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Very true. Truth be told, back in the early 90's I actually got a reckless driving, driving down Walnut( details redacted for protection of the author ), I was pretty damn smart, in optometry school, and just being stupid. Glad you sanctimonious pearl clutchers weren't in position to piss my life away based on a stupid mistake as a smart yet still not wise young adult. I would bet dime to dollar most are being so ridiculously hypocritical, it's not even funny.

Whether JHS is ready or not should not enter into the punishment equation. And as Woodson demonstrated, as he should have, at NW, he made his decision irrespective of it's immediate impact on the team. I see a lot of running the stadium and a suspension to start the season in his future.

I knew enough about the players from my time their in the late 80's early 90's to know the difference isn't in the players, but more the program and leadership doesn't carry the same gravitas to make the local cops treat these minor infractions more discretely. BK would have known about this situation but the public never would have.

So true. It will get very hard to root for this program if it is filled with speeders, hippie weed smokers, jaywalkers, and sex crazed underage drinkers.They should be more a reflection of the wholesome student body of IU.

Desert, Horrorlando, NC 4th cousin university, or private education on arguably most beautiful campus in the US. Tough call

Problem is that the B1G wants the games reffed like this is just standard post play: Teams will not be successful in the big ten playing small. Hopefully the B1G sees the complete failure in the tournament this season and starts to shift to 21st century basketball.

Anthony Leal is as sure a bet to not enter the transfer portal as Jordan Hulls would be to be the best 3pt shooter even with his eyes closed if he were on this team this season. There you go back on topic. You're welcome.

I had to walk 9 miles uphill through through a blizzard just to get to class, then nine more miles uphill in 123 degree heat to get back home while wearing a parka just to come home and study for 27 hours a day to get my degree and these namby panties are complaining about playing a game!!! And what's with that opposing coach saying it had an effect? Is he one of them? Does he actually know them? All I saw was a bunch of ne'er-do-wells dancing and cavorting when they should have been asleep or studying all they horrible stuff the did wrong in the game before. If the had put in those extra hours like I did, well I tell ya, there would be a 6th banner in AH come next season.

Grade depends on perspective: As to expectations for IU as a program: C- As to expectations to where the program sat 1 year ago today: B+ Keeping TJD, Race, and Geronimo and adding Bates and Johnson were all huge wins for Woodson. The defensive improvement was nothing short of Woodson's first miracle towards sainthood. The offense was pedestrian at best, but unlike defense whose success is largely predicated on design and effort, offense depends on physical skills which can be improved but not created and this team has lacked and continues to lacks shooting skills like no other team over a 5-6 yr stretch that I have ever seen, IU or otherwise. Woodson's 5 subs in thing should be left in the dumpster in Portland. And the coaching staff should have woken up with a cellphone at their ear doing what needs to be done to find some shooting talent for this team.

TJD said he had no problem traveling last night.

This half bracket looks very doable.

Not going to go through the entire thread, so SIAP, but on the bright side, I like where IU is projected at the moment, #11 seed vs LSU. That would be a very winnable game and then no greater than a #3 seed(Texas Tech) in the way of a trip to the Sweet 16. Another win or 2 and IU was looking at a 8 or 9 seed and a second round game against a killer.

LOL Sh*t, he should be able to respond, he's a young man. received_375995274073483.mp4

If Joan Crawford was an IU fan and wire hangers were imperfect wins.

I will say that other than the posts on this page,I have not gone through this thread, as it is likely the same thread after every IU loss. I imagine there is the Woody doesn't know how to coach, these guys choke, they lack effort, ... Anyway it is really simple, as a whole, these players are not physically gifted as good shooters. This could simply be the end thread sentence. For everything he does to lift his lesser teammates, even TJD's FT shooting is a constant let down. And every position, not TJD, is playing one level above what they should be at IU or any other elite or more factually a once elite program. X,PS, Kopp are not starting guards/wings at a top 20 program. TG,KL,JG should be no more than spot minute guys. RT is about what he should be a great compliment to a stud player. Anyway, I will hold off judgement on CMW until he gets some players here that fit his vision. He has this team playing defense at a level not seen in years at IU, and I hope once he gets a crop of shooters at IU that things will quickly return to the what, the unrealistic at the moment, expectations of the fanbase. Now if, in a year or 2 the offense is the same rudderless ship, the sky is falling rhetoric may be more justified.

Can't remember did one or two fish go missing for a bit? On a side note, as a junior we rented a house on E 8th a few blocks from Kilroy's, anyway I woke up one morning near Little 5 week and found a helium take from the IU golf course in our living room. We had black garbage bags of sqeaky voice juice on our ceiling all week during parties. Ahh, for the simpler days.

I was in fact around as a freshman for the 1986-87 championship, remember rushing to Showalter fountain after KS's jumper from a frat house I was watching the game at. If you can't find pleasure in what has been missing from Bloomington since even before BK's departure then i am not sure what to tell you. Absence has made this mind fonder.

NIL money needs to give me Race Thompson for a 6th Covid season. This guy has exploded in development under this staff. F%ck, give me TJD for one more ( yeah, yeah, I know). In fact, every player has taken a step to big step up and they continue to get better as the season progresses. Under Archie, you pretty much got what you saw game 1 of the season. It almost seems foreign seeing player development. It may be the homer in me, but I also feel Woody has a way of having guys understand the wait that will keep Lander and the like around. His decades of success in the NBA, I feel, is often understated, with regard as to how this youth looks at it. This staff is going to have IU where it belongs as early as next season.I could see a 5-7 year run with Woody and then Dane taking over for a few decades.

I thought Justin Smith had transferred back to IU

What you pointed out speaks to the opposite. Jaden Ivey going off with TJD on the bench could have easily led to a mental collapse. Instead IU maintained a lead, didn't start jacking up bad shots,or turning the ball over, and there was no 8-0 or 11-0 run despite him going beast mode. The IU lead was down to 3 pts just a 1:26 into the 2nd half yet never trailed until 1:11 left in the game. Then clamped down and finished on a 5-0 run to win the game. Not sure how you don't see that as different than the other games, losing big halftime leads rather quickly.

I have noticed every game that KL looks totally engaged and excited for the team on the bench. He so easily could have gone the way of Devonte Green, Jake Forester, Justin Smith, etc. I remember these guys way to frequently looking disinterested and like someone had just shot their dog anytime they got extended bench time. Whatever happens with him, he has been a good soldier for IU, not making waves on the court or social media in what has to be a tough situation for him. I hope he has a huge offseason and finds his groove at IU, but I will be a fan wherever his path leads.

Not sure if this is just wishful thinking, but this could be a big springboard for the rest of the season. 1)team learned to win without TJD. 2)huge difference in how the team came out in the 2nd half vs against Wisc and Iowa. Previously they came out with a lead and played not to lose, tonight they played to win. 3)the increasing quality of bench play is going to be huge down the stretch of the season. and finally 4)imagine coming to practice today with this win vs a loss. This team is going to have an edge that it has not had for over 4 seasons moving forward.

Good God

The problem with this team starts and ends with PG play. Sure there are countless little or not so little things to complain about but there is one thing driving the losses. When they get some semblance of decent PG play they get results like the OSU game. When you have horribly sub par PG play, whether it be from being a complete non threat, a poor % bad shooting option, an unreliable shooter at the line, or veteran with an inexplicable lack of understanding how to beat a press, they lose. vs Syr 40 min 6pts .500FG 1.00 FT 4 total shots taken vs Wisc 40min 12pts .250FG .285FT 20 total shots taken vs PSU 51 min 18pts .352 FG .666FT 17 total shots taken vs Iowa 43 min 9pts .250 FG .600 FT 12 total shots taken