IUDan93

The "General Basketball Discussion" forum category should be changed to " "The General" Basketball Discussion".

22-16 and X headbutts CMW in the nuts.

This is what I picture when I think of you guys watching IU football.

So are you.

Has anyone considered that Ledlum couldn't meet the high academic standards at IU?

But....if he does figure out how to maximize Love's talent and he becomes a lottery pick, then what a huge sell for future recruits.

I was at IU the four year of Calbert. That team would have been untouchable if TJD was on it.

I saw that too. Kenny made it very clear why we have a better chance of going deep than PU. These guys don't know too much prior to the games, but do know what they are seeing on the court.

Five of Sincere's points, that 1/3 of his total pts, came on that prayer 3 pointer and that prayer from the side that nearly needed to go over the backboard. It never felt like we were really threatened in this game. The score did not reflect the total control that we had.

FDU didn't win their conference tournament, Merrimack did. However, Merrimack couldn't go to NCAA tourney because they are in their first year as Division I program. So, a program in their 1st year in Division I beats a team in FDU that won just 4 games last year. Why does this matter? I think we all know.

We got this.

GD right.

I thought the Purdue wins were pretty easy.

When CMW was hired we all had some kind of timeline. Most of us would have agreed on this.....I think. Year 1: Beat Purdue, Make tourney Year 2: Compete for Big Ten title, beat Purdue, get seed in tourney where we are playing as a higher seed until the Sweet 16. Year 3: Win and keep winning. How is CMW doing so far?

Purdue is a really good team and has strong program built with smart players who won't see much time on an NBA court. They're record this year is impressive and they could easily make a deep run in the tournament. This is the Purdue blue-print. Of course, their blue-print also includes regularly underperforming in the tourney, but I digress. IU is playing very well right now, but I think it is clear that we go as our defense goes. Against Maryland, and in the first 10 minutes yesterday, our defensive energy was weak, which always translates into lazy and stagnant offense on the other end. We settled for 3 pointers like 3 possessions in a row, and Purdue dumped it into Edey, which lead to wide open 3's that they hit. I didn't read the game thread, but I bet the vast majority of Hoosiers thought we were done for when they got it back to a 1-2 possession game. That's when I think our defense kicked back up. JHS hit a few shots, and that was all she wrote. I am most excited with the performance of TJD. Despite being one of the all-time great players at IU, I don't ever remember him playing this way against a really good big man. This bodes very well. As far as the guards, I think JHS is the best in the conference, but he is a freshman. Purdue's guards will be around longer than he will, and they will never be the reason why Purdue can't win. I think we are getting a guy in Cupps who will be like that.

Unless he can sit the Badger players on the bench, I am not sure it will matter. You could say that I have lost faith in this program.

I haven't watch any UW games this year, but I know they have an established culture of winning team play. We do not have that. UW by 6.

I agree, but the fanbase needs to get that thinking out of their heads. What would need to happen now for this team to get to 20 wins? Even if we turn around our play, adjustment made, etc. the rest of the Big Ten is too good to win that many games unless we play like a top 10 team. Hard to see this happening. We are moving from "wait 'til next year" to the "wait 'til next coach".

A big part of the Hoosier fan-base always took comfort in the idea that we would return to our rightful position in college basketball if we just had an IU guy. If CMW doesn't turn this around what is left?.......I guess bring in Alford to kill off any lingering hope in the few stragglers.

Geez Fouls, I didn't know that you were a sheep farmer.

This team still has a Coach Tom Crean recruit, maybe that is why we can't win.

Same here, brother.

I expect this game will be just the thing to feed into the self-loathing part of me. I am afraid to watch, but as of yet, I can't look away. Good chance we lose by double digits. That being said, isn't about time that this team wins a game to move us back into the "Hopeful" phase of our Hoosier Fan Cycle?

It was everyone's concern. Injuries certainly have to be considered, but we lack identity and our defense has been substandard. Not sure what the future holds for IU and Woodson, but a restless fanbase needs to be given hope soon, or else this could end just like the last several coaches.

If Woodson is not the answer, with his experience and being an IU guy, who will ever be? Maybe he doesn't have what it takes to win championships, but minimally we should see better results than this.