ball in the hoop, and put the damn ball in play.  Get off my lawn, Oren

[nkvu]

Of course, an attempted showtime dunk, rather than just going with the safe path for an easy 2.  Even Krikke making decisions beyond his ability today.  WTF?

To be fair on this particular play, Krikke had missed three blatant easy layups when a dunk might have finished the job. I kept wondering in the first half why he wasn't going up to dunk instead of the soft layins.

It was more of just me commenting on how it seems like our players always seem to try a showtime level dunk, when you really only need the points, in key situations.  I can remember several breakaway dunk opportunities earlier in the season, that called for points being needed, and we decide a tomahawk jam is a MUST, and brick it off that back iron!  I might just have to chalk it up to 'kids these days,' similar to how I absolutely loathe the boom or bust style of hitting in baseball, where it is either big/long drive or strikeout.  Just put the damn ball in the hoop, and put the damn ball in play.  Get off my lawn, Oren

I'm with you on baseball. I hate the strikeout, walk, or home run that baseball has become. It is f***ing BORING!!!  Until they require two infielders on each side of second base, and none of the infielders positioned in the outfield, baseball will continue its slide into oblivion. That being said, the team should concentrate on putting the the ball through the basket to actually score points.  Looking good on the occasional play is not the same as being good and contributing to wins. There are times when a dunk is the best way to score, and times when a layup is best. Until the  team learns which is which, we will continue to throw away opportunities to score and ultimately, to win.

[oklahomamick]

The motion offense is difficult to learn.  We are a young, this takes time.  Having a sub .500 conference record and playing Thursday every year is no indication on where our storied program is heading. 

[oklahomamick]

I'm looking forward to today's zoom with some real players, fashil, Buggs, and rowdy.  Not only good basketball players but players I enjoyed watching compete.  We don't have very many 4 year players anymore with transfer bug going around.    Seemed like they loved each other, the school and the game. 

I'll probably shut the computer off after the zoom and not even watch the game. 

[valpotx]

Hopefully we step on their throats in the second half, versus letting them feel like they have a chance to get back into the game.  Knocking on wood...

[bbtds]

Hopefully we step on their throats in the second half, versus letting them feel like they have a chance to get back into the game.  Knocking on wood...

Seems like a small flat instead of a blowout.