5fouls

If Coach Shep was coaching this team, we would be getting blown out.  

I'll be happy with reduced minutes from the bench this half.  See some Geronimo and Phin, and not much else.  

That was a winning play by X.  Make a mistake with a bad shot, but doesn't hang his head.  He does something about it.  IU needs more of that from all their players.  

I'll go back to the first half.  It wasn't good enough.  Rutgers went to the locker room feeling fortunate about being down 7.  And, we see the results of that now.  

3 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

I don't like where this game is trending.  

Repeat

I don't like where this game is trending.  

Like I said.  Let's get some 3's.  

1 minute ago, bluegrassIU said:

Yeah, I agree that is absolutely the 1st option. But at some point we are going to have to knock down a few open threes. We can not shy away from them when they are good shots.

If we're 4-25 from 3 at the end of the game, we're in trouble.  Sitting at 2-11 now, the safest way to prevent 4-25 is not to shoot 14 more, regardless of what the defense is giving us.  

1 minute ago, bluegrassIU said:

2011. I remember because it was Brad Davisson's first Junior year as Wisconsin.

'As' Wisconsin?   Are you saying he has taken over the identity of the Badger program?

2 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said:

Agreed. Gotta take them if the paint is clogged. Can not play scared.

It's not about playing scared.  It's about winning the game.  If we're having success in the paint, we need to stick with it.  

Here's the thing that concerns me most about a close home win against Rutgers.  If we face them in the 8/9 game, and they win on the neutral court, it gives them a leg up in the head to head comparison.  We need to curb stomp them tonight to take a little sting off that scenario.  

I don't think it was a good half.  We let them hang around.  

How many games in a row are we going to see the opponent throw in crap 3's at the end of the half.  

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

2-9 from the 3 is keeping us having a large lead

Correction,  2-10 going into that time out

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Looks like our 3s will be the deciding factor

I hope not.  I think it's time to stop shooting them.  

I would feel better if we were up 7.  

Not a good stretch by the bench

Just now, bluegrassIU said:

Is missing 6 of your last 9 shots even a stat worth mentioning? 

It's actually better than I thought.  I would have guessed 8 of 9.  

Would feel better if we were up 4.

I would feel better if we were up 5.  

11 minutes ago, Coach Shep said:

Looking for a big night from the bench

X already missed a shot.  

I would feel better if we were up 7.

56 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Let’s start it up!

I thought we banned you from starting threads.  I think we've lost every game you've started it.  

2 hours ago, HoosierFaithful said:

If you can't control your emotions, do not post here.  It's that simple.

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For those wondering about Duncomb's playing time.......look up Tom Coverdale's freshman year.