5fouls Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 A couple of stories leading up to this weekend's games. The Doyel story on Dean Tate is pretty interesting. http://usatodayhss.com/2018/dean-tate-indiana-all-star http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/2018/06/04/indiana-all-stars-led-by-mr-basketball-romeo-langford-get-to-work-this-morning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomBaby Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 If Brooks and Jackson-Davis are back from the USA Basketball trials, that could be a good game Wednesday between the juniors and seniors. It would be nice if there were a video feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, BoomBaby said: If Brooks and Jackson-Davis are back from the USA Basketball trials, that could be a good game Wednesday between the juniors and seniors. It would be nice if there were a video feed. Yeah, I hope they are back. The 5 KenSucky fans that actual care about high school basketball are bragging about sweeping the Junior all-star games this past weekend. Not having Brooks and TJD just might have made a difference in those games. Just maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 49 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Yeah, I hope they are back. The 5 KenSucky fans that actual care about high school basketball are bragging about sweeping the Junior all-star games this past weekend. Not having Brooks and TJD just might have made a difference in those games. Just maybe. Not just them though. Bell and Newman didnt play either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 1 hour ago, BoomBaby said: If Brooks and Jackson-Davis are back from the USA Basketball trials, that could be a good game Wednesday between the juniors and seniors. It would be nice if there were a video feed. I think they would still lose by 20+ But.. it'd be better games than the junior high team that KY will play against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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milehiiu Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 From You Tube : Jim Shannon reacts to Loss Romeo reacts to loss Robert reacts to loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy River Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Some random thoughts for the game: Kentucky came out as a team on a mission. They hit the floor and promptly hit Indiana in the face (figuratively), and hit Romeo in the face (literally) on his first shot attempt. There was no call on the play, and this seemed to set the tone for the whole game. Indiana was outplayed, out hustled, out coached, and out classed. I found it hard not to root for the Kentucky kids, because they clearly wanted it more. I was shocked to see Mile's box score. I would've guessed Romeo had 6-8 points. That was the quietest 17 I've ever seen. I know it was an off game for him, but if that was the first time you had sen him, I think it would be fair to question all of the hype. The people behind me were going down the rosters prior to the game, "Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue" and "Kansas Community College, St. Louis, Northern Kentucky", and laughing....they left the game early as well. Phinisee had zero assists!!! Anderson is an athletic freak. He'd make a hell of a wide receiver. I'm going to enjoy watching him. Indiana must've missed 12-15 lay-ups. I'd love to see a shot chart. After the game, Phinisee came out of the locker room and hugged who I presume was his mom. He spent a couple of minutes with his family and moved out to the floor to sit with the other players and wait for the bus. Then Romeo came out Rob's mom went up and gave him a big hug. I thought that was great to see. It really adds some truth to the "Big Family" behind IU basketball. Anyway, it was a great game to watch, much better than most of these all star events. The team that wanted it more won, and they deserve all of the credit for that. Now, the Indiana kids need to respond tonight. Just my two cents.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Such a disappointing outcome. Even if they win by 30 tonight, it does not take away the results of this game. Interesting that Sean East may have had the best game for Indiana. A kid with something still to prove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 I have found in life for me and others especially for young people a large slice of humble pie is very helpful for further improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Was it overconfidence, or a lack of caring? One is much more troubling than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Yes over confident is easier to correct but lack of caring can be chronic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Zero Assists from our future point guard is glaring. Oh wait, its an All-Star game that means nothing. Everyone of them tweeted about Being at IU on Tuesday, you think they are caring and thinking more about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Looks like the boys are taking care of business tonight. Up 44-26 at the under 4 timeout. Romeo with 16 thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 56-30 at the half. Sounds like our guys are playing angry and showing no mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Final score 109-81. Much better effort tonight. Commentators indicated at one point that officials let a lot of fouls go uncalled last night. Romeo is game MVP with 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danomatic Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: Final score 109-81. Much better effort tonight. Commentators indicated at one point that officials let a lot of fouls go uncalled last night. Romeo is game MVP with 22. Thanks for the updates. Sounds like the boys were a little fired up about last nights turnout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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milehiiu Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 From You Tube : Game Two, Press Conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 I was at the game tonight. My observations. Romeo needs to be more aggressive. He's very hard to stop when he decides he's going to score. Most of his misses are when he settles for a jumper. I still say he is at IU for 2 years. Phinisee will be a very solid 4 year player at IU, but Devonte needs to be our starter at PG next season. Damezi is very unorthodox. He's gangly, and his movements on the court are herky-jerky. But, he's effective. Started, but played very little in the first half, but got more PT in the second. I could see him being anywhere from a heavy rotation player as a freshman to being someone who rarely gets off the bench. His game is just so awkward looking, but he has something that makes me believe in him. Aaron Henry is very good when he wants to be, but was extremely lazy at times, especially on defense. If he takes the right attitude to MSU, he'll be solid. But, I could just as easily see him getting shredded and spit out by Izzo. Eric Hunter will not be anything special at Purdue. Seemed to be a little selfish. If he stays out of trouble, Mekhi Lairy will be a star at Miami (Ohio), and could get national attention as a special player despite his size. The kid is such a dynamic offensive player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 ^^^ Thanks for the report, Fouls. Be safe driving home. We NEED you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 1 minute ago, 5fouls said: I was at the game tonight. My observations. Romeo needs to be more aggressive. He's very hard to stop when he decides he's going to score. Most of his misses are when he settles for a jumper. I still say he is at IU for 2 years. Phinisee will be a very solid 4 year player at IU, but Devonte needs to be our starter at PG next season. Damezi is very unorthodox. He's gangly, and his movements on the court are herky-jerky. But, he's effective. Started, but played very little in the first half, but got more PT in the second. I could see him being anywhere from a heavy rotation player as a freshman to being someone who rarely gets off the bench. His game is just so awkward looking, but he has something that makes me believe in him. Aaron Henry is very good when he wants to be, but was extremely lazy at times, especially on defense. If he takes the right attitude to MSU, he'll be solid. But, I could just as easily see him getting shredded and spit out by Izzo. Eric Hunter will not be anything special at Purdue. Seemed to be a little selfish. If he stays out of trouble, Mekhi Lairy will be a star at Miami (Ohio), and could get national attention as a special player despite his size. The kid is such a dynamic offensive player. I'll second Phinisee vs. Green. Love Rob's attitude and his willingness to be a team player, but I don't see him as a starter next year. Green is way better at this point and if reports of his early summer are accurate, Rob may average 5-10 minutes next year tops. He'll be behind Durham as well. That being said, I think next year could yield some giant steps in his game and I'm glad to have him. I just don't see him playing a huge role next season unless he takes a giant leap over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 I'm even more flabbergasted now than I was before on how this Indiana team lost last night. They are EASILY 25 points better than Kentucky. I need to go back and do some research, but I think you may be hard pressed to find a bigger upset in the history of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 On another note, they honored the 10, 20, 30, 40, & 50 year anniversary teams between the boys and girls games. Landon Turner was there from the '78 team, and they also played an interview with him on the jumbo-tron. Great to see him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 1 minute ago, 5fouls said: I'm even more flabbergasted now than I was before on how this Indiana team lost last night. They are EASILY 25 points better than Kentucky. I need to go back and do some research, but I think you may be hard pressed to find a bigger upset in the history of the series. S..... happens. I would not get too upset about the first game results. Now.... get on campus and start working as a team . That's what should count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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