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Which is what scares me about going the mid-major route again. I'd love to swing for the fences and get a Pearl/Beard/Oats but the odds of that aren't great unfortunately it seems. Hard to find proven guys at the P6 level that are willing to leave their current job. Does IU have enough pull still to land a guy like that? We'll see within the next few years I guess... BTW, I do like the idea of hiring May, there would just be a few calls that I'd make before I go that route.

At this point I just want him to take some accountability. Every game we hear the same old responses “gotta get them over the hump” or “got some good looks tonight but we just gotta hit some shots”. It’s the same thing every time. For once I’d like to hear some originality. His responses give me no confidence that anything will change next season.

Karma for leaving starters in

It started way before that. This group has no mental fortitude and folds at the first sign of adversity

Throw some players in there that at least look like they wanna play. Body language is horrible. They gave up before the second half was halfway over

I don't think their advice is really taken.. at least that's how it seems

Not to mention no zoom action? I think I saw it a couple times in the first half and nothing since. I just don't get it

Malik reverting back to his freshman ways of reaching down while defending

This is miserable to watch

They must have taken lessens from us on three point shooting before the game

why not put Ware in their for a tip in?

We should be counting our blessing to only be down 12 at half time

I envy how Painter gets his guys to buy into a role... instead we have Gunn throwing up a shot the first touch he gets and Reneau/Ware/Sparks forcing up dumb shots with 3 guys draped over them

Can we try something different defensively with the top of the key ball screen action? That's their bread and butter right now

How the f is that a block? Sure it was a flop lol but that's a textbook charge

Yeah he's a liability right now

Gotta have cutters when we post Ware on Edey. He's just not strong enough to go at him 1 on 1

Offense looks good so far... gotta try to limit their offense. Easier said than done

Puck Furdue

Anyone planning on going to the Pacers Warriors game tomorrow in Indy to watch TJD?

The Kansas game in particular sticks out to me. I know Trey had a really good game in that one. There was a lot of similar action in that clip you shared. The Kansas game didn’t end up how we wanted but it was arguably one of the better games we’ve played this season.

I almost brought up using more zoom action a couple weeks ago. Earlier in the season we were really successful getting Trey into that zoom action and DHO’s but I seemed like we got away from that and opted for a more stagnant “throw it into Malik” approach. Not sure how accurate my memory is on that but that’s how it felt to me. This action so much more dynamic and a lot harder to guard.

Thanks for the info. Funny thing about the streaming series… I went to go watch it thinking I was watching the first season. I somehow made it halfway through the final episode of the second season before I realized it wasn’t the first season. Not my brightest moment lol

Yeah just like last year there’s insane group of mediocrity in the middle of the conference. There’s really only 3 good teams and the rest are either terrible or NIT level good. I could see Northwestern or Nebraska (if they get some road wins) squeaking their way into the tournament I guess.

You know as much as we seem to suck lately and as disappointing of a season as it’s been, we’re still (miraculously) only 1 game back from 4th place.