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Definitely want to see guys getting minutes, getting more floor chemistry, Geronimo, Leal, KL are going to help down the road

IU 77 M. 56

- I’m worried about this one - Really hope I’m wrong :)

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Agree. And some of that is because of who plays are being run for.

Do think we'll be 14-2 coming into the @Iowa game. As bad as the second half collapse was last night, if we're 14-2 at the point we should be in good shape. And I think we finish over 21 W's. I really, really can't wait for the rematch vs Wiscy. Think we'll win it.

Agree with both of you. Bates is hands down one of our best players already, but, as a frosh he makes frosh mistakes at times and staff is playing vets / experienced players to start and Kopp for his shooting. Eventually though Bates will start, he's way too good, on BOTH ends, to be playing off the bench - just needs to continue to learn as a frosh and develop, and he'll step into that position, sooner the better, imo.

That'll end this year.

OK, I am so glad I didn't watch the 2nd half. Loved the first half, and just decided I wasn't going to chance suffering an awful L. So, not having watched the meltdown and refs taking things over, as we thought they would, I'm still seeing positives in this game-- - The way we balanced the O in the 1st half was excellent, and TJD was moving the ball, that pass to Race at the rim was fantastic, need to build off that - Keeping the schedule in mind - so looking at the next 7 I do think we'll be 14-2. That includes a W @PSU and home v OSU. - Then we lose @Iowa, win @Neb, and have the showdown with PU. By then, barring injuries, the team that played the first half can beat PU at home. - We got some solid rotation minutes from a couple guys, Geronimo came in for 5 boards, 2 blocks, hit 3-4 from the stripe, and just 1 TO in 12 minutes. And he started strong. Guy has earned minutes, said earlier I think he needs to play, get him minutes and he'll contribute, he's got a lot of upside and can defend multiple positions. - Stewart can flat out shoot. He has found his groove. I look for more inside out and plays for his shooting. I do think Lander needs to see the floor when X and Phin are falling off

No way would I have predicted this half lead, this is something special. I mean seriously, big time lead at Wisc?? Now, same energy, same focus, 20 more bball minutes, bring this home

Uh, gee, X was clearly grabbed refs

Good timeout call, draw up some plays to close out this half well

Double up 40-20!

Why you gonna insult Tweety Bird like that?

Huge

Well, this is impressive

Maybe :)

And Vic played heavily from day 1, because that squad was thin, and right - he improved - offensively- leaps and bounds, because he was playing, that’s the point. He would not have if he wasn’t getting that run. And he went from a guy who fouled quickly and sometimes looked lost to the best defender in the B1G and from shooting 3’s in the the 20s to shooting in the 40s and you know what? During those years i was on the boards trading posts with guys who said Vic was just an athlete, he wasn’t skilled enough, we should have recruited ANY Indiana HS kid over him (that’s a direct quote, you guys remember GoColts?), it was laughable to say he could make the NBA. How’d that turn out?

Appreciate the feedback -- and my points are all just my opinion. I've seen this kid lock people down on D - I've also seen him get lost. And as I've posted, I know a guy personally who scouted both Vic and Geronimo and told me Geronimo was better than Vic at the same stage. Of course they were both high schoolers at the time, but this is a scout's take. He has huge upside. And we have some guys whose D is pretty clearly lacking (and we're missing Galloway). I want to see G get floor time because the sooner he's rolling on all cylinders -- not getting lost etc. -- the better we'll be on D, on the glass (he rebounds), and with additional O he brings. I don't like not playing guys who can help down the road or in matchups. G can do both.

Based on how Wisconsin has played so far and their players, we should comfortably out-rebound them, and TJD and Race have a distinct advantage against their bigs. Related, but for Wisconsin's typical home-cooking refs, TJD and Race should both be at the stripe, and if, officials willing, they're shooting the FT's they should, they need to connect on them, as that could absolutely be the difference between the expected L and a W. Wisconsin, though, turns opponents over and we turn it over at terrible rate, and will lose if we do so tonight. And Wisconsin plays methodically, very slow pace, and they take care of the ball. So yeah, rebound, get to the line (come on zebras) and hit the FTs, avoid careless TO's, avoid foul trouble especially X, and we have a legit shot.

Just can’t pick Wisc, can’t stand them. And they’re going to slow the game down to turtle pace, mob TJD, and look to force us into doing what we do worst - turn over the rock. We have two lineups of players averaging more than 1 TO, we’re towards the bottom of D1 in turnovers - SOooooo, - TJD and Race tag team the crap out of their average bigs, - we come out focused and take care of the ball, - TJD hits his free throws, - we get some timely threes, - we limit Davis And surprise everyone with a nail biter W IU - 67 Wisc 65

Geronimo has excellent upside and has already shown good D, give him run and he’ll contribute, sit him and try to play 9 with tighter rotations and we fall into a hole repeatedly in the first half because we have a defensive liability on the wing whose shot has been inconsistent but who has nonetheless sometimes continued to shoot repeatedly while missing everything leaving a lack of offensive balance, and a really good point but who can’t help but foul early. I’ve never been in the 8-9 man rotation camp, we do have depth and should use it. We have guys who are close whi need run, so they help when they come in and aren’t ice cold and lacking floor chemistry (we’ve already seen that). We are missing Galloway though - he was really coming on, and that’s because he got developed, the guy who couldn’t shoot got better with time and run, playing to his strengths as a point-forward type.

Our inside- out play can improve. The 3-point shooting is improving and as we get more inside- out going the floor will expand with it

How we defend Davis is going to be key, if not the key, imo. And another slow start would be hard to overcome in Wiscy's house. Man I hope we come out fully ready and focused.