Up Next: Evansville

[UNIAlum95]

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On a side note... It took me 37 mins to get out of the west dome parking lot last night. Why we didn't have police directing traffic at Hudson Rd just north of the WRC I don't know. But Rimas the post game show was over and the bus with EU players was gone by the time I made it to Hudson Rd. Luckily I was in a great mood after a W when we shot 20% from 3.
Huge game by Bennett and LukeMcD. Excellent D won us the game, and we out rebounded them! Time to shoot lights out Sat and hand Drake a home loss to keep this streak alive!

The CF police should be forced to sit in that mess. I have never seen such poor traffic management. I really don't understand why they make it so hard to empty that lot. You really are better off parking across the street if you want to get out in a timely fashion.

But all in all that was a great game to watch. It's nice to see some of the players starting to develop. As others have said McCloud isn't scoring a lot but for a true freshman, he handles the ball well and is starting to show signs of a willingness to attack the basket. I'd be perfectly fine if he never develops an outside shot and is willing to be the slash guy to the rim.

Koch is rarely pretty when he gets under the basket but has definitely shown a fire to not let contact keep him from getting the shot up. In fact when EUs center got into foul trouble and stopped all the body contact inside, Bennett actually struggled to hit his shots. I also noted that he was kicking the ball out more effectively despite the doubles and the digs he was getting from the guards.

I would have loved to see Luke rotate back in late in the game but Jake seems to find his lineup with about 8 min left in the game and just stick with it for some reason.

Great game and glad to be headed the right direction again finally...

[Zakelsta]

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I'd like to know why they have now blocked off Campus St, forcing the traffic that parks by the art and music building on to Hudson now rather than being able to exit toward Gallagher. It's only made the the problem worse and is mind boggling in how little sense it makes.

I've heard murmurs that they're actually planning to close that road for good, and rip the street up and make it grass/sidewalks. I've always loved that quick path to sneak around the university/hudson intersection, but it looks like it might be going away :-(

[Born-a-Panther]

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We had a horrible time with traffic, too. I don't understand. The police car was there on Hudson road but all lights were off and no officers on the street directing anything. It normally takes us no time to get out because we park right by the McLeod and can get out quickly before traffic starts backing up. Last night took us 30 minutes.

[sevelev711]

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The CF police should be forced to sit in that mess. I have never seen such poor traffic management. I really don't understand why they make it so hard to empty that lot. You really are better off parking across the street if you want to get out in a timely fashion.

I just park in that lot that is around the Bluedorn, and take the bridge across. You're not supposed to park over there, but I've never been caught, so I'll keep doing it until I do. It's just so much easier.

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

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The CF police should be forced to sit in that mess. I have never seen such poor traffic management. I really don't understand why they make it so hard to empty that lot. You really are better off parking across the street if you want to get out in a timely fashion.

I am assuming you don't mean east across 27th St in the gravel lot (we called the Dike lot when I lived in Rider). That is a disaster as well. As long as it's not freezing cold i have found it faster overall to park along 23rd St down by the book store or even east of campus on a residential street. More walking but no beating your head against the steering wheel staring at taillights.

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

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McDonnell had knee surgery at the end of last season. He was still working back to full activity at the start of the season, you could see that he wasn't moving as fluidly.

Rhodes is the 3rd pg right now. Ashton and Morgan are playing great at the 2 and 3 with Brown giving them a breather. Just no room in the rotation right now.

Just a thought. Ted gets around 5 min per game. Would it work to get Rhodes a 5-6. min stretch each game, or would giving a PG that little time just disrupt the offense? In addition, give Juwan a couple extra minutes, then Spencer could use 8-10 of his minutes spelling Morgan or Ashton rather than at PG. I agree those two are playing great but they combined for 76 minutes last night and 75 the game before that. Seems like every game either Morgan, Ashton, or Klint go wire to wire.

[English77]

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The CF police should be forced to sit in that mess. I have never seen such poor traffic management. I really don't understand why they make it so hard to empty that lot.

When the CF police are present, with traffic cones, at the Hudson Rd and WRC intersection, those exiting from the PSC lot west of McLeod still have a fairly long drive time to get off campus, but it's within reason.

Last night (and for what seems like a half dozen other times this season) the exit was agonizingly slow. We happened to follow, inch by inch, a Floyd County car for a half hour before finally reaching Hudson Rd. I kept thinking that whatever frustration I (a CF resident) was experiencing had to be doubled for someone still an hour from his own driveway.

UNI police are allowed to write traffic citations on CF public streets in the campus area, are they not? Couldn't they therefore join the CF police on game nights to usher traffic out of the campus area efficiently?

Yes, last night was icy, so maybe the CF police were stretched thin, but an exit from a UNI game with less than half the seats filled shouldn't mimic Wrigleyville after a day game.

[achrist70]

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What they need to do is send the west dome lot north around the rec center, the SW lot south and past the gas station on Hudson, and the lot south of the dome out the north gate which is closed now. This would send traffic in 3 different directions and get rid of some of the congestion.

[Neighbor]

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Just a thought. Would it work to get Rhodes a 5-6. min stretch each game,

5 -6 minute stretch for a sub would be quite extensive. Usually go 7 minutes with a starter and then 3 with a sub. Of course as they say, "it all depends"

[achrist70]

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This was really a game where Hunter didn't matchup, Jordan was doing such a nice job on Brown.

[mwatje]

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I've heard murmurs that they're actually planning to close that road for good, and rip the street up and make it grass/sidewalks. I've always loved that quick path to sneak around the university/hudson intersection, but it looks like it might be going away :-(

Apparently not just a rumor. Part of an effort to make campus more "pedestrian friendly" and walkable.

[orangetennis]

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Park over by the twin towers and old NU High, and walk over.
Good exercise and never any traffic.

[panther-state]

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I always look for a spot by Curris and the West Gym.

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

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5 -6 minute stretch for a sub would be quite extensive. Usually go 7 minutes with a starter and then 3 with a sub. Of course as they say, "it all depends"

Sure. 3 minutes per half would work.

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

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This was really a game where Hunter didn't matchup, Jordan was doing such a nice job on Brown.

I think I agree in this case, why risk their best scorer getting going if you've got him under wraps. I thought maybe Juwan started out on Brown? If so, he did a good job not letting him get going right off the bat.

But Rhodes has fallen out of the rotation regardless of matchup. Seemed like the whole reason to bring him in was to have a backup PG for McCloud so that Spencer and Wyatt could play off of the ball. I'm thinking this could still be useful for a few minutes per game while also helping provide relief from minutes overload for some of the other guys.