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Thought I might go ahead and give this to you guys early so that I don't forget. Good thing they don't have this fool around anymore.

Absolutely not. I think he'd be trying to undercut Archie at every opportunity. I want nothing to do with Steve Alford and IU's basketball program.

I would. Keep him away from the program. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I am going to be at the game on Sunday and my dad said that when DG gets in he's going to the concession stand.

Your punishment is to go stand in a corner and yell Purdue Sucks 100 times.

I feel much different than you. I believe you could tastefully welcome him back as an important piece of our history. He could be a special advisor much like any of the many pro coaches and NBA personnel from IU. All he ever did here was win championships.

IU for the win - Olivia started the game thread and not that silly Eskimo we have on board!

For your weekend amusement, I was just told by someone who has close ties to one of our recruits that Alford was at one of our practices this past week and was invited by Archie and Schilling. He says he thinks something could be in the works to bring him on board. Again, just relaying what I was told from someone who has been pretty accurate with a particular recruit's recruitment....I myself took it with a grain of salt though and just kind of laughed at the thought of it. I guess we'll see if anything comes out. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

@Rick_Sports10: Grace Waggoner had 26 points and Tia Tolbert 20 in Vincennes Rivet regional semifinal win over Lanesville 70-33. Rivet (27-0) will face the winner of West Washington/Tecumseh tonight @ 7:30 in the regional championship.

Holmes with 42 pts on Tuesday in a 63-48 win and 29 pts on Thursday in a 72-37 win.

Horizon (17-4) over Poudre last night 58-22. Wisne POG with 12 pts, 7 rebs and 4 blks.

Don’t forget to start the game thread before leaving. No pressure, but we’re all counting on you. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Center Grove sleepwalked its way to a loss to Lawrence Central 72 - 63. I hope our resident mailman was at the game and he can give us his assessment. I thought the entire CG team put forth a lackluster effort including TJD. They didn't seem to play with any fire or enthusiasm and were repeatedly slow to get back on defense. (Sounds familiar to many of our IU games this season doesn't it?) TJD did finish with 27 points on 10-20 from the field. I didn't include in the 20 his two 3/4 court heaves at the end of the 1st and 2nd quarters. He was 7-10 on FT; 10 reb; 2 assts; 3 TO; 1 stl; 2 blks. My scorecard tonight is even more unofficial than normal as my game stream had a lot of sputters and hiccups. CG hosts Mooresville next Tuesday. Indy Star indicates TJD had 14 rebounds.

Ted Schultz - The Republic The playing status of Indiana University point guard Ali Patberg is uncertain after she separated her right shoulder in Wednesday night’s loss to Minnesota. Patberg, a redshirt junior point guard from Columbus North and the Hoosiers’ leading scorer, was injured after being tripped while driving to the basket midway through the third quarter of a 65-61 defeat. She did not return to the game. “She kind of fell on her right side and dislocated her shoulder,” said her father, Ron Patberg. “At least the initial thought was that it had gone back in place the right way, and there was no bone damage or cracks in her bone, which is a good sign.” Ron Patberg said the shoulder was separated for about 30 minutes, and that Ali was in a substantial amount of pain. “She was more concerned about playing,” he said. “That was the first thing — ‘Can I go back in and play?’” Ali Patberg had scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 24 minutes at the time she was injured. After that, IU coach Teri Moren used a point guard-by-committee approach the rest of the game. “It was difficult to play for the first time without our point guard, and I thought Bendu (Yeaney), Jaelynn (Penn), Grace (Berger) and Keyanna (Warthen) did a good job of being able to play without our normal point guard in there,” said in the postgame news conference. “I am really proud in a difficult situation how they handled themselves. Right now, we just have to keep our fingers crossed and pray that whatever we find out with Ali is short term.” The Hoosiers (17-7, 6-6 Big Ten) have six games left in the regular season. Their next game is at 7 p.m. Monday at Michigan State in a game that will be televised on the Big Ten network. “It’s kind of up in the air,” Ron Patberg said. “They said the way it looked from a fracture standpoint, she can go out and play with it, and hopefully, it won’t pop out again, and no more damage could be done. If there isn’t structural damage, hopefully, she can get back and contribute this year.” The injury is the latest setback for the 2015 Miss Basketball since graduating from North. She tore an ACL in preseason practice as a freshman at Notre Dame and sat out that season. Ali Patberg missed a few games with an illness during her redshirt-freshman year at Notre Dame. She then transferred to IU and sat out last season. This season, Ali Patberg leads the Hoosiers in scoring (15.4), assists (5.0) and minutes per game (35.3). She also is averaging 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals a game. “It’s a setback,” Ron Patberg said. “She’s pretty torn up. Obviously, she wants to play. If she can get back, she will get back. Basketball is a physical game, and injuries will occur, and she just got on the wrong end of luck. Things like this happen, and unfortunately, it’s happened to her a little too much. But she’ll come back stronger than ever.”

Little known fact: If you hoist your 12 year old high enough with a camera, he can see into the practice court in Cook Hall. :)

15 pts - 6 rbds This was a great game to watch. Great atmosphere! The Patriots keep rolling! http://www.hudl.com/v/2B9U9N

A team calendar photo shoot is just what they need for morale! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Butler defeated Obama Academy 77 - 60. Morton 19 pts.

In OT, Bloomington South over Columbus North 75 - 69. North (14-5, 3-1) did a great job containing Bloomington South’s (18-3, 5-0) top player Anthony Leal, who only scored two points in the first three quarters of the game. He finished with 10 points for the game. “We had a good game plan defensively,” North coach Paul Ferguson said. “We confused them a little bit with some of the changing defenses. (Leal) started making some plays at the end of the third and into the fourth quarter and he is a handful when he goes to the rim.”

Matthew Hurt poured in 46 points on Friday as the John Marshall boys basketball team cruised to a 79-59 win over visiting Red Wing. Hurt also had a dominant night on the glass, grabbing 13 rebounds and added 5 assists.

Yeah, if you’re going to have an elite skill, he’s got the one to have. Great balance. Quick, simple release. Love it. Doubt if he ever gets into slumps. Handle looks pretty tight. Seems to see the whole floor. But, athletically, he’s a mile away. Doesn’t run well. No explosion downhill. Doesn’t move well laterally. We’ve all heard the comparisons to Zeisloft and Roth and Damon and Alford. He’s not as athletic as any of them. He’s really going to have to mature physically to have any chance to defend. Today he has no chance. A kid like Armaan Franklin would embarrass him. His inability to stay frontal would create constant defensive scramble situations. I would love to say I think he has a chance to be a Jordan Bohanon. I think that’s the only chance he has to play for Archie. CAM doesn’t seem interested in 6’1” guys playing off the ball. But right now, IMO, he’s got a long way to go. But that shot gives him a chance and makes him worth a follow. Does anyone know his AAU plans?

Bruins win 76-53 over Oak Hill. Brown 39 pts. I watched TJD's game tonight but I'll try to watch this game tomorrow and keep a detailed scorecard.

I don't think it's a collapse as much as it's a mish mash of players with no leadership and pieces that don't fit. Any team that counts on DeVonte Green (and I just heard Colin Hartman substantiate as much) to play major minutes is in trouble.

We offered a few weeks ago. Fort Wayne Snider, IN 6'6"/342 247 Rivals Videos

Time to knock out some '20s. Junior Day this Sunday. We offered Craig back in August. Culver Academy, IN 6'4"/240 247 Rivals Videos Stats

Baker has an offer and was on campus last weekend per 247. Scecina Memorial, IN 6'2"/186 247 Rivals Videos Stats

We were the first to offer back in September. Zionsville, IN 6'5"/275 247 Rivals Videos

LOL at their reason for including Purdue just outside the list. "It's not really their best class, but if you pretend the rankings weren't accurate in 2004, it kind of is!"

That would be doomsday

My biggest fear is that if Archie didn't work out or something else happened, promoting Alford would be the easy solution our athletic director craves.

This one is important if we want to go dancing in the correct ballroom. I hope Al has a breakout game for 20.

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IU 88 O$U 65

67-64 IU. Don’t really feel this way but where I got started so late with this, trying to make ground in standings lol Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It depends on the grad transfer. Should we have brought in someone that averaged 5 points a game in a much less competitive conference? No. Especially when his points per game decreased each of the three years he attended St Mary’s. I do think, however, we might need a grad transfer (if a talented one is available) next year as I cringe to think of this team next year without Romeo and Morgan. Maybe Hunter can pick up somewhat for Romeo and TJD is surely talented but is a freshman TJD better than a senior Morgan? Maybe but I would not bet on it.

@BNLAthletics1: Final: BNL beats No.8 Center Grove 51-33 in regional semifinal. Allen 21 points and 15 rebounds BNL will face the winner of Castle/Bloomington South tonight @ 7:30 in the regional championship.

Heritage Hills (19-1) defeated Forest Park (11-9) (Curt Hopf) 69 - 55. Sisley with 15 pts.

Yep. Until recently players accepted being (comparatively) under paid in their early years for bigger salaries a little later in their career, now they're being squeezed at both ends. It's not going to be pretty. The fact we're this close to the season and two 26 year old superstars haven't been signed is crazy.

Haha my grand entrance at 15:40 of the Northwestern video

OK boys and girls. You can watch Brown in action tonight against Oak Hill. Scheduled 7:00 tipoff. You can also watch his last game against Northwestern at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZOSobj8fg_OQDl0pKDMKw

To heck with making the ncaa or nit tournaments. I’m hoping we get into the B1G tournament at this point.[emoji15] Come on HOOSIERS! SURPRISE the HELL OUTTA US! Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

Defense is important but you can get by with one defender not being an athlete. How many teams have one shooter that you could put a Matt Roth, Jordy Hulls, or Nick Zeisloft on to chase around? Cline, Bohanon, McQuaid, etc. We’re lacking players that can’t close out with a hand up, players that get screened and stop working, andt players that don’t understand positioning. If Brown has these intangibles I’m a fan. Brown won’t be given the keys to run the show his freshman year. He’ll have 2 guards long and athlete enough that he could slide over and defend off the ball when he’s getting spot minutes. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

I have no idea if Luke Brown is a viable Big 10 prospect. That said, a guy who can shoot lights out can be an asset in the right system, even if he's a bit of a liability on defense. Nick Zeisloft had defensive limitations, and there were games that he couldn't play because of it. But there were a lot of games that his ability to stretch the floor completely changed the game. Going further back, Jordy Hulls was a defensive liability, but elite shooters change the game. I would take a slow guy who could rain threes on this Indiana team right now. Athletes are great, and we obviously need them. But we're dealing with a team right now that is long on athletes and short on basketball skill. At some point you need shooters or else you end up with teams packing the lane like they are against us. Romeo would get an extra 5 points a game if the defense had to respect the 3 against us because it would open up the lane.

I agree that there has been some progress and development. Smith is the prime example. Is he still making dumb mistakes, yes. But, he is learning his role on this team and Archie has him playing off his strengths. Al is another that has progressed. Injuries have hurt is in a HUGE way. We are behind in overall development because of this. I still have faith.

I understand from a wins and losses point of view. Indiana has been far better the last 2 games than the were prior. I'm not sure if I have confidence or a feeling; but I didn't mind the effort last night. I hate that we don't have shooters and I hate that we have only 2 reliable guards. I didn't think we played great at MSU at all. Sure it helped that they missed FT's. We've lost games because of that, also. (Arkansas as an example) Wins are wins and there are many reasons teams win and lose. I see enough progress and effort to believe something got through to at least a few of the kids to also believe Indiana can win a few down the stretch.

I think last night we would have loved to rely on a Bohannon. just sayin'

It doesn’t matter if I’ve seen him or not. If he’s shooting 38% over 3 guys then I’ll be impressed. I’m assuming that’s not the case. I’ll also take actual scout opinions over message board fans who think every small town Indiana guy needs an offer.

If he wasn’t being triple teamed most of the time he would easily be shooting 43-45%. He is an elite shooter with his mechanics. All you have to do is look at his free throw percentages from last year and this year to see that. Also if you haven’t seen him then don’t act like you know how good or not good he is because that means you are basing it off of a bias for the school he goes to and his lack of offers currently. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

The voices in his head.

Lets get him. I dont want to see him light it up at Virginia. Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk