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Woodson had to get a 4th year. Idiotic, but that was the reasoning.

Not sure on the actual attendance today, but crowds have been sparse for several games the last few years. I think the basketball fan base has been dwindling for a while now.

Devries needs to get a technical. We get zero respect from the officials. The fact that Devries has never had a technical is a red flag imo.

We need to string 4-5 stops together in a row. I haven't seen anything today that makes me thing that will happen.

Second greatest skill appears to be pushing off.

Game is winnable. These players need to play their a$$es off in the second half.

I don't know if he's on the hot seat, but I think Cronin may be looking for a different job this off-season.

Two games in a row that we've been torched by the opposing point guard. Not good.

This game is going to test our toughness. I'm interested to see if we step up or wilt.

I'm confident that next year we'll have the low post presence that we desire. DeVries coached under both Altman and McDermott, both of whom always seem to have decent Bigs. I assume we swung and missed on some portal Bigs and then decided to go with what we have now. I believe that DeVries will make sure that issue is addressed early in the portal this offseason. I'm hoping this current team maximizes their strengths and finishes the season strong.

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Winning at Michigan State was always going to be hard, but collapsing after being tied at 53 was frustrating and disheartening. This team was talented enough to hang with Michigan State on the road for 3/4ths of the game. The lack of on court leadership and determination was evident during the collapse. A senior laden team shouldn't have these issues. The good news is that these issues that can still be corrected.

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The attendance disappoints me. I guess the students being off campus and 25 years of program mismanagement will lead to a decline in attendance. Back in the day, IU basketball was an event that you did not want to miss. Hopefully, it will be full and rocking when Nebraska comes to town.

Happy that we won the rebounding battle. Everyone seemed to be hitting the boards which is what we need.

So far, Bailey has been disappointing against top competition.

The last few minutes has been good on both ends.

I think you're right about the reality of the roster. This will most likely be a disappointing season because we didn't construct this roster properly. I think we may struggle to be .500 in the Big Ten this year. Hopefully, we can hold serve at home, but I have my doubts.

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It doesn't. But having our starters outplayed by Siena in the second half is not good.

I like your optimism, but right now, we are losing the second half. That is not a good sign.

I think some of this can be contributed to the lack of an on-floor leader on this team.

Forget the bubble. We are not going to any post season tournament this year. The team I saw today and against Minnesota can't physically compete in the Big Ten.

I'd be more satisfied if we valued the basketball.

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