John S

Nice help by X on Ware double team.   

Go Hoosiers.  Liking ball movement so far.  Let’s break out of those double teams quickly to open man.  

Go Hoosiers.   

3 minutes ago, NCHoosier32 said:

realistically he could always hit him in the nuts

Oh no.  We need good X tonight not Flagrant X.  

OSU 27 fouls.  IL just 13.    Sheesh 

Go Hoosiers.    

58 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

MSU lost today.  If IU wins today and tomorrow, but loses to Purdue on Sunday, who should get the 6th B1G bid?

Imho, nobody from thr conf deserves sixth bid.  

Msu vs PU.  Fouls 29 to 17.  Fouls called on edey…1.   The Big Ten men bbal sucks big time.   

1 hour ago, Purdue7 said:

Sparty played it perfectly 

Play physical 

run through screens 

Jump into defenders 

Make it chippy 

When fouls get out of hand….like 8-2 scream & cry about refs and watch them “even” it out 

if MP played the bench the entire game tomorrow I’d be ok 

Smart coaching 

This Leal Gunn discussion is interesting.  Many on this site asked for more Leal minutes several times in early season.  I don’t want to get into the “athletic” label because some people use it with a bias toward physical traits imo.  But, Leal clearly should have been utilized more by cmw all season, because AL shows a high bball IQ  more than anyone on the team.    He quickly knows what to do, where to be, gets there and performs.  His fundamentals are top notch.  I like his energy, positivity, leadership and unlike XJ, MR, MM et al, rarely wastes time pounding his chest or engaging with refs.  His game-saving plays were not flukes, imo, but resulted from being in the right spot.  I will enjoy him again next year.  

2 hours ago, 02Hoosier said:

I was about to say… hopefully Woodson has figured out who the “little guard” is by this point. It’s not like he’s second team all big ten or anything 

And, not like we haven’t seen him 2x this year.   

We must shut down the little guy to win.  Then, let’s see our star freshman get hot.   Feed Ware and we’ll beat ghe Huskers.  Go Hoosiers.   

1 minute ago, IUFLA said:

Not what he said... He said looking for XJ to "make a play." Not necessarily shoot...

 

I see.   

Cmw just said some nice things about AL.   BUT the play he called was for XJ to shoot!!    WTF     Wasting your chance to use Ware.   I can’t believe that was his first choice.   

Vey happy for AL.  He works hard.   Another brilliant coaching job by woddy over a crappy program.    Not pretty.    

5 minutes ago, tdhoosier said:

Why does X do that at this point in the game?

It is who he is. 

Well.  Look at that.  5 good passes, no dribbles amd into Ware for a dunk.  Should be play #1.  In our scheme.   

We’re struggling to beat a team shooting just 29%.  Truly ugly.  My gut tells me we lose because of lousy FT shooting.  

Where do they find these awful refs.  So much inconsistency from game to game.   ridiculous 

On 3/12/2024 at 11:11 PM, IU_Realist said:

Welp I guess we will have an additional idiot on the bench.  

Chill Brother.   😆

1 hour ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

Looks like Wisc stepped off the pedal and let Maryland have some dignity.  Only lost by 31 

And, like IU they are having to rely on inexperienced underclass players.  Oops. !Freshman guard and soph guard combined for 34 pts !  The team sunk 16. 3pt shots.   

56 minutes ago, Indykev said:

They figured it out.

Thanks brother.  

It's our 3rd try to beat them this season.  If we cannot, that is a huge blot on CMW.  I like our chances so long as Ware has a big game (plenty feeds to him), Mgbako contributes over 10 pts, X has just 1 turnover and we don't crowd the paint with W and Malik.   Go Hoosiers     p.s.  how about we shoot 70+% FT's, too.

I agree that PG is top issue.  Lets get a proven consistent guy and backup with at least two years resume.   A LEADER.    Then, hope mbako is back.  The guy has a pretty shot.   A big with strong fundamentals would be nice.  Box out, protect ball and high I Q.  Knows how to quickly pop out as needed.   Above average passing skills.    Go Hoosiers 

22 hours ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

He could decide to go G League and get paid to develop.  I don't think he will.  Its more likely he would transfer than do that.  More than likely, he is back and out best player on next years team.  He has been pretty good all year, other than defense. 

Btw, i see that JHS is now in G league.