Steubenhoosier

4 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

Curious which bigs can play Edey to a draw or close to a draw?

Curious why you think that anyone here cares about PUke.

But , to answer your question, I think the UCONN guy as well as Bercot and Filipowski would all give Edey problems 

I know that this is an open forum and that everyone is supposed to be welcome but trying to understand why any conversation with PUke fans is justified here. Trying to understand why their lame explanations/excuses/justifications are even a topic of conversation here.

Travesty is too mild of a description for the game that is being discussed here 

Regardless of this game, PUke will not win a championship this season. A team with guards that can shoot and bigs that can play Edey to a draw or close to it will beat them. 
 

In the tournament there will not be the free throw disparity 

All that bouncing around by the PUke students… tons of pocket protectors just hit the floor 

The PUke guys who post here can whine all they want about Edey getting fouled almost every play but I have noticed that there will be a guy with good defensive positioning and he’ll just lower his shoulder and move them back 2-3 feet, thus getting open. I have seen it at least 3 times tonight 

I would say that over the course of the game, Ware was the MVP. However, Leal’s two 3 pointers early in the game set the tone for the entire game. I firmly believe that good shooting and the confidence it takes to make shots, is contagious. His ability to make those shots gave us a cushion that allowed guys to relax and make their own shots 

11 minutes ago, ForHumanity said:

Any updates on the injuries?

Both are listed as “Game time decisions.” Frankly, I wouldn’t expect to see anything more definitive. This isn’t professional sports where teams have to divulge injuries. No sense giving Penn State any more information than needed 

Just turned on the Smellermakers game and first possession I saw, I had a 4 count on Edey in the lane.

Going to pay attention and see how often he is camped in the rest of the half 

22 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said:

Because he was 5’10 170 coming out of HS. Our staff wouldn’t look at a player like that

Jaylin Lucas😛

Bleacher Report article from 2012 ranked the top 25 long range shooters of all time in college. Dated, for sure but I don’t know if there has been anyone in the last 11 years who would crack the list.

5. West

4. JJ Reddick

3. Mount 

2. Larry Legend 

1. Pistol Pete

Alford was #7

Another Peacock game that I hope has horrible ratings.

Per Osterman, MR on crutches 

The only thing better would have been Leal blowing a kiss at Sandfort

1 minute ago, bluegrassIU said:

Sports iarw maddening. It's probably why we love it.

Is iarw some kind of Kentucky drawl?

3 minutes ago, John S said:

Sorry but may be a silver lining here. 

So, the S stands for Shep😡

8 minutes ago, jojo123 said:

We sucked with ware and we will suck without him. 

Have you ever said a positive word about IU?

Yep, TG. had a rough last couple of minutes. However, he was in the middle of everything. I’ll take the mistakes as long as he’s giving the effort 

Not gonna give up on any of these guys. Players mature and improve at different rates. CMW trusted Gunn enough to put him in there in the first half and he got a couple of strong rebounds. 
I would love to see him mature and improve in the candy stripes rather than elsewhere 

Up to rated 10th!

Go Lady Hoosiers!

Didn’t know whether to put this here or in the cooking/grilling thread😂

3 hours ago, tdhoosier said:

If Kelvin wasn't fired, would grades have plummeted? Would he be able to clean things up himself?  i guess we'll never know. The team GPA was at a 2.89 until he was fired - it looks like a revolt and an unraveling after. I'm not defending anybody or actions, just playing devil's advocate. 

That said, I know at least a few players on subsequent IU teams have been big weed smokers. One, I bet you totally could guess. lol

No doubt Sampson was dumb to get in trouble for the same exact thing again he did at Oklahoma - it inexcusable. It sucks that it's not even a rule now and we exploded our program because of it. All that said, has Sampson had any major issues at Houston? What i could find on google is that he suspended one player a game on 2021 for biting a Cincinnatti Bearcat - Sampson called the the UC coach to apologize. And then another player got suspended a game in 2017 for playing a game in a church rec league. Maybe I'm missing others. 

meanwhile, we've had a player who got hit by a car driven by his team-mates. A player refusing arrest outside Taco Bell. A player driving 90 down Walnut. Almost an entire team missing curfew in Evanston. All were pretty much forgiven by our fanbase and the blame was not put at the feet of their coaches. And while I have absolutely no evidence to support it, I'd bet money that guys on this team smoke weed and play video games. 

Are we being hypocritical? Again, I don't know. 

 

Other than a couple guys, the adjective I think of with his team is “thugs.” No other descriptor fits. They weren’t just smoking. Ellis for one was selling. 

He also had a guy who thought it would be a good idea to throw a potted plant at a coach.

The GPA figure you give was propped up by the few kids who were serious about their grades. There were a couple guys who had 0 GPAs.

IMO, no amount of wins could justify Sampson’s tolerance of zero character guys

A scout’s evaluation of Hank Aaron. The comment about power being “fair “ is amusing.

16 hours ago, Stlboiler23 said:

That’s not true either. A guy on Twitter has reviewed multiple games of ours and has proven that Edey does a great job avoiding the three second call. He lifts one of his feet up which resets the count (only a rule in college I believe).

 

 

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2023/03/137835/chris-holtmann-says-three-second-rule-needs-to-be-evaluated-after-matchup-with-zach-edey-and-purdue

49 minutes ago, tdhoosier said:

Maybe take the Cignetti approach. Who cares what they are rated. Get guys in the portal that play during the crucial minutes in a game and demonstrate the ability to execute the role you need to fill. If those guys are ranked high, great. If those guys aren’t ranked high, but you believe in them, also great. 

But I think the challenge for any staff is being confident enough in your system to clearly define the roles that need to be filled, and then identifying those guys to fill them.

Purdue and Wisconsin know what they need, it’s why they have been successful. I think Woody is still trying to figure out his system and the personnel he needs to make it work. It looks to me like there has been a lot of trial and error going on these last 2.5 years.

This is not so much a criticism of CMW, but an example of an inexperienced college coach trying to figure out what schemes work in CBB and the caliber of athlete he needs in terms of athleticism, fundamentals, basketball IQ, etc.

Thus, he’s not only trying to figure out which pegs fit in the holes, he’s still trying to figure out what shape the holes need to be.

Our issues are two-fold when it comes to personnel. 

Agree with everything you say here....

Of course, Purdue and Wisconsin have coaches who have been in their positions considerably longer than 2 1/2 years to develop their cultures and know what kind of players fit 

21 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

You realize he’s likely fouled (many times without it being called) well before he makes his post move right? And he’s allowed to create space when he’s making his post move. You think every time he posts up it’s an offensive foul? Lol

Don’t know about the foul calls but if the Rutgers game was any indication, he should have been called for 3 seconds at least 3-4 times.