"Did you not believe us when we told you this team was quick? Jesus Christ boys, we're getting hammered, I mean hammered. There's almost no reason to play the damn second half." --Bob Knight, Season on the Brink
When Auburn cut it to two, I was cynically going to post that this could turn into a double digit loss. Didn't think it'd be double digits by the half.
Ever since the Archie years where we seemed to exclusively recruit Indiana and Ohio, I've been saying we need a serious upgrade in athleticism and quickness. We're a lot better than we were then, but still aren't anywhere near where we need to be as far as backcourt talent.
This isn't 1990; the best and most talented players aren't limited to the state of Indiana anymore.
I noticed ESPN has us on the right side of the matchup predictor and the bottom team on the box score, which would make us the "home" team.
I'm sure the people doing the NET rankings will use that as an excuse to consider this a home game for us.
Michigan hit a 3 to go up 59-53. I feel like that's where an Archie team would have packed it in. This team scored 7 straight to go in front.
Just wish we ran a better fast break and quit turning it over so much.
I feel better about the Auburn game now than I did a few weeks ago. But I can't shake the feeling we'll look a lot less athletic than them and the three-ball will be our enemy again.
On one hand, I can live with being down 2. On the other, I'm kind of unhappy to be down 2 after a first half that saw Sparks actually make consecutive free throws and a Gunn 3-ball that managed to find the net.
Saw this run coming as soon as Ware got his second. But I'm sure Woodson will feel great going into halftime knowing he still only has 2 even though we'll be down.