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  • #1

    Dubuque Vs. UNI

    I will start a game thread the day before each game.
    i can't wait for the season to start, i will be another fun season. this whole week, i have been counting down the days. The game starts at 7:05 P.M. with the doors opening at 6:00 P.M. I'm going to be there when those doors open up.
    i see the lineup as Brooks McKowen
    Erik Crawford
    Ben Jacobson
    Grant Stout
    Jon Gonfread
    i think Coach Mac will give Gonfread a chance to play and if he isn't good, I think Eric Coleman will start. How good is Vince Polakovic? He could be very good too! I think they will be very good with who ever they play. I want a sell out thursday, so everyone has to come to the game.
    will they hand out the mac's maniacs shirts before the game?

    Atttendance: 2052
    i have a question for everyone. What do you think the average attendance will be for all the games? I will say 4,100
    http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/11/03/sports/local/doc418901462257c930447502.txt

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    http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041103/SPORTS020702/411030318/1003

    http://unipanthers.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110304aac.html
    Last edited by #1pantherfan; 11-03-2004, 09:23 PM.
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    Todays the Day

    Here it is...today is the day I've been waiting for since March. Am I supposed to have an intramural game tomorrow night? Yes....am I going?....NO....let's rock the West Gym and set the tone of how successful the season will be right from the beginning.

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    • #3
      Last year's attendance was around an average of 4,000. I think this year we could average 5-5,500 for attendance. Last year, there were games of 8,000+ for SIU, 9,000+ for Iowa, and 6,000+ for Drake. The total numbers will get better, IMO.

      I won't be able to attend the game tonight, so could I get some recaps from those at the game afterwards on here? Thanks Maniacs!
      The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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      • #4
        I've got a couple of extra tickets for the game tonight. I think they are charging non students to get in so if anyone wants them send me a private message before 4:30 PM.

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        • #5
          As far as attendance goes, I think we'll average somewhere in the region of 5,500. We have the attention of a lot of people now, so I think we can get some people to some games.

          "Once it starts, it never ends."
          -Eldon Miller

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          • #6
            A huge challenge here, but what if UNI was able to win at Cincy? How huge would the crowd be for the ISU/UNI game the following week?
            The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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            • #7
              i am hoping we average about 5,500. That is all I am going to say. That is what they deserve!!!!!!!!

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              • #8
                Dubuque...

                Does UD run a similar style offense as UNI? I wasn't sure if Coach Marty Mac did a lot of the same stuff as Coach Mac does in Cedar Falls, as far as X's and O's go?
                "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."

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                • #9
                  i hope to see everyone show up early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                  • #10
                    The early part of the schedule is where the coaches get to have a lot of fun. I know Little Mac (Dub) pretty well since he was an assistant for Coach Mac at one time, and this will not be the first time the brothers have been on opposite sidelines before. Their parents will surely be at the game (as they usually are) and it'll be a lot of fun for all of the McDermott family.

                    Wayne State is where Coach Mac had his first job, and Coach Burkett (WSC)was his assistant for a number of years out there. Southwest State was a conference rival from his WSC days, and PJ Hogan was an assistant there for a while, too. These games are not only a good chance to get your players some time on the floor in game situations, but they're a great time for coaches and friends to get together as well.

                    This should make for an enjoyable couple of weeks for the coaching staff - even if it's not very good basketball for the fans!
                    "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. The Hard is what makes it great." - Tom Hanks in 'A League of Their Own.'

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                    • #11
                      Quick Recap of the game

                      I can't wait to get in the dome and get our section back. Don't like having to sit and watch a game.

                      Vince looked really good with the expection of liking to hang on the rim which about got him ejected. His first dunk was a sweet reverse dunk which got him a T. His second reverse dunk wasn't as great but still pretty impressive. He showed some range dropping the 3's

                      Brooks looked outstanding on both sides of the floor. His release is higher and he gets the ball off quicker. Defensivly he was divng all over the floor and really giving the UD ballhandlers hell.

                      Atilia looked very athletic. You can tell he not sure what he is supposed to be doing out there. He can block shots like none other. Which he learns the offense I think he could be a force in the MVC

                      Coleman-He should start in my opinion. Just a monster in going for the boards. Very strong and not afraid to bang around.

                      Foster-Had some nice passes but didn't play the second half cause I don't think he is at a 100% yet.

                      Viet-It's going to be tough to keep him on the bench. He is fluid and has a great stroke shooting the ball. Nailed a couple 3's.

                      All in all a good performance. I thought out rebounding was average and we need to really work on that. We were getting outrebounded at points by short skinny dudes. UD was not a good bball team and it's really tough to gage anything off this game.
                      "I told my team that we just played a very athletic team (ISU), but we're going to play a much better basketball team (in UNI).'' Wagner coach Mike Deane.

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                      • #12
                        Thanks for the recap, MM. I was hoping someone would give me the scoop from the stands. What was the final score?

                        Also, how did Godfread do against the smaller guys from Dubuque? If he can't dominate in this type of game we may not see him on the floor very much this year with the arrival of Coleman. I'm really hoping Godfread can be the guy we all thought he would be 2-3 years ago.

                        Just a couple of quick questions: 1) Was Vince playing the 3, 4. or 5 more? 2) How did Stout look and where did he play most of the night? And 3), does Crawford look like he's going to be a little more aggressive offensively this year?

                        I know it's early in the season to make any bold predictions on how someone's going to play this year, but I'm trying to get an idea of what we're going to look like early on. I'm going to get to go to the Cincinnati game on the 24th, and I'm anxious to find out if we are playing well above the competition at this point since our only tune-ups before the Bearcats will be two D-IIs and a D-III. That's a pretty big jump in competition from our first three games to Cincy!! Thanks.
                        "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. The Hard is what makes it great." - Tom Hanks in 'A League of Their Own.'

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                        • #13
                          Final Score - 93-34

                          It could have been alot worse, but they pulled the fast break to a stop with 6 minutes to go.

                          I agree with Maniac's take on the game..especially Viet. I don't think he missed a shot. We are going to be solid in the back court and Coleman and Stout are going to get better and better with each outing.

                          I can already tell that Vince is going to be a crowd favorite. He had two huge dunks, the first got him a "T" for hanging on the rim while the second one, he also hung but he was fouled and since there was a guy underneath he avoided the second one. After the second dunk, Brooks told him to quit the hanging, and Vince politely looks over the ref and says "sorry". It was pretty funny. He mostly played the 3 & 4 position.

                          Coleman is definitely going to get a lot of minutes....the guys just an animal underneath and he has a great first step. and those arms, they are just huge.

                          Godfread did ok. He needs to work on his hands and footwork but he had a couple nice moves.

                          You heard it here first - Stout is going to be all MVC! He has such a great touch...made a lot of nice moves and had some great shots. Also had a 1 handed thunder dunk on a missed shot...came from nowhere and threw it down!!

                          Crawford was agressive and made some nice moves to the basket. Benny sat the first half out (a little punishment for missing a class), but he stroked a few in the second half!!

                          I agree the rebounding wasn't the greatest. UD got alot of offensive boards, but I'm sure the Panthers will get that taken care of. It was a good warm up for the Panthers and I thought the crowd was decent. 1,000 people maybe?

                          Oh yeah, scary moment came late in the second half. Benny was going for a break away dunk, and after he dunked it he grabbed the rim and his momentum thrust his body parallel to the floor and he came down hard on his arm,shoulder, and hit his head on the floor. He seemed to be shaken at first, but got up and was alright.

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                          • #14
                            93-34

                            Jon Godfread didn't look very good. i think Stout and Vince Polakovic will start. Polakovic was great today. He will be a very good player.
                            Eric Coleman look great too. I think they both are better than Godfread.
                            only 1158 in attendance though.
                            http://unipanthers.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/110404aaa.html
                            Last edited by #1pantherfan; 11-04-2004, 10:05 PM.

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                            • #15
                              The #1Panther fan beat me to it, but I was impressed that the new UNI athletic website already had the story about tonight's game!!

                              http://unipanthers.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/110404aaa.html

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