Indykev Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, BGleas said: Loved Woodson going with the 3-guard lineup. Want more of that. Might as well, our bigs get their ass handed to them on the boards every game. I dont know if its a want to thing or are they just soft lazy and weak. There is no reason ever that MM should be cherry picking a dunk while XJ is doing the rebounding. Good win with how bad we rebound and give up 2nd chance points. That needs to get fixed NOW. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Just got home. Big win. There were two times during that game I thought we were on the verge of getting blown out and we turned both of them around. That was amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common Sense Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 They got their butts kicked by Nebraska and every team with a pulse. They beat Ohio State at home. Maybe they can be more consistent. We are Indiana for God's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy River Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 I thought that was one of the strangest officiated games I’ve ever seen. To say they let them play would be a serious understatement. I thought the game was way too physical, and I believe games like this are why the B1G struggles in the tournament. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Just got done watching, really glad we found a way to pull that out. Thought Woody taking the timeout early in the second half was a good move, it stopped the OSU momentum. Also really liked that he stuck with Gunn when he was having a good game. Malik had a great second half. X and Gunn had really good contributions too. X just brings a different element to this team that we have really needed, on both ends. Thought offensively we did a pretty decent job of creating space even though we didn’t shoot a lot of threes. We got guys attacking downhill off various actions and on the break, and I don’t remember a lot of time with two guys posting - there seemed to always be a driving lane available. Good adjustment by the staff/team It was a pretty sloppy second half overall for both teams, but our guys just kept coming. Really happy for them that they pulled that one out. Have two pretty manageable games coming up, would love to see us build some momentum in those before the gauntlet after them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Interesting stat. The turnover difference definitely balanced this out, but IU has to get better on the glass. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 27 minutes ago, BGleas said: Interesting stat. The turnover difference definitely balanced this out, but IU has to get better on the glass. Definitely strange since we’re considered (I believe) the 3rd tallest team in the country. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 9 hours ago, KDB said: Huge win! 3-1 in conference! I remember when the sky was falling after the Nebraska game 😂 still is, but a home win that we barely pulled out vs an unranked opponent will mask it until we lose at Rutgers. then we'll be right back where we were. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 9 hours ago, iuthruandthru said: Clearly we need to fire Mike Woodson 😆 nope. everything is fixed now that we barely hung on to beat an unranked team at home! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 so...definitely happy with the win. really doesn't change anything i've been thinking though. really like the talent on this team and it's potential. yes, we are definitely only gonna hit our ceiling if X plays smart and well. huge to see Gunn play well. like that Woodson wasn't afraid to sit Mtaco and Ware when things were going well. also like that the conference isn't great this year. here's where i hope i'm wrong - still don't think we should be super excited over barely beating an unranked team that may be the 5th or 6th best in the conference at home. this is actually a game i was counting on winning when i said i thought we'd go around 10-10 in conference and end up on the bubble going into BTT. now if we pull off Tues, i'll be excited! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MSHoosier Posted January 7 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 7 One thing I will say about Gunn, and I think Gunn and Banks need to keep playing and getting the experience they did not get last year, is that Gunn getting that break-away dunk three point play to start off was huge. I know I'm not alone in thinking getting an easy bucket first thing sets up the game. I know there are several of you guys out there who have played a lot more basketball, but i've told kids that i've coached that don't come in off the bench looking to shoot jumpshots, come in looking for some hustle play or easy bucket to get going and then all of the sudden the rim looks huge. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 9 hours ago, bluegrassIU said: Come on, you can't have FOUR players of the game, my man. 🤣🤣 He forgot Woodson😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 21 minutes ago, NCHoosier32 said: so...definitely happy with the win. really doesn't change anything i've been thinking though. really like the talent on this team and it's potential. yes, we are definitely only gonna hit our ceiling if X plays smart and well. huge to see Gunn play well. like that Woodson wasn't afraid to sit Mtaco and Ware when things were going well. also like that the conference isn't great this year. here's where i hope i'm wrong - still don't think we should be super excited over barely beating an unranked team that may be the 5th or 6th best in the conference at home. this is actually a game i was counting on winning when i said i thought we'd go around 10-10 in conference and end up on the bubble going into BTT. now if we pull off Tues, i'll be excited! Have you ever been optimistic about anything 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 I was flipping back and forth with the Colts game, so I missed some of the game. I know it was at home, but a good bounce back win after the disappointing Nebraska game. Hoosiers really need this win at Rutgers on the road on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 8 minutes ago, FritzIam4IU said: I was flipping back and forth with the Colts game, so I missed some of the game. I know it was at home, but a good bounce back win after the disappointing Nebraska game. Hoosiers really need this win at Rutgers on the road on Tuesday. Here’s a tough one, lol Here’s a tough one,…..lol …..Last night, my son in law and I were at Assembly Hall enjoying the IU game. In addition, we were trying to keep up with the Colts and Pacers as well as our HS girls/boys double header bb games, all during timeouts and play stoppages. To make things worse, the WiFi inside Assembly Hall was crappy at times and inconsistent the most of the game. 😳😂😅😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUJoe Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 9 hours ago, Indykev said: Might as well, our bigs get their ass handed to them on the boards every game. I dont know if its a want to thing or are they just soft lazy and weak. There is no reason ever that MM should be cherry picking a dunk while XJ is doing the rebounding. Good win with how bad we rebound and give up 2nd chance points. That needs to get fixed NOW. It isn’t just our bigs. Galloway is at .06 rebounds per minute and Gunn is at .05 rebounds per minute. It would be difficult to find anybody in the country getting significant playing time any lower than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, MSHoosier said: One thing I will say about Gunn, and I think Gunn and Banks need to keep playing and getting the experience they did not get last year, is that Gunn getting that break-away dunk three point play to start off was huge. I know I'm not alone in thinking getting an easy bucket first thing sets up the game. I know there are several of you guys out there who have played a lot more basketball, but i've told kids that i've coached that don't come in off the bench looking to shoot jumpshots, come in looking for some hustle play or easy bucket to get going and then all of the sudden the rim looks huge. I agree, but with caveats. I don’t like when they play together because while CJ is a good on ball defender, he is not as good schematically. Throw in Banks who is also not the best schematic defender and our defense becomes Swiss cheese. …And I don’t like when Banks plays with Malik. Banks asset is curling around screens and driving, but Malik is usually planted in paint, which limits his offensive effectiveness. Edited January 7 by tdhoosier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Most everything has been covered, so only a couple of thoughts... Ohio State is much like us as in being young...Once they got up 9 in the 2nd half, they kinda let their foot off the gas, and didn't know how to close on the road...If they keep that core together, they'll be very tough next year... Zed Key is a dirty player...Go back and watch the 2nd half...he's constantly pushing in the back on rebounds (he only go called once, but he did it on almost every board) and throwing shoulders on every pick...He floored Galloway with one that never got called, even though you can see his shoulder moving forward as Trey tries to fight through...I've seen his act before, too... I voted for X as the MVP, taking into account his work on both ends...As I said, Thornton is what makes or breaks them, and he had a poor game...A lot of it due to XJ staying in front of him and being strong enough to deal with his physical play... And as much as CJ did on offense, I thought his D was pretty stout as well... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 (edited) Regarding Ware…I was fine with him sitting out large portions. Woodson played a smaller lineup. Malik was on fire. Adding Ware to the floor would’ve clogged up the lane limiting Malik’s ability to make his moves. I hope we look at playing smaller more often. I think it would’ve served us better vs a team like Nebraska. Edited January 7 by Hoosier987 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said: Regarding Ware…I was fine with him sitting out large portions. Woodson played a smaller lineup. Malik was on fire. Adding Ware to the floor would’ve clogged up the lane limiting Malik’s ability to make his moves. I hope we look at playing smaller more often. I think it would’ve served us better vs a team like Nebraska. Yes, it’s weird to think that this was a better team with a first round draft pick on the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 19 minutes ago, IUJoe said: It isn’t just our bigs. Galloway is at .06 rebounds per minute and Gunn is at .05 rebounds per minute. It would be difficult to find anybody in the country getting significant playing time any lower than that. I was trying to take a screen shot of some plays but youtube TV wouldn’t let me. I may be able to understand that our guards aren’t boxing out so they can get out in transition, but when OSU’s guards crashed the glass our guards did not a) put a body on them or b) get out in transition. They were basically just flat-footed watching what was happening. Also, Okpara had 15 rebounds and only 6 points - 2 of those points were free throws. I’m guessing the other 2 FG’s were put backs. So, it’s fair to say he’s not an offensive threat. Malik was fronting him the entire time in the post, which is why he kept getting out of position. I’m not sure in the last 5 minutes I saw Malik in good position to get a rebound once….even the rebound he got - he was just standing there with his hands in the air. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, NCHoosier32 said: so...definitely happy with the win. really doesn't change anything i've been thinking though. really like the talent on this team and it's potential. yes, we are definitely only gonna hit our ceiling if X plays smart and well. huge to see Gunn play well. like that Woodson wasn't afraid to sit Mtaco and Ware when things were going well. also like that the conference isn't great this year. here's where i hope i'm wrong - still don't think we should be super excited over barely beating an unranked team that may be the 5th or 6th best in the conference at home. this is actually a game i was counting on winning when i said i thought we'd go around 10-10 in conference and end up on the bubble going into BTT. now if we pull off Tues, i'll be excited! I understand. But sometimes, as a fan, it's just enjoyable to be happy when your team wins a game. That's fun. My team wins, I am excited. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, NCHoosier32 said: so...definitely happy with the win. really doesn't change anything i've been thinking though. really like the talent on this team and it's potential. yes, we are definitely only gonna hit our ceiling if X plays smart and well. huge to see Gunn play well. like that Woodson wasn't afraid to sit Mtaco and Ware when things were going well. also like that the conference isn't great this year. here's where i hope i'm wrong - still don't think we should be super excited over barely beating an unranked team that may be the 5th or 6th best in the conference at home. this is actually a game i was counting on winning when i said i thought we'd go around 10-10 in conference and end up on the bubble going into BTT. now if we pull off Tues, i'll be excited! If we go 10-10 in conference we won't be on any bubble. We will be firmly out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 15 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said: If we go 10-10 in conference we won't be on any bubble. We will be firmly out. Agreed. I dont think 12-8 will even be good enough without a run in the BTT. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 14 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Agreed. I dont think 12-8 will even be good enough without a run in the BTT. Depends who those wins are against. Beat Purdue and Illinois while going 12-8, we should be a pretty easy "in". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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