IUFLA Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Yes, and I thought it was notable that he was giving directions to the younger guys during on-court huddles. He sits next to Kel'el a lot when Ware is resting, and you can see him talking to Kel'el all the time... He may not get a lot of minutes, but I think the younger guys do look up to him as a leader... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_iu_bb Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 26 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Rewatched the game and had a couple of observations... I'm not sure the refs initially knew what the 2 3 point lines were (inner was high school, outer was college...No pro line) because Mac was about a foot inside the college line on his first make, and the ref threw the "field goal" hands in the air for a 3... It was pretty apparent why CJ only got 3 minutes in the 1st half, and DNP in the 2nd...2 defensive lapses and 1 turnover (and he had a second one that he could have had a turnover assist on ) won't get you time...He seemed to lack his usual energy too...Maybe a bit under the weather? I thought XJ, despite not having great numbers, had a nice game...His D on Mack early was excellent, and he ran the team...There was some discussion earlier about Trey and X letting the other kids develop their games, and I think XJ was doing just that...He was running the team and not worried about "getting his." With the strength of our front court, I think that's the right thing to do. I also think his ankle had something to do with it. He gutted it out til the 4 minute mark, and then you could really see it bothering him...I hope he get through this upcoming 4 game stretch, and then get Cupps a lot of minutes when Morehead State, North Alabama, and Kennesaw St come calling...There are games where we're going to need him to score, but yesterday wasn't one of them...And the confidence dividends for especially Mac and Ware are huge in their development... I was surprised when a few of those long 2s were initially counted as 3s. Especially the MM shot you're referring to. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) Always like to hear from the opposing coach, win or lose... "They have a very talented team, and they're gonna be a hard team to beat." Edited November 27, 2023 by IUFLA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 48 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Yes, and I thought it was notable that he was giving directions to the younger guys during on-court huddles. He was talking on defense as well. You could see on a couple of occasions where he was telling one of the younger guys where they should be on switches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue7 Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 Seeing MM cut & shoot on a few simple plays makes you wonder what he could do in more motion offense 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 16 hours ago, 5fouls said: Attendance listed at only 8,469. Is that Thanksgiving weekend, or playing the game in Indy? I remember going to a game a few years ago on Thanksgiving Saturday, in Assembly Hall, that was up against the Bucket game in W. Lafayette. I don't remember the exact attendance, but it was better than 8,400. With numbers like that, I'm not sure why IU would ever do a buy game at Gainbridge again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 Maybe it's been the holidays or whatever but any word on X? What are we thinking? Down a game or just precautionary that he left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 36 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Maybe it's been the holidays or whatever but any word on X? What are we thinking? Down a game or just precautionary that he left? We were down at the half so I would think he would have gone if he could have. We have a few days off between games so hopefully he is ready for Friday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 5 hours ago, FKIM01 said: With numbers like that, I'm not sure why IU would ever do a buy game at Gainbridge again. If i spend money im going to Bloomington... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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