RaceToTheTop

GET CUPPS OUT OF THE DAMN GAME

Cupps is killing us. Can't have Cupps and Gunn as your guards....come on.

And yet he gets fewer minutes than every starter.

I think I'm correct, but I believe that Ware and Reneau were both out of the game after Reneau picked up his second. If so, GET WARE BACK IN.

Again, how long is Payne allowed in the lane?

Come on Reneau. FWIW, on X's drive the ref swallowed a whistle so that Hawkins wouldn't have 3.

I thought Zach Edey stayed in a lane a long time.....Payne camps there. But that's the Big Ten.

85 NET. That's all that matters. Wins against Nebraska,Michigan, and Maryland

Not sure how a three second call wasn't made there

I'm not sure Gunn's shooting has been a lack of time in the gym. But it isn't practice that makes perfect -- it's perfect practice that makes perfect.

While the team hasn't played well, Ware has averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds since he had covid and he's 18 of 31 from the field. The problem IMO is he's been the only guy rebounding.

I believe that DeVonte Green put up a **** ton of shots in the summer as well. Unfortunately he never distinguished in a game that not all shots should be taken.

And I thought Bama was going after Tom Allen.

IU 80, Minnesota 68

Of note: IU is averaging 5 made threes per game and shooting 33% from three. UCLA is averagin 4.3 made threes per game and shooting 29% from three. UCLA is basically Indiana without any post play.

Down 68-35, Utah outscores UCLA the rest of the way 22-9 to beat the Bruins 90-44. UCLA is now 6-10. From 31-6 to 6-10? And it's not just that UCLA is 6-10.....they are getting beat down by the mid and bottom teams in the Pac 12.

You know….sometimes it is the heat, not the humidity.

I was really young but did see him play at IU. DEFINITELY saw him play in the NBA. He was a pretty good player in the NBA.....but couldn't shoot the three.

Geronimo with a wide open three with 3 on the shot clock...dribbles a little, gives it up to another player who also dribbles and doesn't shoot. Michigan ball down 3, about 30 seconds left.

He hurt his back in the opener. Gard recently said this to the press after a game: "A year ago he played on a team that's okay. We're a much better team," Gard stated. "We've got more depth. The scouting reports are out on him. You've gotta add layers to your game. You've got to grow your game. They've got all the freshman film where you banged 3's. They're not letting you get loose as much. Continue to grow your game and accept the challenge. We know he can do it, but it's not one of those things we can afford to let him play through. The stakes are too high in terms of what this team wants to accomplish." To me, this reeks of throwing a kid under the bus. Rather than saying 'there are some things we need to work with him and make him get better to get more minutes', he's basically saying 'yeah, Connor played last year because we sucked but not that we're good we can't afford to let him hold us back'. That's a terrible look for a coach, IMO. I have zero problem with a coach recruiting over a player -- none at all -- but on its surface Gard doesn't seem to be honest with his players. Remember that last season Wisky hosted Noah Reynolds who was transferring from Wyoming. Reynolds committed -- I assume on Gard's word of where he stood in his position of the team -- than Gard went out and within two weeks had recruited over Reynolds a couple of times and Reynolds decommited and transferred to Wisconsin Green-Bay (so it wasn't a location issue). And while its a small major, Reynolds is tearing it up there -- 18.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and shooting 51% and 38% from three.

Oh, I understand. Just saying that he has shown he can be a starter at the Big Ten level and there are power five teams he would start or get good minutes at (IU included). Also don't think that Greg Gard has helped the situation. He's been very negative about him in the press instead of keeping it in house.

If I’m Essegian, I would be looking to move on.

Ware played 35 minutes yesterday. Reneau played 36 minutes. yet the 4 minutes Reneau was out, so was Ware. You NEED a go to big man in the game so that you have someone to try to get it to for an easy basket if you hit an offensive lull. I believe in the four minutes where both were out, IU was -9.

What is sad is that Reneau has turned into a really good player. Ware, while inconsistent, has been a good pickup. Walker has been better than I thought he he would be. But it’s not a good team. And some of the guys with the most effort are getting the worst results. i don’t know what’s going on with Galloway. No clue. But if you are going to bench for effort, he’s not the guy to bench. And there simply aren’t guys behind him that are providing much more so you are kind of stuck in just hoping he plays through it and turns his results into more what they were last year.

100% not why he got fired, but it's been beaten to death already.