UNI vs. Bradley game thread

[Back2BackCats]

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What was the final?

[Khan4Cats]

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Coleman, 17 points, 14 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 to's, 1 block
Josten 16 points. Eglseder 9 boards. Koch 6 points, 5 boards, 3 assists

[BtownPantherfan]

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I just have a couple of things to say:

1) A lot of people seem to get down on this team when they have a bad stretch. Basketball is game of runs in case you haven't noticed before, and it didn't shock me and shouldn't have shocked that many of you that Bradley made a run at them with it being a home game for them. Even without their best player. I got in late on this thread and I saw the post 'It was fun while it lasted', I thought maybe we were losing, but it turned out we were up by 5. I realize we were up big at halftime, but how many of you honestly thought UNI could beat Bradley by 20+ in Peoria?

2) The reason for the offensive struggle is due in large part to not having a true PG. I know when I talk to UNI fans, they think Ahelegbe wouldn't make that big of a difference, but I disagree. He was inserted in the starting lineup late in the season, so he obviously knows the offense, and he's not a guy who looks for his own shot a lot so that would help guys like Josten and Dunham when he passes to them. In basketball you need to key things a solid, pass-first PG and a big guy you can dump into. UNI has Coleman to fit one of those, but I hope a lack of PG doesn't damage this team, because right now the MVC is up for grabs, especially if Bradley will be without one of their stars for awhile.

[Khan4Cats]

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59-46 Final.

[panther91]

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59-46.

If we do well this year we need to look a lot like SIU the last 6 years.

I thought Jordan was going after rebounds harder today than he had been.

[kpanther]

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Great game for 6th man Coleman. Will never understand why he doesn't start though.

[jman2004]

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I really, really, really want to know what's up with Reed. I HOPE it's that he's not 100% yet.

[blien]

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I think I saw they were 5-22 or so on 3's...those watching the game, did we defend the 3 that well or were they just off as one of the leading 3 shooting teans in NCAA?

[UNI Prof]

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Great game for 6th man Coleman. Will never understand why he doesn't start though.

It sounds like he is producing. I don't see how starting figures into the equation.

[D Panther]

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I really hope we can put this Coleman thing to bed. It is what it is. He had 17 and 14 today and was in before the first media timeout. If it gives Koch and Eglseder confidence, lets go with it...

[CincyPanther88]

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59-46.

If we do well this year we need to look a lot like SIU the last 6 years.

I agree. This is not a pretty team offensively. Defensively it is pretty good.

I thought Jordan was going after rebounds harder today than he had been.

Going after them and getting them are two different things. I am just so frustrated that a player of his size plays so soft. Having him as part of the offense would be nice but if he could control the glass and get fouled and put in missed shots he'd be worth his weight in gold even if he didn't handle the ball.

[blien]

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Starting means points from your leading guy more likey and a better defender,shotblocker,rebounder from the start-not 2,3 minutes intothe game if you fall behind by giving up anything in those categories

[clenz]

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If Colemans minutes, points, rebounds, blocks, assists, and whatever else go up by a good margin...I.E. 30+ minutes, 18 points 12 boards ish, 2 or 3 blocks, with a couple assists while he is on the bench thats fine. BUT just because is putting numbers up later in the half doesn't mean that the team is putting numbers up early in the half without him. I'm happy we are winning, so that makes it easier to deal with but not by much. I'm just waiting for the game where Coleman doesn't start and we fall behind by 10 very early in the game and then by the team EC gets in the game and in the flow of it it will be too late.

[unigriff]

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On the bright side, look who's atop the Valley Standings after being preseason picked 7th I still predict a 4/5th place finish.

[Durf73]

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Remember this is only the 4th win ever by UNI at Bradley so no matter what it is a great win, even with their stud out ! Any one ever see a division I game that one team only scored 9 points in the first half? I don't care whose out of the line up for you, nine points at half time is bad junior high basketball!

Good Job Panthers !