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Dalton26

IUBB 2016-17 Season Predictions

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I thought there was a thread already up but I couldn't find it so here we go.

 

Nov 1*
7:00 pm
  Hope College                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 5*
7:00 pm
  Bellarmine                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11*
9:00 pm, ESPN
  vs. Kansas
Armed Forces Classic
                        Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 16*
7:00 pm, BTN
  UMass Lowell
Indiana Classic
                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 19*
7:00 pm
  Liberty
Indiana Classic
                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 22*
9:00 pm, BTN
  at IPFW
Indiana Classic
                        Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 27*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
  Mississippi Valley State
Indiana Classic
                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 30*
9:00 pm, ESPN
  North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 2*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
  SIU Edwardsville                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 4*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
  Southeast Missouri State                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 10*
4:00 pm, BTN
  Houston Baptist                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 17*
5:00 pm, BTN
  vs. Butler
Crossroads Classic
                        Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19*
8:00 pm, BTN
  Delaware State                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 22*
7:00 pm
  Austin Peay                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28
7:00 pm, BTN
  Nebraska                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 31*
12:30 pm, CBS
  vs. Louisville                         Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 3
7:00 pm, ESPN
  Wisconsin                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 7
5:00 pm, ESPNU
  Illinois
Rivalry
                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 10
5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
  at Maryland                         Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Jan 15
 BTN
  Rutgers                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 18
7:00 pm, BTN
  at Penn State                         Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Jan 21
 ESPN/ESPN2
  Michigan State                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 26
9:00 pm, ESPN2
  at Michigan                         Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 29
6:30 pm, BTN
  at Northwestern                         Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 1
6:30 pm, BTN
  Penn State                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 5
1:00 pm, CBS
  at Wisconsin                         Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 9
7:00 pm, ESPN2
  Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 12
1:00 pm, CBS
  Michigan                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 15
9:00 pm, BTN
  at Minnesota                         Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 21
9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
  at Iowa                         Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 25/26   Northwestern                         Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 28
7:00 pm, ESPN
  at Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
                        Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 4
12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
  at Ohio State                         Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

 

This may be overly optimistic but I have us at 27-4 with losses to Kansas, Louisville, at Wisconsin, and at Purdue. Counting in a couple of slip ups that every team has I'll go with anywhere from 24-7 to 27-4.

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I see an 11-2ish noncon with losses to KU and UL.  I don't think we'll be truly ready for the game out in Hawaii and will be overwhelmed by UL's pressure.  UNC at home will be a big game and we know how big games go in Assembly Hall when the students get stupid!  Butler and IPFW will be solid wins.

The B1G slate is more challenging than last season but I don't see a team IU can't beat when they're playing well.  Wiscy and little brother will be difficult games.  An 13-5 type season would be nice and should have us in a position for the B1G regular season championship.  Those last two games @pu and @O$U will play a part in determining the B1G champ.  L's @Mary, @Mich, @Wisc, @pu, and that random WTF loss every top team takes every year.

That looks kind of bleak for NCAA seeding. 

Big wins?.. Home to UNC, Wisc, pu, MSU, Mich, @O$U..  (nothing sticks out)

Bad losses?... random 150+ RPI team we shouldn't lose to

I don't like the fact the noncon doesn't have middle ground.  If IU can beat 2/3 KU, UNC, and UL then they'll position themselves nicely for a high seed with a good B1G season.  If we lose those two neutral court games we'll hear the same thing as in years past "IU can't win away from the Hall."  Let's get it

24-7 give or take a game before the tourney's begin.

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Going with 26-5, with big wins against ALL THREE in the Kansas, UNC, and Louisville gauntlet. Overly optimistic, with the more likely outcome that we drop the Kansas game, but I feel we have both the team and home court advantage needed to take down UNC Louisville and surprise some in the college basketball world. I think Michigan State won't be able to handle our front court so we take them, we split with a talented/experienced Wisconsin squad, outwork Purdue with more athletic bigs and guards and take both games, and Crean continues his dominance of Beilein (B1G Tournament excluded). As for our losses, The Crossroads Classic continues to be a pain in the ass, Peter Jok lights us up in Carver, Trimble outshines our PG play, and OSU ends our season on a sour note again. Once again, I'm a big time optimist, and this is what I think we are capable of, but consistency and execution will be the determining factors.

 

Nov 1*
7:00 pm
  Hope College  W                     Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 5*
7:00 pm
  Bellarmine  W                     Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11*
9:00 pm, ESPN
  vs. Kansas
Armed Forces Classic
 W                       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 16*
7:00 pm, BTN
  UMass Lowell
Indiana Classic
 W                     Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 19*
7:00 pm
  Liberty
Indiana Classic
 W                      Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 22*
9:00 pm, BTN
  at IPFW
Indiana Classic
 W                        Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 27*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
  Mississippi Valley State
Indiana Classic
 W                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov 30*
9:00 pm, ESPN
  North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
 W                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 2*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
  SIU Edwardsville  W                      Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 4*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
  Southeast Missouri State  W                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 10*
4:00 pm, BTN
  Houston Baptist  W                        Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 17*
5:00 pm, BTN
  vs. Butler
Crossroads Classic
  L                     Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19*
8:00 pm, BTN
  Delaware State  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 22*
7:00 pm
  Austin Peay  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28
7:00 pm, BTN
  Nebraska  W                      Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Dec 31*
12:30 pm, CBS
  vs. Louisville  W                      Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 3
7:00 pm, ESPN
  Wisconsin  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 7
5:00 pm, ESPNU
  Illinois
Rivalry
 W                      Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 10
5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
  at Maryland  L                        Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Jan 15
 BTN
  Rutgers  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 18
7:00 pm, BTN
  at Penn State  L                       Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Jan 21
 ESPN/ESPN2
  Michigan State  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 26
9:00 pm, ESPN2
  at Michigan  W                       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 29
6:30 pm, BTN
  at Northwestern  W                       Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 1
6:30 pm, BTN
  Penn State  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 5
1:00 pm, CBS
  at Wisconsin  L                       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 9
7:00 pm, ESPN2
  Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
 W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 12
1:00 pm, CBS
  Michigan  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 15
9:00 pm, BTN
  at Minnesota  W                       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 21
9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
  at Iowa  L                       Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 25/26   Northwestern  W                       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 28
7:00 pm, ESPN
  at Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
 W                      Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 4
12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
  at Ohio State  L                       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

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On 10/25/2016 at 10:49 AM, Dalton26 said:

This may be overly optimistic but I have us at 27-4 with losses to Kansas, Louisville, at Wisconsin, and at Purdue. Counting in a couple of slip ups that every team has I'll go with anywhere from 24-7 to 27-4.

Boy was I way wrong, at least I had us beating UNC. lol

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35 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

18-16. Am I late?


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The only way that could possibly happen with this much talent is if our coach goes all in and screws everything up.

 

I just hope we don't lose to IPFW or at home to Nebraska. That would be really embarrassing.

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