VU Record Watch

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Fun with numbers:

How good is Gueye?  If he didn't take another FT all year, Carter could make his next 20 in a row and still be behind him.

Jubril has one more made FT--and 13 more attempts.

Vashil has 5 fewer FTs--despite 50% more attempts!!!

Here's how many consecutive makes Vashil would have to make just to get to Gueye-level excellence: 125.

(Hell, Rob Cavanaugh couldn't even do that.)

Jordan Coleman:  9 more 3PT attempts than Capo.   ...5 fewer makes.

#No3sJordan

Best AST-to-TO ratios (this side of Chadwick, 5.0, and Davidson, 3.0, of course):
1)  Yeo 1.56
2)  Lexus 1.32
3) Coleman 1.24
4)  Carter 1.13
5)  LVD 1.08

Worst...
5)  Jubril 0.96
4)  Capo 0.75
3)  Peters 0.74
2)  Vashil 0.21 (m'gawrsh)
1)  Gueye 0.19 (egads)

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Dority:  415 pts in 24 games (17.3 ppg)
  NEEDS:  150 pts in 8 (guaranteed) games (18.8 ppg) to make top 10 pts/season

Dority:  53 3pters in 24 games
  NEEDS:  18 in 8 games (almost on pace) to make top 10 3pts/season

Dority:  110 FTM in 24 games
  NEEDS:  23 in 8 games to make top 10 ft/season.  On pace for 147 (#3 all-time!)

Gueye:  40 blocks in 24 games (1.7 bpg)
  NEEDS:  1 more to move into top 10 blk/season.  Avg for rest of year would give him 53 for season (#6 all-time)
  Recorded the 100th block of his college career vs. Milwaukee; now up to 103.

AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OUTTA NOWHERE

VASHIL:  45 blocks in 24 games (1.9 bpg)
  NEEDS:  nothing.  Already the #9 season ever.  At current rate would have 60 for season (#3 all-time!)
CAREER:  59 blocks in 51 games.  Needs 13 more to move into top-10 all-time (on pace for 15 more this season; would leave him #t8 with Lubos with a season to play).

And not to get way too far ahead, but 1.875 bpg next year would leave him #2 all-time.

FUN FACT TIME when was the last time we had TWIN TOWERS with more than 40 blocks in the same season?

doo DOO doo doo doo DOO doooooo (jeopardy.mp3)

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time's up.

Let's see what Tex has. 
"What are Raitis and Antti?" 
Nope, I'm sorry, that's wrong.  What did you wager?  THE ENTIRE VALUE OF JOSH HAMILTON'S CONTRACT?  What were you thinking?  Oh, I'm sorry.  Just "the entire worth of Josh Hamilton".  Oh--well played. No big loss there.

Historyman says "Who are Gomes & Grafs?" 
Good guess.  But wrong.  I'm sorry you wagered so much, but I appreciate your self-confidence.

The correct answer is
"Who were Zoran Viscovic & Ivan Vujic?" in 1998-99.

[chef]

That was actually the only time Valpo had two players with 40 blocks in a season....that is until today.

[historyman]

Historyman says "Who are Gomes & Grafs?"  Good guess.  But wrong.  I'm sorry you wagered so much, but I appreciate your self-confidence. The correct answer is "Who were Zoran Viscovic & Ivan Vujic?" in 1998-99.

I would have started with "I'll take Valpo records records for $300, Alex." then "who are Vucovic & Visjic?" Of course that would have been wrong also. I would have finished in the negative and been out of Final Jeopardy.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

I would have finished in the negative and been out of Final Jeopardy.

LOL

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Dority:  439 pts in 26 games (16.9 ppg)
  NEEDS:  126 pts in 6 (guaranteed) games (21 ppg) to make top 10 pts/season
A little off the pace.  SOMEBODY TURN ON THE MICROWAVE

Dority:  56 3pters in 26 games
  NEEDS:  15 in 6 games (not quite on pace) to make top 10 3pts/season

Dority:  115 FTM in 26 games
  NEEDS:  18 in 6 games to make top 10 ft/season.  On pace for 142 (#t3 all-time!)

BLOX, season
5. sr Gomes 54
t6. GUEYE 51
t6. sr Viscovic 51
7. jr Viscovic 49
8. jr Mo Smith 48
9. VASHIL 45

Gueye:  51 blocks in 26 games (1.96 bpg)
  ROCKETED back up the list!  Avg for rest of year would give him 63 for season (#3 season!)
 
VASHIL:  45 blocks in 26 games (1.9 bpg)
  NEEDS:  some blocks.  first time two straight games without a block this season!  At current rate would have 55 for season (#5 all-time!)
CAREER:  59 blocks in 53 games.  Needs 13 more to move into top-10 all-time (on pace for 10 more this season).

FUN FACT TIME Many of our stats are dominated by recent players, i.e. the last 20 years.    Which makes some sense, right?  BUT WHO is the only player in the last 20 years to post a top-10 FTs-made season, until LVD does this year?

doo DOO doo doo doo DOO doooooo (jeopardy.mp3)

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time's up.

[talksalot]

I wonder what his brother Mike is Opp to?

anyway, just one little thing... the game on Saturday is the 1100th game since we turned D1 in 1977.... we are at 556-543 for the first 1,099 games...and the point total is equally close 76,844 (69.92ppg) for,  and 76,772 (69.86ppg) against... a difference of 72 points.

We are 55 points away from 2,000 for the season... a plateau we have hit every year since 1992-93... Except in 2008-09, when we only managed 1,901.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Except in 2008-09, when we only managed 1,901.

I propose a 3-month ban for anyone bringing up that season

Unless it's to show how much an aberration it is.

Thanks for the updates!

[justducky]

I wonder what his brother Mike is Opp to?

Except in 2008-09, when we only managed 1,901.

I propose a 3-month ban for anyone bringing up that season

Unless it's to show how much an aberration it is.

Thanks for the updates!

Logan Jones recruiting video:

Logan playing basketball

Probably we should have followed him a little longer before we offered... 

I thought about bringing up Logan Jones too but at least I managed to restrain the impulse. Like I said a few years back I suspected that we might have been making a mistake with that recruitment when I saw the reaction  of a Madison resident to the VU interest in him. I hope Milan doesn't catch wind that we are again talking about his favorite player.

For the record that was the one and only season that I watched more girls games than guys and it wasn't even close.

[valpotx]

Keep a watch on LAA, as he is about to make Valpo Fans Forum history, and take the most posts lead 

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Keep a watch on LAA, as he is about to make Valpo Fans Forum history, and take the most posts lead

yeesh.  i'm going to tone it down then.

yes
i realize that makes this post ironic.

[historyman]

yeesh.  i'm going to tone it down then.

I'll believe that when pigs drive and show proof of car insurance on their phone.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

touché.

thinking about it, tex, though, i must have subconsciously adapted your philosophy, because a year ago i was writing ridiculously long posts (see recruiting '14 or '15, for example) but now I just pop in, snipe, and boogie out.

[valpotx]

Are you saying that you are my minion?  I've always wanted those!!!

[LaPorteAveApostle]

First, just for Tex:


Dority:  458 pts in 27 games (17.0 ppg)
  NEEDS:  107 pts in 5 (guaranteed) games (21.4 ppg) to make top 10 pts/season
don't stop young man DRIVE TO THE HOLE

Dority:  56 3pters in 27 games
  NEEDS:  15 in 5 games (3/game instead of 2/gm current) to make top 10 3pts/season

Dority:  122 FTM in 27 games
  NEEDS:  11 in 5 games to make top 10 ft/season.  On pace for 145 (#3 all-time!)

BLOX, season
t3. sr Raitis & sr Mo Kone 57
5. GUEYE 55
6. sr Gomes 54
7. sr Viscovic 51
8. jr Viscovic 49
9. jr Mo Smith 48
10. VASHIL 46

Gueye:  55 blocks in 27 games (2 bpg)
  Imagine how many he'd have had if Saturday had been at home!  Avg for rest of year would give him 64 for season (#3 season!), 4 out of top spot
 
VASHIL:  46 blocks in 27 games (1.7 bpg)
  1 block in 3 games...  At current rate would have 55 for season (#5 all-time!)
CAREER:  60 blocks in 54 games.  Needs 12 more to move into top-10 all-time (on pace for 9 more this season).

FUN FACT TIME Only one player has ever shot over 90% FTs for the year (with requisite attempts).  WHO is it?

doo DOO doo doo doo DOO doooooo (jeopardy.mp3)

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time's up.


93-94 (sr year) 92.6%
i still remember the photo on the front page of the Vidette sports section of him dunking, PJank.  he got a technical for it, i remember reading, but it seemed. so. worth it.

[valpotx]

Just imagine if Moussa could stay on the floor for more than 14-15 minutes each game

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Dority:  482 pts in 29 games (16.6 ppg)
  NEEDS:  83 pts in 3 (guaranteed) games (27.7 ppg) to make top 10 pts/season
er...well there's always an extended post-season run

Dority:  60 3pters in 29 games
  NEEDS:  11 in 3 games (3.8/game instead of 2/gm current) to make top 10 3pts/season

Dority:  128 FTM in 29 games
  NEEDS:  5 in 3 games to make top 10 ft/season.  On pace for 141 (#5 all-time)
stupid GB refs

BLOX, season
1. soph Raitis 67
2. jr Raitis 66
3. GUEYE 60
t4. sr Raitis & sr Mo Kone 57
6. sr Gomes 54
7. sr Viscovic 51
8. VASHIL 50

Gueye:  60 blocks in 29 games (2 bpg)
  Avg for rest of year would give him 66 for season (t#2 season!), 1 out of top spot...who wants the over?
 
VASHIL:  50 blocks in 29 games (1.7 bpg)
  1 block in 3 games...  At current rate would have 55 for season (#6 all-time!)
CAREER:  64 blocks in 56 games.  Needs 8 more to move into top-10 all-time (on pace for 5 more this season).

FUN FACT TIME You know who 1 & 2 are.  Who is #3 on the team in blocks?


doo DOO doo doo doo DOO doooooo (jeopardy.mp3)

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time's up.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Noticed that when Jubril grabs one more board, we will have 6 with 100+ rebounds.

Now, on one hand, that doesn't seem like a lot--it's just 3 per game when you play 33, right?  I MEAN DEAR GOD YOU CAN JUST STAND THERE AND PROBABLY THE BALL WILL BOUNCE TO YOU THREE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF FORTY MINUTES RIGHT?

...and yet, it's hard to do:

WSU only has 2 (possible 2 more);
CSU 4 (possible 5th);
Det 4;
GB 4 (probable 5th);
MILW 4;
Oak 3 (likely 4th);
UIC 3;
YSU 4.

And it's not just HL teams either...here are some of this year's opponents.
Murray St 2 (possible 2 more);
Illinois 4 (possible 5th);
Ohio 2 (possible 2 more);
Evansville 3;
UCF 3;
Mercer 3 (possible 4th)
St. Louis 4 (probable 5th)

That's just impressive.  Let's put it in team perspective:
last year: 4.
2012:  3.
2011 was the last time 6 did it:
Rowdy 182
Howard Little 172
Cory Johnson 148
B-Wood 142
Kenney 124
Mike Rogers 107

2010: 4.  2009: (ERROR 404 FILE NOT FOUND, OR 3)
2008: 4.  2007: 4.
2006: 3.  2005: 4
2004: 3.  2003: 5.
2002: 5.  2001: 6!
Raitis 259
Lubos 182
Jason Jenkins 127
Toatley 123 (!)
Gomes 119
Stovall 110

2000: 6!
Raitis 184
Lubos 175
Vujic 174
Stovall 114
J-Jenk 101
Toatley 100 (seriously, has there ever been a less-heralded guard to do that 2 years running?)

1999: 4.  1998: 5.

[valpotx]

Toatley was one of my favorite players to watch in my first few years.  I never would have guessed that Jason Jenkins had 100+ rebounds in 2 different seasons, as he literally set up a house along the 3-pt line

[chipper955]

Do you have any figures for how close Moussa is to breaking the record for travels in a season?  I swear he has at least one every game.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

[valpotx]

Do you have any figures for how close Moussa is to breaking the record for travels in a season?  I swear he has at least one every game.

I would guess that he averages over 1 traveling call per game.  Vashil has shown improvement around the basket in taking it to the hoop quicker when he is given a pass in low, but Moussa absolutely needs to be very close to the basket to have a chance at scoring (outside of his random jump shot the other game).  He has shown the ability to seal off his defender directly under the hoop, though.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Dority:  501 pts in 31 games (16.2 ppg)
  NEEDS:  64 pts to make top 10 pts/season
leggo

Dority:  62 3pters in 31 games
  NEEDS:  9 to make top 10 3pts/season

FTM, season
1.   Bruce Lindner ('70) 177
2.   Dick Jones ('67) 166
t3.   Fran Clements ('62) 142
t3.    Ed Eckart ('57) 142
t5.   Bruce Lindner ('69) 139
t5.    Dan Oppland ('04) 139
t7.   Vern Curtis ('67) 137
t7.     John Meyne ('84) 137
9.   Dick Jones ('68) 134
t10. LVD 133
t10. Tracy Gipson ('93) 133
t10. Chuck Kriston ('62) 133

BLOX, season
1. soph Raitis 67
2. jr Raitis 66
3. GUEYE 62
t4. sr Raitis & sr Mo Kone 57
6. VASHIL 55

Takeaways...LVD part of the 500-point club.  I know that history doesn't work this way, but his two-year stats over four years would leave him #13 on the all time scoring list.  I think that's a fair comparison of how good he is, because it's not taking into account the games he missed last year, nor the rest of his games this year.  (Anyone who doesn't like him, what's your freakin' problem?  do you CARE to imagine how/where we'd be without him?  I'll tell you:  somewhere between UIC and YSU, that's where.)

Furthermore, I would be willing to bet that of people who have played at least 1000 or 1500 minutes for VU, he's top-10 in points-per-minute played.

FUN FACT TIME #1 in minutes played, both total and average, is LVD.  #2 is Peters.  But who is #3?


doo DOO doo doo doo DOO doooooo (jeopardy.mp3)

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time's up.  note the sic.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Dority:  513 pts in 32 games (16 ppg)
  NEEDS:  52 pts to make top 10 pts/season
leggo

Dority:  62 3pters in 32 games
  NEEDS:  9 to make top 10 3pts/season

FTM, season--from 10th to 5th in a (below-average) night!?!
1.   Bruce Lindner ('70) 177
2.   Dick Jones ('67) 166
t3.   Fran Clements ('62) 142
t3.    Ed Eckart ('57) 142
T5. LVD 139
t5.   Bruce Lindner ('69) 139
t5.    Dan Oppland ('04) 139

BLOX, season
1. soph Raitis 67
2. jr Raitis 66
3. GUEYE 64
4. VASHIL 58

Also, here's where Peters would be all-time if he scored no more points this year and only scored the same number each year.
5. Raitis 1621 pts
6. Peters 1604 pts
7. Rowdy 1591 pts

If he scored 18 more he'd be on pace to pass Lubos for 4th.  JUST SAYIN'


JUST WIN AND ADVANCE BABY

FUN FACT TIME People say that we were better at TOs when Bryce was here, but what game was our worst since 1997?


doo DOO doo doo doo DOO doooooo (jeopardy.mp3)

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time's up. 

FORTY-ONE PERCENT against Purdue in B-Drew's senior year.  Lost by 17.

Yes, that's right.  More than 2 out of 5 possessions ended in a turnover that year.  Only time we've broken the 40% rate in the last 17 years.

[Chairback]

Real fact: Didn't Bryce sit out that Purdue game because he was hurt.....