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I hear ya...But we do have to win them if we want in...I think it's as simple as that...

When: Thursday, February 24th 7 PM EST Where: Simon-Skojdt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana TV: FS1 Maryland's record 13-14 (5-11, 11th in Big Ten) Games since our last meeting in late January (And also the high point of the season for us, when we were 16-5 and 7-4 in conference play Box Score from our meeting at Maryland in January We did a good job on Scott, Ayala, and Russell last time, and we need to do it again...All 3 are talented, and if you let them start fast, they can beat you. Our bench outscored their bench 19-3. Our defense held them to 29% overall shooting (43% is their average) and 25% from 3 (34%). XJ had a subpar shooting night, but did and excellent job on ultra-quick PG Fatts Russell. They are 3-5 on the road in conference, with the most impressive win being against Rutgers at the RAC (Jersey Mike's Arena). We really need this one...

Exactly... One other thing from last night... To be "The Man" you have to want to be "The Man." You have to want to take those shots at the end... And although he missed two 3s that would have more than likely put the game out of reach, Tamar Bates wanted to take those shots, and did with confidence. I know "he missed!" but I think in the near future he will be one of those 3 level scorers that is a tough cover for other teams...He's not afraid of the moment...But he has to gain experience in those situations...And to be honest, I don't think those misses shook his confidence one bit...

Like I said, I figured there were nuances, I just don't know them 🙂... And I do appreciate you sharing your knowledge...

I can't speak to that, but when Ohio State was down, was there an adjustment Holtmann made? Like I said, I don't know the finer points of coaching, and I've always liked your analysis of the Xs and Os... But I watch a lot of Big 10 basketball and it seems to me that the coaches of the top teams rely more on getting it into the hands of their playmaker at crunch time and letting them make a play... Or am I wrong on that?

Sour grapes...Dan's right about one thing...as IU's coach, he wasn't good enough... The difference between us and Illinois is Trent Frazier. The difference between us and Purdue is Jaden Ivey. The difference between us and Wisconsin is Johnny Davis. The difference between us and Ohio State last night was Malaki Branham. Those teams the after time go to those players and get good play down the stretch... We don't have that...yet... Our best player is a post-up guy that's not going to be able to create anything outside the block. I'm as tired of waiting for IU basketball to be great again as anybody...but jumping ship on this coach is wayyyy premature...

In all seriousness though, the Hyatt kid isn't bad, but other than that, their depth is inexperienced...The Reiber kid shows flashes, but I haven't been impressed with Mag or Miller...

You've been reading my posts! 😉

I think that's a reasonable assessment... All of the next 3 games scare me a little... Maryland has the talent to beat anybody (they've beaten Illinois and Rutgers) We have historically never had good luck at the Barn And Rutgers is playing pretty well, even in their loss at Mackey... Tough road, but if we want in, we have to win the next 3...

But a question @IU Scott, why didn't Geronimo play after halftime, and why did he leave the guy who had given us a spark out for pretty much the last 10 minutes? Stewart wasn't providing anything on the offensive end, and into wasn't like he could cover Malaki Branham...

NOW Kopp comes back in?

Or maybe not...what was XJ doing to Liddell's butt?

Liddell should be gone

No kidding

I don't understand why Kopp wasn't in there... I also don't know why Geronimo hasn't seen the court in the 2nd half...I thought he played well in the first...

I'd sub Kopp in for Stewart

They're tired

Saw that...body paint..should have went with siding...

You can say what you want, but Miller Kopp started this...

Matta yakking at the officials

We need Kopp to stay ticked off

I think that's Canadian Trucker bleed over

I'd rather win ugly, than lose pretty

Twice

We weren't lucky