CauseThatsMyDJ Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Illinois coming off of a win over Northwestern. KenPom likes Illinois by a point. Thursday at 8pm ET on FS1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDIUFAN Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 What does KenPom know! Keep playing hard Hoosiers and we will win! Go Hoosiers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Only pregame pun I can even come up with is DOWN GOES FRAZIER! The only two places you'll find the letters "Bezhanishvili" and "Dosunmu" are in a UI program or a can of alphabet soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoHoosier Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Aaron out my Jordan s after dropping a couple Kipper s in them I put on my penniless loafers, they did have Nichols in them. Meh, I cant do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornHoosier Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 KenPom must not be paying attention, wins over Wisky and State or a win over Northwestern? I get it we have horrible losses but we also had multiple injuries during that bad stretch. Time to show the World who we are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoHoosier Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, BornHoosier said: KenPom must not be paying attention, wins over Wisky and State or a win over Northwestern? I get it we have horrible losses but we also had multiple injuries during that bad stretch. Time to show the World who we are! Your definition of horrible losses do not match up with metrics that are used by the tourney selection committee (NET). Now, if you are calling horrible losses to what are not considered B1G powers Rutgers and such, or losses after seemingly having the game in hand, then sure! I believe KenPom might have his hand in only one portion of the NET rating. (Edit - not true) Adjusted Offensive efficiency - Adjusted Defensive Efficiency = Net efficiency, which is just an advanced metric (1 of a few metrics comprising the NET). KenPom uses Al Gore Rythms to come to his conclusions. Though the calculations may not be subjective, the weights on certain variables certainly can be. I am not even certain of who originated the math that goes into the efficiency ratings comprising that portion of the NET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Our guards closing out on the 3 will decide this one. The couple of times I watched UI play, they jacked it up from every where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 We can definitely win but I always thought we had a much better chance of beating Sparty. We will get their absolute best. Underwood wants that bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 In Cayce you have been Underwood and had not noticed, the days of the Illini being totally Groce are gone. But., I still Feliz that IU Kane win this one. Can the Hoosiers prove to be tougher than Samson and Adonis? I truly Bezhanishvilli so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 hours ago, PoHoosier said: Your definition of horrible losses do not match up with metrics that are used by the tourney selection committee (NET). Now, if you are calling horrible losses to what are not considered B1G powers Rutgers and such, or losses after seemingly having the game in hand, then sure! I believe KenPom might have his hand in only one portion of the NET rating. (Edit - not true) Adjusted Offensive efficiency - Adjusted Defensive Efficiency = Net efficiency, which is just an advanced metric (1 of a few metrics comprising the NET). KenPom uses Al Gore Rythms to come to his conclusions. Though the calculations may not be subjective, the weights on certain variables certainly can be. I am not even certain of who originated the math that goes into the efficiency ratings comprising that portion of the NET. "Al Gore Rythms" may be the greatest unintentional pun of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I think the Illini have a couple of nice pieces. I also think their fan base was so desperate for good news with program is they bought hook, line and sinker what wins over Maryland/Sparty actually were....before falling straight on their face at home vs Penn St. We've had some very, very good teams lose over there. Not expecting this one to work in our favor but we'll see. Cheapest IU ticket we'll have all year so hope to see plenty of Hoosier fans over there Thursday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 My optimism has returned. I really believe if we win this game, and that is not a given, that we will beat Rutgers, and manage to win two in the BTT to slip into the NCAA tournament. This is the most excited I have been for a game since early in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 😕😊😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😇No Bten game is easy ! Rutgers just won big at Iowa ! Or , was that Penn State ? Both got big wins in their last game ! You have to bring your A game every game and that is hard to do !!! If Indiana stays healthy and focused , it's going to be fun watching Indiana from now on ! Go Hoosiers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I hope we bury the Illini like a brad under wood. On another topic, who had the better combover... Lou Doo or Keady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerawkid Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 8 hours ago, BornHoosier said: KenPom must not be paying attention, wins over Wisky and State or a win over Northwestern? I get it we have horrible losses but we also had multiple injuries during that bad stretch. Time to show the World who we are! Yeah, as mentioned above, we don’t have bad losses, by definition. We have a perplexing and annoying preponderance of losses, but we haven’t been beaten badly by any “bad teams.” That, along with the number of quad one wins, is what has us even still in the outer discussions of making the bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I hope we bury the Illini like a brad under wood. On another topic, who had the better combover... Lou Doo or Keady? Ready is in the hall of fame of comb overs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Against NW, they were 33-38 from FT line to win by 5 at home. Don't see that happening again. Champaign makes me ILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Indykev said: Our guards closing out on the 3 will decide this one. The couple of times I watched UI play, they jacked it up from every where. The key to beating UI is not to turn the ball over against their pressure defense allowing them to get easy shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Illini, I am aFrazier not going to win. I'd even bet Indian Head Nichols on it. In Cayce you haven't noticed, we are playing better than you right now. We play above the rim, while you play 6 Feet Underwoodn't you agree? We have Dosunmuvable big guys in Davis and Morgan, while you play Hey There Giorgi Girl! You'll sleepwalk through this game like you have a case of Sambambulism. We know you are trying your best to be just like us. Even going as far as to have your own mini-me version of one of our all time greats, Vic. Sorry Oladimejit just isn't the Sam son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohete15 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I'll be making my prediction as we inch closer to Thursday. No spoiler here, just a teaser...I'm realllllly thinking we get the same result as my last two predictions 😏😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Seeking6 said: I think the Illini have a couple of nice pieces. I also think their fan base was so desperate for good news with program is they bought hook, line and sinker what wins over Maryland/Sparty actually were Not sure I get exactly what this means? Those weren't actually wins over ranked teams? Illini are definitely a better team than when we first met in early January, but have also come down a bit from the level of a few weeks ago. I don't think Frazier is 100%, he's had a couple of games where he's left with leg/ankle issues and I don't think he's all the way back from those. OTOH, Feliz has really stepped up his game recently. Should be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 We will win and we must. As long as our guys keep their collective focus in tact, this game is ours. We need 4-game winning streak getting into the BTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDenizen Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Am I right in thinking the first game against UI we didn't have Phinisee due to his concussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, INDenizen said: Am I right in thinking the first game against UI we didn't have Phinisee due to his concussion? Correct. And Davis played 5 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: Correct. And Davis played 5 minutes That entire game was basically the combination of Juwan/Romeo/Green/Durham/Smith/McBob. Davis had 5 minutes, Damezi had 2 and Fitz had 6. Romeo and Juwan played 37 and 36 minutes each, and Green and Smith were both north of 30. We were about as deep as Casual Gay Marie's gene pool for that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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