Game 29-Valpo (Purple out!)

[achrist70]

In Jakes post game he just said it was just about matchups JD was the better matchup tonight.

[Mudrafan]

Why didn't Biggie play tonight?

Was wondering the same. There have always been odd personnel swings game to game by the staff

[Mudrafan]

In Jakes post game he just said it was just about matchups JD was the better matchup tonight.

Must have been a jamboree in that we played a different team in the second half then

[Wxcpanther]

Must have been a jamboree in that we played a different team in the second half then

JD was the better matchup compared to Biggie, Luke was really really good tonight, JD was also awesome tonight. Why can't you just be happy they won and not look for things that make you mad?

[panther-state]

Must have been a jamboree in that we played a different team in the second half then

Didn't we extend our lead in the 2nd half? Huh, must've been sheer luck. I wonder how Jacobson even managed to win this game without 5 Dahl's on the floor

[achrist70]

Jakes exact words were Luke is always going to play then JD or Biggie are going to be the 2nd post player based upon the matchups, he also said foul trouble can change this.

[kochrab]

Must have been a jamboree in that we played a different team in the second half then

You're that guy who runs around stealing kids candy on Halloween arn't ya?

Regardless, this was was another WIN. 4 in a row now. What's not to like about that?

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

Defense was superb. Seemed like 4 of their 3s were on plays where our D got a hand on it, scrum ensued, they secured it when our defense wasn’t in position, then hit a 3. Without those they only score 40. The only glaring stretch of lapses was under 2 minutes we gave up 3 pretty easy buckets in a row, a couple 10 foot jumpers with no one within 5 feet. Could have salted it away a bit sooner with a stop or two there. Overall absolutely no reason to complain.

Offensively, what sealed the game down the stretch was 3 guys on the floor (AJ, Isaiah, Wyatt) who could break down the defense and create their own shot. Each took a turn in those possessions with the lead where we wait until 10 on the shot clock to start anything. Spencer has some ability to do this too, just didn’t tonight.

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

Their 2 bigs had combined 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 fouls.
Luke and Dahl had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 fouls.

Are we getting to the point where every upcoming game we don’t have to look at their big guy and say “He’s going to be tough for us to handle?” The real test will be Wednesday vs. Krutwig.

[uni1988]

Last week we were talking about playing on Thursday Night. Today... we can talk about UNI winning or sharing the conference title. Drake, Loyola, Missouri State and the Panthers all have a chance. Today's games are BIG. Drake at ISU Red and Loyola at Southern. If things fall our way... 11 -7 can win the Valley.

[Mudrafan]

JD was the better matchup compared to Biggie, Luke was really really good tonight, JD was also awesome tonight. Why can't you just be happy they won and not look for things that make you mad?

Again, I don’t need to justify my opinions to you or anyone else and I’d appreciate if you took your nose out of my business instead of having a comment every damn time I post something in here. I'm really tired of your act

[Mudrafan]

You're that guy who runs around stealing kids candy on Halloween arn't ya?

Regardless, this was was another WIN. 4 in a row now. What's not to like about that?

No. I never said anything about not liking the win so you are another putting words into my mouth. I can be as critical as i want to be and will continue.

[Mudrafan]

Didn't we extend our lead in the 2nd half? Huh, must've been sheer luck. I wonder how Jacobson even managed to win this game without 5 Dahl's on the floor

That’s irrelevant to my point

[Panther Fan]

No. I never said anything about not liking the win so you are another putting words into my mouth. I can be as critical as i want to be and will continue.

You’re absolutely correct that you have the right to be critical. Just realize that when you don’t balance the criticism with any positivity people are going to come back at you. It’s a message board. Team is playing significantly better and the volume of your posts seems to have decreased in relation. Makes people draw some conclusions.

[Wxcpanther]

Again, I don’t need to justify my opinions to you or anyone else and I’d appreciate if you took your nose out of my business instead of having a comment every damn time I post something in here. I'm really tired of your act

"Took your nose out of my business." YOU'RE IN A PUBLIC THREAD DISCUSSING A BASKETBALL GAME. Are we not supposed to acknowledge your existence unless we agree wholeheartedly? Their big guys combined for 13 points and 6 boards last night after Smits had 21 and 11 on his own at Valpo. We got them in foul trouble early and often by getting shots at the rim. The gameplan worked, I think it's completely fair to question why you think someone should have played more when obviously what Coach Jake went with last night and has gone with the past 4 games is working perfectly.