Post Game Discussion: South Florida 53 vs Indiana 70 | (2-2)

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,225]

That’s the best RoJo and Juwan have looked in quite some time. Those two play like that, IU will be alright. More than alright

I agree

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[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Signs of life! Definite improvement from our Hoosiers! The D—especially in the 2nd half was special. And—we ran some nice offensive sets. When was the last time we had 3 screens on one set play? And—Juwan is back! And - RoJo found his shot! Coach said our older guys have been struggling to learn the new system as their muscle memory was the old Offense/Defense. I think they are figuring it out. And—although he makes frosh mistakes , I can see why Coach is so high on Al. We are better with him on the floor. Good stuff! Our Hoosiers are indeed growing up!


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[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

5 minutes ago, TXHoosierDaddy said:

Best lineup: Johnson, Durham, Green, Morgan and Davis with Smith as the 6th man. 

Add Collin to the mix there and that’s the seven players that will carry IU this season

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,744]

Put the first half against Seton Hall and the second half tonight and we played a pretty good 40 minutes of basketball.  Just have to find a way to put the 40 minutes together in 1 game!

[bstall76 61]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Umm, guys;
We held them to 19 points in the second half.



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They only made 6 shots in the 2nd half, that is fantastic.

[hoosierdogg 3,198]

4 minutes ago, schoosier said:

2nd half adjustments. Mostly motivation but nice to see.

Take care of the ball and defend...that is the ticket.  

[Stuhoo 80,795]

CuJo 17 minutes and zero turnovers.
Al Durham 31 minutes, four assists, and zero turnovers.
Any more questions why CuJo was on the court instead of DeVonte and Newkirk during the last five minutes of the game?



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[Hoosierfan2017 21,390]

9 minutes ago, IUfan_Charlie said:

he was legitimately good at a top prep school. 

Which makes it even weirder. He balled out against Kansas last year and has been awful since. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,744]

Newkirk only played 2 min. in the second half so Durham may have officially relegated Newkirk to the bench.  I'm OK with that provided Durham doesn't start jacking 3's.  He's doing a great job of penetrating and not committing TO's, but he wasn't a particularly good 3-point shooter in AAU ball and he hasn't demonstrated that he's improved after 4 games in college. 

[FloridaHoosierGirl 4,645]

Glad Juwan and RoJo had a good game tonight.  We need them to play big to help the freshmen.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

Games on Wednesday and Friday this week. Hellz yeah!


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[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

It is great coming off this performance that we are all starting to get excited about this team—this year. Is a surprise turn around coming? I vote yes. It would be nice to see an IU team get better as the season progresses for a change!


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[VO5 8,272]

2 minutes ago, rebelhoosier848891 said:

It is great coming off this performance that we are all starting to get excited about this team—this year. Is a surprise turn around coming? I vote yes. It would be nice to see an IU team get better as the season progresses for a change!


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I agree with this, but that 4-5 game stretch with Duke, UL, ND, etc will be rough. I’m praying we pull off one of them

[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

1 minute ago, VO5 said:

I agree with this, but that 4-5 game stretch with Duke, UL, ND, etc will be rough. I’m praying we pull off one of them

I don’t think it’s a surprise turnaround at all to Rebel’s point. And to your point, I think IU gets two of those games. Duke goes down in the Hall

[Stuhoo 80,795]

Jones is terrible 

DeVonte Green consistently makes poor defensive decisions. Tonight at least, CuJo was far better.
Jones is currently a non-factor on offense, but at least he valued the ball.


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[Stuhoo 80,795]

I don’t think it’s a surprise turnaround at all to Rebel’s point. And to your point, I think IU gets two of those games. Duke goes down in the Hall

Let’s not get too crazy again now, Hoosier Guy ;)


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[schoosier 3,480]

31 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

CuJo’s best game this year BY FAR!
Didn’t shoot it well but.......
Defended.
Active hands.
Played with real effort.
Not sloppy with the ball.
Much, much better


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How do you play 17 minutes and not commit a foul? Probably by not playing much defense. Is active hands count like deflections? Not sloppy with the ball because he doesn't have it much. Except shooting air balls. Sorry, I think he adds 0 intangibles to what this team really needs. Unless he is shooting well.

[cthomas 6,447]

5 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

I don’t think it’s a surprise turnaround at all to Rebel’s point. And to your point, I think IU gets two of those games. Duke goes down in the Hall

I don't think we could beat Duke playing five on three. I like the way we played in the second half, especially on the defensive end. But still, the level of competition wasn't great. While I like watching games, I really think CM needs more practice time.

[TheWatShot 14,000]

We held them to 19 points in the second half. How many sub-20 point halves did we have under Crean?

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

I’ve been tough on Juwan this year for disappearing in games—but he spurted tonight to a double-double and 4 blocks. That is what we have been missing. Deron has been consistent. Smith is coming and will take more minutes from Freddie as he improves—and we have yet to see what a healthy Hartman brings to the front court—heck I remember the year he played a lot at center and shockingly held his own in the Big Ten. Our front court could end up better than people are predicting—even though we will almost always be under-sized. It is good to be excited about IU BBall again!


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