go iu bb

I'm disappointed Maryland was able to pull off the win. They'll probably get stomped next game. B1G is looking about as craptastic as I expected. Edit: Ideally (for me, at least), the B1G would've gone 6-7 in the tournament with IU having all 6 wins.

Iowa-Auburn: neither team seems to be able to hit from more than 5 feet from the basket today. Even that close is pretty iffy.

Down goes the Ilwhini.

I hope we get to play them twice next year.

March Madness is an appropriate nickname. Anyone predicting Princeton beats AZ would be either crazy or a toddler, yet here we are. Fixed it.

March Madness is an appropriate nickname. Anyone predicting Princeton beats AZ would be crazy, yet here we are.

In that case, we might do pretty well. It was HS but he and Reneau have experience winning big time tournaments. Crowds and pressure weren't nearly what they are in the NCAAT but it still good experience, especially since it's winning experience. He also doesn't seem to get rattled, even when he's having a bad game.

Nope! It's great.

Did he say why? Edit: Never mind. Old Fart answered while I was replying.

You'd think so but they seem happy just getting the most teams in every year even if they don't really do anything after that.

If I was a betting man, I'd put my money on pretender. They have been the past few years and the non-con didn't inspire confidence, especially losing the ACC/B1G challenge.

Nothing says "we should've been in the NCAA Tournament instead of the NIT" quite as well as losing the first game of the NIT.

Women in 9th place after Day 1 at the championship meet. https://swimswam.com/2023-ncaa-division-i-womens-championship-day-1-finals-live-recap/

This kid is just totally immersed in basketball and seems to always have something going on. Even more than most players. I'm hoping his gym rat mentality rubs off on other players.

The past couple of seasons 2 of those programs were Nebraska and Arkansas. I wonder if that trend will hold for those 2.

Exactly. The players in the portal already are from bad teams.

Maybe. Duncomb, Race, and Banks look asleep on their feet. lol

That's crazy. He's a good coach. What kind of reasons are they giving? Is he just not a big enough name?

I think so since we now have a ton of 5th year players. Still 2 more years before most of that freshman class are out of eligibility?

He's a freshman but not easily rattled so I doubt they'd have much luck with that. That's one of his strengths.

It says they could be a challenge for IU. That is a far cry from your "unstoppable beast" narrative. Whatever. It appears you feel slighted that IU isn't getting the love you feel they deserve.

Please link some of these national stories that are referring to Kent State as anything close to an "unstoppable beast." I've seen a few, like Bilas, who said that an upset could happen but definitely did not say that it was certain or that that Kent State was this great team. Most of the ones I've seen tend to pick IU to the S16 with a few having them in the E8 and 1 picking them for the FF. Some do pick Kent State to win but from what I've seen that isn't the majority. The consistent criticism of IU I do see is saying that they're inconsistent which is totally fair as they they are. You claim you're being ironically hyperbolic since the media is. From what I've seen, that just isn't true. Just because they say that IU could lose doesn't mean they think Kent State is a super great team.

Kent State forcing a lot of turnovers isn't out of the question. One of their strengths this year has been stealing the ball while one of IU's weaknesses has giving up steals. Even as they've cleaned up their overall turnovers, IU has still been giving up lots of steals. IU should win, and win comfortably. They have an AA big in TJD and a likely NBA first round pick in JHS so they easily out-talent Kent State. But they're also very inconsistent and tend to play to the other team's level.

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/espn-first-take-stephen-a-smith-picks-indiana-final-four-jay-bilas-likes-kent-state-upset https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/4-indiana-vs-13-kent-state-predictions-picks-odds-for-friday

So hyperbolic. As far as I've seen, not one person is saying, or even implying, that Kent State is "an unstoppable beast." What people are saying is that this isn't a gimme game that IU can just sleepwalk through. If they don't show up to play, Kent State can beat them. Since this IU team is inconsistent and doesn't seem to always show up to play, therein lies the concern.