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my god.....why on earth is Burton playing????

Troy thinks he is invincible right now

So frustrating to watch. Where is the intensity on defense? Guys trying to play hero-ball on O, leading to turnovers.   Need more discipline.

Wonder how many games this season we come out flat and get down early.

Couldn't listen to the audio but looks amazing...   snpy.tv/225IPiZ

I was at the Maryland game with a buddy of mine who lives in Indy and we were discussing next year's team and who will be back/who won't be/etc. He told me that someone who has a connection to the Blackmon family told him that if CTC is at IU next year, Blackmon won't be there. Please take this for what it is - I'm sure a lot of BS gets said that isn't true or is blown way out of proportion but wanted to put that out there as I thought it was interesting.   I tried to watch Blackmon a little bit during the game and his body language/enthusiasm isn't great. I'm sure he's bummed about watching the team do so well and not being an integral part of it but ideally someone like that is showing that enthusiasm for his teammates, especially given that they are doing so well (i.e. Rojo since he's been out). His ego has probably taken a blow too since it has been publicly stated so many times that IU has been "better without him" and maybe that makes him feel distanced from everything. We all know he's not regarded as a team-first type dude.   Again, this is maybe speculation at best but I've had this gut-feeling he's weighing options and what my buddy told me makes me wonder even more. I'd love to have him sniping next year from deep with our front line.

$9month then it drops significantly if you do the full year ($3.33/month). Still not sure its worth it.   Watching TB play D vs. Hammons and Haas showed exactly why I think the should come back. Luckily, he won't have to deal with Hammons anymore after this year. Hopefully the idea of playing with DD will help sway him.

Was going to add to convo in DD thread but thought it should go here.   I think Newkirk complements JBJ much better than Yogi does. Yogi is a great distributor but he's also a ball-dominant scoring PG that looks to get his, as he should. Newkirk seems more like a true PG distributor/defender which I think will work well with knock down shooters like JBJ and Rojo.   Add in a front line of TB/DD/OG/JM and I like that squad. Lots of rebounding and defense.   Please stay TB!! Did anyone else see the ESPN article by Chad Ford that called for the Grizzlies to specifically take Bryant late in the first round? I'm not an ESPN "insider" so I couldn't see the article but let's hope it gets buried.

I did until a couple days ago. PM me your email. I may have someone looking to sell. Does GA work?

After getting tickets to this game, my buddies bailed when the game was officially set at 4:30pm EST on Sunday (can't blame them too much, none of them were IU people).   I had been attempting to sell the tix but after last night, I've decided to go drive down from Chicago Sunday morning for a little day trip to Bloomington to see Yogi's last game in AH and be a part of the madness. I CAN'T WAIT.   This will be a fun one! Need to send Yogi/Max/NZ/Burton off right and get this W.   What will be the O/U on tears shed in AH on Sunday? I'd put it at 40,000.

I thought this preview was interesting. Not a lot of confidence here:   http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2016/3/1/11137156/iowa-vs-indiana-preview-how-to-watch-tv-streaming-odds

That TO% gets me every time  :o

They're just jealous arsehats that look for any avenue to diminish anything with IU.   How about what REALLY matters:   Final fours? Nattys? Prestige? Warm-ups?   Take a seat PUke.   Edit: Congrats to the Hoosiers on the B1G Championship!

I am not a Crean apologist but I don't hate the guy either. Regardless, I'm happy for him and the team on the B1G Championship. He's shown a lot of growth this year.   BUT, as much as we can celebrate the B1G Championship and be happy about it (and rightfully so), he will ultimately be judged by how this team does in the tourney. We would all gladly forego the conference 'ship for a final four run. Excited to see how it goes for him and the team. It's just so refreshing to see a team performing well at the end of the season and even better is it is likely due to his adjustments throughout the season.   CTC has my vote for next year as of now......but things can change quickly.

Mackey erupted when they got it across half court

Took the words out of my mouth. Want to see them again badly.   Yogi vs. Valentine for the championship would be amazing.

Excited for Tuesday. Like our chances with the confidence of the last three games and our depth vs. their lack of depth.   These are fun times.

OG and Juwan are studs defensively and make the smart and easy plays on offense. That is all you need when you have Yogi/NZ/Bryant/Hartman/Rojo pouring it in on offense.   OG and Juwan will be the second coming of the bash brothers when they are seniors.

They've gotten very lenient with the carrying the ball call.....

Keep. The Gas. ON.

Does Crean really not have a different GD in-bounds play????

We're a different team defensively with OG and Morgan on the floor.

Need OG/Harry/Juwan in for Z.   He has 3 TOs, was responsible for Bryant's second foul, missed two wide open threes, and can't play D.

Some bad possessions this game....whoof

4 of 5 of MSU's losses have been with Valentine in the lineup including Nebraska at home. The lone loss without him was against Iowa.