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Yes, the 3 and making two free throws was winning basketball. The rest is dissecting the game to get better and hopefully our coaches and players who are getting paid a lot of money to win are doing the same. Do you not want the team to get better...? That was quite the change in your stance.

Going 1 for 4 on 2 pointers is not good and is losing basketball. IU didn't beat Xavier, on the road, (can we say this again now?) because Kopp went 1 for 4 from inside the arc in the first half. Try to separate the different aspects of the game, find what worked and what didn't work. Kopp going 1 for 4 is something that didn't work, this is an area that we can improve on by him not shooting those (more proof is from a full season). Why is that wishful thinking? That makes no sense. I would love for the team to improve and be even more efficient on offense. Part of that is knowing what is and isn't a good shot. Kopp shooting from inside the arc has been proven to be not good. XJ and Reneau getting techs is not good and losing basketball too. The fact they made fantastic plays before the techs is winning basketball, getting pumped and showing attitude is winning basketball. However, getting the tech is losing basketball. (and yet we won the game!!) You see how there can be positive and negative effects there? Increase the good while decreasing the bad and you increase your chances at winning more big road games!! (maybe this is the wishful thinking part?)

Okay? Awesome!! (?) He was like 1-4 (+/- 1) from inside the arc in the first half. (That's not good and is losing basketball) I believe he was under 40% from inside the arc last season. Thank you for making the point clear in recalling his one make from inside the arc in the first half.

@Uspshoosier Is taunting something officials are concentrating on this season? I've been multitasking while watching other games this season but I believe this was brought up in another game.

XJ had a very Kopp-esque over help at the top of the key in the first half. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

There have been some questionable calls that have helped teams in contention for the playoffs today. I'm sure it's completely coincidental because conferences would never want certain outcomes to get their teams in the playoffs

He is good at chasing the opponents "shooter." If you have the games recorded from last season go back and watch Kopp on defense. He consistently over helped and lacked the quickness to get back out to his man. This happened over and over and over again in games. He gets confused in ball screens too and where the "My bad" originated. You don't have to take my word for it. Here are the stats to back up that he is not a good defender. Kopp is an above (?) average shooter that does little else. He doesn't defend well, his rebounding is pretty much nonexistent, the majority of shots inside the arc are turnovers, and he rarely assists. He spreads the floor?

Fantastic!! Send him out with a W!!!

I believe we have two and possibly a third. I wish that included our best player. It's nice to have nice young men on the team but they just don't have that switch they can turn it on.

Agree about a better option but Kopp is not good. Kopp had two silly turnovers that counted as turnovers and at least two other shots that were turnovers. He shouldn't shoot anything inside the arc, ever. He airballed a floater (?) bad. He chucked one that wasn't close to going in. (up against the shot clock). He wasn't as bad in this game but he is consistently over helping, leaving his man for WIDE OPEN looks from deep. If he would have doubled his makes on just one more shot... he's a little above average at the one thing we need him to be great.

BTN was tired of showing that crap!

Shocked

Damn, announcers are punking us in the booth now. Ouch

On the 18th hole, right as you're telling yourself you won't be back on the course for a good while.

The e and e (E&E def works gooder) was pretty solid. The lack of concentration and dumb decisions (CADD) is a bit concerning.

Let's teach them not to run to the corner to inbound while being pressed. We had a timeout and then did it again. Awesome. Let's teach/recruit to actually make shots outside the paint, that includes FTs. Let's teach them out of the dumb basketball that's happened for over a year now. Happy with the win and the teaching opportunities that exist now have existed for a hot minute, nothing new.

TJD, XJ, and Reneau had great to fantastic games JHS and Galloway contributed positively Race, My bad, and Geronimo were poor to awful

Good win on the road. We went from being the last power 6 team to win a noncon road game to the most recent in just a few seconds!

We're allergic

There have been several of those throughout the game. Xavier gives me Iowa vibes with the moving screens, maybe not quite that bad.

Never mind, I guess defending the 3 is optional there. Simple ball screen killed us against Syracuse last season.

Defend, especially the 3 point line, please. No wide open looks

Or the TOs earlier in the half?

How about when we face a zone...?

We're running to the corners to inbound the ball. I wonder where there comes from?