UNI at UE

[Khan4Cats]

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I like the consistent lineups Jacobson has been sticking with lately. He's slowly giving his main guys the majority of his minutes. Johnny, Lucas, and Adam played over 30 minutes, Kwadzo and Ali played 29 and 28. It's starting to show because they are really in a groove.

I like that he is still getting everyone into the game in the first half and finds out who is going to match-up best and sticks with that group in the second half. Our bench is deep and each of the guys has given us a lift in various games this year. Tonight it was Travis with a couple big treys in the first half, Lucas was a factor on offense in both halves and hit the boards (as is his usual style)-especially important with big Jordan having foul issues tonight.

[UNI Prof]

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Hey, lay off. Now's the time to be celebrating the potential that we saw earlier being realized. Will some people jump off the wagon if we slip? Probably. But let's enjoy this now.


Off to Des Moines for a big one Saturday, ESPN2 showdown. Time to stop that ugly little streak that the Bulldogs have on us. Drake has to play in Normal tomorrow against what could be an angry Redbird squad. We get an extra day to prepare.

Go Panthers.

Coach makes a good point; if we drop a couple, Jake will suddenly become "unprepared" and a poor coach again in the eyes of some on here. Anyone who has played organized basketball at ALL knew it would take time for, essentially, three new guards to jell. Jake has preached unselfish play and strong D from the get-go; we're beginning to see the fruits of that labor. The early whining seemed silly and premature.

[SteinPizza]

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Coach makes a good point; if we drop a couple, Jake will suddenly become "unprepared" and a poor coach again in the eyes of some on here. Anyone who has played organized basketball at ALL knew it would take time for, essentially, three new guards to jell. Jake has preached unselfish play and strong D from the get-go; we're beginning to see the fruits of that labor. The early whining seemed silly and premature.

Agreed Prof. Also keep in mind that we're bound to hit a rough patch again before the season is over. Whatever we've been doing on D will be studied and schemed against in the upcoming games. Not to mention that every team hits bad spots with shooting. Take it easy if we lose one or two, the world won't end.

[jegbomb52]

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I forgot, Jake was the most loved person in the world on Panthernation at the end of December, look, everyone here was mad and dissapointed in this program after the Indiana State loss, if you don't admit it you are simply lying. The difference now is who is willing to admit that maybe they were wrong?

I don't regret saying the things I said, at the time they felt true. I will say this, I think Jake is doing a great job leading this team after the way they started. That is commendable. Hell, Jordan is handling the ball fairly well as of late. Obviously his size is going to help him in the Valley, but I am just so happy to see how much better he is protecting the basketball.

Nothing changes, I still probably won't make any home games this year. I will still be going to Arch Madness, until I see a Jacobson team finish the year well I am not going to give up the "playing on Thursday statement", even though at this point in time it is kind of like a D1B jinx over on AGS.

Great win, Go Panthers!! Kick the **** out of those third rate want to be's here in Des Moines that pretend to be a D-I program!

[Coachdags]

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I forgot, Jake was the most loved person in the world on Panthernation at the end of December, look, everyone here was mad and dissapointed in this program after the Indiana State loss, if you don't admit it you are simply lying.

Not Everyone.........

[Panthers to the Bone]

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I was disappointed, but not mad. I knew it was going to take some time, and I liked the 2nd half of InSU on...

The team that I saw in some early practices is the one that I have seen at times inconsistently this year. As of recent, the play has been more consistent, but that is also what I expected due to the inexperience. This team isn't out of the woods yet, but they are showing they can get it done offensively and defensively. They are playing well both at home and away. They still need to cut down on the TO's, but you have to like their shot selection and solid 'D' recently.

[Khan4Cats]

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Coach makes a good point; if we drop a couple, Jake will suddenly become "unprepared" and a poor coach again in the eyes of some on here. Anyone who has played organized basketball at ALL knew it would take time for, essentially, three new guards to jell. Jake has preached unselfish play and strong D from the get-go; we're beginning to see the fruits of that labor. The early whining seemed silly and premature.

Agreed Prof. Also keep in mind that we're bound to hit a rough patch again before the season is over. Whatever we've been doing on D will be studied and schemed against in the upcoming games. Not to mention that every team hits bad spots with shooting. Take it easy if we lose one or two, the world won't end.

Gee guys, so much for rallying behind the team in good times and in bad. All I was saying was we don't need to be flinging arrows at people who were critical earlier in the year now that things are going well. Some of them are actually coming around to what others were saying all along. Please go back and look at the Indiana State thread (and a few earlier ones as well) and see who was standing up for the program back then.

I will say now what I said then: This program is not now and has not been in a decline. We may not have reached a post-season the last two years, but this team is as talented as the three Mac-led tourney teams, just with less experience.

We will see how the rest of the season plays out. I like the fact that more people are coming around to realize that these guys are good and that Coach Jake has been developing them into a team built for the long run. We have depth, we have balance, they are now playing team defense and unselfish offense. All 10 active players contribute. They found out what they need to do all the time against Indiana State and they have been playing with confidence ever since.

Let's enjoy this for now. There will likely be a bump or two, yet. I am hopeful the bandwagon won't empty at the first bump, or even a second.

[Khan4Cats]

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I was disappointed, but not mad. I knew it was going to take some time, and I liked the 2nd half of InSU on...

The team that I saw in some early practices is the one that I have seen at times inconsistently this year. As of recent, the play has been more consistent, but that is also what I expected due to the inexperience. This team isn't out of the woods yet, but they are showing they can get it done offensively and defensively. They are playing well both at home and away. They still need to cut down on the TO's, but you have to like their shot selection and solid 'D' recently.

Exactly. The scary thing is, we still have NOT put together two solid halves of basketball in one game on both offense and defense. This team still has a lot more potential to be even better than they are playing right now.

[Marc Wigim]

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Gee guys, so much for rallying behind the team in good times and in bad. All I was saying was we don't need to be flinging arrows at people who were critical earlier in the year now that things are going well. Some of them are actually coming around to what others were saying all along. Please go back and look at the Indiana State thread (and a few earlier ones as well) and see who was standing up for the program back then.

I will say now what I said then: This program is not now and has not been in a decline. We may not have reached a post-season the last two years, but this team is as talented as the three Mac-led tourney teams, just with less experience.

We will see how the rest of the season plays out. I like the fact that more people are coming around to realize that these guys are good and that Coach Jake has been developing them into a team built for the long run. We have depth, we have balance, they are now playing team defense and unselfish offense. All 10 active players contribute. They found out what they need to do all the time against Indiana State and they have been playing with confidence ever since.

Let's enjoy this for now. There will likely be a bump or two, yet. I am hopeful the bandwagon won't empty at the first bump, or even a second.

Khan, this post deserves a steak dinner!

[CR Panther]

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Boy, what a big win. Even not shooting that hot, and we still pull it off. The D was big tonight, and will need to be just as tough on Saturday.

Did we win 3 road MVC games all of last year?

[CyCarp]

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I forgot, Jake was the most loved person in the world on Panthernation at the end of December, look, everyone here was mad and dissapointed in this program after the Indiana State loss, if you don't admit it you are simply lying. The difference now is who is willing to admit that maybe they were wrong?

I don't regret saying the things I said, at the time they felt true. I will say this, I think Jake is doing a great job leading this team after the way they started. That is commendable. Hell, Jordan is handling the ball fairly well as of late. Obviously his size is going to help him in the Valley, but I am just so happy to see how much better he is protecting the basketball.

Nothing changes, I still probably won't make any home games this year. I will still be going to Arch Madness, until I see a Jacobson team finish the year well I am not going to give up the "playing on Thursday statement", even though at this point in time it is kind of like a D1B jinx over on AGS.

Great win, Go Panthers!! Kick the **** out of those third rate want to be's here in Des Moines that pretend to be a D-I program!

That loss might be the best thing that has happened to this team. Down big at half and they they came back to take it to OT. Sure they still lost, but that showed a lot about these guys - and notice what they've done since then. Southern Illinois and Creighton may not be as strong as they have been in the past, but I never expected UNI to win on the ROAD against those two. Ever since that first half vs Indiana State, they've been very impressive.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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Creighton is not down this year. Southern on the other hand is pretty down, but has been playing a little better of late. Evansville is a place no one else has been able to win this season, and that includes a pretty good Drake team. I am impressed with what the Panthers have been doing of late. I sure hope they can keep this up!!

[06panther10]

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I'm not backing down on what I said about Jake. He was making some poor coaching decisions earlier in the year and it showed. Latley, he has done a great job and that has resulted in wins.

[Marc Wigim]

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I'm not backing down on what I said about Jake. He was making some poor coaching decisions earlier in the year and it showed. Latley, he has done a great job and that has resulted in wins.

It helps to remember that this is his first head coaching gig at the D-I level. He's pretty young by comparison. I've been very impressed by his approaches to the last five games. The way that UNI handled Ely and Holsinger was a truly impressive collaborative effort.

[Coachdags]

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I'm not backing down on what I said about Jake. He was making some poor coaching decisions earlier in the year and it showed. Latley, he has done a great job and that has resulted in wins.

He has not changed, he is the same Coach he was at the begining of the year.