Stuhoo

  May? After that?!?   I understand that you are more than entitled to your opinion, but dang...that's a pretty tough standard. 

    And the best part of it is the guy at the end of the receiving line. He gives each starter a slap and a little dance; but for Captain Yogi, he stands up straight and greets him with a perfect businessman's handshake.   Who's that guy again? I think he was rated about 280th out of high school, but he's freakin' awesome.   OG.

Excellent.

    Ummm...how can I say this politely?   Well:  

  I'd like to thank poster "protectthishouse" for reminding us that it's time to...   Protect our Hall.

It should be a Thomas Bryant kind of game.

  And no Duke or UK

Not a criticism , but when we start beating good B1G teams, then we will be peaking.   PS: A Shakespearean insult for all of you: "You are a bootless, milk-livered giglet"

  Love TB, but....   ^^this^^

  I disagree about Murray, MRob:   He is definitely an NBA quality and then some shooter; range release, everything.    However, his handle isn't that great, which leads to turnovers, and he is most certainly not a defensive plus, not even at the college level. He'll be a nice NBA player, but he is merely a good/streaky college player. He is JBJ with mediocre instead of lousy defense.

    UK is now 13-4, 3-2 in conference without having yet played any of their conference's top four teams.    AND, that is with a playing rotation that includes:   McDAA five star PG (Ulis) McDAA five star Combo Guard (Briscoe) 5 star top five ranked SG (Murray) 5 star top five ranked C (LaBaissiere) 5 star McDAA PF/C (Lee) McDAA PF (Poythress)   MOREOVER, and I say this without any hint of sarcasm or hesitation: If they had him on their roster, Max Bielfeldt would be UK's best post player.   They are a Tyler Ulis injury away from being a bottom tier SEC team.

A big shoutout to the always on target Chronic Hoosier, who described this game thusly:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoXORtIibwQ&feature=youtu.be

  "The O'fer Gophers".   Man...that's cold.

  Viva La Yogi!   Well said.

Gotta be consistent with the pre-game thread. 'Scuse me while I quote myself!:     #33  Hoosiers by 30 or Hoosiers by one? Any win is a good one for me!   FortWayneHoosier, FloridaHoosierGirl, Str8Hoosiers and 8 others like this Posted 13 January 2016 - 07:48 AM

  That's just silly.   We are 4-0 in the B1G and added a walk-on to replace JBJ's body during team drills.

  "With Indiana recruit Grant Gelon getting shut out (0-for-6 shooting), the Bulldogs had to work through Stefanovic, a 6-foot-4 junior guard."   :( 

  According to a reputable 247 poster, he was T'd up recently for...   dunking in warmups.   Yes; it's a rule.

  Finally Nips. Finally.   Every game I watch I thank G_d for our three freshman bigs.

You can get to the final four with lesser talent.   You can miss the final four with extraordinary talent.   However; with the extraordinary talent your odds increase!

TB's continued development (especially in addressing high ball screens) and replacing JBjr's minutes largely with more minutes for OG and Juwan, has accounted for almost the entirety of the defensive improvement.   This team always "tried hard". Now, instead on JBjr guarding SFs, we have 6'8", long-armed, defensive minded players guarding them.   The coaching staff's philosophy hasn't really changed, but the personnel in the defensive rotations has...dramatically.

  When you bait the hook by stating "I know a secret", it is only natural for others to ask,,,"What's your secret?"

Ohio State down 33-26. Lyle with 10 points and nine rebounds for Ohio State with three minutes still left in the first half. Lyle is no student, and I'll bet you he's a one and done.

There are going to be tons and tons and tons of kids who give this process a shot just to see what it feels like. I think it could create a real mess.

IU has better team, and a better tournament chance, than Kensucky. And we are far from the only ones.