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Valpo Sports => Valpo Basketball => Topic started by: valpospartan on February 20, 2019, 10:31:55 PM

Title: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: valpospartan on February 20, 2019, 10:31:55 PM
I'll start:
A center that can/will dunk the darn basketball. 
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: oklahomamick on February 20, 2019, 10:36:50 PM
I can play. 

1.  A 7 footer who can dunk the basketball

2.  Anyone else taking the last shot
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: justducky on February 20, 2019, 10:42:38 PM
A complete lineup of fully healthy players.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: nkvu on February 20, 2019, 10:56:17 PM
Players who can hit free throws in crunch time.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: PlumStreetBum on February 20, 2019, 11:14:50 PM
More of the brown unis
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: VALPO LI on February 20, 2019, 11:17:13 PM
More than 2,300 fans to show up to a home conference basketball game.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: justducky on February 20, 2019, 11:40:11 PM
Quote from: VALPO LI on February 20, 2019, 11:17:13 PM
More than 2,300 fans to show up to a home conference basketball game.
When you lose 7 of your last 8 including 4 straight at home most folks get smart enough to stay home. Not me.  ;)
Quote from: nkvu on February 20, 2019, 10:56:17 PM
Players who can hit free throws in crunch time.
You want a whole new team then? That will take more than one Christmas.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: VUGrad1314 on February 21, 2019, 12:56:44 AM
An above .500 finish in MVC play (or at least .500)

And another solid tournament run by the MVC representative.

For next season let's stay together as a team and a fanbase and  compete for a title. Go Valpo!
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: tiny707 on February 21, 2019, 08:35:51 AM
V-Rex to retire. Very embarrassing look on TV. Looks like a high school mascot.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: VULB#62 on February 21, 2019, 08:46:38 AM
Quote from: tiny707 on February 21, 2019, 08:35:51 AM
V-Rex to retire. Very embarrassing look on TV. Looks like a high school mascot.

At leastV-Rex  was THERE unlike so many in the Valpo student body.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: M on February 21, 2019, 08:54:36 AM
I appreciated VRex being there always standing, entertaining, even taking pictures with kids.  The dressing up stuff is fun.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: humbleopinion on February 21, 2019, 09:15:28 AM
Quote from: M on February 21, 2019, 08:54:36 AM
I appreciated VRex being there always standing, entertaining, even taking pictures with kids.  The dressing up stuff is fun.

Last night was V-Rex's last night.  She held a sign saying that it was her last game.

Incidentally, relative to the rest of the crowd, the student section held its own -- significantly better than some of the games earlier in the season.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: crusader05 on February 21, 2019, 09:55:46 AM
V-rex is literally just a student who loves Valpo basketball and comes to the games religiously. It's not like it's a condoned mascot or a vu athletics thing. If we want there to be excitement in the student section maybe we should support the students who try?

What I want:
a team that has mental grit as well as physically grit and maybe a less lackadaisical assumption early in the season that because they are practicing well things are gonna be great. This is purely speculation but it seems like this is the second season of early hype and lack of ability to hold up under pressure which makes me think they need more pressure and other such things to help them mentally prepare than they are getting.

I think the raw talent is there but they need to be more poised.



Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: wh on February 21, 2019, 10:43:49 AM
I would like a new sound system for the ARC for Christmas, and I know where we can get a good deal. Loyola installed a new sound system   for the Gentile Center in 2014, as part of their renovation project. Since that time they have been trying to sell their old system on Craig's List - "Gently used basketball venue sound system. 1990's technology. Voice quality better than a McDonalds drive-thru. Slight humming sound on rare occasions. $100 OBO (cash only). Free delivery within a 100 mile radius." 

How can we go wrong?
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: valpo64 on February 21, 2019, 01:32:47 PM
Oh no, I hope ML doesn't bid on it!
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: bbtds on February 21, 2019, 03:41:46 PM
Green slime

One of those battery operated toy cars that you can ride around in

An iPhone that transports persons up to 5 miles away like the Enterprise transporter. Beam me up, Scotty!

You didn't say it had to be about VUMBB.

A donor that pays for renovations to the ARC.

Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: valpospartan on February 21, 2019, 08:23:06 PM
Quote from: bbtds on February 21, 2019, 03:41:46 PM
Green slime

One of those battery operated toy cars that you can ride around in

An iPhone that transports persons up to 5 miles away like the Enterprise transporter. Beam me up, Scotty!

You didn't say it had to be about VUMBB.



A donor that pays for renovations to the ARC.



Since we're on the VUBB Forum, I took it for granted - my bad.
Title: Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Post by: NativeCheesehead on February 21, 2019, 08:31:33 PM
A healthy basketball team.