addictedtoIU Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 52 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: Hoping they have more intensity than they did for the Bucknuts game.... It was arguably THE most important game of the season; the ticket for the 'last four in' was on the line as most of national experts said. Then, these guys came out of the gate flat and lifeless, and they picked up the pace with 6 minutes left on the clock. Still hard to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchenry34 Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 40 minutes ago, addictedtoIU said: It was arguably THE most important game of the season; the ticket for the 'last four in' was on the line as most of national experts said. Then, these guys came out of the gate flat and lifeless, and they picked up the pace with 6 minutes left on the clock. Still hard to understand. I think that this team has tended to respond to nerves and big games that way for nearly three years. The best players in our program for the last three years have all been good guys but none of them fiery. From James Blackmon Jr. to Rob Johnson to Juwan Morgan to Romeo Langford to O.G Anunoby. The only exception to that would be Thomas Bryant. This means that guys who are pretty good players, but not necessarily leaders are left in no-man's land (Justin Smith, Al Durham, Josh Newkirk, Devonte Green) If you think about big games this year in particular, we have often been flat in big situations. I think that our response to nervousness is to go into a shell and play dispassionately and to not make mistakes. Which of course leads to a lot of mistakes.... We have found a decent balance a couple of times in the past three years (Purdue at home, Marquette, the Michigan State games, and maybe Iowa) but the general trend for our team has been to wait for something good to happen, or to hope that something good will happen, rather than to go make it happen. I think that Rob Phinisee, Jerome Hunter (from what I can tell of his sideline demeanor) and TJD and Armaan Franklin as well as Deron Davis, Jake Forrester and Race Thompson will lead a change in the personality department... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iufaninand Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 I think that Romeo is indeed dealing with back issues. If we were in the NCAA tournament, I think there would be a greater effort made to play. Since we’re not, it’s easier to nurse an ailing back when there’s no high national exposure of the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, iufaninand said: I think that Romeo is indeed dealing with back issues. If we were in the NCAA tournament, I think there would be a greater effort made to play. Since we’re not, it’s easier to nurse an ailing back when there’s no high national exposure of the games ESPN isn't national exposure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, rico said: ESPN isn't national exposure? Right...Madison Square Garden would be too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, HoosierJax said: Right...Madison Square Garden would be too Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 I'd say if we're in MSG, Romeo may make it back. Not coincidentally, 2 weeks is conceivable for recovery from a moderate back strain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iufaninand Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, rico said: ESPN isn't national exposure? I’m not denying there is coverage, but how much run is given to the NIT by anyone in the media? IIRC, most on this board wanted to just go home if we couldn’t play in the NCAA tournament. I’m not mad at him, I’m just saying it would be human nature to be more careful when the outcome is an after thought to something bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Hoosiers 73 Shockers 69 ! Please , do not let this old geezer down !!! Go IU ! Onward to Madison Square Garden !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, hoosiertildeath said: Hoosiers 73 Shockers 69 ! Please , do not let this old geezer down !!! Go IU ! Onward to Madison Square Garden !!!!!!!! Win one for the Geezer!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 59 minutes ago, hoosiertildeath said: Hoosiers 73 Shockers 69 ! Please , do not let this old geezer down !!! Go IU ! Onward to Madison Square Garden !!!!!!!! I know it's been tough for you HTD, especially since the SmellerkmMakers are doing well!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Not feeling great about tonight so I will go with WSU 65 IU 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 I'm hopeful that our D will be too much for their anemic O and that the crowd will provide enough for IU to prevail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 I think our guys will be up for this game. IU W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ib4IU Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 my prediction. If Devonte makes his first shot we win. If he misses, we lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 IU 78 WSU 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Juwan’s last game at Assembly Hall. He had 25 &7 on SR night. Leads IU to the win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Juwan’s last game at Assembly Hall. Never thought about that until now. I'm sure he'd have rather been playing elsewhere, but 3 additional home games can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 18 hours ago, mchenry34 said: I think that this team has tended to respond to nerves and big games that way for nearly three years. The best players in our program for the last three years have all been good guys but none of them fiery. From James Blackmon Jr. to Rob Johnson to Juwan Morgan to Romeo Langford to O.G Anunoby. The only exception to that would be Thomas Bryant. This means that guys who are pretty good players, but not necessarily leaders are left in no-man's land (Justin Smith, Al Durham, Josh Newkirk, Devonte Green) If you think about big games this year in particular, we have often been flat in big situations. I think that our response to nervousness is to go into a shell and play dispassionately and to not make mistakes. Which of course leads to a lot of mistakes.... We have found a decent balance a couple of times in the past three years (Purdue at home, Marquette, the Michigan State games, and maybe Iowa) but the general trend for our team has been to wait for something good to happen, or to hope that something good will happen, rather than to go make it happen. I think that Rob Phinisee, Jerome Hunter (from what I can tell of his sideline demeanor) and TJD and Armaan Franklin as well as Deron Davis, Jake Forrester and Race Thompson will lead a change in the personality department... True. We had so many 'good' kids who trained hard day in and day out but only to give in when facing tough, physical, and disciplined opponents. Very frustrating to see when good kids lacked character and didn't show fighting spirits when the stake was high. I've always hoped Archie could change this, so we win or lose with efforts and sense of pride. I think we're still in transition, and I feel we may have one more mediocre year next season. I'm also mildly worried about on-court leadership next season with Green and Davis as seniors. Davis can be a good leader (also can be emotional, which is good and bad), but he needs to be injury free and to have conditioning level to stay on the court 25+ min/game. Green is the one who's hard to figure out. Durham can be a glue guy who can be also vocal, but we haven't seen that yet. Smith is introverted and won't express himself much. Moore hardly plays. Leadership development would be a must in the upcoming off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, IU Scott said: Not feeling great about tonight so I will go with WSU 65 IU 61 I just went into AH and gave WS 10 points on the score board. We are good. The boys will come out playing hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, Indykev said: I just went into AH and gave WS 10 points on the score board. We are good. The boys will come out playing hard. Good...now that we have that out of the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierMama Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Made the trip again with the whole fam. Lines definitely longer than they were Saturday before the game. Luckily we got here earlier. Best thing I’ve seen so far is a guy in a red shirt with white letters that say “I hate Kentucky”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, HoosierMama said: Best thing I’ve seen so far is a guy in a red shirt with white letters that say “I hate Kentucky”. Makes it even better knowing that half their fanbase doesn't know what it says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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