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IU Ladies have a lot of upside improving to do, both individually and as a team.

T. Moren wants her to post down low and work inside more this year because of her size.

If coach T.M. is ever to make Yarden Garzon a legitimate inside force type player like T.M. wants her to be it will be one of T.Moren’s greatest achievements for an individual player.

3A # 1 Indian Creek 52 vs 4A #4 Center Grove 61 in overtime Johnson County tourney girls basketball Junior, Faith Wiseman 20 points and 16 rebounds in loss.

Have not heard anything lately what Mel Tucker will end up with….if anything. Lawyers in a long battle.

And T.A. runs over a cheerleader.

NOPE

In the last 7 games including end of season last year IU Ladies are 3 wins and 4 losses trending in wrong direction and the losses were all bad in a variety of ways. Not a good sign.

After Colorado win over TCU my prediction was IU and Colorado would end up with identical records in the 4, 5, 6 wins range. IU needs another win: quit playing for a tie or not to lose in tight games…go for the win instead of all or almost running plays. IU. 27 Michigan State. 20 (Colorado has been more competitive and has won one more game)

Not an excuse…but a 5 or 6 hour flight getting ready and acclimated upon arrival… IU looked slow and tired…couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean while a really high level team awaits in the comforts of their home where they prepare and play all the time ….Stanford is really high level. Ohio State gets beat by 8 or 9 at USC.

That’s a realistic and accurate assessment.

No kidding. Stanford is a noticeable much better team and a National Championship contender as they are over and over again.

Jet Lag impact on athletes performance. Fatigue Science part 1.

Maybe another quick overnight trip to Spain is needed for some re-bonding is needed.

IU Ladies get knocked down in rankings 20 to 25. Looking different this year in comparison to last year and the last few years. North Carolina State goes up 10 to 15. Stanford goes up to 9 or above and is a championship contender in March. Jet Lag and 3 hours time zone difference.

The Real McCoys beating up the Pretenders. Noticeable difference in physicality. Bigger, quicker, and more bounce in Stanford. 3 hours difference time zone….for years big ten teams (Ohio State and Michigan) had same challenges in the New Years Day Rose Bowl.

Oh Hum….Yawn.

Virginia Tech led by Kenny Brooks Ladies Basketball seem to take the character and personality of their coach and is one of the classiest basketball programs in all of Ladies college basketball.

Beaumont pleasantly playing sound. Parrish needs to play better vs Stanford (shoot better). Free throws? L. Bargesser will be on the floor (even calling bank shots) like Tiny Nate Arcibald cruising around the floor. Great to see her play with a recovered leg injury. The quick speed is special and work is really standing out. Stanford will tell a more realistic story.

Jelks had wisdom teeth pulled this week and missed some practice pre-game per T.M. Post game when T.Moren was asked what it meant to her to get her 400th college basketball win? T. Moren stated “it means we are going to shoot 400 free throws.”

2024 and 2025….Looking for the much needed return of Parrish and Moore McNeil.

FGC veteran 3 point shooting team (playing without their best player) vs a middle of the pack big ten team on its home floor.

50%

Not overly happy with it but will take it and not sad or depressed about it.

50% football is satisfactory. That would be overall regular season records on average at 6 and 6. Some years more wins and some years less wins….and that’s significant improvement. over the average of 5.04 wins in the IU football history. Top solid programs after the elite football programs only average in the rough estimate range 6.75 to 7.25 wins per year. Regular season is only 12 games. There are only so many wins to go around each season. Regardless of slow learning coaching process and mistakes probably costing a win this season (maybe even 2) in a game…. No way IU should fire a football coach if a 4 game win streak happens regardless of quality that equals a 6 and 6 record going to the hoopla bowl game.