Class of '66 Old Fart

PUke at Wisky on the Big Ten channel.  At the half, tied at 24.  Wisky holding their own against the PUke front line with 6 OReb and 12 DReb vs. 3 and 15 respectively for PUke who's also committed 9 TO's.

  And note who slid into 2nd place.  Not bad for a 'newbie'.

I haven't watched Gelon so this is pure speculation on my part, but maybe he is a deadeye shooter provided he's set when he catches the ball and not closely guarded.  Not necessarily double or triple teamed but his defender is playing soft defense.  Maybe not a kid who can necessarily create his own shots but more a catch and shoot player.      And for whatever it's worth, Crown Point is participating in the Noblesville Holiday Tournament and defeated Avon 90 - 64.  Gelon with 21 points on 7 of 9 from 3 pt. land.  Not sure how far they were into the 4th quarter, but at that point, he had yet to attempt either a 2 pt. shot or a free throw.   Sasha Stefanovic had 12 pts. for Crown Point.

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You almost have to feel pity for John Groce.  Not only does he have multiple Illini players out with injuries, today it was learned from a Chicago Tribune reporter that Groce won't identify the player by name but he has a player out with mumps and won't be available for the Illinois - Michigan game. 

Amen!

  What class is he in?  I couldn't find anything.

I'm thinking it's a leather muzzle as I've heard he's a kinky kinda guy!    :laugh:

No problem; I just didn't see where I made that reference.  No biggie.

I have a bad feeling every time we have a road game!

  OK, I'm confused, but hey I'm old so that's not unusual.  I'm not seeing where I referred to the Mudpuppies as in the B10!  And if I did, oops!

And the Lady Hoosiers are undefeated in B1G play beating Yale 76 - 60.  They got a little foul happy in the 4th quarter and their shooting percentage slipped but was still a commendable 54% for the game and they hit 7 of 10 from 3 and 15 of 19 free throws.   After turning the ball over 11 times in the first half, they only turned it over 5 more times for the game. Gassion 19 pts. McBride 16 pts. Buss 13 pts. Cahill 12 pts. and 10 rebounds.   Great way to start conference play.

Looks like Rutgers will cruise to a win, but they are certainly far from impressive.  Unless we treat TB like a leper, he should have a big night.  Unfortunately, we do have a history of letting teams like Rutgers look like NCAA Final Four contenders.

I heard a reference that our New Zealander was on the bench but I don't know if she was in an IU uniform or in street clothes.  I doubt she's had enough required NCAA practices to actually get any playing time just yet.

The shots that wouldn't fall in Florida are falling tonight and the Ladies lead 62 - 45 at the end of the 3rd.  60% from the floor and 7 of 10 from 3-pt. land.  Still controlling the backboard and not as sloppy with their ball handling.  Gassion with 15; Buss with 13; 12 apiece from Cahill and McBride.

13 - 2 run to start the 3rd quarter and IU leads 49 - 31

At the half, Lady Hoosiers lead 36 - 29.  Buss with 11; Cahill with 9, McBride with 7 and Gassion with 6.  Still controlling the boards with 18 rebounds vs. only 7 for Yale.  Shooting 50% from the floor as a team.  Only real negative is sloppy ball handling with 11 turnovers.  4 Yale girls with 2 fouls each; Cahill only Hoosier with 2 fouls.

Lady Hoosiers off to a good start and at the end of the 1st quarter lead 21 – 15 led by 9 from Buss, 4 from Gassion and 5 from Cahill.  Cahill did pick up 2 fouls in the quarter.   Ladies controlling the boards with 8 rebounds to only 1 for Yale.

Geez, everybody's a critic!    :yes:        7:00 p.m. E.T.

The Yale Mudpuppies (8-5) visit Assembly Hall to challenge our Lady Hoosiers (7-4).  Game is televised on BTN Plus; available on radio at:  http://www.iuhoosiers.com/watch/?Live=58   and game stats at:  http://sidearmstats.com/indiana/wbball/   7:00 p.m. ET tipoff.   Time for the Ladies to start a new winning streak after a rough trip to FL.

Don't disagree.  But we know he wouldn't stay unemployed for very long.  Maybe the new job wouldn't pay quite as much and he might not have the recruiting budget he has now, but do you really see him as Gen. Custer at Little Big Horn?  I think despite the make-up of his personality, there is a limit on how much pushback he will ultimately accept.   On the other hand, one more player in the police reports could be the flashpoint for a resignation.

Surely there's a point at which CTC himself says enough is enough and the 2 sides get together, negotiate a buyout and CTC announces his resignation.  He's got to be painfully aware that he is not a beloved and revered coach and likely never will be.  How much stress does he want to continue to place on himself and his family? 

It's theoretically possible, but why would CTC agree to such a move?  Also, it's a move I don't see Glass making.  I don't think it would make the university look very good.

For what it's worth, these last 30 posts or so have really been interesting and I don't mean that in a sarcastic way.  The back and forth has been very informative to me.

WatShot is correct.  There is a website devoted to the buyout at:  http://www.tomcreanbuyout.com/