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Nebraska is packing it in and we seem to be countering with 1 guy on the floor who can hit a jump shot. Doesn't make sense. If we can spread it out a little more it would open up things even more for TJD inside Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Archie going big at all times is so confusing. Seems like we never have a 3 guard lineup. With Nebraska going 5 out, there's no reason for Davis to be in the game. It would make sense if Davis could dominate on offense, but he's not doing that. Green, Durham, Phin, TJD, and Smith should be playing together. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why is Durham running iso at the end of the half? That's Green's game. Durham had a few great games at the beginning of the year, and is still going to be a key for the team, but he's still limited offensively Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mental errors from everybody on the team. This is terrible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Archie has been good this year, but keeping Brunk in and sitting Green makes no sense. Brunk is getting dominated on both ends Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Durham has played terrible the last 2 games. Trying to do too much. Green needs to be on in his place right now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I get the idea behind Green coming off the bench, but we can't start games without him and Phinisee Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Franklin closing out games asthe primary ball handler was not something I thought would happen at any point this year, but he earned it tonight. He's going to be an awesome player for us Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Those were both really easy passes. If you can't make that pass you just can't be out on the court. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2 complete mental mistakes from Hunter. Can't have him out there. Really miss Rob when we need some depth Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

FSU is too athletic for him, and he's not good enough to expose them on offense. Seems like he shouldn't play in a game like this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, I don't think he's taking any opponents lightly necessarily. But I also don't think it's a bad thing to manufacture a bit of adversity and allow the team to work through it against some of the easier opponents. I think he played it well yesterday and kept a good pulse on the game. Even though Indiana didn't look great in the first half, there was no point where I was worried that Princeton could win. Then Indiana came out after halftime with a clear intention of extending the lead, and so he rode the starters until they got a comfortable lead.

We started slow in the first half without Rob or Green in the game. A disjointed start shouldn't be a surprise. It's not a coincidence that IU separated in the second half when Archie tightened the rotation and focused on winning the game instead of getting experience for guys further down the bench. In games that are guaranteed wins, it makes sense for Archie to sacrifice a bit to get more experience for Race, Damezi, and Franklin. It may not be the best rotation for that specific game, but getting those guys minutes now should prove valuable down the road. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ha. Again. 4 easy layups missed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

IU players have a conspiracy to not let Green get assists Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, it hasn't been a tough schedule, but the offense has a lot more life this year than last, even against bad teams. The first half was not good, but I bet they'd be up 15 if Archie was running a 7-8 man rotation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

IU is leading the conference in scoring and some posters can't stop complaining about the offense... Our 2 lead guards are not at full strength and Archie is clearly more focused on getting playing time for a lot of guys than on putting the best lineup on the floor for this game. Race would be out of the game if this was a challenging opponent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Race didn't look ready for either of Green's passes. Green seemed to get stuck in the lane a lot last year, so it's nice to see him making nice plays off the dribble, even if it's against weaker competition Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That would make too much sense. [emoji1] Smith should be working on his shooting no matter what, just like everybody else on this team. If he can hit enough 3s to make people guard him out there, that's great as it adds another scoring threat and brings a big out to clear space in the lane. If he can't hit the 3, then he either won't play, or he will be spending a lot of time near the hoop. He's had terrible form, so if they're able to fix that, I don't think it's wild to think he can become a decent shooter. If his shot looks the same as last year he has not shot. Either way, this team has depth at the 3/4 assuming Hunter can provide good minutes. Archie doesn't have to continue running him out there like last year when the only other options were Fitzner or Forrester. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was poorly written. I meant we shouldn't count on landing a PG in this class. If we do land one, I don't think we should expect them to contribute at the level Rob did while healthy, but the good news is that we shouldn't need it because we'll have an established PG on the roster, unlike last year.

We just had a 4* come in last year ready to start in the Big 10. I definitely don't think we should count on it, but if we get one of these top 100 PGs that we're recruiting, they should be able to at least contribute 10 minutes backing up Phinisee. For 2019-20, yes we're probably in trouble if Rob misses extended time, but if Archie lands one of Curbelo/Diarra/Hayes, we should be fine at PG for the 20-21 season.

I'm not trying to criticize Romeo. My point was that a lot of people seem to think that the fact that he was a OAD was a problem for the team. I don't think that was the issue, or at least the primary issue. The problem was that he did not perform like a OAD. Not necessarily his fault as he was injured all season, and I realize that his injury likely significantly impacted his play. If you look at the difference between his spot up shooting percentages and off the dribble percentage, where his thumb was likely less of a factor, it seems pretty clear that the thumb caused problems. My point is that we shouldn't shy away from OAD type players just because it didn't work out last year. If Romeo had shot 35%+ from 3 and averaged 20 points, we would have made the tournament, and this narrative that OADs hurt team chemistry wouldn't exist. College players have different goals and career aspirations. The coach's job is to figure out how to make it all work. Plenty of coaches figure out how to mesh 5 stars with 4 year kids. If Archie can't do that, he shouldn't be coaching here, but I think he can. If Archie is interested in Caleb Love, I see no reason to have reservations about adding him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think he'd probably have shot better without the thumb issue, but the skill set he showed last year, whether because of ended up a bad fit. If you had put him on a team with shooters, his slashing would have been much more valuable, but he couldn't capitalize on it with IU because defenses just packed the lane.

I think we overrate the "Romeo didn't fit" narrative. Romeo didn't fit because he didn't have a skill set that filled gaps that needed filled. We didn't need a slasher who couldn't shoot. We already had enough of those. If we had gotten a OAD like Garland, who appears to be a real outside threat, instead of Romeo, I don't think we would be talking about bad fit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cross just committed to Miami. Seems likely that the Geronimo decision played a part Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk