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Same as every other team in America. Every game I watch it happens. It doesn’t make it a good thing, but you act like we are the only team that does it. But I also don’t notice it more than any other team.

Yep. Last year was his first year even being a 1:1 guy. He has improved greatly this year from a decision making perspective. I do feel he has the ball in his hand less this year than last (no numbers handy to say either way). But his decision making has been mostly on point this year. Plus we can’t undervalue his rebounding with Joey being out with just under 5 per game. Imo Joey doesn’t even get that many. He has more than made up for him, but I do worry about teams like Illinois or MSU where the guards are more physical. Keep shooting and they will drop once he stops forcing the outside shot. He is the least of my worries with this team.

Let me reiterate. The whole Al jumping into defenders thing has cause him to drop his turnovers from 1.9 last year to 1.3 this year. His assists have went from 2.5 last year to 3.2 this year so far. This just isn’t a thing quite like the VJ3 good for lowering his head into a charge or turnover 3 plus times a game. If what you guys are saying is true and problematic, his numbers would show it even this early in the year in spite of the sampling. Those numbers just aren’t typically as flexible as shootings numbers thoughout a year. He is playing 30 mpg. He is a 2.5:1 assist to turnover guard. That’s pretty damn good. If he kept it over a 2:1 ratio that’s a pretty good damn Senior. Sorry it’s not good enough for some, or a reason to go at CAM I guess? But if you all think Al Durham is the or even a problem, I honestly have no clue what you guys are watching. Another reason to not watch games while posting on here.

Oh boy now we are trying to take out his best game on an already small sample size to prove a point. Let me know when you understand averages, and sampling. Then we can have this discussion. Until then keep screaming at your computer cause nobody else understands the game quite like you.

Worst part is he was in Columbia City which is a town where he didn’t need 3.4 pounds to look like the big man. I hate to say this, but you are a 6’9” 415 lb black man out in that town at 2 am with 3.4 lbs of weed? Come on man. That’s like me hitchhiking on Martin Luther King Blvd in Atlanta at 3 am. It just isn’t a good life decision lol.

To his credit I am sure he thought he was in Michigan. Been my running excuse for years.

Lmfao you are right!!! I mean he is on pace for 100 3’s this year. So at 7% dip if his averages played out this way I mean we are talking about 21 points over the whole year. Easily 3 more losses without those 7 3’s. As a guard protecting the ball, distributing, defending, and getting close to 5 rebounds in 30 minutes per game don’t help. Thank you so much for teaching me that shooting is the only thing that matters for Al Durham because you said so. May he receive 20 lashes for the 2 missed 3’s he should have hit against the plethora of cupcakes. Go back to your sound argument where this team being a run and gun team doesn’t need those other things to be successful. My apologies Sorry, I apologize I didn’t answer your first statement about not being the only person that complains about that. Well Joe, something you should learn is every IU team I have been on a board for singles out one player right or wrong. I will just say I will continue to post his assist to turnover stats when both are continuing to go in a pretty good positive direction and that argument comes up.

Who cares if he does on the shooting? It’s averages dude and if he makes like 2 out of 3 or 4 it’s the same. As for your other sentence that’s completely made up in your head. Look at his assist to turnover numbers or just look at either this year versus any other year. Here let me help. Last year he was 2.5/1.9. This year he is 3.2/1.3. Any more made up complaints to trash a player that has made more winning plays outside of TJD/Galloway/Franklin? Those 2 whole shots missed (not 2 per game...) are not as important as that stat and the rebounding for this team. Period.

Not 2 3’s per game. 2 more 3’s on the whole year gets his average accurate to his historical averages..... That whole pesky low sample thing. But yep. Trash player doing other things greatly needed. Taking care of the ball, distributing, defending, and rebounding. But boy, since to this point he has hit what like 7/24 he is trash. So much better if he hit 9 to this point...

Yep while going up to 4.8 rebounds from 2.1. Or while raising his assists and lowering his turnovers. I can work with small sample sizes too since you think his only job is to score. He has stepped in areas we needed him to. He needs to get his shooting numbers back to historical averages. But with like 16 free throws and 24 3’s shot, I am not exactly too worried about a 4th year player there. His rebounding to this point is far more important than him hitting 2 more 3’s to make you feel better about his shooting. He is doing just fine.

Ended up with 20 at the half on 6-6 from 3.

McNeil is on fire for WVU. 14 in the first 10 minutes.

Right. I imagine Armaan will be on Buie. I hope we extend the pack line out as this team doesn’t seem to drive to shoot. More drive to kick. Nance is a lot like TJD in that it matters how much energy he plays with. Whoever plays softest their team is in trouble. Northwestern can’t afford for Nance to be soft. Offensively, if we limit turnovers, we will be fine. Defensively if we bring energy and help on the long rebounds, we win going away.

Get out on shooters. 1-5 they look to shoot from everywhere. TJD will have his hands full with the wiry Nance. Hope he comes ready.

Illinois 81 - IU 68

To be fair John Wooden, there are a lot of us that are sick and tired of every game we play, the board turning it into a loss. We understand your frustration, but some of us like to actually enjoy the wins. Please and thank you.

No? But it depends on your perception of them and us. We could probably pick any team in the country and make a correlation between their program and ours based on our personal feelings.

IU 73 - Northwestern 65

1. Iowa 2. Illinois 3. Rutgers 4. MSU 5. Wisconsin 6. Michigan 7. IU 8. Purdue 9. OSU 10. Northwestern 11. Maryland 12. Penn St 13. Minnesota 14. Nebraska Three distinct tiers within this. 1-4, 5-9, 10+. 10 and 11 could theoretically make the tournament, but I will stick with historical and say 9 max.

To be fair there is a 5* committing today with IU right there at the end and Peegs hasn’t posted about it on Twitter.

Northwestern is hitting everything it feels like. 1-5 they hit shots. TJD vs Nance will be a battle.

If we could stop with the very early games that would be fantastic

Man I always hate our first game after finals. Props to Franklin and the team defense player waking up in the second half.

Thanks man. In between high school games and IU we are all missing this year in person, the best I can say is I am just thankful they are playing some games. Just a fun game day in person.

Butler didn’t have fans outside of Fischers or Carmel until Bob Knight left IU. Not wrong to remind them of that every now and again.