Sota Hoosier

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.

Obviously, there is a lot season left this year and this thread will swing wildly based on what happens the next six weeks.   But even looking to next year, I feel pretty optimistic about the team:   Bryant (absolutely needs another year on the defensive end) Davis OG Juwan Hartman Rojo JBJ Newkirk Cujo Green   Rawle or Thon as icing on the cake? Grad transfer?   That's a squad with depth and size and a lot of those guys have will have big time experience to help the young bucks. I'd project that team to at least be in the top 4 of the B1G next year barring any major injuries. The rebounding depth will be huge.   What I'm saying is maybe this is a turning point and Crean has adjusted his coaching/mindset (as we've seen this year) to sustain the success. Only time will tell.   I agree with the sentiment that there really aren't any non-reaching candidates out there at the moment other than Stevens/Donovan/Tony Bennett. These guys to me are the only options that would be satisfactory and maybe Chris Mack if Xavier makes a run this year.

Right but my point is that I'm sure teams were worried about playing Knight IU teams. I wasn't following IU when he was around but it was an assumption since historically he was great in March. These days, we don't know what to expect even game to game and given the past few years, have a relatively low confidence level heading into March.

Agree with this 100%   Another thing that I and I would guess a lot of the fan base is desperately asking for is to be thought of as "dangerous" in March. We can't expect to be a 1 seed or in the top AP top 5 every single season but for instance, if we are seeded somewhere in the 4-9 range, having the confidence that the team can make a run in March or at least be a team that everyone is worried about in the tourney. I do believe IU should be making elite 8/final four runs rather often but getting a reputation as being a tough out in March (as I'm sure Knight's teams were) even in "down" years is much better than being forever-worried when March rolls around regardless of seed.   It would take Crean several years to turn that around but would help all us quickly forget the negative thoughts we have late in the season. As I try to tell people that aren't IU fans, we as IU fans will all judge success by what happens in March and until the relevancy in March returns, we'll want a coaching change. This year means so, so much in that regard. It will be very interesting to watch it all transpire and the fallout whether things go well or not.

  Neat-o!

 Updated KenPom:   #18 Purdue #19 Indiana

This is a bad basketball game. But the Gophs are thriving on it!

Don't want to see ROJO or Yogi try weak layups in the lane. That's what I remember most distinctly from last year which was obviously playing into their hand. Need to keep space, move the ball, and keep TOs down. Need, NEED to make their guards a factor on offense.   TB needs to control his emotions. Although it's better when he's not in foul trouble, I also don't think the next best option is to stand with hands up leaning back away essentially giving whoever a layup. I'm sure the staff is focusing on him and his game plan immensely.   I feel a big OG dunk this game.....and I think we're going to shoot it well.   If we win the rebound battle, I think we win.

If we offered $4-5M/year with IU tradition and resources, how does someone pass that opportunity up that is already in the college ranks? I know that is simplifying things but seems it would be hard to say no. Stevens is still going to be very difficult. No college program is like the Boston Celtics. Not saying he'll never leave but things are headed jn the right direction there. Would just seem odd to leave unless his family is pushing it and he misses the Midwest.

I think the squad comes out ready for the challenge. I have more faith in this team since they have seen leads dissipate and gotten down but have bounced back.   I like our match-ups too against them this year too.   This would be a bigger resume builder than the Iowa win and would send a message that we're the real deal.   Would love to see Yogi step up and bounce back.

Fun game to watch other than the refs completely boning us on calls the entire game.   Getting off to a good start is so important for this team. So proud of battling back after the game got close and they got down. And with Yogi having an "off" night?? I'll take it. Crean's focus on keeping things simple certainly paid off. You could see the concentration on making the easy plays for MOST of the game (still had some brutal TOs).   It's crazy that even with all the dismissals/transfers/injuries, we are still so deep. So many guys that can score in a variety of ways.   Needed this win. 

As others have mentioned, it's so interesting that for as closely as we follow this team, we have no idea what will happen tonight. There is no scenario I wouldn't be surprised by even if we win by 20.   Purely based on pride, we need to protect our house and not get embarrassed. I may have to turn the game off to hide from the inevitable booing that will echo inside AH if we get pummeled.   It will come down to our defensive gameplan on Uthoff and TOs. Hopefully "keeping it simple" this week in practice has paid off.   Something to watch for too is our ability to get offensive boards. That could be a game changer and negate some bonehead TOs.