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Of course, home/home would be best, but a neutral somewhere else could work.

The "neutral" site could be in Ohio (Cincinnati or Columbus) or Chicago. The "IU" concern was that a marquee game in Bankers Life Fieldhouse was a recruiting showcase for UK in our home state. Fine, move the neutral to Ohio/Illinois and have both schools showcase in that state. 

Big Ten Minutes suggest TJD RT XJ MK and TG, but considering there may be overlap between TG and MK, I say there is a chance we see MK moving to the bench, especially of Galloway can develop his spot up 3 this summer.

TJD 31.7

RT 30.8

XJ 28.7

PS 25.8

MK 24.5

TG 23.6

RP 18.4

Bates 13.3

XJ/JHS/TG/RT/TJD

DaMarcus Beasley

11 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

I’ve said it before but that first game was a byproduct of TJD getting in early foul trouble. Things didn’t get bogged down as much as they would and you had a guy in RP go off for the game of his life. Don’t think Woodson planned that it just happened to work out that way. I do like how Woodson got you guys to but in on the defensive side this year. Def gets props for that. 

"Things didn’t get bogged down as much as they would and you had a guy in RP go off for the game of his life. Don’t think Woodson planned that it just happened to work out that way."

Well ok, but in the post-game pressers, both RP and CMW mentioned a critical man to man discussion before the game.

16 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

The same thing would’ve been true if he was going 40. He didn’t hit anyone though or even come close as far as we know.

Do any of the people that think he should definitely be gone think Bohannon should have been at Iowa last season? You know, for actually committing a violent crime instead of doing something that could’ve had violent consequences?

Do you think anyone on this board would want Bohannon to play if there were a way to have him not play?

Seriously, there is a huge difference between going 40 and 90 on Walnut. I'm sure you recognize that. Obviously he didn't hit someone, but that is not the point. 

9 minutes ago, Bushmage said:

walnut is a tight, very urban street that people are crossing constantly. We should not have to "speculate" on if anyone could have been hurt or we should treat this different because nobody was hurt. The fact is he is very lucky he didnt instantly kill someone, and just because he didnt doesnt mean a thing to me.

Again, I dont want him off the team and I ultimately dont care about this as it relates to the program. But I want this to be the wakeup call to all the people who loved the curfew suspensions and mike "taking the program reins back" that at the end of the day college sports is as moral as they can afford to be in any given situation without sacricifing anything that gets them closer to winning, and we should stop pretending we actually care too. 

I doubt CMW has his mind made up on this. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets the boot. IUBB > XJ

2 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

If I pick up a gun carelessly and blow a hole in my kitchen floor am I to be charged with manslaughter because a child could have been crawling there?  This is a serious lapse in judgment, but I don't think we can start operating in hypotheticals like that.  None of us would be safe if that were the case.

This is not picking up a gun in your kitchen, it is more like you are playing with your gun in the shopping mall, or Dunn meadow. As Bushmage pointed out just before you, this is hardly hypothetical. The chance of someone dying was real.

If he hit someone, say a drunk college student crossing the street, he would have killed that person and the basketball program. We are not just talking about multiple felonies here, we are talking about potential manslaughter. 

I'm ambivalent on Fife leaving/staying. I guess I trust Woody in the end. It is clear that the team that played 4 out of the last 5 games (really the final 8-10 games) was a different team and whatever coaching led to that, I support.

I've always been nervous about the possibility (threat) of Fife taking over the program. His PFW experience may be a long time ago, but it is his only experience as HC.

2 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Also, since I wasn't in the game thread, was there any mention of Dickenson blatantly elbowing Galloway in the head on his 3pt shot?

Like, I've never seen a shooter jab his elbow directly to the right on his follow through like that.

I was shocked the refs didn't review it, until I remembered how horrible the refs were. 

It was blatant and brutal...you could fracture an orbital. But are you allowed to drop your arms straight down? I'm honestly asking here. It seems that Galloway got into the mythical cylinder.

2 Takeaways for me.

First, the fight is back. Purdue is THE litmus test. This year, we beat them at home and lost there by 2. We have not won in Mackey since we curb-stomped them in the 2012-13 season (97-60!). Since then, Purdue has beaten us in Mackey by an average of 13 points. The closest we got was an 8-point loss. Tonight we lost by 2 to a Purdue team that is better than average (over the last 10 years). Yes, the refs jobbed us, but that is to be expected when a ranked team plays at home.

Second, XJ is a dog. Woodson has been hardest on him all year. This is the RMK school of leaning on your best player to make him lead the rest. XJ's growth as a player has been tremendous. The culture on this team has changed. We will see the results in year two and three. 

CMW hasn't given up on this team and I don't think they are going to lay down in the BTT. 

There needs to be a time-limit for officials to make 50/50 calls. If you can't make the call in 60 sec, call on the floor stands.

Back in the day (90s) you could go to the parking lot of the Catholic Church behind the soccer stadium and drink/watch IU soccer. The cars would honk/blink their lights when the team scored and some of the team members would wave up to the cars. The fact that the games were a guaranteed W never hurt.

I'm satisfied with the coaching and the direction of the team. 

Props to Harper. He loves the big moment. We haven't had a player like that since Yogi.

Oh, and I like XJ and his game, but this baiting flagrants is a bit annoying. It is a cheap way to win. We are better than Wisconsin/Purdue. 

Clearly consistency has been a problem with this team. But the glimpses I have seen of the good keep me very hopeful for the future. It is just the eye test, but the first half up in Wisconsin, the Purdue game, and the bulk of Ohio State game were better ball than anything I've seen in a long time (6-7 years). Losing streaks suck and there are some structural issues with this team that were baked in the cake. Nevertheless, CMW reset the standard for what defense means in year one. I am quite confident that the offense starts to look different in year two.

The big run happened with TJD on the bench.

4 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said:

Anthony Leal’s number is getting called.  I think he can help us.  That’s why he is here.  I think he can handle it a little, play really hard, and be smart.  Don’t be afraid to shoot -  square up and hit some jumpers.  Use his body on D.  
 

Love the optimism. I hope you are right.

just saw the announcement that TG and KL will not suit up. Could be a long night.

Go Bucks!

Just listened to the Titus and Tate podcast linked to the Daily Hoosier site. If for anything else, it's good for bolstering some Hoosier pride.

36 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

With most highly ranked players being one and dones, they often get drafted high based on potential and with that comes a high salary.  Would be interested to see how many pf those $5M players are actually busts.

A more accurate picture to me is how many have been all-stars.  It probably still leans Top 15, but maybe not as heavily, especially once you get beyond that number.

 

 

 

Agreed, the 5M isn't too arbitrary. A more accurate stat for me would be # of second contracts.