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Post by drewsaders11 on Feb 14, 2011 12:24:11 GMT -5
www.bbstate.com/games/98138Another important game. Milwaukee (10-5) has won six in a row, since we dismantled them 60-43 January 21, without Wood and essentially without Broekhoff. Valpo (11-3) has won three in a row, and this game, in my opinion, is an important one to keep momentum before heading into a tough BracketBuster matchup Saturday vs. Missouri State. Discuss.
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Post by a3uge on Feb 14, 2011 12:43:31 GMT -5
Completely off topic, but these next four conference opponents have some pretty terrible logos. Glad we upgraded ours. Green Bay's has the best out of the four, but still looks like the bird got shot in the neck. UWM's is pretty bad and generic. The round belt-buckle look doesn't go well with the script font around it. Loyola's is really bad as well, and UIC might have one of the worst logos in all of NCAA D-1 sports.
Hope to see some Valpo fans support at the game, and hope the team keeps up their defensive intensity that we saw at the second half against Wright State.
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Post by chris on Feb 14, 2011 12:49:32 GMT -5
This is going to be one tough game for the guys. Milwaukee is playing great lately. I think this late stretch of the season, the team needs to have someone step up and help with the offensive load. It seems team are focusing on Ryan now, along with Brandon and Cory as usual. Howard and Matt of course come to mind but I think we need to see a few more points of Rodgers but most importantly, I think its time that Buggs looks to score a few more baskets a game. He is the guy that the opponent leaves open and his opportuinites for layups are there for the taking. 6-8 points a game from him consistently would not take away from the offensive in anyway. He could really help us put some more easy points on the board. The main core of scores need some help if the wins are going to continue. I love to see Jeter lose, he is the coach in the conference I care for least.
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Post by wh on Feb 14, 2011 13:26:28 GMT -5
We played very physically in our first game at the ARC and the Panthers seemed to definitely be bothered by non-stop contact and physical play. They went toe to toe for awhile, but at some point they seemed to soften up at both ends and we just had our way with them. I don't know if this would help explain why they have been inconsistent this year, or if we just caught them on an off night. I do know that WSU (who plays as aggressively as we do) blew them out at home, but then lost by a point at Milw. Our Milwaukee friends would know a lot more than I as to whether playing physical opponents has played a part in their losses.
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Post by milanmiracle on Feb 14, 2011 13:57:30 GMT -5
I think Valpo's got a good chance to win this game, as the first of the Wisconsin trip. I am really glad this game is first. As others have said, it will be interesting to see if the physicality of the game causes problems. I suspect it will, but then again...
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Post by blackpantheruwm on Feb 14, 2011 14:38:30 GMT -5
Our team was suffering a bout of the flu in the week of the game at the ARC. I know Tony Meier was particularly sick. I don't think we can use it as an excuse, cause a couple days later we started the streak by beating Butler at Hinkle. And, as you say, Wood and Broekhoff were out/basically out. By the way, here's our new set of logos: I haven't seen the one on the left used ever. The Milwaukee logo on our court remains our primary:
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Post by blackpantheruwm on Feb 14, 2011 14:50:52 GMT -5
We played very physically in our first game at the ARC and the Panthers seemed to definitely be bothered by non-stop contact and physical play. They went toe to toe for awhile, but at some point they seemed to soften up at both ends and we just had our way with them. I don't know if this would help explain why they have been inconsistent this year, or if we just caught them on an off night. I do know that WSU (who plays as aggressively as we do) blew them out at home, but then lost by a point at Milw. Our Milwaukee friends would know a lot more than I as to whether playing physical opponents has played a part in their losses. As I mentioned in the last post, the basketball team was stricken by a bout of the flu and we weren't physical at all that week. In games we've lost, our team has given up after going down by a significant amount of points. If we weren't shooting particularly well, that has been a killer for us too. We've also had a lot of problems with the press. Following the game at Valpo, seniors Tone Boyle and Jerard Ajami called a team meeting at the hotel in Indianapolis. Basically, what was discussed among the players was that they would no longer accept poor effort, and we need to give 100% all the time - in practice, every game, and working on their own. They've responded. On days when Anthony Hill isn't having his way in the post, such as Thursday at Loyola, we have overcome it. When we get down big, as we did at home to Detroit and Wright State, we've overcome it. When everything is clicking on all cylinders, we're putting the foot to the floor and driving teams like UIC into the ground instead of letting them hang around. You guys are running into a Milwaukee program that has finally figured out its own demons. The coaches have drilled into their heads that the only team that can beat them is them, and they're buying into it. I don't know who will win. I know that this is a game between the #1 and #3 team in the Horizon League, and the game is on the #3 team's home court. They've been looking forward to this since the buzzer sounded on Saturday. This is what the Horizon League is all about. Gotta love this conference.
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Post by milldew1 on Feb 14, 2011 15:47:13 GMT -5
Completely off topic, but these next four conference opponents have some pretty terrible logos. Glad we upgraded ours. Green Bay's has the best out of the four, but still looks like the bird got shot in the neck. UWM's is pretty bad and generic. The round belt-buckle look doesn't go well with the script font around it. Loyola's is really bad as well, and UIC might have one of the worst logos in all of NCAA D-1 sports. Hope to see some Valpo fans support at the game, and hope the team keeps up their defensive intensity that we saw at the second half against Wright State. Horizon League logos best to worst: Valpo UIC UDM CSU Butler Loyola YSU UWM WSU WGB Anyone want to take on jerseys?
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Post by drewsaders11 on Feb 14, 2011 16:43:57 GMT -5
From the Mid-Major Report, on ESPN.com:
Although I have been following the downs and ups of Butler, the dynamic play of Cleveland State's Cole and the feel-good story of Valpo, I have completely ignored Milwaukee, and shame on me. Milwaukee has won six in a row and threatens the top of the Horizon League with a 10-5 record. The Panthers close out the season with a chance to do some damage with a home game against Valpo and a road game at Cleveland State. Six-foot-7, 230-pound Anthony Hill, who averages 14.8 points and 6.4 rebounds, along with Kaylon Williams, who has the ability to affect the game in multiple ways, gives Milwaukee a puncher's chance.
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Post by blackpantheruwm on Feb 14, 2011 19:45:24 GMT -5
If we can get 2 of 3 (Anthony Hill, Kaylon Williams, Tone Boyle) going, we're going to be hard to beat. If we get all three hot, you will not win. That said, it's been few and far between when all have been on. If Boyle is cold shooting, Ja'Rob McCallum is a more-than-adequate replacement if he pulls the trigger.
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Post by milwvu04 on Feb 14, 2011 19:49:51 GMT -5
By the way, here's our new set of logos: I haven't seen the one on the left used ever. The Milwaukee logo on our court remains our primary: Definitely not as bad as the new Crusader, but they kind of suck as well. It is kind of funny that through the small campaign to change the name away from UWM several years ago, the athletics department has kind of done that anyway with simply "Milwaukee Panthers." Now they focus on the "M" logo and not "UWM". I think a few possibilities were Wisconsin State, Milwaukee University, etc. I would have supported either one. Some opposed Wisconsin State, because it sounded less superior to University of Wisconsin. I couldn't get over that. Did they not know the differences between Ohio State / Ohio University and Penn State / University of Pennsylvania. Even in Michigan, I wouldn't put the two schools that far apart. They are both at a level above Eastern and Western MI. The name change would have at least suggested the school was on a separate level above UW-Parkside or UW-Zero. I'd say the average out-of-state person couldn't tell you which campuses were D-1, 2-year or 4-year, etc. just by seeing a list of them all. Oh well...
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Post by dcvalpo on Feb 14, 2011 21:54:11 GMT -5
If we can get 2 of 3 (Anthony Hill, Kaylon Williams, Tone Boyle) going, we're going to be hard to beat. If we get all three hot, you will not win. That said, it's been few and far between when all have been on. If Boyle is cold shooting, Ja'Rob McCallum is a more-than-adequate replacement if he pulls the trigger. If we get Johnson, Wood, and Broekhoff hot, you definitely will not win.
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Post by vu72 on Feb 14, 2011 23:28:37 GMT -5
If we can get 2 of 3 (Anthony Hill, Kaylon Williams, Tone Boyle) going, we're going to be hard to beat. If we get all three hot, you will not win. That said, it's been few and far between when all have been on. If Boyle is cold shooting, Ja'Rob McCallum is a more-than-adequate replacement if he pulls the trigger. If we get Johnson, Wood, and Broekhoff hot, you definitely will not win. Yeah, and if Kenney, Little, Rogers or Harris get hot, (that leaves Erik and Kevin as minimal scorers) things will get very tough. Heck, even Kevin had 17 in a game earlier this .
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Post by blackpantheruwm on Feb 15, 2011 13:19:27 GMT -5
I think a few possibilities were Wisconsin State, Milwaukee University, etc. I would have supported either one. Some opposed Wisconsin State, because it sounded less superior to University of Wisconsin. I couldn't get over that. Did they not know the differences between Ohio State / Ohio University and Penn State / University of Pennsylvania. Even in Michigan, I wouldn't put the two schools that far apart. They are both at a level above Eastern and Western MI. The name change would have at least suggested the school was on a separate level above UW-Parkside or UW-Zero. I'd say the average out-of-state person couldn't tell you which campuses were D-1, 2-year or 4-year, etc. just by seeing a list of them all. Oh well... I was one of the supporters of University of Milwaukee when we voted on that... How can you think that about Wisconsin State? There's a lot of reasons it wouldn't work. For one, we'd be the second WSU in the conference. But more important is that WSU IS subservient to UW. Why? Sure, Ohio State>Ohio. But you're high if you think Penn State is a better school than Penn. Not to mention, look at all the other schools in our immediate area: Illinois State, Iowa State, Missouri State, Indiana State, Minnesota State. Are any of them thought of to be close to their University of ______ counterparts?
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Post by vu72 on Feb 15, 2011 13:31:03 GMT -5
I would think the alums at Iowa State think it compares well to Iowa. How about Michigan State and Michigan? UCLA and California? Arizona State and Arizona? New Mexico State and New Mexico? Florida State and Florida? North Carolina State and North Carolina? Mississippi State and Mississippi? North Dakota State and North Dakota? OK, I'm done!
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