The Daily Hoosier Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Take a step outside of the IU basketball bubble and see what the national folks have been saying about the 2018-19 Hoosiers. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-basketball-what-the-national-media-is-saying-about-the-2018-19-season/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 The writers of Street & Smith ranking Minnesota ahead of IU? I'll have some of what they are having... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Lunardi's first bracketology of the year and he has us as a 7th seed. MSU 3 UM 4 PU 5 IU 7 NEB 8 MARYLAND 8 UW 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, IU Scott said: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Lunardi's first brackettology of the year and he has us as a 7th seed. We would have been a 2 seed, but Chicago State is killing our Strength of Schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerawkid Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 I still don’t understand the Purdue love...on any level. Do these guys know something we don’t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted November 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 36 minutes ago, zerawkid said: I still don’t understand the Purdue love...on any level. Do these guys know something we don’t? They use last year's results as their starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Lindy's picking Morgan as only 3rd team All Big Ten shows a complete and total lack of awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, zerawkid said: I still don’t understand the Purdue love...on any level. Do these guys know something we don’t? They apparently missed Purdue's exhibition game where everybody not named Ryan Cline went 0-20 from the three-point line. NBA prospects Nojel Eastern was a stellar 1-5 for 2 points and Carson Edwards scored 6 points on 12 shots against powerhouse Marian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonialcrester Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 After so many false starts the national guys aren't falling for it this year...we need to prove it for a couple of years before they give us the benefit of the doubt. I am hoping that this is the year we start doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Lunardi says we are currently a 5 seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 1:49 PM, Colonialcrester said: After so many false starts the national guys aren't falling for it this year...we need to prove it for a couple of years before they give us the benefit of the doubt. I am hoping that this is the year we start doing it. Agree, but what baffles me is how they continue the dumb false starts of naming unproven freshman like UK has as national champion contenders? Why don't they have to prove anything? If IU has to prove themselves, UK should also have to prove themselves! Just another case of journalistic sensationalism instead of reality in my mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Drroogh said: Agree, but what baffles me is how they continue the dumb false starts of naming unproven freshman like UK has as national champion contenders? Why don't they have to prove anything? If IU has to prove themselves, UK should also have to prove themselves! Just another case of journalistic sensationalism instead of reality in my mind! Uh they've been to the FF like 45% of the time under Cal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Uh they've been to the FF like 45% of the time under Cal. Okay! But why don't they have to prove it at the beginning of the season? I mean they have already lost to Duke badly, and struggled to beat S Ill. and VMI and yet you defend that they should automatically be named a top seed in the tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, Drroogh said: Okay! But why don't they have to prove it at the beginning of the season? I mean they have already lost to Duke badly, and struggled to beat S Ill. and VMI and yet you defend that they should automatically be named a top seed in the tournament? They wouldn't be a top seed if the tourney started today. It's why MSU was ranked #10 to start and we were unranked despite having a better roster. Izzo has 7 FFs and gets the benefit of the doubt. Archie just isn't there yet but I truly believe he'll earn respect in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 minute ago, dbmhoosier said: They wouldn't be a top seed if the tourney started today. It's why MSU was ranked #10 to start and we were unranked despite having a better roster. Izzo has 7 FFs and gets the benefit of the doubt. Archie just isn't there yet but I truly believe he'll earn respect in time. Still doesn't speak to why a completely unproven UK gets respect and other teams around the country get none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: They wouldn't be a top seed if the tourney started today. It's why MSU was ranked #10 to start and we were unranked despite having a better roster. Izzo has 7 FFs and gets the benefit of the doubt. Archie just isn't there yet but I truly believe he'll earn respect in time. I saw a top 25 with UK at 16. They would not be a top seed in most polls. EDIT: I read your post wrong. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: They wouldn't be a top seed if the tourney started today. It's why MSU was ranked #10 to start and we were unranked despite having a better roster. Izzo has 7 FFs and gets the benefit of the doubt. Archie just isn't there yet but I truly believe he'll earn respect in time. Had a couple more sips and reread, but you make my point " They wouldn't be a top seed if the tourney started today" and yet they get a pre-season ranking of what? My point is if IU has to prove themselves then so should the likes of UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Drroogh said: Had a couple more sips and reread, but you make my point " They wouldn't be a top seed if the tourney started today" and yet they get a pre-season ranking of what? My point is if IU has to prove themselves then so should the likes of UK! Well someone has to be ranked high to start. In the age of one and dones and grad transfers it's largely a guesstimate. Why not go with the coaches who landed top recruits and have consistently had success in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 16 hours ago, Drroogh said: Agree, but what baffles me is how they continue the dumb false starts of naming unproven freshman like UK has as national champion contenders? Why don't they have to prove anything? If IU has to prove themselves, UK should also have to prove themselves! Just another case of journalistic sensationalism instead of reality in my mind! I think it is more that Cal has a record of taking those freshman and finishing the year with an Elite 8 if not Final 4 year in and year out. This year's team actually had more returning guys than I think I can remember in several years. On top of Green, Washington, and Richards they brought in an elite grad transfer in Reid Travis. They have underperformed pretty significantly and simply won on talent for the most part...but by season's end if the guards come along they should be a final 4 team. The difference in our freshman is we only have one of the quality that they have that many thought should be able to produce right away. Robert has definitely played above his ranking but the fact remains...UK has a much stronger roster based on who was returning and the level of recruits that came in. Give Archie a few years of stacking classes like last years and some tourney success and he will get the benefit of the doubt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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