DChoosier

Moore played 4 minutes Jake played 8 Anderson, however, did get 22. Smith played the second most minutes behind Al. Smith is really an enigma this year. Remember the pre-season whispers that he was going to the NBA after this season... lol. A big challenge to Archie “shaking things up” is that Smith and Green have not improved and Davis, McBob and Hunter have been hurt all year. Add in that Jake, Moore and Anderson aren’t really ready and the result is that depth, which we thought would be a strength, is a glaring weakness. Throw in the overwhelmed Fitzner and that is a staggering 9 players that have not met (by actual play or due to injury) pre-season expectations.

Keion. Just letting you know that if you recorded the Rutgers game there is no reason to watch it (or read about it, or talk to anyone about it). You should concentrate on your team and studies. To summarize the game, we played great on the road but the refs screwed us. Please commit to IU.

Towards the end of the game I loved seeing Anderson fight for those lose balls. Thought it was great but then it hit me I was particularly fired up because seeing that from the team (other than Al) is relatively rare. That’s kind of it in a nutshell.

I still ask the question....Do you recall us only playing hard 10 minutes a game last year? Maybe my memory is bad but the lack of effort/hustle/ giving a s#&t, seems to be much worse this year.

Yep, HOW they have lost many of the games (and even how they won some of the cupcake games) has been more worrisome than the win/loss record.

The team has regressed. Did last years team play 10 minutes a game in the Big Ten games?

He did better in the Big Ten last year with the same Crean players. He has had them for an additional year but they are regressing. Other than Al no one has improved. That is a bit worrisome. EDIT: In fairness he did lose Johnson and Newkirk but you would think Rob and Romeo were pretty good substitutes.

Fred does care and this has to be eating him alive. He has his faults but he is an IU guy, was around during the “good ol days” and I’d bet anything he thought he hit a home run by hiring arguably the hottest available young coach in the country (and making him the 10th highest paid coach ). He wants the team to win and has to know this will define his own legacy.

I read they want to mix it up next year and have us play Duke in the early game at Cameron and then make the short 10 mile drive to UNC to play them in the late game.

You still 100% on Keion?

Are you asking if the team could beat Foster and McNutt quads? I think so but would not bet on it.

Of what year? 2025, 2030?

Maybe Fred’s there so he can give Archie an extension tonight.

We can’t handle Rutgers bigs but MSU’s should not be an issue :( Why the hell is that the game-day game? We are going to get slaughtered.

Freddie Glass is right behind the bench. They showed him a few minutes and he looked rather glum.

Wow, Al got decapitated and no call.

When something negative happens to him on the offensive side of the floor it seems to often impact his defense (defensive effort).

For once Morgan got a break there. He hammered that guy,

12:25 minutes to go and we have made one basket........

22-0;run by fricken Rutgers

0 points and a bushel of to’s in the last 7 minutes Edit: Now make that 9+ minutes

Just jogging back. The inconsistency of effort drives me nuts.

We went down the tubes when Morgan had to sit. Their two bigs vs Jake/Moore and/or Fitz is a huge mis-match.

Ha. And it barely hit the rim. Fitz has zero confidence in his shot. Good thing others have hit some shots as we have been getting killed on the boards since Morgan sat.

It’s not as if he can’t hit threes. He made one in mid-December. :)