rbkl Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 After a too-close-for-comfort win over Northwestern, the Hoosiers need to break the road spell with their current 2 game losing streak on the road. With centerpiece 6'8" forward Lamar Stevens, Penn State matches up fairly well with Indiana in terms of size and length. Defensively they are top 10 in adjusted Kenpom, which may be troubling for the turnover-prone Hoosiers of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 ESPN has us as the underdog. Pretty much a must win to me if we want to finish near the top of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, dbmhoosier said: ESPN has us as the underdog. Pretty much a must win to me if we want to finish near the top of the league. Is everything going to be a must win? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Is everything going to be a must win? Lol No. But we need go at least 9-1 at home and beat the bottom feeders, Rutgers and PSU, on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Is everything going to be a must win? Lol Pretty much... I will say though I'm not too optimistic, especially after the Nittany Lions lost yesterday..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Our B1G schedule is pretty tough early. At UM, at Maryland, at PU, at NW etc. I think we lose all those so we need this win badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 I'm not looking ahead to see what a potential loss means in the long run, but if we play like we have the last 4 games, we lose. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Romeo explodes for 25 + points and we win in a not so hostile environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 hours ago, dbmhoosier said: ESPN has us as the underdog. Pretty much a must win to me if we want to finish near the top of the league. Right now, I'd agree we should be a dog, but it's certainly very winnable if the Hoosiers play to their potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Penn State is rated #39 on kenpom. I haven't seen them play this year but that doesn't look like a bottom feeder to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 minute ago, FKIM01 said: Right now, I'd agree we should be a dog, but it's certainly very winnable if the Hoosiers play to their potential. Well we will easily have the 2 best players on the court and the environment there usually resembles a neutral site more than a road game. As 987 said not very hostile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Penn State is good. Will be a big W if we can pull it out. They are not too deep so if we can get Davis, Green or Smith to step up, we should be right in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shooter said: Penn State is rated #39 on kenpom. I haven't seen them play this year but that doesn't look like a bottom feeder to me Yeah, the only bottom feeders are Rutgers and Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Shooter said: Penn State is rated #39 on kenpom. I haven't seen them play this year but that doesn't look like a bottom feeder to me There is not a super team in the Big ten like a Duke, however there is also not a terrible team either in the big ten - any team is capable of winning. This is a deep league. I just looked at KenPom and Northwestern is ranked in the top 50 at #45. Again, I say - this is a deep league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Shooter said: Penn State is rated #39 on kenpom. I haven't seen them play this year but that doesn't look like a bottom feeder to me If they're top 40 the B1G is loaded. I mean who is worse than them? Rutgers and maybe Illinois? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Just now, Hoosier987 said: There is not a super team in the Big ten like a Duke, however there is also not a terrible team either in the big ten - any team is capable of winning. This is a deep league. I just looked at KenPom and Northwestern is ranked in the top 50 at #45. Again, I say - this is a deep league. Absolutely. Per kenpom, Minnesota is rated 12th in the league and they are only #52 nationally. Like DJ said only Rutgers and Illinois are outliers, everything else is going to be a battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonialcrester Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 I'm going with my gut on this and say 92-65 IU. I amm going to believe that the team has started to gel. McRoberts scores 12 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Colonialcrester said: I'm going with my gut on this and say 92-65 IU. I amm going to believe that the team has started to gel. McRoberts scores 12 points. We're definitely due for a good performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Colonialcrester said: I'm going with my gut on this and say 92-65 IU. I amm going to believe that the team has started to gel. McRoberts scores 12 points. Been a hoosier fan a long time no way is this next game anything but a fight we will be very lucky to win this next game. I know your post is dws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, Colonialcrester said: I'm going with my gut on this and say 92-65 IU. I am going to believe that the team has started to gel. McRoberts scores 12 points. You eat at Taco Bell again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Penn State's players under Chambers have always played with a chip on their shoulder and will probably try to hit us in the mouth early. Given how soft some of our players are, I'm not sure we'll respond well to that. I think this will be the type of game where we fall behind 13-4 or so right out of the gate and trail by 6-12 points throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 I have seen PSU play this year. And I would not be quick to blow them off. A couple of things : 1). Lamar Stevens has always been a solid player for them. And this season has upped his game...... averaging 22.4 PPG. He is a guy who can carry this team on his shoulders. 2). As it relates to the fans in the stands at PSU. I hazard a guess that more IU fans know more about PSU's BB players, than do the PSU fans. Think, football school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 If we put Morgan on Stevens, Stevens is going to go off and we are going to get blown out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Hate to be pessimistic, but don’t think we’ll end up on top in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 No need to put Juwan on Stevens. Zach......"The Attack" McRoberts..... is back. He's the man to handle that job. And it WILL be a job to handle Stevens. Regardless of who gets the assignment.... it will be a tall task. "The Attack" is who I would put on Stevens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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