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Post by drewsaders11 on Dec 27, 2010 15:56:05 GMT -5
I created this so if there are "random mentions" or thoughts that don't necessarily relate to a thread but don't warrant their own thread, they can be discussed here without going off topic in other threads or creating several new threads for various small mentions.
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Post by drewsaders11 on Dec 27, 2010 15:57:12 GMT -5
From ESPN.com's Mid-Major Report, by Mark Adams...12/27:
Who's Hot:
Valpo: After a home loss to Purdue and then another loss at Toledo, the Crusaders (9-4) have bounced back and won three in a row, and one of those wins came at Oakland 103-102. Coach Homer Drew is one of the most positive guys I have ever met, and his team bounces back well because it believes in his message of accountability.
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Post by drewsaders11 on Jan 17, 2011 13:31:12 GMT -5
From ESPN.com's Mid-Major Report, by Mark Adams...1/17:
Who's Hot:
Who is in first in the Horizon League? It's not Butler or Cleveland State, or Detroit, or Wright State. Homer Drew's Valparaiso team is poised to threaten all of the above for the HL championship. Cory Johnson and Brandon Wood give the Crusaders two top scorers who are highly skilled and have learned the value of team defense.
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Post by valpofan56 on Jan 17, 2011 20:03:58 GMT -5
Thought this fit here: Just counted and this post makes 68 for today (so far and we've still got 5 hours left). Gotta love the enthusiasm for Valpo Basketball right now!
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Post by drewsaders11 on Jan 18, 2011 13:32:22 GMT -5
From MidMajority.com, Conference ShootAround 1/18/11:
Horizon League: We also went to Valparaiso two weekends ago. Their pinnacle came in 1998 on a buzzer-beating three against Ole Miss. It is not possible to leave the ARC without a passing reminder of that moment, and they even used to have a floor decal and a timeout contest where kids would try to knock down a #superhoop from the exact location where former player (and current associate head coach) Bryce Drew did. When you stop by and visit his father, ageless head coach Homer, there's a button in his office that will play the radio call of The Shot. We used to make fun of this. Stop living in the past, all of that. As years go by, I understand that approach more. The world outside has distilled the entire history of the basketball program into one Shining Moment on an annual highlight reel, and this is reestablishment of trademark-ownership of The Shot, a reminder that greatness is possible. Move on too much, and you might lose its inspiration.
Anyway, the Crusaders (14-5, 6-1) are in first place in the Horizon League right now, having swept the same eastern road weekend at Detroit and Wright State that their travel partners at Butler could only split. It's a team that can shoot the hell out of the ball, but has a certain range. Over the last two games, they hit 60 percent of two-point shots at Detroit, and 56 percent at Wright. If there's a simple answer for the surge, it's that they're taking fewer dumb threes than they were in December, making the extra pass, and getting inside. With a stretch of home games coming up, UDM crumbling, Cleveland State playing Jekyll-and-Hyde and Butler managing expectations, it's a formula that might keep Valpo on top for a while.
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Post by agibson on Jan 19, 2011 4:48:54 GMT -5
Dare I say it? The realtimerpi.com prediction engine has us as three point favorites hosting Butler, with a 56% chance of winning.
Pomeroy's not so generous.
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Post by drewsaders11 on Jan 30, 2011 12:47:09 GMT -5
Well the prediction engine did a good job.
From Andy Katz's Blog, "Bracketbuster games that should happen"
4. Missouri State at Valparaiso: The Crusaders and Bears are the surprise teams in the Horizon and Missouri Valley, respectively. Each team has a chance to unseat the prohibitive favorite in its conference in Butler and Wichita State. This would be a grinding matchup between two teams few would want to play in March.
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