HL 1st Round Game- Detroit

[mcdadenets50]

I heard the first 400 in the building get a free macaroni Midler as a parting gift for the season.

There could be a lot left over.

[uwm97]

And free frankfurters as well. Just make sure you don't drop it.

[ghostofdylan]

www.detroitnews.com/article/20140303/SPORTS0203/303030103/1361/Detroit-faces-familiar-foe-in-Milwaukee-to-open-Horizon-League-tournament

[FTA1982]

Milwaukee opened -2. It's a trap.

[GoPanthers33]

Gotta get this win to at least send the Seniors off in a better final home game then the UIC debacle.

[jjmiller]

You have the talent to win it just depends which team shows up tonight.

[Pounce Needs Pals]

Got to end the Cell 5 game losing streak. Is that number in the players heads, like it's in ours?

[Super King]

Among the worst crowds I've ever seen. This is sub-high school. Say what you will about jeter but our athletic department is one of the worst in the country.

[jjmiller]

Good luck and hope you win from Green Bay. Would love to see both of us in the finals. I know you beat us up here but it sure would make for a great story line.

[Pounce Needs Pals]

Mar 4, 2014 18:01:00 GMT -6 Super King said:

Among the worst crowds I've ever seen. This is sub-high school. Say what you will about jeter but our athletic department is one of the worst in the country.

In fairness, it's three days to sell tickets for a home base that has seen them lose 5 in a row at the Cell. Four of them blowouts. 6pm start didn't kelp the cause. I don't want you want the ticket office to do. They sent out a letter and two e-mails.

[GoPanthers33]

Great win tonight!

I wish we didn't have to watch a huge lead turn into a nail biter every single time but I'll take the W.

The crowd was nothing special but I guess it was about what was expected all things considered.

1 down, 3 to go.

[loveyouso]

Mar 4, 2014 20:57:53 GMT -6 Pounce Needs Pals said:

Mar 4, 2014 18:01:00 GMT -6 Super King said:

Among the worst crowds I've ever seen. This is sub-high school. Say what you will about jeter but our athletic department is one of the worst in the country.

In fairness, it's three days to sell tickets for a home base that has seen them lose 5 in a row at the Cell. Four of them blowouts. 6pm start didn't kelp the cause. I don't want you want the ticket office to do. They sent out a letter and two e-mails.

Well, I certainly didn't get an E_Mail. I am not a season ticket holder, BUT I buy a package every year and always buy extra game tickets. Have been to games every year since I started working up here in '99. This year I went to 6 Home Games. I've been to 3 Marquette games this year (one last year) and they sent me an E_Mail for the St. John's game on Saturday. I'm going.

[Deleted]

Nice win, but yeah- letting Detroit make it a two possession game in the final minutes was yet again a scary thing we have pretty much become accustomed to.

The big question is: CAN WE ACTUALLY BEAT (or even play remotely close with) VALPARAISO? I know Valpo is a good team. But I don't think our two blowout losses to them reflect the actual party of the two teams. Friday will be a fun one to watch.. Regardless, this season has already exceeded expectations. Champions aren't born overnight.

Saturday's Semifinal could be epic..... (Milwaukee vs. Green Bay 3rd and final match-up).

But there is no Saturday unless Friday goes as planned and the Panthers stomp the Crusaders and prevent a 3-game season sweep by them. I think we can. But then again as others have mentioned, it depends on who shows up.

Also, why is the board so quiet (yet 27 people are viewing this area apparently) after our first 2014 HLT win (and we were picked for last!!)? Ahhh. That's right. Nothing bad happened.

Well if the Panthers keep winning, some of you will come out of the woodwork and be a little more (cautiously) optimistic.... and if we lose Friday (or even Saturday- which would be absurd)- the "RAAAARRRR Fire Jeter" Squadron will sound the alarms and declare the season an utter catastrophe. I think we over-achieved. Sure we could have done even better if we were more consistent and could have avoided a pretty costly transgression* (injuries are inevitable).

GO PANTHERS!!!!

*although if it weren't for Jay-O's lengthy suspension, JR Lyle may never have gotten his chance to break out. I just hope we can win another game- or 2 or 3....

[GoPanthers33]

I don't really put much into the last Valpo game since we didn't have Aaron. With him I think that we win that game. At worst it would've been much closer.

The first blowout loss was not surprising as the ARC is a very hard place to play and Valpo seems to dominate most teams there.

This time it will be at a neutral court but still in Wisconsin. Hopefully we can get a contingent of fans to head up Friday and then see another Panthers game on Saturday

[loveyouso]

Mar 4, 2014 21:25:51 GMT -6 @victorpanther said:

Nice win, but yeah- letting Detroit make it a two possession game in the final minutes was yet again a scary thing we have pretty much become accustomed to.

The big question is: CAN WE ACTUALLY BEAT (or even play remotely close with) VALPARAISO? I know Valpo is a good team. But I don't think our two blowout losses to them reflect the actual party of the two teams. Friday will be a fun one to watch.. Regardless, this season has already exceeded expectations. Champions aren't born overnight.

Saturday's Semifinal could be epic..... (Milwaukee vs. Green Bay 3rd and final match-up).

But there is no Saturday unless Friday goes as planned and the Panthers stomp the Crusaders and prevent a 3-game season sweep by them. I think we can. But then again as others have mentioned, it depends on who shows up.

Also, why is the board so quiet (yet 27 people are viewing this area apparently) after our first 2014 HLT win (and we were picked for last!!)? Ahhh. That's right. Nothing bad happened.

Well if the Panthers keep winning, some of you will come out of the woodwork and be a little more (cautiously) optimistic.... and if we lose Friday (or even Saturday- which would be absurd)- the "RAAAARRRR Fire Jeter" Squadron will sound the alarms and declare the season an utter catastrophe. I think we over-achieved. Sure we could have done even better if we were more consistent and could have avoided a pretty costly transgression* (injuries are inevitable).

GO PANTHERS!!!!

What a lot of "fans" don't realize is that we have 2 teams trying to win the game. Outside of the last minute or so of the first half the Panthers did not play like they were 10 down when they were 20 up. Detroit played VERY WELL to get back in the game.
There are 2 ways to evaluate UWM. It's like the glass is half full... UWM is either a bad team that occasionally plays well, or it COULD BE as I have said that this is a good team that has had some horrendous outings. Tonight was a very good basketball game won by a good team.
If prior to the Loyola game UWM fans were told that UWM would win 18 games, would you have thought that this was a successful season. The answer should be YES. But instead there is the crying about not doing enough. And even if we had maybe got to 20 wins (If Jay-O plays in every game) there would be the crying of the Fire Jeter crowd that 20 wins doesn't mean anything because of the weak schedule.
I want to make it clear that this post is not directed at Victor who along with a few others recognizes the reality of the season .

GO PANTHERS!!!

*although if it weren't for Jay-O's lengthy suspension, JR Lyle may never have gotten his chance to break out. I just hope we can win another game- or 2 or 3....