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If it was half bad (offense), half good (defense), we can go win this.

I’m feeling pretty zen about this, against my better judgment. This team has been frustrating but I love them, PU has been struggling, and it would be poetically sweet to punch a dance card in WL tomorrow.

Feels rare to hear a HS junior being recruited by high majors bring up defense unprompted like this

Alford would probably turn me away for good. And I tune in every game, etc.

Beilein gave two little-used seniors six minutes, combined, in the 2013 IU @ UM game the Hoosiers won by 1 to clinch the title and deny UM a share.

Agreed; think IU shouldn’t tempt fate. I have a glass-half-full take about this year and this team but I’m saving it for now.

I absolutely love watching Walton BECAUSE it’s fun and absurd. But I do wonder if the confusion statements like this cause more casual fans is a good trade for the entertainment.

Race could be back? I know he has eligibility but I thought the plan was to move on with life.

In the @ OSU game thread I said he wasn’t quite ready and the OSU game was proof that those calling for more time were wrong. I agree with you that he’s at least going to make the right call. And yes: what he can ultimately be isn’t flashy, but if he’s a low TO%, high 3 pt%, ball mover, good team defender? You can’t have enough of those around flashier guys.

I think there’s a case that Gonzaga’s a larger favorite this year than last, though it’s clouded by the fact they didn’t lose until the final last year. An Arizona/Zags final would be terrific

Yeah if you drafted, for this season only, from both rosters, 4 of the first 5 guards/wings picked would be Spartans, I think

Did anyone catch that the ref told Hummel they can’t review whether a player was out of bounds? Which refs conspired to do with Brad Davison in the Wisconsin at IU game? Malpractice

Pains me to say so but Gillis’s 5th foul and Edney’s 4th were both bad calls in MSU’s favor. And I missed it earlier but they said on the broadcast that Gillis’s 4th was bad. now PU has shot like 9 more FTs, so even though it’s in Breslin it’s not some disgrace…but y’know.

Also when he’s engaged on defense he’s the best option at the 5. I like the Race/Geronimo lineups but they trade away some rim protection for smoother switching

Hang in there Mo.

I think Phinisee’s knack for clutch shot making would’ve been useful against Wisconsin and OSU recently, not to mention his defense.

Aiming for “relieved they met the baseline annual expectation, which given the circumstances makes this year a qualified success”

This would be a 20 point lead without the low percentage Fatts prayers falling at an insane rate

I was skeptical of Archie but not vocally negative, and pretty quickly pro-Woody. I still think Woody shows signs of turning things around. If you have substantive disagreements about a coach’s approach, my advice would be to frame things less polemically. The post today’s a good example of what I’d say not to do (unless you WANT to get trolled): vague, accusatory, no substantial points elucidating what’s wrong with the basketball or program building. You get back the kind of engagement you put out there. So a pro-Woody perspective isn’t just rah-rah, it’s me saying: 1. He helped lay the foundation for the Hawks pre-Trae Young period of 21st century prosperity, from a dire spot 2. He’s the best coach in recent Knicks history 3. He’s gotten more out of lots of guys who’ve played for him than anyone else, from stars like Carmelo to back-of-rotation guys like Steve Novak 4. He was pretty prescient about where the 3 point revolution was going 5. he came from the place every kid he’ll recruit wants to go …and I could go on.

Think the Torvik rooting guide had the UM/RU game as a conflict but losing to both UM and IU within a week would be tough for Rutgers to overcome given their résumé’s other weaknesses. IU winning three and one of Rutgers or Michigan (or other candidates) fading is good news for the Hoosiers.

Moore, Al, and Justin committed to Crean and remained through that coaching change.

Wisconsin must shoot 80% in late shot clock situations. This year especially, but for years now.

Yes, I don’t think that was the only problem but here’s the list of players he recruited: Race Thompson, Romeo Langford, Jerome Hunter, Damezi Anderson, Rob Phinisee, Jake Forrester, TJD, Armaan Franklin, Khristian Lander, Jordan Geronimo, Anthony Leal, Trey Galloway, Logan Duncomb. Some stories still left to be written, some unfortunate injury impacts, but what sticks out is how quickly that 2018 class dissolved.

I’ve been to Crisler many times. On weeknights, it’s a library.

Kansas up 22 with 6 left. Lately the best nights for IU’s bubble chances are the ones they’re not playing