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mdn82

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Everything posted by mdn82

  1. Ball needs to go through Vonleh every possession tonight.  
  2. I like the move when we are struggling to have Davis and Robinson in there.  We need a spark.
  3. Will needs to stop shooting 3s.  Well, everyone needs to stop shooting 3s.  We need to be going to the rim.  This is ugly.
  4. I truly think 80 is the new 70 with the new rules.  I could easily see us average close to 80, which would be nuts on a team lacking a deadly accurate shooter.  
  5. I think we can be more flexible this year than last.  We aren't better as a team, but we could have a better chance if it was a neutral court than last year.  Size and athleticism this year is better than last year.  We are just too young to go to Cuse and win.  We are going to try and draw a lot of fouls every game.  I think that will be our strategy this year.  
  6. I think it would be great.  Thank you Vets!
  7. mdn82

    UFC/Boxing Fans

      About 50 seconds in to the interview they had with him they show it.     http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/11/10/5086572/jeremy-stephens-vs-rony-jason-full-fight-video-highlights
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    UFC/Boxing Fans

    Last good fight he had was that Shogun fight.  
  9.   That might have been one of the better first posts I have seen.  Well done.  
  10. mdn82

    UFC/Boxing Fans

    That was as nasty a KO as you will see.  Dude look Bisping after Hendo KO'd him at 100.  Even had the shot after.  
  11. mdn82

    UFC/Boxing Fans

    OMFG!!! 
  12. mdn82

    UFC/Boxing Fans

    Gonna be a great fight with Fonz as the ref.  
  13. mdn82

    UFC/Boxing Fans

    Jeremy Stephens at FW should be fantastic!!!  Dude doesn't know how to put on a bad fight.  
  14. mdn82

    UFC/Boxing Fans

    WSOF is also going on right now for all of you fight fans.  As I say that Jon Fitch just got taken down and got his back taken.  My how the times have changed.  
  15. mdn82

    IU vs ILLINOIS Game Thread

    I can't drink too much during an IU basketball game, but our defense causes me to drink.
  16. mdn82

    IU vs ILLINOIS Game Thread

    We are terrible on 3rd down defensively.  
  17. If Dickie is calling it, don't you mean RMK Hall?
  18. The season is officially here!!!  A lot of what you would expect for a first game, which is actually good considering how a lot of other teams had more issues than expected.  It is starting to look like 90 might be the new 70 under the new rules which always bodes well for a Tom Crean coached team.  Words that could describe this IU team are long, athletic, quick, and young.  This young team is going to make that head-scratching play and turn around making a play that gets you out of your seat.     I don't think there were many people who would say a 100-72 score would result in anyone saying it was a decent defensive game, but I think it really was.  Defensively we were active with block after block.  We were active on the boards as a team (62!!!-36).  The reason I say 90 is the new 70 is because we just went 45-55 from the line on a night I couldn't really see the home cooking calls you could normally see in a game like that.  Turnovers were again a big problem with the good guys getting 19 and only forcing 10.  We did force them to shoot 25.9% from the field however.     Individually, I was thrilled with how Noah came out.  He scored the first 5 and hit his first free throw!  Then offensively he seemed to disappear for long stretches.  The boards however, he was a beast.  This kid ended up with 11 pts and 14 rebounds.  10 coming in the first 15 minutes!!!  Beyond that we had 6 Hoosiers in double figures scoring, led by Jeremy Hollowell with 16.  In a game with this many points you would expect that.  Things that won't show up in the box score and probably were more important were the energy minutes that Hanner Perea, Stan Robinson, and Devin Davis all provided.  These kids are going to get a lot of minutes for the energy they bring on every possession.  I can honestly say I have never seen a kid improve as much in one offseason as I have with Hanner Perea, and I think that says something after having witnessed Victor Oladopo's rise.     All in all it is really what you would expect for a first game.  I think this gives us a better feel how the new rules will effect the outcome of games.  I believe this also shows why players that are ultra-athletic are even more valuable in this environment.  That 300 pound plodder that can't move his feet won't do very well in this new environment.  More important than that, the season is underway folks!  Sit back and if the site is new to you, kick your feet up and enjoy.  Its going to be one hell of a season!
  19. mdn82

    IU vs Chicago St Official Game Thread

    Me neither.  I will be with about 20 Boilermaker fans watching that game.  Not even joking.  I hope they let me take a dejected picture of them all flipping me off I can post lol.
  20. mdn82

    IU vs Chicago St Official Game Thread

    Did they storm the court?
  21. mdn82

    IU vs Chicago St Official Game Thread

    Defense and rebounding.  That is going to be us this year.  Love the fact that we finally have some protection around the rim.  So much athleticism on this team. 
  22. mdn82

    IU vs Chicago St Official Game Thread

    I can't even drink watching this game.  Afraid as bad as it looks, I will try hooking up with my computer like its my last call option.  
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