Looking for a definitive win...
(can't believe that the game is not on HLN. Post if you see it being streamed somewhere.)
Go VU!
Valpo by 11. Did you check ESPN3?
Hopefully Valpo paid its electric bill.... Game is not listed on ESPN3... And i did not see anything on "vidbox"
Is there a story here? In the Horizon League's weekly release from Friday, it's listed as if it would be on HLN. But, it's not linked from the VU home page. And, it's not linked from the HL's web version of the schedule.
It's not on ESPN - so it's not like it's blacked out.
Is this something "trivial", like the camera equipments going to be filming a bowling tournament instead?
This website is advertising the game, lsh.lshunter.tv, but if there is no TV crew at the ARC Tuesday I don't see how they will have a feed of the game.
http://collegestreaming.blogspot.com/2013/02/uic-flames-vs-valparaiso-crusaders-live.html (http://collegestreaming.blogspot.com/2013/02/uic-flames-vs-valparaiso-crusaders-live.html)
They might come in at the last minute when stealing a feed that has to be paid for on another site. Pirates do that sort of thing. I'm afraid they might think they are stealing/providing a link to a free feed, which is the HLN feed which for some reason might not happen.
HLN video link now available on ValpoAthletics.com and HorizonLeague.org: http://www.horizonleague.org/live/6927 (http://www.horizonleague.org/live/6927)
It's up on horizonleague.org now too. The delay's funny - I wonder if there's a story.
I think we come out and play well in the first half of this game, and carry our strong second half performance as well:
Valpo 75
UIC 66
Great news on HLN broadcast. I was a bit surprised when it was not listed anywhere. Wonder if there was talk about a different broadcast channel.
I feel our game plan should be simple ... Put more points on the score board than UIC. Sorry, kinda feel like a smart ass today ;-) Actually this game is interesting because both teams seem to have had multiple "personalities" this season. Outcome depends on which team(s) walk onto the court. With that said - I am ready to cheer on the team...
Kick start this winning streak.
Valpo 76
UIC 59
Quote from: agibson on February 04, 2013, 10:13:22 AMIt's up on horizonleague.org now too. The delay's funny - I wonder if there's a story.
Probably ESPN or CBS Sports debating whether to carry the game or not. Not showing on ESPN 3 at this time.
and once again, i won't be able to watch it live. darn work.
VU 75 UIC 64 get this win then we spend almost half rest of the year playing Ohio schools. Got to win in Ohio for Valpo to win the Horizon! ;D
Girls sectionals start tonight so I will be going to Ft Wayne Dwenger to watch the defending 3A champion Concordia Cadets (14-6) vs the Leo Lions (17-4). While the records might say the winner would be Leo, Concordia plays a much tougher schedule. Game starts at 6PM EST so I should be good to run home and watch VU get the win.
UIC - can't remember any names of their people. What's the quick and dirty scouting report on them. Just a couple of sentences would be great.
All I remember is that they have a VHS grad on the team but I can't remember his name.
Is "Robo"-something still on the team?
Quote from: crusadermoe on February 05, 2013, 01:13:46 PMAll I remember is that they have a VHS grad on the team but I can't remember his name.
Hayden Humes. That's all I've got for you off the cuff. Oh, and they won at Northwestern - who seem to be having a slightly better season than Nebraska. And, in Chicago, they beat Colorado State, who's been receiving votes on and off through the season.
Their big man is Josh Crittle and he was a bit of a problem for Valpo in the game at UIC. He plays well under the basketball and the Crusaders had no one to stop him.
Just bought a copy of today's Times N. Lake County edition. Two VU bb articles -"Great New Horizon" and "VU lands national TV game" - are front and center on p1 of the Sports section, along with a great action photo of KVW. It's good to see such great regional exposure.
Quote from: bbtds on February 05, 2013, 01:38:01 PM
Their big man is Josh Crittle and he was a bit of a problem for Valpo in the game at UIC. He plays well under the basketball and the Crusaders had no one to stop him.
I was at G-1. He was a load inside, but Bryce seemed to be content not to double team. Apparently, he was more concerned with not giving up the 3 on a kickout.
Quote from: wh on February 05, 2013, 02:09:12 PM
Just bought a copy of today's Times N. Lake County edition. Two VU bb articles -"Great New Horizon" and "VU lands national TV game" - are front and center on p1 of the Sports section, along with a great action photo of KVW. It's good to see such great regional exposure.
Post Trib too:
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/18015136-556/valpo-men-back-in-national-spotlight-in-bracketbusters.html (http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/18015136-556/valpo-men-back-in-national-spotlight-in-bracketbusters.html)
Rowdy is dropping 3's from Hobart tonight. And they are all within the flow of the offense -- nothing forced (unless you call a casual 28 footer to end the half forced).
Safe to say his shooting touch has returned!
Man, UIc really stiffened up and held Ryan to only 3 second half points, lol.
Bobby nearly had a triple-double off the bench... 10 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists in 28 minutes
According to chef during tonight's game, the only Valpo triple-double was from Urule Igbavboa. He had 18, 11, 10 at Chicago State on February 5th, 2007... exactly six years ago today. How weird would that have been?
Oh, and we won 86-61 :cheers:
This is the team I thought we might have when I so boldly said I thought this year's team could be a top 25. Well, when our mop up guys are former Ole Miss, Va Tech and Indiana recruits it does say something about our depth.
Seriously, we just thumped a team that beat DePaul and other decent teams. I really think the stars are getting allined with everyone understanding their role. Of course, it doesn't hurt to shoot the lights out either. ;)
Quote from: vu72 on February 05, 2013, 09:25:34 PMThis is the team I thought we might have when I so boldly said I thought this year's team could be a top 25. Well, when our mop up guys are former Ole Miss, Va Tech and Indiana recruits it does say something about our depth. Seriously, we just thumped a team that beat DePaul and other decent teams. I really think the stars are getting allined with everyone understanding their role. Of course, it doesn't hurt to shoot the lights out either. ;)
18 turnovers, though, is way too many. If the shots had not been falling this would have been a very tough game.
18 turnovers, but we did play our backups for the last 14 minutes. On the flip side, think what it would've looked like without that many turnovers, yikes!
What was it, ten turnovers in the first half? Before Vashil and Colrmsn started logging big minutes?
Someone on this board (I won't say who) proclaimed after the conference-opening loss against Loyola that this year's HL championship will go through Chicago. Loyola and UIC are now a combined 8-13. ;)
I hope someone from the most classless program in the HL was observing, so they can see how to handle a blowout without showing up your opponent. I can only imagine little ray and daddy in the same situation. Little ray scores 19 in the 1st half, daddy plays him to the bitter end trying to set the school record for points (or some other self-serving goal), and little ray caps off the evening with an uncontested dunk at the gun. Final score: Detroit No Mercy by 47.
Two perspectives UIC defenders saw all evening and will see again tonight in their nightmares:
(http://i46.tinypic.com/34837vb.jpg)
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QuoteValparaiso dominates UIC in highlight-filled performance
Paul Oren Times Correspondent
Valparaiso 86, Illinois-Chicago 61
VALPARAISO | The Horizon League Network broadcast a 40-minute highlight reel on Tuesday night starring the Valparaiso men's basketball team.
Ryan Broekhoff knocked down shots. Matt Kenney pulled down rebounds. Bobby Capobianco dished out assists. Even Vashil Fernandez got in the act with a thunderous block.
Rest of the story here: http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/valparaiso-university/valparaiso-dominates-uic-in-highlight-filled-performance/article_92ad064f-cc9d-5563-b437-1eb293654d71.html (http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/valparaiso-university/valparaiso-dominates-uic-in-highlight-filled-performance/article_92ad064f-cc9d-5563-b437-1eb293654d71.html)
Very fun to watch this one. Obviously, we won't shoot like that every night, so it was good to see us continue our positive assist to turnover ratio...though we still had too many TOs. I also thought it was a joke that someone thought the HL went through Chicago after the first few games. I said throughout our loss to Loyola that they were a very bad team, and it was a bad loss, and also figured UIC to be middle of the pack. It really was lined up to be a two horse race in Valpo and Detroit. I really hope we come out 'guns a blazing' against Detroit at home. Though I would love to beat them by 20+ after last year's debacle, it will be a close game that will come down to how we shoot the 3. If we hit 40% or more, we win, if not, it will be tough.
Excellent game by Bobby, who I enjoy watching on the offensive end. He really hustles for the offensive rebounds, and seems to always be in position to at least have a chance to give us a second try. Vashil really needs to work on his tensile strength, but does seem to at least have an idea of what to do around the basket when he does correctly receive the ball. We keep forgetting that he is basically a FR or less due to his total basketball experience, so he should become a decent presence off the bench as his career develops. If he ends up giving us 10-15 minutes/game by his SR year, I think that he will have been a success. You can't teach his height or wingspan, so he was worth the 'gamble.'
Missed the game but the boxscore shows that the bench got exactly half the minutes and half the points. They also got the majority of our rebounds, blocks, steals and 2/3s of our assists. On top of that they had 3 fewer turnovers than the starters.
I like it. Maybe I should miss more often. Bench improvement will determine just how good this team can become and I think they still have some room to grow.
Hold on to your hats because I do not see an easy game left on the schedule.
how about that free throw shooting? buggs went 6-6 and capo 4-4 at the line last night, which is great to see considering the lamenting of that part of their games that has taken place. gonna heap some more onto buggs, because he's steadily improved his ft shooting every year.
Buggs has really turned his game around the last 5-6 games. I absolutely love how much more aggressive he has become in finding ways to get to the basket, in spite of sagging defenders at times. He has also figured out that his 3-pt shooting looks better if he does a 'catch and shoot,' rather than taking a quick dribble and shooting. Some players are so much better if they don't give themselves time to think about the shot, and just react when given the ball.
Bobby Capobianco, ESPN's Stat Sheet Stuffer of the Night
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/75012/numbers-to-know-tuesday-recap-7 (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/75012/numbers-to-know-tuesday-recap-7)
Quote from: wh on February 05, 2013, 10:41:11 PM
Someone on this board (I won't say who) proclaimed after the conference-opening loss against Loyola that this year's HL championship will go through Chicago. Loyola and UIC are now a combined 8-13. ;)
I hope someone from the most classless program in the HL was observing, so they can see how to handle a blowout without showing up your opponent. I can only imagine little ray and daddy in the same situation. Little ray scores 19 in the 1st half, daddy plays him to the bitter end trying to set the school record for points (or some other self-serving goal), and little ray caps off the evening with an uncontested dunk at the gun. Final score: Detroit No Mercy by 47.
What an idiot. Whoever made that prediction is a moron.
Kenny was incredible last night. Glad to see he recovered so well. He had some beautiful assists and looked great defensively.
Quote from: crusaderjoe on February 06, 2013, 11:33:36 AM
Quote from: wh on February 05, 2013, 10:41:11 PM
Someone on this board (I won't say who) proclaimed after the conference-opening loss against Loyola that this year's HL championship will go through Chicago. Loyola and UIC are now a combined 8-13. ;)
I hope someone from the most classless program in the HL was observing, so they can see how to handle a blowout without showing up your opponent. I can only imagine little ray and daddy in the same situation. Little ray scores 19 in the 1st half, daddy plays him to the bitter end trying to set the school record for points (or some other self-serving goal), and little ray caps off the evening with an uncontested dunk at the gun. Final score: Detroit No Mercy by 47.
What an idiot. Whoever made that prediction is a moron.
(http://jamiedubs.com/fuckflickr/data/i%20see%20what%20you%20did%20there/web/see-owl2.jpg)
Quote from: crusaderjoe on January 03, 2013, 05:59:41 PM
The road for the HL championship will either go through Chicago or Detroit, not through Porter County.
:)
Quote from: KL31NY on February 06, 2013, 11:01:50 AM
Bobby Capobianco, ESPN's Stat Sheet Stuffer of the Night
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/75012/numbers-to-know-tuesday-recap-7 (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/75012/numbers-to-know-tuesday-recap-7)
Also of note:
Quote
Defender of the Night -- Eric Stutz, Eastern Kentucky
Stutz had quite the stat line, totaling 13 points, seven rebounds, seven steals and two blocks in just 17 minutes in a 97-31 win against Crowley's Ridge College. Stutz is the seventh player in the past six seasons to post those numbers in a game. The others are Harvard's Jeremy Lin, DePaul's Mac Koshwal, Florida State's Chris Singleton, Cleveland State's D'Aundray Brown, Jacksonville State's Ronnie Boggs and Appalachian State's Nathan Healy. Stutz is the only player in the past 15 seasons with at least seven steals and two blocks while playing no more than 17 minutes.
Not sure how they picked that, just considering the combination of rebounds, steals, and blocks?
And, they forget the
Non-D1 asterisk.
Quote from: valpo04 on February 06, 2013, 11:40:44 AM
Quote from: crusaderjoe on February 06, 2013, 11:33:36 AM
Quote from: wh on February 05, 2013, 10:41:11 PM
Someone on this board (I won't say who) proclaimed after the conference-opening loss against Loyola that this year's HL championship will go through Chicago. Loyola and UIC are now a combined 8-13. ;)
I hope someone from the most classless program in the HL was observing, so they can see how to handle a blowout without showing up your opponent. I can only imagine little ray and daddy in the same situation. Little ray scores 19 in the 1st half, daddy plays him to the bitter end trying to set the school record for points (or some other self-serving goal), and little ray caps off the evening with an uncontested dunk at the gun. Final score: Detroit No Mercy by 47.
What an idiot. Whoever made that prediction is a moron.
(http://jamiedubs.com/fuckflickr/data/i%20see%20what%20you%20did%20there/web/see-owl2.jpg)
Quote from: crusaderjoe on January 03, 2013, 05:59:41 PM
The road for the HL championship will either go through Chicago or Detroit, not through Porter County.
:)
Oh, this is humorous. I thought that bbtds had made the "going through Chicago" comment. Crusaderjoe never crossed my mind. :) By the way, UIC and Loyola were a combined 19-7 at the point that comment was made. It's amazing how things have changed from then to now.