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Check out highlights from Indiana's close win Tuesday night in Assembly Hall. Coach Crean also gave his thoughts on Indiana's win.Check out highlights from Indiana's close win Tuesday night in Assembly Hall. Coach Crean also gave his thoughts on Indiana's win. Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7WgrZTH1w Coach Crean Press Conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS3BoaOu0OE Make sure to visit the forumsto catch up on everything Indiana! Click here to view the article

6:00 start had a lot to do with that. It is really hard to get down to Bloomington by 6. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

That's a bummer Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Wisc - 52 IND - 31 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Hmm... I thought this was with Calipari in Indy. Or is that a different game Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Last night didn't go as planned. Indiana wasn't supposed to be in such a tight game with LIU Brooklyn. It just wasn't supposed to happen. But it happened... and it's GREAT experience for this young team. Indiana came out extremely slow. This was very concerning given our history of slow starts. One issue you run into with these "cupcakes" is when you start slow their confidence builds. That's the beauty of college basketball and upsets. Indiana came out flat and LIU was jacked up to play the game. First Half Issues Indiana's offense was stagnant and shots weren't falling. Indiana is going to attack this year. Our players are built to attack, the offense is built to attack, and our head coach wants to attack. That will be our MO. The problem with this philosophy is what happened in the first half last night. LIU PACKED the lane with bodies and dared the Hoosiers to shoot from the outside. Every drive to the hoop was contested and the shots from the outside weren't dropping. The only way to pull the defense out of the paint and allow our offense to attack, is by hitting those outside shots. On off nights, it's going to be tough and ugly at times. I would guess we'll see defenses go to zone and pack the paint a lot this season. We need to be able to hit those kick outs. Important Lessons for the Hoosiers We can't win games on talent alone. I know this sounds like a "duh" point to make, but after the first 3 games, these freshman didn't have a scare. This game made IU come together as a unit and compete on every possession to pull out the win. Last year we played with too much confidence after the blowouts we had. This is good for a young team. Indiana fought from behind and came back to win this game. This is HUGE in my opinion. Coach Crean said the reason they won the Big Ten last year was because they were better at managing late game situations than every other team. Games like this LIU game are GREAT for experience. The next time IU is in this situation, they won't be as nervous and will have some more confidence since they've already done it as a group before. This game will help us from a late game situation perspective and that confidence will help us win another tight game this season. LIU Brooklyn isn't a traditional "cupcake" as they've been in the NCAA 1 more time than the Hoosiers have in the last 3 years. That being said, I'm not going to lie and say this was a good quality win. Indiana should destroy a 15 or 16 seed NCAA team at home later in the season. This was GAME 2. This team needs to find their identify, and figure out who the ball will go to in late game situations. They are learning this. Tom Crean had to be THRILLED with the way that game turned out. His team got the win, but that win shook up a lot of players. Those players will be putty in Crean's hands. "If you don't focus and practice hard, do these things, LIU's and other teams will beat you." Coach Crean now has complete control over these players and they will buy in to damn near everything he says. That is a good thing for those who aren't following. :) It's only a 1 point win, but it's a win. Instead of being frustrated, or writing off the season (like some have...Overreact much?) just know that Indiana won a game they were supposed to win, are now 2-0 and learned valuable lessons they wouldn't have if we won that game by 30. Nothing to worry about Hoosiers, it won't always be pretty early on, but in the long run, we are going to be a team others don't want to face come March. 2-0... On to the next one.

Last night didn't go as planned. Indiana wasn't supposed to be in such a tight game with LIU Brooklyn. It just wasn't supposed to happen. But it happened... and it's GREAT experience for this young team. Indiana came out extremely slow. This was very concerning given our history of slow starts. One issue you run into with these "cupcakes" is when you start slow their confidence builds. That's the beauty of college basketball and upsets. Indiana came out flat and LIU was jacked up to play the game. First Half Issues Indiana's offense was stagnant and shots weren't falling. Indiana is going to attack this year. Our players are built to attack, the offense is built to attack, and our head coach wants to attack. That will be our MO. The problem with this philosophy is what happened in the first half last night. LIU PACKED the lane with bodies and dared the Hoosiers to shoot from the outside. Every drive to the hoop was contested and the shots from the outside weren't dropping. The only way to pull the defense out of the paint and allow our offense to attack, is by hitting those outside shots. On off nights, it's going to be tough and ugly at times. I would guess we'll see defenses go to zone and pack the paint a lot this season. We need to be able to hit those kick outs. Important Lessons for the Hoosiers 1. We can't win games on talent alone. I know this sounds like a "duh" point to make, but after the first 3 games, these freshman didn't have a scare. This game made IU come together as a unit and compete on every possession to pull out the win. Last year we played with too much confidence after the blowouts we had. This is good for a young team. 2. Indiana fought from behind and came back to win this game. This is HUGE in my opinion. Coach Crean said the reason they won the Big Ten last year was because they were better at managing late game situations than every other team. Games like this LIU game are GREAT for experience. The next time IU is in this situation, they won't be as nervous and will have some more confidence since they've already done it as a group before. This game will help us from a late game situation perspective and that confidence will help us win another tight game this season. 3. LIU Brooklyn isn't a traditional "cupcake" as they've been in the NCAA 1 more time than the Hoosiers have in the last 3 years. That being said, I'm not going to lie and say this was a good quality win. Indiana should destroy a 15 or 16 seed NCAA team at home later in the season. This was GAME 2. This team needs to find their identify, and figure out who the ball will go to in late game situations. They are learning this. 4. Tom Crean had to be THRILLED with the way that game turned out. His team got the win, but that win shook up a lot of players. Those players will be putty in Crean's hands. "If you don't focus and practice hard, do these things, LIU's and other teams will beat you." Coach Crean now has complete control over these players and they will buy in to damn near everything he says. That is a good thing for those who aren't following. :) 5. It's only a 1 point win, but it's a win. Instead of being frustrated, or writing off the season (like some have...Overreact much?) just know that Indiana won a game they were supposed to win, are now 2-0 and learned valuable lessons they wouldn't have if we won that game by 30. Nothing to worry about Hoosiers, it won't always be pretty early on, but in the long run, we are going to be a team others don't want to face come March. 2-0... On to the next one. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app [url=https://btownbanners.com/page/articles.html/_/basketball/analysis/a-macro-view-of-last-nights-73-72-win-r88]This post has been promoted to an article[/url]

Sounded pretty damn loud to me at the end of the game. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

The Duke game was the best of the night by far. I think Parker outplayed him, but he didn't get the W. Definitely a special talent. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

IU definitely settled in the first half. Sheehey is part to blame on this one. He pulled up too quickly quite a few times which set the tone for the half. He started to take over in the second half when he got the ball trough the normal offense. Great teaching experience for Crean and this young group. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

In all honesty. It has to be really hard to watch IU after graduating as a player. You put so much into playing for them and now you have no control like fans Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Randle, Wiggins, Duke kid (name escapes me) all looked great last night. Very strong freshman class. Noah will get next to no pub and average a double double this year Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Crean's comments are here. No need to leave

Might have to take your average once you have 20 games complete. For those who miss games. It'll happen Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Game came down to the wire. Great experience for both of those teams. It's hard to watch all these top 25 match ups and the high level of basketball and the. See us struggle with a decent LIU team. Oh well, we'll keep getting better and more experienced as we go. Hope by tourney time we can surprise some people. Still think we'll win 22+ this year. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

84-70 IU

As if his play ON the field wasn't bad enough already, now there is word coming out that he has a Sex Tape Orgy that is getting shopped around.  TMZ reported it first.  Dear lord... Colts can't buy a break with this guy.     http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/12/trent-richardson-sex-tape-indianapolis-colts/    

  Haha I know, we were talking in chat earlier.

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