HoosierFan1994

Agree. Hoping Northwestern starts to lose. IU is a combined 0-3 against them and Maryland.

Great topic. It's so hard. I think top 3 have to be Scott May, Steve Alford, and Calbert in no order..Isiah maybe 4 but he only played 2 years. To be considered the GOAT at IU I think you had to have been on teams that made multiple deep runs in March and were at the top of the Big Ten. At the end of the season I'd like to make a top ten list. If Trayce can lead this team to a deep run in March I think he may crack the list. I certainly think he's the best player IU has had since Calbert.

I really hope IU doesn't wait until the Big Ten Tournament...but I understand they're looking out for him long term. I am sure he wants to have some kind of pro career. Sort of hoping for either Purdue or Iowa. If he isn't going to be back until the Big Ten Tournament, it probably needs to be a reserve role off the bench...still an upgrade over what Bates is giving us. Just hope that he can come back next week and get 4 games or so under him before the NCAA Tournament Starts. If he can even be 75% of what he was I think that's huge. He's going to help on defense. Agree or disagree this team needs some kind of juice. He would have really helped Saturday even in a reserve role.

Appreciate you doing this. Well done.

Insane the Big Ten has seven teams between a 5 and an 8 seed!! Big Ten Tournament will be fun this year. Dumb question: Let's say there is like a 5 way tie with IU and other teams for seeding in the B1GT...does it come down to record against the other teams you are tied with? IMO it should be strength of schedule. I have a feeling like 4 teams will be 12-8 and 3 will be 11-9.

Being off tomorrow for Presidents Day I had some fun with Barttorvik. Tonsoni said this on the Assembly Call episode Saturday, but IU at worst is going to be a 5 seed..unless they crap the bed and lose out. If they split (which most expect) IU is probably a 4 seed. To be a 3 IU needs to split and win a couple games in the BTT OR win at least 3/4 and don't have a bad loss in the BTT. IF IU won all 4 regular season games and won the BTT, they're still a 3 seed. As much as I want them to win the BTT, rest might be more important if they've locked a 3 seed up. (EX: they don't get the double bye, they'd play 4 straight days..no thanks). Honestly, not a bad place to be in at all considering Xavier Johnson has missed the majority of the season AND Race Thompson hasn't been right until now. That being said, I don't want a 4 seed. I'm tired of really good IU teams getting a terrible matchup. It happened in 2012 with UK and 2016 with UNC. IU had a 4/5 seed those seasons. They had some really silly losses that prevented them from being a 3 seed with a better "draw". This team had a rough 3 game stretch that is going to prevent them from getting a better seed.

Agree. They have a solid trio of Hoggard, Walker, and Hauser. Don't let any of them go off like we did with Mayer. If Kopp and/or Galloway play a decent game, IU can win. Frustrating IU isn't getting much from its bench. Tamar has to step up this week. Doesn't sound like X will be back this week. Maybe next week.

Win is a win. Glad the guys pulled through. It's been said many times but this team has lost this game the last 5-6 years. Trayce continues to be awesome. If he can outplay Edey in West Lafayette and IU gets a win he's your NPOY. Jalen makes two really bad plays at the end of that game but makes up for it. Kid is awesome and I hate that we only get him for a year in Bloomington. One thing I like about this team is it feels like someone else steps up. Sometimes it's Trey or Malik. Today it was Miller. Thought he responded well after a bad game. Hit some HUGE 3's in the 2nd half and had a nice little pass to Trayce at the end. Plays some decent defense. Race played his best game since his injury. He was decent at Northwestern too. Feel like he's getting healthy at the right time. He was playing 30 minutes before the injury but I think he's going to be around 20-25 minutes from now on. Devils advocate is that this game should not have been very close. IU let Mayer get going. Said pregame he was the only guy who could beat IU without Shannon. Was really surprised IU was 13 on the S-Curve. Can't imagine they got any lower after winning yesterday. I thought they would be 16/17. I unfortunately think we lose the next two, win our last two home games, and get at least one win in the B1GT. Probably gets IU a 4 seed. I'd like to see them steal a game next week. However, Michigan State is going to be very very hard to win at. Purdue too.

Doubt Trayce wins but it really should be between him and Edey. Should be pretty close too. May come down to the game next week.

Wrong place but I thought this was funny. Lunardi had IU as the third 4 seed before the game. Today? They are the first 4 seed. Losing one game here and there likely has no major impact on your seeding. Onward to Illinois!

haha..that guy cracks me up. Chris, what is his role? Is he really important? Or was it one of those things when Woody got hired he wanted to bring his buddy along? We all call him sleepy head. Sometimes he gets pretty animated. I think it was against Iowa and even last night.

Yep! I don't plan on focusing on that until after April 3rd when Woody/Trayce lead us to banner 6 :) Have to think with Jalen/Trayce development this year IU would be attractice for a transfer PG and big man.

Woody has no choice but to do a massive portal dive. Why IU needs to make some kind of run with this group. (BTT, make second weekend of NCAAT, etc).

I think both the officiating was horrendous/had a major impact on the game AND IU still had their chances and could/should have won are true. The officiating was awful against UNC. IU didn't let it matter. Unfortunatly you have to capitalize on your chances. I 100000% agree the conference needs to change.

Big Ten basketball is really getting hard to watch. Feel like it gets worse every year. I remember 10 years ago how exciting B1G basketball was. IU was #1 for most of the year. Michigan was the National runner-Up. Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin all had really good teams. Now? Just awful. Purdue, IU, and Illinois I think are the only teams I can see making a deep run..My issues are: 1) If you're going to threaten IU with a technical foul for vulgar language at Assembly Hall, do it at Northwestern. Shame on Northwestern. I didn't like IU chanting "Sloppy Seconds" a few years ago at the St. John's player. There is no need for that. I know Miller is a big boy but still, be consistent. 2) The constant hacking was horrible and one sided. I didn't understand that at all. Supposedly did it to Edey on Sunday as well. Again, be consistent. Not one to ever blame officials. But I can't remember an IU game as bad as last night. Now, as bad as the officiating was, IU had their chances. The WTF pass by Jalen, the play where Race lost the ball. Those all could have resulted in made field goals. Love Woody but the double T was bad...got 4 points out of it. Time to move on and beat Illinois Saturday. This team is still playing for seeding in the B1GT and NCAAT. Northwestern has a lot of road games coming up. I think the #2 in the B1G is still up for grabs. Love the fight from our guys but that was a lot of bad basketball in the first half regardless of officiating.

Nice. Hope he's back before the B1G Tournament.

Woah!! You dropping some news there?

IU 69 Northwestern 62 TJD does his thing. Jalen plays a good game. I think Tamar Bates hits a few big 3's tonight.

Way I look at it, if he leaves and is projected to be a top 10-20 pick, it's going to help Indiana long term. Jalen wasn't thought of as a one and done coming in. I thought maybe two years. I feel Woodson could get a nice Transfer PG and point to Jalen (and even X even thought he's not an NBA player) and say "See, look how they did." Honestly, I wouldn't close the door on any '23 guys either. IU got Tamar in April of his senior year and Malik last May due to coaching changes. Woodson has feasted on that. So far I think Woodson is 2 for 2 on PG he's picked. Bodes well for Cupps and Newton.

Tamar Bates is due. Wasn't he one of the players suspended a year ago? I think he's the only guy of the 4 that is playing tonight. Needs to make up for it... If he doesn't play better he's not going to see many minutes when X comes back. JHS, X, and Trey all better right now.

Absolutely...why can't IU go on a run. Let's say they win 5/6 regular season games and win a few Big Ten Tournament games. They could be a 2 seed. At least a 3. Why not us?! As for health this is what should scare opposing teams. I know it's a debate, but Xavier Johnson makes this team better. Healthy Race/Geronimo does too.

If IU can win 5 of last 6 (not out of the question), it really sets them up well for a 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. I really want to avoid 4 or 5 seed. I think IU could play a tough 12 seed and then a tough 4 or 5 seed in the 2nd round.

Getting way ahead of myself but if they lose Thursday and IU can get these next three, good chance the B1G regular season is on the line at Mackey next Saturday.

Last thing I'll post tonight. This last month is the most fun I've had watching IU since the '16 season. Just feels like everyone would agree with that. A month ago I was close to writing this group/coaching staff off. Well done by them all. Saw Woodson say this after the game. IU lost these kind of games last year (Illinois, Wisconsin at home; Purdue on the road). They're finding ways to win these games (Minny, Purdue, Rutgers, now Michigan). B1G regular season is probably out of reach. Goal should be to build on momentum and play for seeding. I'd like to see them win the B1G Tournament as long as they get a good seed (2-3 seed). I'd hate to play three games in three days and then play a tough 12 seed in the first round on a Thursday. I'd like for IU to get a 3 seed. Probably will end up with a 4/5. I just think the 1-3 seed line your chance of winning it all/getting to the Final Four goes up. Don't get me wrong, after the last 5-6 years I'll take making the Sweet 16. Just hope this group can do way more than that. Trayce is going to end up there as one of the best. Where he stands will be determined how far this team goes.

In this last 9 game stretch Bates has had just two games where he has made multiple field goals (Michigan State and Ohio State). I wonder if him playing less has something to do with the teams performance? Galloway has just been so much better.