Post Game Discussion : Duke 91 Indiana 81

[cappymo14 2,276]

I’m satisfied with this game. I expected a blow out and loved watching us compete. Gotta knock those free throws down when we get the chance. The only thing I’m worried about with this team at the moment is us getting up for other games. Obviously it’s home against the #1 team so we play hard, but can we do it against the Michigan’s, Iowa’s, Northwestern’s too. Teams were certainly capable of beating.

All in all, great effort against a great team, didn’t go our way at the end there but it will in the future. Keep improving and we’ll be blown away with where we’re at in March.


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This for sure. Like Bilas said, “If Indiana can play with this same intensity, the early part of the B1G schedule is gettable.” It is. Very gettable.


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[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Good night BTowners! If we play with this same intensity in the future—we will be fine! Improvement from the beginning of the season to now has been dramatic. I grew up in the Knight era and I like what I am seeing from Coach. Solid D and a real half court offense are taking shape. I am really enjoying watching their development. Beat Michigan!


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[LamarCheeks 19,256]

5 for 21 on 3s -- and many of those misses were wide-open looks. You can't miss those in a game like this.

 

[BlueDevil 8,701]

Holy cow when’s the last time you saw a Duke team only hit 3 3s in a road game and win


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,547]

Holy cow when’s the last time you saw a Duke team only hit 3 3s in a road game and win


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Best team money can buy.


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[Old Friend 8,389]

9 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Archie got a sniff of what the SS Assembly can do.

 

No way to really understand this until you experience it.  I would bet he's got the full appreciation now; and he can begin a new approach to recruiting and "sell" of his program.  There's just no way to do that until you truly know...and now, he does. 

Indiana had to play a perfect last 10 minutes to win that game; and simply couldn't.  The first 30 minutes were very predictable.  Nobody's coming into Assembly Hall and blowing Indiana out anymore.  But you can't turn it over, miss free throws, and reach on defense time after time and have any chance to beat that Duke team.  

Indiana battled.  We are so much better than we were 3 weeks ago it's scary.  Lots to build on, and I'm disappointed we didn't give ourselves a chance down the stretch.   I hope a few 16-18 year old kids were watching.  Indiana is in good hands.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Great effort by our guys. They played smart, focused basketball for the majority of the game against the #1 team with a lot of pros on it.

Free throws came back to bite us. You can't fault Davis for his effort but if we're going to win close games he needs to be better at the line.

A few bounces our way and a few more shots go down and we have a huge win.

Dook was the better team tonight but a few serious questions on officiating this year..

- pushoff with the off arm?
- hooking?
- over the back?
- traveling?

I saw many of these just blatantly ignored. Bagley and Carter were using our guys like ladders. How is Freddie supposed to rebound? He got called for boxing out and then in the 2nd half got climbed on.

There was a lot of happy feet on both sides. I really hope the college game doesn't go the way of the NBA.

I liked what I saw. I hope they can play with this toughness and focus on the road. If we get a few good wins that could build the confidence. Remember, defense travels!


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[HinnyHoosier 5,018]

Deron Davis. He did a great job tonight during live play. Keeps that post play up and he'll be taking the lunch money from many other conference bigs.

 

We can obviously work past our lack of size as a team. We went toe to toe with a number 1 team that boasts a pair of ridiculous Twin towers. It looks like the guys are getting the hang of Archie's defense and the effort was there without question. I hope they remember that kind of effort all year long because I really want us to take it to the 7 foot oafs in WL this year.

 

 

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[MikeRoberts 7,081]

Solid performance. The question as many have stated, can they put forth this effort night after night moving forward. If so, we will be fine


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[ElectricBoogaloo 4,307]

Short rotation of high performers... me likey. 

[mdn82 25,510]

We need a highlight video of her alone bwahaha

Lmfao I wish everyone could see that.


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[Hoosierfan2017 21,654]

Glad we got Jackson-Davis in the Hall for that game. I'm sure Phinisee was in his ear about joining up with him. 

[LIHoosier 26,474]

7 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

Lmfao I wish everyone could see that.


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I hope someone posts it on youtube by the morning.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Saw this too. Al Durham wasn't strong tonight at all. But he wasn't careless either. Maybe CuJo will learn what Archie wants, maybe he won't.


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Durham had a respectable game, but didn’t show out. Totally expected especially since he’s a freshman (and supposedly only the 200th(?) best player in his class).

CuJo... good luck at your next school.


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,248]

I know people don’t like talking about this, but Cujo got 0 minutes. Think we found our transfer candidate at the end of the season

I've said that for awhile.

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,248]

Great effort by our guys. They played smart, focused basketball for the majority of the game against the #1 team with a lot of pros on it.

 

Free throws came back to bite us. You can't fault Davis for his effort but if we're going to win close games he needs to be better at the line.

 

A few bounces our way and a few more shots go down and we have a huge win.

 

Dook was the better team tonight but a few serious questions on officiating this year..

 

- pushoff with the off arm?

- hooking?

- over the back?

- traveling?

 

I saw many of these just blatantly ignored. Bagley and Carter were using our guys like ladders. How is Freddie supposed to rebound? He got called for boxing out and then in the 2nd half got climbed on.

 

There was a lot of happy feet on both sides. I really hope the college game doesn't go the way of the NBA.

 

I liked what I saw. I hope they can play with this toughness and focus on the road. If we get a few good wins that could build the confidence. Remember, defense travels!

 

 

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Over the back is not a foul. On the back is. There is a diffeence.

 

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[zsmithey4 224]

Waited in line starting at  9:30 am. That was totally worth it. Should've won tho refs were absolutely egregious in the 2nd half. That was the loudest the Hall has been since Kentucky and possibly louder. I was in the second row and almost went over the rails on that freddie alley oop.

[Brass Cannon 24,887]

Surprised we didn't move up in Kenpom rankings

[OliviaPope40 6,587]

3 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

Per twitter(take with grain of salt), it was F- you Grayson. That's Maryland's contribution to the B1G.

I can confirm this since I was in the hall.

[OliviaPope40 6,587]

I tell you what that is probably the best game so far that I have seen and the crowd was electric and there were some questionable calls but good effort on both sides. Archie can really get this team on the right path but now have to go into Michigan, Iowa, Louisville, and Notre Dame and with tonight you can build off of this.