HoosierFan1994

At our first game I remember saying this. I was afraid he'd get into foul trouble. Thankfully they have a deep frontcourt. But next year? Something he needs to improve on. It's not fair after one game, I was just disapointed he didn't show up against Xavier.

I agree with you. I hope Friday gave him some confidence. He and Jordan looked bad against Xavier. It's like a QB looking good against horrible teams but against a really good team he struggles. I just think if Tamar and Jordan have even an average game this IU team is going to be hard to beat. I think Jordan and Tamar scored a combined 20-30 points the last couple of games. Don't think they'll do that every time but we need more than 1 point from the two of them. If not for an All-American performance by Trayce and X they don't beat Xavier.

I agree. I feel Trayce will be one of the 3. Some nights it could be Race and some times it could be Miller. Just depends. Benefit of having a deep team!!!

Yeah I'm okay with row 40 I've sat there before. I'm just unhappy with them not being able to say the section and what not. Part of it is my fault for just seeing lower level when I bought them. But they should know better. Thanks for the help. It'll all work out. I just want to experience a big game at Assembly Hall and we had a little bit of extra cash thanks to some insurance stuff. Again, I hate it that UNC has lost two in a row and isn't 100% healthy.

One key to the game for me is the performance of Tamar Bates and Jordan Geronimo. Against Xavier they score a combined 1 point. That's not going to cut it. Trayce and X had an All-American like performance. Malik played well. Indiana really needs their bench to beat UNC. They have a massive advantage. If Jordan/Tamar can get you around 15 points combined that's pretty good. Malik has been consistent getting at least 8 or so points. If those three give us their average performance, I don't see how UNC beats IU. Puff is their only bench guy really. The Trimble kid is only a freshman. Bottom line: Everyone do your job (Miller-hit open 3's; X-don't try and do too much; Race-be the glue guy; Trey-bring energy and toughness). I feel like this IU team has an All-American in Trayce and I don't want to say a bunch of role players but a lot of guys who are extremely good at something. Feel like they all bring something to the table. I still think Gunn and Banks see a lot of minutes on the last 5 IU teams.

Regardless of health..UNC is not deep. They don't have a Tamar Bates, Jordan Geronimo, or Malik Reneau coming off the bench. Now, if Xavier version of Tamar and Jordan show up... What worries me is if Love and Davis go off for them. Even without Bacot I think they are still capable of beating IU. Trayce worries me a little. He didn't look right on Friday. I kind of hope they can get through these next 5 games without him getting hurt. Hopefully 5 days off helps. They played like 4 games in 7 days.

Update..sounds like it was an error on the seller. He messed the barcode up. Stub hub has to work with the university to fix it. They assured me that my ticket is legit. Still don't know on the section. I expressed my frustration with them. If I don't have it tomorrow I'm going to ask for a refund and buy another ticket off someone I know that paid less. Last time I'll use Stub Hub. Regardless if you buy something you should get your ticket right away. Also said maybe this seller shouldn't be able to use Stub Hub if he can't figure this out.

I caved and bought some tickets for this game. I'm excited to be there but honestly disapointed UNC isn't at full strength. I like IU's chances but if their backcourt gets going it will be a game.

No. Says I am getting them sent to me tomorrow. Not worried about it right now. Just was curious. I find it odd too. I was stunned the price was that low.

$180

It says this: Quantity 1 Section Lower Row 40 Seats 107

Question for tickets...I was able to buy some reasonable lower level tickets for UNC on Stub Hub! They should be on my account tomorrow. However, it doesn't say what section..it just says lower level row 40 seat 107...any idea where that's at?

Hope this was the game Tamar starts to really kick into gear. This was the top 30 player IU thought they would eventually get. If he keeps it up he will be starting sooner rather than later. Now..onto UNC. From what I've seen from both teams I'll be a little disappointed if IU can't win this game at Assembly Hall.

Arizona-San Diego State about to start on ESPN. Curious to see how Arizona looks.

Yes. Yes it does. I'm all football still but it's hard not to watch College Basketball in November. Factor in great basketball and IU having a good team. Sorry Dickie V..college hoops is just fine starting in November.

Right now the 4 teams that have stood out over two weeks are: Arkansas, Creighton, Houston, and Texas. I'd put IU in that 2nd category with teams like Gonzaga, Michigan State, Virginia, etc.. Arkansas is going to be a problem when Smith plays for them. I think Houston and Creighton have two of the best starting lineups in all over college basketball. Really like Texas' backcourt of Hunter and Carr.

Wow...I know it doesn't matter but can't believe IU didn't move up more than 1 spot this week. Thought they'd be like 9 or 10.

IU at #11. B1G went from 3 ranked teams to now 6..and Michigan (one of the 3 original) dropped out.

Even though I'm a college hoops junkie I'm a huge NFL/Cowboys fan. Needless to say IU was on my second tv yesterday. I was able to watch enough of it. Not surprised they got off to a slow start. 1. Thank you Coach Woodson for not playing Trayce, Xavier, etc more than 25 minutes. No need to do that right now. I felt last year he would play those guys more than he should have in these kind of games. Kaleb and CJ both got some great experience last night. 2. Malik's minutes are going to continue to sky rocket. I think he is their 3rd best player right now (2nd if X isn't on..). Again, I love Race and what he brings. I'm not saying he should bench Race. Continue to start him. But maybe it should be a 20/20 ish split between minutes. 3. Much better game from Tamar/Geronimo. I was really disapointed with their performance on Friday night. Geronimo HAS to show up in the start of those big games or he won't see any action in the 2nd half. Tamar too. Trey will play over him and CJ could eventually. 4. I love this freshman class. I also think they all are back next year. Jalen is awesome. Potential is there. But he's not a one and done. Malik isn't either. CJ and Kaleb are going to have a huge impact on this program going forward. It's possible they are starters as juniors..maybe even next year. Well done Coach Woodson and staff on this class. Not bad for someone who can't recruit.... :) 5. Let's take care of business this week. Upsets can happen. Let's worry about UNC AFTER Friday. I'm just as excited for that game as anyone else. I just don't want a Fort Wayne situation happening all over again.

I know this isn't about the Miller family but I'll say this: I was able to meet Archie once. He was an extremely nice person. Stayed to get pictures with every IU fan in the room (there were lots of us). I don't think people can say the same about Sean. I watched them both on the Field of 68 last year. Two different people.

Great college basketball game last night. Xavier (the team) is much better than I gave them credit for. Now that IU beat them I'll be rooting for them the rest of the way. 1) I said before the game Indiana needed Trayce to have a B1G Tournament kind of game. He sure did that. I think in these kind of games he has to take over. He certainly helped his case for NPOY. 2) He made some dumb mistakes (tech, turnover under 2 min left) but X. Johnson played like an All-American tonight. I still think he's the best PG in the conference when he's on. 3) I don't care about who starts at this moment. But it's telling how much Coach Woodson trusts the two freshmen. I kind of thought Race would have a VJ3 like senior season. Verdell's numbers dropped his final year at IU partly due to more talent on the team. Malik Reneau right now is a better college player than Race. I think at some point Malik will see more minutes. He's currently 8th on the team. Still, Race is someone this team is lucky to have. He is as they say a glue guy. Rebounds well, passes well, defends well. 4) Outside of Malik and Trey I wasn't impressed with the bench. Tamar and Geronimo have got to be better or they won't see any playing time. If that's the case give CJ and Kaleb minutes. Someone said it earlier..If Geronimo doesn't show up in the first half he may not see any action in the 2nd half. You have Trayce, Race, and Malik. Only so many minutes at the 4/5 spots. I think Logan is much improved but I doubt he sees action in games like this. 5) I'll keep admitting I was wrong on Miller Kopp. A little disappointed to see him getting bashed on Twitter during the game by IU fans. I think I've came around to agreeing with most of you..who are you going to start over him? Geronimo isn't a 3. Bates has done nothing to show Coach that he can start. Huge test in 11 days. Lot of IFs but considering top teams are playing in big games next week IU could be #1 in the country if they knock of UNC. To even be talking about this after the disastrous previous 5 years of basketball before Woody is an accomplishment. Keep it going.

FWIW: On ESPN's draft rankings they have Jalen Hood-Schifino as the #54 prospect and Trayce Jackson-Davis as the #78 prospect. As many have said if Jalen starts to knock 3's on a consistent basis he won't be here very long.

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I think this game could be like the 2011 NC State away game. That win gave that team some confidence. Coincidentally they played the #1 team a week or so later..just like this team is. For me it simply comes down to Indiana playing a clean basketball game. If Indiana does that (limit turnovers, hit your free throws, shoot a respectable % from the 3 point line) they should win this game with ease. I think Xavier is a decent team, but not on the level I think this IU team is. Trayce will be the best player on the floor tonight. He needs to show up and prove it. That's been my only knock on him here. Sometimes he doesn't come ready in big games. I'd like to see Big Ten Tournament Trayce show up for these big 4 non-conference games. I think Xavier has a solid starting 5, but if Jones is out that is going to really hurt them. I favor IU because of depth. Xavier doesn't have a player like Jordan Geronimo or Malik Reneau coming off the bench. Only way I see Xavier winning is if someone goes completely off for them. Nunge and Freemantle are capable. Sky isn't falling if IU loses. But I won't be happy if they get beat..especially if it's not close.

IU 76 Xavier 68