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  • UNI vs. Valpo

    I am actively avoiding work right now, so I figured I would start the thread. Valpo is an interesting team with some good athleticism that allowed them to almost sweep Drake last weekend. This should be a good challenge and another opportunity for growth. Hopefully we can put together more than a half of basketball this weekend.

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    I thought this was interesting - this game will be our first game against a team in Q4 of the NET. As a reference point, Drake has played 11 Q4 games (based on current rankings).

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    • #3
      Dont you dare call them the Crusaders!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by DownGoesKansas View Post
        Dont you dare call them the Crusaders!
        Valparaiso Middle School Gyms?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by BCPanther View Post

          Valparaiso Middle School Gyms?
          Ha, I'd argue a lot of middle schools have nicer gyms. Just smaller.

          Was pretty shocked when I went to our game there.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by DownGoesKansas View Post

            Ha, I'd argue a lot of middle schools have nicer gyms. Just smaller.

            Was pretty shocked when I went to our game there.
            You're not wrong. There are a dozen NICL gyms that are nicer than the dimly lit, yellow Rec Center they play in.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by DownGoesKansas View Post

              Ha, I'd argue a lot of middle schools have nicer gyms. Just smaller.

              Was pretty shocked when I went to our game there.
              Can confirm. My son just played in one of them last night.
              "...the Northern Iowa men's basketball team reached the ultimate highs before hitting a devastating low. Unexpected success, followed by unimaginable failure. And they owned it -- all of it -- for the world to see. Like men. Like leaders. Like champions -- in a way no tournament bracket could ever define."

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              • #8
                I wonder if in a few years we’ll be eating our words of “why did the MVC choose them?” similar to Loyola’s first couple years. It’s possible the MVC was more lucky than good with that one but it’s sure worked out.

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                • #9
                  Loyola had money, facilities, a huge endowment, a massive market and a plan.

                  Valpo has none of these

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                  • #10
                    If UNI wins 4 of their last 5, there's only a 25% chance they play Thursday. A tall task, but doable playing the bottom two teams in the conference. I'm honestly not ruling out a win against Drake either with not Tank and them coming off what will likely be a grueling 2 game series against Loyola.

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                    • #11
                      Gonna go out on a limb and say if Valpo shoots 70% the entire game we will lose.

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                      • #12
                        Lol. I’m out. We are absolutely terrible.

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                        • #13
                          Wow, maybe it's a good thing I'm struggling with the steam for this one. Brutal
                          To avoid confusion - my username is baseball (Cy Young award) related, NOT for the Cyclones.

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                          • #14
                            Didn’t we also start 1-10 from 3 in our last game?!?

                            Maybe the logic on defense is if we can’t make a 3 then we don’t have to guard theirs?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by UNI Ka-Bullseye View Post
                              Didn’t we also start 1-10 from 3 in our last game?!?

                              Maybe the logic on defense is if we can’t make a 3 then we don’t have to guard theirs?
                              At some point you’re just bad and there’s no strategy that can overcome it.

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