Hoosierhoopster Posted November 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 IU running away, very poor, slow start, took a lot of time into the second to get the energy and D going, and to get help for Morgan — who is a MAN — and we really need guys like Green and McBob, but this team will play a lot harder against the top teams, and this kind of early scare can be a good thing, they won’t come out soft like this again, lots of film to work with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: 3 games in a week. Short handed. Freshmen having to play meaningful minutes. We are going to win. Take a deep breath and enjoy the journey. We won. We have lost one game thus far, with half a team. As A Rodgers said last year, “R E L A X” Fingers crossed some of these guys are healthy by the Duke game. We're not just short handed in surviving these cupcakes, but we're not developing the type of chemistry with the full cast to take on upper tier teams. That's the most worrisome part of all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 My mile hi game ball goes to.......... Rob P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I don't even know what I just watched. Cool. We won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Calihoosier said: Well escaping with a win feels good I guess? It’s still big to win because it would mean we still have no bad losses and that is big when seeding comes March. It’s all about building a resume. A loss at home vs a +250 rank team would really look bad when comparing teams and placing them in the bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Whew!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I’m glad we won, obviously. Not thrilled with the notion that we come across as thinking we can turn it on when we feel like it. Beyond that, some scorers beyond the big two are needed. That’s a lot to say for someone who didn’t watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, milehiiu said: My mile hi game ball goes to.......... Rob P. Are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverrat Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Biggest issue I am seeing is our defense has taken a huge step back. Is it because guys are tired or is it that the pieces we have available dont understand the system? We have struggled against 2 really really bad teams in a row. I get that we are short handed but I would put money on our lowest rated player that is playing being head and shoulders higher than these teams top players ratings. We played 8 players tonight and that is the type of rotation most on here keep saying we need to play. So of the players that arent available, who do we need the most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 There is no question Zach McRoberts is the third most important player on this team IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: I’m glad we won, obviously. Not thrilled with the notion that we come across as thinking we can turn it on when we feel like it. Beyond that, some scorers beyond the big two are needed. That’s a lot to say for someone who didn’t watch. Well I did watch and you are correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Riverrat said: Biggest issue I am seeing is our defense has taken a huge step back. Is it because guys are tired or is it that the pieces we have available dont understand the system? We have struggled against 2 really really bad teams in a row. I get that we are short handed but I would put money on our lowest rated player that is playing being head and shoulders higher than these teams top players ratings. We played 8 players tonight and that is the type of rotation most on here keep saying we need to play. So of the players that arent available, who do we need the most? I think the issue is that we’re missing our best defensive player, and Green might be our 2nd best defender. When you’re missing two of your top defensive players your defense is going to take a step back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 28 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: 3 games in a week. Short handed. Freshmen having to play meaningful minutes. We are going to win. Take a deep breath and enjoy the journey. We won. We have lost one game thus far, with half a team. As A Rodgers said last year, “R E L A X” Agree completely. Also, 3 games in a holiday week, which adds to the sluggishness. This team is missing 3 of it’s top 7 guys, two of which are upperclassmen and two of the best defenders on the team. Heck, McRoberts is one of the best defenders in country. This team needs to get healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I only got to listen to the last 10 minutes but here a few of my thoughts- Not worried about an ugly win. How often do we see a top 10 team down at half to inferior competition only to rally late and win? The important part was the W. Short handed, I'll take it. Justin Smith led in +/- Great to see Morgan with 5 threes. That will be an important part of his game as the year goes on. Also, 3 triple doubles already. Not sure what to make of Jake and Clifton not getting in. Anyone know the real reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Kind of a joke. We were always going to win, but this team does not look ready for Big Ten play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snozzwangers_und_covfefe Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Watched the whole thing. If you can get past the pop ups, firstrowsports is where I'll stream any game with no lag. Ugly first half, where the players just looked lackadaisical and disinterested. You could see them flip it on around the 6-8 minute mark in the 2nd. Not sure if it was a holiday hangover, or looking ahead, or a combination of the two, but I'll take the W and move on. I do appreciate some closer games where we have adversity, as that's what prepares you for conference and tournament play. I'm not worried yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Have to remember with all of these injuries we are not able to practice a lot of 5 on 5 to get things corrected. Also we have played a lot of games in a short period of time with the guys playing big minutes so we are getting worn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I wonder if CAM just killed them this week (Lot of work to do still) knowing we’d still win. Guys looked tired two straight games. Preparing them for later in the season. Or the guys are getting tired bc we’ve been short-handed. 🤷🏻♂️. Not trying to make excuses, but odd for them to look like they did against Marquette, then just fall off the deep end. With that said, we’ll be just fine. Duke will kill us, but we need to show up against Nwestern at home and PSU on the road. Would be huge to start 2-0 in the conference, gaining confidence before the visit from UL and game against Butler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 We're six games into the season and have numerous guys unavailabile...and we're YOUNG. We got the win. Yeah, so we don't look ready for conference play. Geez...relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohete15 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, BGleas said: I think the issue isn’t that we’re missing our best defensive player, and Green might be our 2nd best defender. When you’re missing two of your top defensive players your defense is going to take a step back. I would add that Green is also probably our 3rd best scorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDIUFAN Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I feel the team is playing very well for being young and soooo short handed! Which brings me to another question. Why haven’t we seen Forrester and Moore? I would think it would have been a great time to give them some minutes also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: Are you serious? Xtremely serious. The two guys we depend upon to get points, did their job. In other words, they did what is expected of them. But stats are not the only thing. Many other things contribute to a win that never show up on a stat sheet. Rob P. worked his butt off on O and D, all night long. And that is why he earned my mile hi game ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Xtremely serious. The two guys we depend upon to get points, did their job. In other words, they did what is expected of them. But stats are not the only thing. Many other things contribute to a win that never show up on a stat sheet. Rob P. worked his butt off on O and D, all night long. And that is why he earned my mile hi game ball. You expect Juwan to go 31/10 and hit a bunch of threes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: You expect Juwan to go 31/10 and hit a bunch of threes? No. Not at all. Not every night. But I expect him and Romeo to be the leaders in scoring most nights. There is no question Juwan hitting three treys, in a row in the second half , lifted the team. But again, that is what I expect from a Senior. Glad that he did not let us down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Bob said: I feel the team is playing very well for being young and soooo short handed! Which brings me to another question. Why haven’t we seen Forrester and Moore? I would think it would have been a great time to give them some minutes also. The game was tight until the end. No real opportunity to put them in unless you wanted IU to fall further behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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