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Had the ball most of the time and a soft touch. Defense did not affect her because gave her enough space so defender ineffective. Holmes got a big block towards end of game. IU Ladies hesitate on offense, uncomfortable on shots and 3 ball really looking inside plus got out rebounded. (Grace Berger really missed…defense, mid range, rebounding, her physical presence and making those around her a lot better). Illinois scouting and game planned accordingly but forgot to win. IU Ladies did a lot to lose and played not to lose but won the game.

No Grace Berger is really really really showing up today. Reality is setting in.

Game time. Pre-Game observation. IU Ladies by 30

Snoozing on Illinois 7-1 weak schedule. IU Ladies beware…should be a pretty no problem IU Ladies Victory.

Upside is really interesting as in development.

With the college football QBs floating around in the transfer portal IU football will probably end up with another mid major QB to go with an improved mid major championship OL to go with a mid major championship defense.

When an excellent team of players shoot 3 ball at high %, makes plays, rebounds, shoots ft’s well, inside game is very good, plus good mid range game, really really good activity by Parrish , and solid defense…this is what you get.

Umm…Loss was to a 2 win (including Benet win) 3 loss team.

Parrish and Moore-McNeil…Any update on K. Brown status??

Another example of those in charge on or near top of the pyramid throwing money around without any real accountability. After it’s all said and done, success means keeping job or more opportunity and big money…failure means getting large sum of money and moving on usually with some different high pay opportunities. Gravy Train gig if you can get it. There are many examples

Sure depending on how healthy she is and gets. If you’re talking a month to recover and playing back into shape (examples Glenn Grunwald, Scott May, MacKenzie Holmes, Bargesser) though they were different and more serious…tracking T. MOREN POSITIVITY I think Grace has a significant issue that is going to take time maybe comparable to Holmes coming back last year even though different knee issues. I don’t think it’s going to be a wave a wand and Grace is automatically 100% back. It would be great if I am wrong.

Parrish is a good maybe even a great to have option for increased minutes.

@ 80% with some type of support on knee and border line starter playing 20 minutes per game and maybe first coming off bench may be realistic simply to protect her knee and for Grace to make it through the rest of the season limiting setback/s.

Is IU going to field a football team next year 23? Coaches gravy train. = Have a little success. Get a lucky break. Coach a 4 or 5 more years. Get your pride hurt. Take several millions of $ and move on. Quarterbacks currently at IU injuries or no injuries are good mid major talented.

IU football had it…. just a few short years ago in IU football program K. Deboer, K. Womack, M. Penix, P. Ramsey that were good football coaches and players that accounted for some success among a few others. Ok all are gone. So IU needed to keep what they had (decision making needed to be able to make that happen). It’s not seen nor happened so now IU football quickly once again is a mess…I do like the new offensive line coach better. Even the kicker is going to leave. Next year will be more of the same except may win even less games in 2023. That’s one hell of a lot of money per win and never solid domination in the physical and skill level even against mid majors. Ohio State loses to Michigan and fans grumble about Day. Wisconsin gets them a new coach (and a good one) IU coach recruits a qb (McCulley a mid major at qb) changes to receiver and mid major at that as well. IU coach is evaluating C.B. and a Dexter Williams injury and other options in off season including recruiting for 2023. IU football moves at a turtle pace while the rest of the league scores a season’s worth of TD’s. Just nothing happening and boring.

Regarding the atmosphere at Vegas…T. Moren stated court had nothing to do with G. Berger injury. She also said that the hotel ballroom atmosphere was different than what was presented when agreement was made to play at the Mirage. For all coaches and players once there were in a damm if you play and damm if you don’t situation. Either decision to play or not play was worse than the other in speaking to how ridiculous the atmospheric arrangement was. Who does in depth screening for these types of games??? Speaking to injuries I am not so sure that set up of this ballroom did not contribute to injuries of not only Grace but Auburn player as well. It was an unserious attempt making it like a playground atmosphere on a playground court in a middle school cafeteria or a street basketball atmosphere. The players had to demonstrate composure to make it a legitimate basketball event. I will remain neutral (though it doesn’t matter) whether this atmosphere was a contributing factor but there were (2) more serious type injuries in this atmosphere set up at the Mirage in as many nights. I know injuries happen on the best courts in the best facilities. Just my analysis.

Both Brown and Geary needed. Grace hopefully can recover in December playing out of injury getting it behind her and not be nagged by it the whole season where she is not near 100 or even 90%. Good point on Scalia. However, getting to final 4 or even elite 8 the 3 ball has to be at a very high level which…Things definitely need to smooth out into a highly efficient machine. Every team says the same thing I suppose.

Seems to be a little more challenging to get stats and specific game info inTX.

Mackenzie Holmes…Miss IU…not only in basketball but she is a great example of college student life at the highest level…Like a sister to the university and all those around her.

Injury can happen at any venue called a basketball gym floor. However, After looking at the crowd setting in fold up cafeteria type chairs (probably family members, a couple close friends, and associates) in a hotel Sunday night singles dance type ballroom I am sure somewhere around Vegas there is a place that resembles more of an actual basketball gym that is available.

IU Ladies are good….but how good??? A couple of very solid Vegas wins with continuous improvement inside and outside are much needed. At Tennessee was a great win over a struggling way over ranked lost team. So IU wins this season are over a somewhat weak schedule. Looking at IU Lady basketball schedule regular season should possibly go undefeated. (Handle a press, rebound, and shoot the 3 ball near 40% with defense).

IU Ladies 5-0 including one win over a struggling over ranked Tennessee team. Smooth sailing and happy. Does IU go undefeated during regular season? Have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in loss column? If IU Ladies play good defense and could put offensive inside and outside game together each game (after looking at the schedule) an undefeated regular season is not that far fetched.

I don’t think Purdue will be in the middle…kinda in between top and bottom of league.

It’s often a notable “wacky win” for IU football rather than a really somewhat dominant solid win. In this one wacky lopsided dominant statistics in favor of MSU. (except IU did not turn the ball over)

It helps when QB is durable or seems to be durable and quick and fast that at IU can keep himself healthy.