IUFLA Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 When: Wednesday, February 27th 7:00 PM EST Where: Simon-Skjotd Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana TV: Peacock Greg Gard (182-102) brings his Wisconsin Badgers (18-9 overall 10-6 tied for 3rd in the Big 10) in to SSAH to face our Hoosiers. Wisconsin has partially righted the ship after losing 4 straight by winning 2 of their last 3. The Badgers are 3-5 on the road in the conference having lost their last 4 road contests. Led by 6'6 sophomore transfer (St Johns) AJ Storr (16 ppg) who has slumped a bit from 3 point range, shooting only 15% over the last 3 games. Wisconsin has had the same starting lineup for all 27 games, with 6'9 senior Tyler Wahl (12 ppg), 7'0 junior Steven Crowl (11 ppg 8 rpg, 6'3 Junior Chucky Hepburn (8 ppg 4 apg), and 6'3 junior transfer (Wofford) Max Klesmit (10 ppg 39% from 3) joining Storr in the starting lineup. 6'4 Freshman guard John Blackwell, who's a cinch to land on the Big 10 All Freshman team, 6'7 junior and Hoosier native Connor Essegian, 6'11 freshman Nolan Winter (who can shoot the 3 ball) and 6'7 junior Carter Gilmore provide minutes off the bench. Last game we played against them in Madison, Klesmit more than doubled his average with 26 points, and Blackwell chipped in with 12 off the bench. We shot well (54% overall, 44% from 3, and 80% from the line), bit our defense was probably as bad as it's been all year allowing Bucky to shoot 60% overall, and 48% from 3. We can win this game, but we have to guard the perimeter better than we did in the first game, have to win the board battle, and our bigs have to show up and play well...I'd heard we might have an Xavier Johnson sighting for this one as well... Let's stop the losing streak here... GO HOOSIERS. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 A man of your word, I see... 7 minutes ago, ForHumanity said: The best chance of winning is if they forfeit the rest of the season. On 2/22/2024 at 1:19 PM, ForHumanity said: Been thinking about this for a few weeks... Well, I can never watch another woody team again. I'm out. It was nice reading the comments here but need to get away and enjoy life. So many other things to do to feed the soul and woody isn't on the radar. No sense in staying in a lower vibration plane any longer. The joy of family time is more important. I will miss the brilliant remarks from the group, some had me in tears. Peace out... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Let’s ruin Wisky’s chances of getting into the tourney. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 6 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: Let’s ruin Wisky’s chances of getting into the tourney. UW us pretty much a lock to get in tbe tournament. Last week the selection committee had them as a 4 seed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 The only suspense is whether Tyra (Buss) Davison is there in a Wisconsin sweatshirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 21 minutes ago, ForHumanity said: Not watching the games gives me no reason to comment on the game threads. True... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Win this game for Tom Crean who had to put up with this blood sucking vampire. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Sorry folks, I’ll be there, so there’s no way we win. We’re 1-3 the last four home games I attended. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 4 hours ago, IU Scott said: Last week the selection committee had them as a 4 seed Which some people pushing the narrative here would say is an abject failure... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, SawatchHoosier said: Win this game for Tom Crean who had to put up with this blood sucking vampire. Perpetually tan vs pigmentally challenged lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 37 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said: Sorry folks, I’ll be there, so there’s no way we win. We’re 1-3 the last four home games I attended. Well, since we’ve lost 4 of the last 5, you’re good luck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 (edited) Ugh peacock so I guess I’ve got to do radio. Hopefully we try to punk that curly haired kid whose name escapes me. Gotta return the favor on him after his weanie move last game. Edited February 25 by BobSaccamanno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 6 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: Ugh peacock so I guess I’ve got to do radio. Hopefully we try to punk that curly haired kid whose name escapes me. Gotta return the favor on him after his weanie move last game. Klesmit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 4 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said: The only suspense is whether Tyra (Buss) Davison is there in a Wisconsin sweatshirt I’d rather see her out of a Wisconsin sweatshirt. I won’t say anything more so 5fouls doesn’t get too revved up. I think his restraining order is still in place. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronkonagurski Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 ESPN matchup predictor has Wisconsin at 73% to win. So let's suspend belief for a moment; what is IU's path to victory in this game? Above average 3 point and free throw shooting? Some semblance of defense? Wisconsin team bus getting lost on the way to Assembly Hall? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 9 minutes ago, bronkonagurski said: what is IU's path to victory in this game? The one with the "Road Closed" sign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 (edited) 13 minutes ago, bronkonagurski said: ESPN matchup predictor has Wisconsin at 73% to win. So let's suspend belief for a moment; what is IU's path to victory in this game? Above average 3 point and free throw shooting? Some semblance of defense? Wisconsin team bus getting lost on the way to Assembly Hall? In the original post, I cited our offensive numbers from the first game... 54% overall, 44% from 3, and 80% from the line...So it wasn't the offense... Klesmit scored 26 shooting 8-11 overall and 5-7 from 3... Since, he's averaged 9 ppg, on 37% shooting overall and 34% from 3... Our defense was the culprit the first time, but keep in mind too that Ware missed that game with a leg injury... Edited February 26 by IUFLA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdug Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 8 minutes ago, IUFLA said: In the original post, I cited our offensive numbers from the first game... 54% overall, 44% from 3, and 80% from the line...So it wasn't the offense... Klesmit scored 26 shooting 8-11 overall and 5-7 from 3... Since, he's averaged 9 ppg, on 37% shooting overall and 34% from 3... Our defense was the culprit the first time, but keep in mind too that Ware missed that game with a leg injury... Defense has been the bigger issue recently too. Each of the last 4 games our opponent has score more than 1.1 points per possession, which essentially means our offense would need to score 75-80 points just to have a shot to win in a normal tempo game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 14 minutes ago, IUFLA said: In the original post, I cited our offensive numbers from the first game... 54% overall, 44% from 3, and 80% from the line...So it wasn't the offense... Klesmit scored 26 shooting 8-11 overall and 5-7 from 3... Since, he's averaged 9 ppg, on 37% shooting overall and 34% from 3... Our defense was the culprit the first time, but keep in mind too that Ware missed that game with a leg injury... Maybe that shows only having one big helps our offense and opens up the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: Maybe that shows only having one big helps our offense and opens up the court. Except for the fact Sparks started and played 29 minutes along with Reneau who played all 40... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Just now, IUFLA said: Except for the fact Sparks started and played 29 minutes along with Reneau who played all 40... True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euroclydon Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Do I dare add this again? Nothing we have seen to date suggests they can win this game. I want IU to win. I despise Wisconsin. Why? Because Wisconsin plays to their strengths. Their system is geared towards getting a good shot. Their defense is not great but follows basic fundamentals. In other words, they try to do what they do well and let the other team beat themselves. They are the exact opposite of IU and it shows up in wins and losses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 If men's IU bb was having a successful season I would be really frustrated with the TV schedule for Tuesday night. We are both playing, men's on Peacock and women's on BTN. I have both, but I will be watching the women's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 20 hours ago, Zlinedavid said: I’d rather see her out of a Wisconsin sweatshirt. I won’t say anything more so 5fouls doesn’t get too revved up. I think his restraining order is still in place. I still cant believe they gave him parole after that little... ( cough) ordeal last time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Dawg Bawls said: I still cant believe they gave him parole after that little... ( cough) ordeal last time... You're talking about the noodle incident, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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