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I was watching Iowa/PU, remembered he transferred to UK, and didn’t realize he was out all year injured, lol. I hadn’t realized we’d offered in HS until last night. I doubt Archie kept recruiting him given the roster crunch but boy, those teams could’ve used him.

CJ is going to have eligibility into next century. He missed his academic freshman year with an injury, played two years at Iowa, and transferred to Kentucky. He got hurt again warming up for their first game of the year and will miss this entire season. Between the years lost to injury and playing the free Covid year, he could probably play three more years if he wanted.

Really looking forward to Iowa/Purdue in Iowa City. Two top ten offenses, mediocre defenses, tonight 9/8c

Boy it’s hard to know what got left out from that conversation in the editing process, but it reads pretty pro-IU

Let’s hope and pray that Rob just had a cramp or a stinger or something minor. What a great ambassador for the program he’s been.

Here’s hoping Khristian gets well soon. From all appearances he’s been a terrific teammate this year — enthusiastic on the bench, attentive, when he was healthy he gave it his all when called upon. He’s got special speed and court vision, and I hope he’s a valuable part of the program going forward.

Is no former Hoosier available to be BTN studio talent? What’s Will Sheehey up to? Christian Watford?

Coach just said Khristian is “not able to play…that’s why he didn’t play tonight.”

Beat writers have occasionally noted whether he’s dressed or not, participating in warmups or not.

The only other teams with six or more wins in conference so far: Illinois, MSU, and Wisconsin. No one else has played ten conference games yet, so it’s not apples to apples…but the wins don’t come off the board, either.

First subs came at the under-16, which is earlier than has been typical, I think. I’d probably sit one of Race or Trayce they early so we’re never without one but I still like this move.

Yes, good point. Sometimes good teams just lose (even occasionally at home!) We’ve been fragile for awhile, with obvious reason, but, to paraphrase Osterman from this week’s Mind Your Banners, not every game is a program referendum.

IU has been in every game except UM, and with the exception of maybe UM*, had only lost to clearly inferior teams twice, both on the road: PSU and Syracuse. So their work isn’t done but I anticipate being confident they’re in on selection Sunday. A couple wins this week won’t be big on the resume but will keep IU comfortably above the bubble (a road win, especially, would help). *UM has been pretty bad at times but is obviously talented, and if their frontcourt guys hit 3s like they did Sunday the roster construction issues pretty much disappear.

Never bad to have mom in your corner.

These are junior year OVs, too, so in theory he could even come back to IU (or Baylor or Villanova) next year, though if he decides this spring then I assume he’d only use one senior year OV, to visit the school he commits to.

Agree here. CMW and Painter coached good games, but Demo’s point and waiting pretty deep into the 2nd half to get Trey back in to cover Ivey stand out as choices that IU might like back in a different outcome. Painter may have made other blunders but the one that stands out is sitting Ivey with 2 fouls for the last five minutes or so of the first half, during which IU built a healthy lead. Maybe he needed to cool off after his flagrant, maybe he needed a break, but that segment was pretty choppy and he might have even been able to go offense/defense a little. Plus a perimeter player is easier to hide with foul trouble, and Ivey finished with three total fouls.

Still thinking about the game. In general I’m of the opinion coaches are too quick to bench their best players with foul trouble but, at least in the first half, I think CMW made the right call with TJD Thursday. IU wasn’t going to win a high-octane shootout with this Purdue team, and PU would’ve attacked TJD if he stayed in w/2 fouls. PU’s posts and coach are too good not to, which would’ve meant either a diminished defense or a 3rd foul (or some of the former and eventually the latter). Instead, Race, Geronimo, and Durr were stout, and the offense was good enough. Maybe TJD should’ve gotten more burn in the second half, but he may be our only big fast enough and savvy enough to slide with Ivey on that SLOB DHO, force a tough shot, then dribble out the rebound, and if he’d fouled out, he couldn’t have done so.

Yes. They never should’ve run Tubby out. And the good news with Johnson for Minny: unless it goes SO well that like the nba comes calling, he’s probably sticking around, since he’s an alum. If he can also recruit and develop, not just ID transfer talent, they may have a guy

Yep, the kind of year where they’ll make like the CBI but you learn Ben Johnson has some real coaching talent

Haven’t watched yet but it’s like twice as long as usual https://mobile.twitter.com/IndianaMBB/status/1484945320282836992?cxt=HHwWgMCy5db5ypspAAAA

I keep checking for the official postgame hype video. I need it

Also heard Tony Adragna say on a podcast somewhere that PU was in the 20-30 percentile range guarding: 1. Pick-n-roll handlers finishing plays, and 2. either the roller finishing OR first pass recipient finishing plays in PNR, forget which. and the offense was more PNR-heavy than usual. All-around good scout.

I love the Clamps closing lineup (X/Rob/Trey/Race/TJD) and the minutes trends lately have shown the staff is leaning on whoever’s playing well at the 2 and 3, in my opinion. If the starters stay the same I can live with it. The two changes I’d like to see: 1. More of a “one shooter, one handler” combo at the 2/3 for stretches. So Trey with Stewart and a PG, or Kopp/Rob at the 2/3, or some other combo like that. You can still close with Clamps, but as many have said, the skill overlap between Stew and Kopp may make them more valuable separately. 2. maybe one quicker sub around the 16 minute mark of either half, unless the starters are really rolling. This would make it easier to keep one of TJD/Race in at all times, for example: if Race sits from 16-12 and replaces TJD when he returns, you avoid the minutes without either.

I’m sure he’ll make a considered decision, for a variety of reasons, most of which we’ll never know. But uhhhh it seems like it would be tough to turn IU down

Thanks, I can run it back on youtubetv with this info