rbkl Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I would love to see Archie's practices in these next three-four days. Short-handed IU has threaded three relatively lackluster performances against Arkansas, UT Arlington, and UC Davis. Bring on Coach K and the crazies!! (Btw, they are still ranked #1 in KP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverrat Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Maybe and this is a big maybe, we will be surprised like last year. No one gave us a chance and most of us were prepared to get destroyed leading in. I know that I am going to be watching to see how Romeo does against players that are on his level. Will his defense look ahead of what is expected, will he get his shot when and where he wants it, or will he look like a freshman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Duke seems to rely heavily on its starting 5. I'd like to go inside early and often to Morgan and Davis. If we can get them in foul trouble, there will be a drop-off with their bench guys. Aside from Romeo, Morgan and Davis are also our two best offensive threats so feed the bigs and let the O run through them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru123dt Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 We better be ready to play some D and keep them in front of us! If they kill us from 3 then so be it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 This was the one and only game on our schedule I thought we had no chance in and that was before injuries. Need to play really just to not get blown out. I honestly don't care about this one. NW is the must win game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Hopefully the Arkansas game prepared us for this. Hostile environment and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I wonder if McRoberts or Green play. McRoberts would be a huge help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 OMG ! @ Duke.! How healthy will the Hoosiers be ?PS . I agree that Conference games ARE more important than any non conference game ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, hoosiertildeath said: OMG ! @ Duke.! How healthy will the Hoosiers be ?PS . I agree that Conference games ARE more important than any non conference game ! To a degree. But you have to build your resume in the ooc games. They will look at how you fared come Selection Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Not feeling great about this upcoming five game stretch now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUDan93 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I think the effort and energy will be there. If not, I think we are in more trouble than what Duke will do to us. I mean, come on, if players can't get stoked to play at Duke than they have no real interest in basketball. I think are progress has been severely impacted due to limited bodies in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, rico said: To a degree. But you have to build your resume in the ooc games. They will look at how you fared come Selection Sunday. Well there isn't a team in the country that would be favored at Cameron this season. A loss won't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Well there isn't a team in the country that would be favored at Cameron this season. A loss won't hurt. No there is not. And no it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Well there isn't a team in the country that would be favored at Cameron this season. A loss won't hurt. Unless it's an old fashioned beat down.... Sorry fellas, I'm not seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 IU gets caught overlooking a young Duke team that is still developing in anticipation of the upcoming Northwestern and Penn State tilts. Despite their inexperience, the young Blue Devils use the home court advantage to squeak out a 87-51 win over the more experienced Hoosiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 22 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: Unless it's an old fashioned beat down.... Sorry fellas, I'm not seeing it. What if it is a beat down? Doesn't mean anything to me. We blew out the Tarholes in AH a couple years ago. They made the national title game and we didn't make the tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohete15 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Reacher said: If we can get them in foul trouble 😂🤣😂🤣 First time in college basketball history that Duke was in foul trouble @ Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohete15 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Looking for us to cover the spread...not for gambling reasons, but the unbiased eye is in Vegas. Want to see us more competitive than we're given credit for. Have to be very smart about defensive matchups for Romeo/Juwan. Need them both on the floor for >30 minutes. Obviously no Zach and no Green would be devastating for our chances to keep this close. For an IU fan knowing what those 2 give us, they probably move the spread 8 points. For Vegas line makers, probably 0-2 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 32 minutes ago, cohete15 said: 😂🤣😂🤣 First time in college basketball history that Duke was in foul trouble @ Cameron. Ha yeah with TV Ted officiating too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonialcrester Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I'm going with my gut feeling again. 92-78 IU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Colonialcrester said: I'm going with my gut feeling again. 92-78 IU. I didn’t know your gut could smoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru123dt Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 My gut tells me a 72- 68 Duke win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Duke Freshman will be out too show up Romeo, IU not play all that great,with the injuries and then there will be the officials....it pains me to say..Duke 91 IU 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 playing at Arkansas is tough. however, they are unranked and Duke is currently #1. playing in the environment at Arkansas is tough. it's not like playing at Cameron though! i agree that K has never been a big subber, but it's crazy how highly recruited the guys on their bench are. losing this game isn't a big deal, but that's why winning the Arkansas one kind of was. had we won that we'd be looking around #15 going into this one and the loss would just knock us down a little. now it will help keep us from getting close to the top 25. i know. i know. some on here say they don't care if we're ranked, but call me crazy... i'd like for the Hoosiers to be ranked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 39 minutes ago, NCHoosier32 said: playing at Arkansas is tough. however, they are unranked and Duke is currently #1. playing in the environment at Arkansas is tough. it's not like playing at Cameron though! i agree that K has never been a big subber, but it's crazy how highly recruited the guys on their bench are. losing this game isn't a big deal, but that's why winning the Arkansas one kind of was. had we won that we'd be looking around #15 going into this one and the loss would just knock us down a little. now it will help keep us from getting close to the top 25. i know. i know. some on here say they don't care if we're ranked, but call me crazy... i'd like for the Hoosiers to be ranked. Rankings Are important. However, not so much at this time of the season. The time, IMHO, rankings are important are at the end of the season. All I can think of as an example of that is how many times Bruce Weber had his Illinois teams undefeated and ranked prior to conference play, only not to make the NCAAT. There is a time and place for everything. Get past Duke, and let's climb up the ladder in terms of rankings. And no... you are not crazy. Just a passionate Hoosier fan. No different than any other one of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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