36 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I'm with you, that's why I asked the question. Two years of Ellis is very intriguing because we are going to need to replace XJ next year. 

If Cupps is who everyone says he is, that spot is already taken. 

46 minutes ago, IU247 said:

Multiple studies strongly disagree with you

Food Insecurity in Collegiate Student-Athletes

 

 

https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2022/03/22/colleges-can-prevent-athlete-food-insecurity/

Unsubstantiated polls aren’t studies. The NCAA saying “fine, allow unlimited meals” isn’t a study either. It’s them saying idgaf about meals and we never did, going from 5-6 meals a day allowance to unlimited is literally the same thing. More then 10% of all D1 athletes are homeless??? Defies all logic. ALL of them get room and board and all of them are allowed to live on campus year-round. 
 

My sentiments are in no way defending the NCAA (they can kick rocks) but the idea that FULL room & board creates homelessness and lack of access to food is complete BS. The only student athletes who ever died on this hill in the media in the past were those who were really only complaining about the NCAA hoarding the bag while they weren’t “getting theirs”.
 

It’s a slap in the face to anyone who actually had to put themselves through college, experiencing their inadequate meal plan run out 2 months before school was out that cost 30% more then it should have and will eventually cost +500% what it should once the loans actually get paid off, hoping to pick up extra shifts at crap jobs that take away from the reason you’re there in the first place, donating plasma and borrowing money from friends/family (on top of student loans) just to get to the end of the semester. 

1 hour ago, IU247 said:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2020901-shabazz-napier-says-he-goes-to-bed-starving-because-he-cant-afford-food

Anyone who’s hung out with a D1 athlete in college knows how much of an absolute lie this is. They get the most expensive/robust meal plan on campus. So big, no “normal” students have the same plan unless their Carmel soccer mom bought it not knowing it’s twice what’s actually needed. Then there’s the weekly stipend they get…and oh ya, they all took gifts/money. If Shabazz Napier went to bed hungry it’s because he was too lazy to go get food. 

3 hours ago, SawatchHoosier said:

Think of this as a benefit to college basketball. The more PayPal Cal continues to eek his way into the tourney the harder it is for UK to fire him. 

True but the disrespect to IU during that stretch is uncalled for. Purdue was mediocre at best during that stretch and still ranked 5. The polls are a joke

23 hours ago, 5fouls said:

If UK makes the SEC final, they are moving up to the 5 line.  Guaranteed.  Their KenPom and NET are already at that level.

Fun UK fact. They had 1 AP vote in the 14th week poll which is good enough for 40th in the nation. Since, they’ve had the same record as IU (albeit a less impressive one) and they moved up 17 spots to #23.
Meanwhile, IU dropped from #18 to #19. Nothing would surprise me with their ability to BS their way to a better seed than they deserve. 

18 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said:

Wow, so Northwestern is gonna be either the #2 seed, or #9!? 

We were a 7 seed going into today’s game. The parody in this conference is crazy. 

2 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

You could get called for a foul by going over the back trying to tip the ball.  The only time you miss on purpose is being up 1 and the opponent has no timeouts 

That would be an absurd call in that moment but whatever. Agree to disagree. The second free throw means nothing. There’s a less than 5% chance they would even get to attempt a 2pt shot from a half court out of bounds play in the first place. Either way, you take away Clark and make anyone else beat you. That is indisputable

Just now, IU Scott said:

They still would have called timeout after the miss and got the ball at half court 

One tip of the ball off the rim and that’s not a thing

Just now, KoB2011 said:

You can advance the ball, so no, you don't brick the second free throw there. 

What are the odds of getting a clean board and timeout called in 1 second?

I really like Moren but not having Holmes brick the second FT then not doubling the the only player on the court who can beat you on the out of bounds play is pee wee league level obvious. 

Just now, IU Scott said:

I hate the rule of getting the ball in the front court on a timeout

 You know Clark will hit a 3 at the buzzer

If Holmes misses the 2nd FT on purpose, the game is over 

Ethan Morton for DPOY

Brandon Smith for FPOY

….it’s a lock, just ask Bardo

59 minutes ago, Indykev said:

Woody has to learn when the media timeouts are coming and pull TJD a min. before to steal him some bench time.

I saw him ask for a breather at a dead ball just before the under 4 TO and Woody ignored it. Race, Geronimo and XJ desperately need to get healthy and right by tourney time. I’m also hopeful Banks can contribute 5-6 minutes per game going forward. We went from one of the deepest benches in the country to essentially a 7 man rotation. 

I wish we didn’t have to play TJD 40 minutes every time out. Kid needs his teammates to step up and give him some rest. 

5 minutes ago, Reacher said:

JHS 2-12 with 4 turnovers. 

His teammates are visibly frustrated with him and we see this every 2-3 games from JHS. The staff needs to save a freshman from himself. This isn’t the NBA, they can’t always plsy themselves out of it. Reign him in or play a walk on who will dribble, pass and defend.  

3 minutes ago, BGleas said:

My only thing on the bolded is that I don't see any other teams being treated that way. 

IU probably has 4-6 technicals this year on just garbage stuff that I don't see being called on any other teams. 

Hard to say when we don’t know what’s being yelled at the refs. It really depends on how vulgar they’re being but you are right that no other team is getting these Techs. I guess it’s up to Woody to call it out publicly if they’re not deserved. Also, wtf is that post game analysis? Rafeal Davis all but admits the ref swallowed the whistle. The other two completely ignored it…zero accountability when a spade isn’t called a spade by the guys with the platform to do it. 

8 vs 5 is always tough on the road in the BigTen. Refs aside, far too many mistakes/unforced errors. Pick each other up and learn from it. 
 

As for the GD bench…sit there and STFU. I mean damn…what’s that? 3-4 Tech this season??? Unforgivable 

5 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

Can anyone explain those to me?  There was nothing on them that screamed "black history" to me...almost looked like a flower pattern?

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/.amp/basketball/indiana-basketball-adidas-alternate-uniforms-for-maryland-game-honoring-black-history-month
 

I’m not sure I fully understand enough to explain it so I’ll just leave it here. 

2 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Can't win when JHS goes 1-for-14, we don't finish around the rim, and we don't really force any live balk turnovers. 

With that said, the officiating also was a major cause of deciding that game. There's a reason not finishing around the rim killed us but didn't really hurt Maryland at all and the answer is in the free throw attempts discrepancy. 

I’d be surprised if any team has ever won a game at this level with a 1-14 night from their PG. It’s a staggering stat line. 

The officiating was crap but we also commit a TON of dumb fouls. We were jumping at their shooters instead of closing out and getting out of position & reaching in all night. 
Also, you don’t win games when your PG shoots 1-14 and has twice as many turnovers than assists. At some point it’s Woody’s fault for not reigning him in or taking him off the court. 

If JHS isn’t going to distribute the ball he can’t be on the court. Know when you don’t have it and do something to help your team win or sit. 

13 minutes ago, MoyeCowbell said:

Shooting is rhythm and confidence. 

Being in front of your man on defense, moving your feet, refraining from slapping -- that's effort + bball IQ. He has room for growth in that area. (And that's not a bad thing. It's part of learning how to play at this level against better competition.)

Straight up M2M sure, but not in team defense when you’re constantly having to communicate pick and rolls and switches. Having a feel for help side defense at a higher level also takes getting used to. Everyone on this team has gotten absolutely embarrassed at times on defense, including TJD. It happens. I just don’t think there’s a large enough sample size on Gunn yet. He doesn’t have the minutes/commit enough errors to be relevant in that discussion yet. If anyone needs to get better in this system it’s JHS but even the most gifted freshman are still freshmen. 

Just now, btownqb said:

Rhythm has zero to do with containing the basketball and not turning the ball over. Zero. 

I can’t imagine anyone who’s played /coached basketball at any level above “pee wee” agreeing with this. JHS used to be constantly praised for his “speed” control, dictating vs pressing. That’s 100% rhythm, confidence and experience. Not getting sped up, knowing where your teammates will be, knowing how defenses will react comes with floor time. 
On the defensive side, floor communication is critical when our philosophy is to switch 1-4 and often every position. If you’re not doing that at game speed on a regular basis, you’re not going to be good at it. Point being, JHS makes the same mistakes as Gunn and the only way Gunn will improve in these areas is consistent playing time. He has 5 turnovers on the season in over 130 minutes. It’s the exact TO to Minutes ratio as Galloway and Bates. Why are you picking on Gunn?

51 minutes ago, btownqb said:

 

 

Race played fine on defense but TJD needed Malik’s help on the offensive end. I’d be curious to see what MR’s +/- was because neither he or Race appeared to be more effective than the other on Battle.