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triple

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  1. 1 minute ago, Unexpectedflash said:

    TBF even the best coaches miss out on players. The overall arbitrary roster plugging attempt building strategy of going after a 29% 3 point shooter when we have galloway who can't shoot is infuriating.

    Concur with the sentiments but I think you (unintentionally) overstated how IU operates these days, so I fixed it for you. :)


  2. 6 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

    I thought I read somewhere that Coach May currently has an "out" clause ONLY for IU, in his current contract with FAC....if they offer. Any truth to that?

    Doubtful.  But if any major program goes after him the buy-out won't be an issue.  It's $1.5M dropping to $1M next month.

    FAU contract


  3. 6 minutes ago, bigrod said:

    This team has talent, but they just can't seem to effectively utilize it. At a certain point, that has to fall on coaching and/or lack of accountability. 

    I hate that we are in this position, but I agree. My wife summed it up well last night when she asked me if I was sure that they really practice between games.


  4. 44 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

     IMO we should aim to get Mullins, Sisley and go from there.

    But you mean just one of those guys, and then only if McNeeley leaves after a year, right?   I'm pretty sure there is a standard clause in IU bball coach contracts banning them from having multiple outside threats on the roster in any given season.  


  5. 16 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

    Yes Rourke, the conference POY, is the proven one, Tayven has not really proven much yet.  If Rourke gets injured then we would be relying on unproven guys.  

    I don't follow many college football teams, so I'm just asking.  Roughly what percentage start any given season with multiple 'proven' QBs on their roster?   


  6. 8 minutes ago, bcp_jmu said:

    If your football culture didn't study film - that's about to change. Was always impressed when players would say post-game "oh yes, we saw that on film and we weren't surprised when they did x,y,z"

    That's good to hear.  Especially as it relates to opponents attempting (aka completing) big plays against our D, I would describe our past culture as one of "surprise!"  :)


  7. 9 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

    Please link some of these national stories that are referring to Kent State as anything close to an "unstoppable beast." I've seen a few, like Bilas, who said that an upset could happen but definitely did not say that it was certain or that that Kent State was this great team. Most of the ones I've seen tend to pick IU to the S16 with a few having them in the E8 and 1 picking them for the FF. Some do pick Kent State to win but from what I've seen that isn't the majority. 

    The consistent criticism of IU I do see is saying that they're inconsistent which is totally fair as they they are.

    You claim you're being ironically hyperbolic since the media is. From what I've seen, that just isn't true. Just because they say that IU could lose doesn't mean they think Kent State is a super great team.

    I'll link one.  Criticize all you like, but I'm out.  Life is too short to get into arguments on message boards.  

    Go Hoosiers!

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  8. 52 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

    So hyperbolic. As far as I've seen, not one person is saying, or even implying, that Kent State is "an unstoppable beast." What people are saying is that this isn't a gimme game that IU can just sleepwalk through. If they don't show up to play, Kent State can beat them. Since this IU team is inconsistent and doesn't seem to always show up to play, therein lies the concern.

    I should have clarified that I was referencing the national press stories.  Any yes, I used the term "unstoppable beast" to point out the drama that I am seeing in those stories, which is indeed hyperbolic.   As Chris just noted, some of them fail to even mention the fact that Kent State also has an opponent, and thus needs to show up too if they hope to win.  I believe we are in agreement otherwise.  


  9. 8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

    In the women's game, it's easier to see the adjustments for the casual fan. Some staffs are much better than others at making them in the women's game. On the men's side, all coaching is so good the adjustments are so minimal it's hard for some to notice the adjustments unless you are trained to look for them. Hope this helps :-) 

    I'm pretty sure you are confusing concepts.  On the men's side an adjustment on offense, for example, is what occurs with less than five seconds left on the shot clock.  Say we are running a three-man weave well beyond the top of the key and it's going great with lots of energetic running, side-to-side passes and defenders who seem perfectly content to let us continue along. But suddenly one of our players realizes that the shot clock is about to expire.  Crap!  He "adjusts" by urgently turning his attention towards the basketball goal to see what if anything we can do to get a shot up in time.  Adjustment accomplished!


  10. 7 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

    I was on Coach Ya (I think like the rest of the fan base), about not getting Malik back in. 

    Saw this posted in a Hoosier Huddle Article. Appears sub patterns were not in Ya, and Woodson even encourage him pre game to run his own sets and plays out of timeouts.

    "Rosemond wasn’t running the show completely alone. He said assistant coaches Kenya Hunter and Brian Walsh handled substitutions, so he could focus on the game’s flow, coaching the team on the floor, and executing the game plan."

    I'm in the 'take the win' camp.  But yes, substitutions (mostly lack thereof) were the biggest issue for me.  Hopefully that will be a strong point of emphasis for the coaching staff if Woody misses another game.


  11. 43 minutes ago, btownqb said:

    Geary is also quite a bit better than Browne, at minimum simply more effective because of her height and length, she even hit a spot-up 3 last night. Solid form, and all.

     

    I agree with the other comments. Geary brings size but she seems tentative, whereas Browne brings a ton of energy and hustle.  I'm not sure I would call one better than the other. I think when Browne is back it will come down to what we need in a given moment. 


  12. 11 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:


    ...when you have Kaufman and Furst is interesting.


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    I understand why Kaufman didn't want to play for Archie, but the Purdue call was/is baffling to me.  The last Purdue forward (or big for that matter) to see any level of success in the NBA was Carl Landry...drafted 15 years ago.  Purdue makes sense for giants and others like Furst who lack the athleticism and range to make it to the league, because Painter plays to their strengths.  I wish Kaufman luck, but first redshirting and then not starting in year two?  Ouch!


  13. 19 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

    This really just isn’t true at all. Sampson wasn’t doing anything that those guys don’t do. Hell, Tom Izzo covers up his players’ sexual assaults. 

    Central to my point was that Sampson made those other coaches "look" clean in comparison, by wearing his indiscretions like a badge of honor.  


  14. In his time at IU Sampson made Izzo, Cal and Self look very clean.  He made Williams and Coach K look like saints.  He openly violated rules (regardless of how silly those rules were in retrospect) and looked the other way as rampant rumors of hard drug use, and even dealing, clouded the program. Not to mention the horrendous team academic results that became clear when the dust settled.  

    IU went overboard in punishing itself afterwards. True.  But Sampson wasn't behaving like the coaches noted above, who cover their tracks.  IU would have been the poster child for cheating if they had not fired him.  

    Playing that game is one thing.  Playing that game out in the open and daring somebody to stop you is a whole different story.


  15. On 7/11/2022 at 1:40 PM, RPO said:

    Extra note since I've been watching the IU-related FIBA games on YouTube: That block by Garzon was on a potential game-winning 3, and she tipped it off the German player after the block to regain possession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CqmV5M3c-Q&t=7100s

    I'm excited about Garzon and her hustle during that play was outstanding.  But unless the rules are different there it was a blown call.  She was well out of bounds, with a foot on the ground, when she tipped it off of the German player.  


  16. 1 hour ago, AKHoosier said:

    Pretty sure I read that Kevin Warren was completely blindsided by this, as were the B1G chancellors. 

    That numbskull just fell @$$-backwards into 2 of the most prestigious college athletics programs in the country. 

    I'm not up to speed on the inner workings of the conference, but are you suggesting that the B1G added two programs without the Commissioner's knowledge?  I'm just trying to understand how that would even be possible (e.g. who then negotiated with USC and UCLA)...rogue athletic directors?).  


  17. 1 hour ago, IU - Kaulie said:

    How big of an upgrade is it? 

    In my opinion Woody only gets one shot to compete with the big boys.  Even just one more year of being a mid-pack conference team will likely put a cap on his tenure at IU.  It's not just about the merits of one guy versus another.  He's got to show notable progress on the court to sustain his progress on the recruiting trail.  I hope this somehow works out well for all involved. But I think he would be crazy not to pursue a likely starter/contributor at a position of relative weakness for next season.  

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