MVC Week 5

[MissouriValleyUnite]

UNI gameplanned Loyola near flawlessly. Brown is a lockdown defender. No one could account for Krutwig hitting his first 3 of the year with the game on the line or 11 Skokna points.

[Adunk33]

UNI gameplanned Loyola near flawlessly. Brown is a lockdown defender. No one could account for Krutwig hitting his first 3 of the year with the game on the line or 11 Skokna points.

It's interesting how teams sag off Krutwig to stay in help defense when he gets the ball up top. I know he's never hit a 3 before, but in today's game, everyone is capable. Also, the benefit of staying on him up top is knowing that he isn't really a threat to put the ball on the floor and drive it. This could very well disrupt the flow of the Blers offense.

[Bulldog2323]

Current Standings - Tiebreakers are accurate to the best of my knowledge:

1. Loyola (7-2)
2. Illinois State (6-3)
3. Drake (5-4)
4. Missouri State (5-4)
5. Valpo (5-4)
6. Southern Illinois (4-5)
7. Northern Iowa (4-5)
8. Indiana State (3-6)
9. Bradley (3-6)
10. Evansville (3-6)

Typically I only look at this Mondays, but now figured like a good time for this.

NCAA NET:
130 Loyola
138 Drake
156 Southern Illinois
164 Missouri State
177 Illinois State
188 Evansville
189 Indiana State
190 Valparaiso
195 UNI
294 Bradley

[sixth ace]

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[tribecalledquest]

UNI gameplanned Loyola near flawlessly. Brown is a lockdown defender. No one could account for Krutwig hitting his first 3 of the year with the game on the line or 11 Skokna points.

Agreed. I know when bad players go off fans get mad but that's the game plan. It sucks, but that was the right gameplan for UNI.

[tribecalledquest]

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I ask this of an Evansville fan...do they have a strength and conditioning program at UE? The white dudes all have bodies like me...a mid 40's dad bod. I just chuckled seeing Kulhman, Frederking, etc.

[pawball]

I give Ford alot of credit: not too many coaches dramatically change a teams style of play half way into a year and can pull it off. While the defense is getting the attention, it's actually a change in offensive strategy that is fueling the success. With injuries, defections, and just seeing where we were offensively, Ford pulled the plug on trying to play up-tempo. The result is we limit possessions, run out opportunities, and have more energy on the defensive end. It allows us to get by with basically 7-8 players most nights. We are holding our own on the boards despite starting 4 guards and a forward[ but our top 7 are all 6'4 -6'8] , but obviously can be beat down low at times. Our margin for error remains pretty thin , but he reduced it significantly with the changes. I imagine we will still be a bit up and down, but again, we are seeing what actual coaching looks like. Lusk didn't make a significant change in 7 years , not off season, preseason, mid season or mid game.

Agreed! It is nice to see a coach make some adjustments. I wish some of our coaches in other sports knew how to make adjustments as well... That aside, I would have liked to see them run a better play to close out regulation. At least Ford called a timeout to talk about it. That gives me confidence. Lusk would have just let the team scramble and see what they could find open on the fly... That rarely worked out for him. The only instances that I can think of is when Dequon Miller was a Junior, and he took the ball coast to coast against Oklahoma State, and UNI. Other than that, we lost so many games on the last possession during his tenure it made me sick. I am going to have to retrain my gut to not always expect the bad outcomes.

In post-game, Ford said he screwed up calling for a timeout just before end of regulation....gave Valpo a chance to set their D. I thot Cook had a cutting DaSilva for possible lay-in as he drove to bucket. Would like it if Cook can open up his eyes for other teammates in situations like that, but there's not many guards like the Murray St kid, Morant, runnin around.

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I ask this of an Evansville fan...do they have a strength and conditioning program at UE? The white dudes all have bodies like me...a mid 40's dad bod. I just chuckled seeing Kulhman, Frederking, etc.

https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/2011/1/ ... 13347.aspx


ACES STRENGTH & CONDITIONING MISSION
The University of Evansville Strength and Conditioning department is committed to helping student athletes prevent injury while training to improve performance through a sport specific program. The strength staff works with each team to improve strength, speed, explosiveness, flexibility, mobility, and conditioning. We create a safe and positive weight room environment that challenges the athletes to work hard, be accountable, and improve both their physical and mental toughness. Every program is designed specifically for the student-athlete to ensure optimal results.

Dainius Chatkevicius & Shea Feehan don't have the 40 year old dad bod. The two you mentioned are sophomores and were until Marty's system until this year. I believe they could use some weight training, but i won't poke the bear

[tribecalledquest]

BU
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DU
UNI
LU

I ask this of an Evansville fan...do they have a strength and conditioning program at UE? The white dudes all have bodies like me...a mid 40's dad bod. I just chuckled seeing Kulhman, Frederking, etc.

https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/2011/1/ ... 13347.aspx


ACES STRENGTH & CONDITIONING MISSION
The University of Evansville Strength and Conditioning department is committed to helping student athletes prevent injury while training to improve performance through a sport specific program. The strength staff works with each team to improve strength, speed, explosiveness, flexibility, mobility, and conditioning. We create a safe and positive weight room environment that challenges the athletes to work hard, be accountable, and improve both their physical and mental toughness. Every program is designed specifically for the student-athlete to ensure optimal results.

Dainius Chatkevicius & Shea Feehan don't have the 40 year old dad bod. The two you mentioned are sophomores and were until Marty's system until this year. I believe they could use some weight training, but i won't poke the bear

I didn't mean for it to be "my team is better than yours". I just kind of chuckled when I saw those dudes. I don't think Frederking is long for the world on the UE roster.

[GoAcesgo]

Valpo @ Evansville - Valpo
Southern Illinois @ Bradley - Bradley
Drake @ Indiana State - In St
Missouri State @ Northern Iowa - UNI
Loyola @ Illinois State - Il ST -