Well. No one expected this.
Honestly I'm not going to give a prediction.
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Carson Schwieger didn't play against Bradley in our loss to them at the ARC. Does Roger Powell start him again today and who will guard Duke Dean?
Nobody seemed to notice but against UNI and despite our poor performance against their press we only had 6 TOs for the entire game. I would have guessed much higher.
Obviously take this with a grain of salt:
Hearing rumors that Christian Davis is out for Bradley tonight. retroactive to his ankle injury last night
If he is out...that is significant
Carson's started the last two games which were both wins so I'd expect a start again later today. He played 14 mins vs UIC of which the final 4 were essentially end of bench minutes and 19 vs UNI but none in the last 8 mins. Powell is spotting him presumably where he figures he can be effective.
March 8, 2020. Valpo fell to Bradley that day in the MVC championship game and started a five year journey in the wilderness.
Hopefully things come full circle today and this is the start of a new era in Valpo basketball.
Obviously take this with a grain of salt:
Hearing rumors that Christian Davis is out for Bradley tonight. retroactive to his ankle injury last night
If he is out...that is significant
Davis is starting and will be playing as long as he can
This team plays with joy. That is rare.
Great game. Hoping Darius is not injured too badly.
If we stick together, this team has such potential.
They gave it their all, and outmanned by Bradley, had them on the ropes. All Wright has been the best player in tournament. We have the right coach, and let’s see what the roster looks like in late April. We are a few pieces away. Gotta feel for Darius. Did everything you ask for, and stayed loyal to the Brown and Gold. A quite team first guy.
Fans need to start packing the arc in November!
What a run. Can’t be mad at all about the loss. This was a special week. I am, though, heartbroken that Darius had to have his career end like that. He didn’t deserve that.
Very sad for a true Valpo guy. Prayers for little damage and a bright future.
That was a complete bone-headed last 30 seconds in not fouling as soon as they got the ball, as we lost 15 seconds for no reason. We hadn't been turning them over for most of the game, so you might as well see how many possessions you would get in playing Hack-a-Bradley. Tough to see Darius go down like that, especially when that foul looked like it was more on Bradley than anything that Darius did. Assuming Jeff comes back to Valpo, he needs a heavy offseason workload with his touch around the basket. He can drive to the basket very well, but has absolutely no touch to finish. My guess is that he has always been used to getting fouled, so the misses didn't matter in the past, but good teams will guard you straight up and not foul as much. Coop needs a bit of work on his inside touch, as well as refined shooting motion from 3. I am a big Tyler fan, but he had some really crappy passes tonight. Too many lackadaisical passes in the weave out front, and we are lucky that Bradley didn't intercept more of those for easy breakaways.
It will be interesting to see if any of our good players stick around, and what we end up with over the coming months, but great tournament effort to provide some excitement.
3 games in 3 days is a tough ask for such a young roster. Maybe if the team had a little more rest, the score would be different. Nothing but the best as we turn our eyes to the portal
Todd said at the end of the broadcast that this season was “a step forward” and he’s absolutely right. This program was in deep trouble and Roger Powell has brought it back from the dead.
It was great to play games that mattered. To play tough against good teams. My hope is that this energizes the fan base and brings people back.
Fingers crossed that All and Cooper decide to stay for next year.
