Ranger78

Like to have a beer with Ivan Renko.

  I don't have a clue on what you guys are talking about, but that was funny ...

  Ditto ...

this team is going to win number 6 ... Perfect year ... the right team .. add some OG = 6

Could be worse ... We could talking about a loss. I'm not even going to comment outside - now is the time to pick up your game and team Yogi ... Lead them home ....

The refs did not cause us the game. TO and no answer on how to guard Nigel and that other clown was the difference. Not the end of the world ... Learn and move on ...

 No problem. I think it's a good defense when done right. I'm not sure we have to do it on every high ball screen, but I do agree it needs to be done to keep the other team honest. We just need to ensure we have proper rotation and the hedger does not loose his man completely.

Good video (nice breakdown) thanks

Yes, i realize it's a set and helpside rotation is needed. It  was there in the 1st half and  better in the later part of the 2nd. If they spread the floor, helpside rotation can be late and they where trying to cover it with the ballside hedge defender, which was not working. I agree 100 its a set and was done on purpose. 

I'm getting old, so I'm going to enjoy this team. Yogi is becoming a leader and he's growing up. He's the key and I would vote on that young man every day of the week. I've seen it before from IU teams and this team has the X factor. 

  LOL - I told one of my RI's that he was going too hard on us one day and it didn't go very well for me either....

  I'm pretty sure we're going to win it all ... I need to go to Vegas (right now) ...

Just like I told my 10 year old daughter today, I think IU wins it all this year. So many keys, but it starts with YOGI and I think he's ready to bring it home. I think he's big enough to seize the moment and bring us number 6. 

I think Troy is starting to understand his position and responsibility. He still does some 'out of control stuff', but I think this has improved greatly over the last few weeks. TW is so dynamic on the baseline and his effort is improving on both the def end and with rebounding. TW is a key element for this team. I still want to see OG get more minutes ...

Yep, I agree Max is better at recovering and he has a better feel for where his man is off the hedge. NW saw this and started spreading the court and isolating this action early in the 2nd. Our big guys can't loose their primary responsibility .....   With their sets in the first and our help side defense, we didn't get burned by this too much in the first. Our switching and overall defense is soooooo much better than it was earlier this season ,,,,

The only 'concern' I saw from today's game and the last few is we hedge (too much) with our big's on the high ball screen, which sometimes leads to easy pick and roll baskets. I did see a change from this later in the 2nd half, so I'm basically looking for stuff to complain about here.   Great game and this team is becoming efficient and I'm thinking the sky is the limit for them. Ball movement is off the charts...   OG needs more time on the floor.... 

It's sad to see how much or (not) support Penn State gets at a home game. Why would a top notch recruit want to play for them?

Last time Iowa started 6-0 was 86/87.

I feel for Nic Moore @ SMU.

I'm starting to believe a bit with this team and it has more to do with the reactions on the sidelines. I know it's easy to get along when winning, but these guys seem to like each other. Yogi is taking this team and running with it.

  I didn't think Yogi forced too many shots today. I'll need to go back and watch again, but I thought most of his shots were good quality shots.

I think his replacement was already at the scorers table to come in, but yeah that does seem to be a pattern with Coach Crean. IMO, his sub patterns have been better this year... It looks like Coach has gone away from switching from man2man  to zone (or reverse) in the middle of a possession, so I'm just riding that sunshine right now.

that's interesting... I wouldn't have thought they were leading in rebounding, but MSU is normally solid in that department. They're clearly missing an inside presence, but I'm guessing they will get it figured out. Iowa might just be that good ....

Yes some similarities, but we didn't have anyone close to Valentine and their Coach is an upgrade. But yes, they will have some of the same issues we had last year. The kid that originally committed to them and then went to PU would have made a big difference.  

LOL - you have no idea what I accept. I was just making an observation.