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Cucumbers and pickles?

Apples and oranges.

She makes no bones about requiring hard work and with an emphasis on team. Past players have commented you need to be ready to work hard at IU and some players aren’t a good fit for that. Some top players want assurances of minutes and freedom to play their game.

When the gals went there it was a tough road W with a newly formed team. Pretty much everyone was then impressed. Now laugh at a road W with hindsight. Ok

Fla State

What you talking bout Willis!

Good Lord you guys really pull that dark cloud along like linus with his blanket. This season wasn’t going very poorly until Socka went down- it started with a strong road W. Socka is key. Yes the team isn’t deep particularly in the front court and it’s down another player with another regular player’s departure. No fun, but the dire oh woe is the program stuff is some serious overreaction based on ignoring present circumstances. Let a little sunshine through the cloud lol

But it's really not misleading -- isn't it the best class the IU Women have ever had, and following up on the 2025 class? Gigi Battle (#32 and frankly under-ranked), Addy Nyemcheck (#28 and another high scoring guard), Ashlinn James (#64, an attacking, athletic guard), and Zoe Jackson (a physical 6'4 post player with strong international experience, complimenting Socka). Yes it takes consistent recruiting, and starting with the frosh brought in for 2025, and now the top 6-10 class for 2026, that is back to back strong classes. Moren and staff will need to continue to build on that, absolutely, but with the new recruiting assistant that is leading this charge, isn't there every reason at this point to expect that to continue?

I’m betting the crowd doesn’t even remember him.

This year’s team is in rebuilding mode after the mass exodus and Moren’s and the new recruiting assistant’s recruiting bigger more athletic players. We have a top 10 incoming class and it’s not just 2. If we keep most of our current players and add that class we’ll be very good. Moren’s a very well proven excellent coach. You should have more enthusiasm but you’re really negative on Moren. That’s your call but imo you’re ignoring a lot to be so down

Rebounding

Tonight Minn had 18 offensive boards to our 2 — two. They then took 71 shots to our 39. Yes, we’re hugely missing Soka and are starting two frosh, who are skilled but still getting their B1G legs under them and our bench is short. Of course you’re going to get crushed getting blitzed on the boards like that in this one game. Next year’s class is outstanding. Just crazy to ignore present circumstances and start questioning Moren. Nuts. We should be really good next season, and I’d bet on Moren turning things around a but especially if we get Soka back sooner than expected. Really sucks that she’s out

Guys we’re missing Soka in a big way, pun intended, not to mention Kad who left the team. I’m sorry but it’s flipping absurd to ignore that and say things are off with Moren. Smh

She's a Stud (OK, studette) :) We're luck to have her, what a scorer

But 5 blocks....

Merry Christmas peeps

That’s awesome- she’ll be full bore ready to go in the fall

Good point and worth watching— but my issue with the selection committee almost every year is lack of consistency in whatever metrics they choose to emphasize. 1 year it’s SOS. Etc. etc. and that’s ignoring how they had UNC’s dufus pick UNC when the entire world had UNC out bc they sucked all season. So, will it be WAB this year, do they consistently use that?

This is the spot on analysis of where we are right now, thanks. Notwithstanding the negative noise especially following the UK game, the team is in good position to win and move up starting with the B1G. Now we'll see how they play against conference talent at home and going forward.

Geez my prediction was 83-61, 1 basket / free throw off. Now we have to listen to more of Josh, God help us all

They haven’t played with good effort in the 2nd half in a few games, but we’ve also seen them come out of half time with good adjustments and play strong. Don’t see any real reason for concern at this point, it seems more like people look for reasons to be upset when we’re comfortably winning and shooting 38% from deep.

Personally while the team is shorthanded, I like seeing the 2 frosh starting

IU - 83 Siena - 61

Damn, hope Socka gets back to practicing very soon