Game Thread: IU @ Louisville(University-6)

[vertroa]

Our seniors are our worst players, let that sink in

[Bailey7878]

Our recruits are in the Justin Smith range. He isn't quite ready for big boy ball. Most of them won't be either.

I think next year is a growing pain year again. At least we can focus our anger towards new players. [emoji22][emoji22][emoji22]


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Next year will be tough.

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[IUHAHN81]

If we just had ONE consistent shooter to even out DeRon and Morgan down low.  We'd be more well rounded.  We just don't have true scoring guards at all.  Kills us

[LIHoosier]

Just now, Ajwhitis said:

This team would be better if Crean was coaching it lol, Archie is the better coach no doubt but this team would have a better record with Crean

Yeah, cuz we would've scheduled Biloxi Dental School instead of Indiana St.

[IUfan_Charlie]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Our recruits are in the Justin Smith range. He isn't quite ready for big boy ball. Most of them won't be either.

I think next year is a growing pain year again. At least we can focus our anger towards new players.


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Barring huge player development we won't be good until Archie starts landing some elite talent. Low four stars most likely aren't going to change much, at least for a few years. 

[Feathery]

1 minute ago, Ajwhitis said:

This team would be better if Crean was coaching it lol, Archie is the better coach no doubt but this team would have a better record with Crean

Not even close to accurate. Crean ball relied on hitting the 3. This team is a terrible 3 point shooting team. 

[Hoosier Guy]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Our recruits are in the Justin Smith range. He isn't quite ready for big boy ball. Most of them won't be either.

I think next year is a growing pain year again. At least we can focus our anger towards new players.


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I’m including Romeo in that starting backcourt because he will be in that starting backcourt. And I’d honestly go with Al at this point. That’s worlds better than Newkirk and RoJo

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Our seniors are our worst players, let that sink in

They aren't though. That's why Archie is playing them. Our roster isn't good.


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[Bailey7878]

You have to have a decent non con win to do that.

We may not finish 500 so no we would not make the nit

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[Brass Cannon]

Just now, Feathery said:

Not even close to accurate. Crean ball relied on hitting the 3. This team is a terrible 3 point shooting team. 

Crean was under .500 at this point I think and he had 3 NBA players 

[Feathery]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Our recruits are in the Justin Smith range. He isn't quite ready for big boy ball. Most of them won't be either.

I think next year is a growing pain year again. At least we can focus our anger towards new players.


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Al Durham wasn’t even in the Smith range and he is doing fine. The guys coming in seem to have a better skill set than the ones departing. Their will be growing pains but it appears shooting will improve by sheer talent improvement next year. 

[TXHoosierDaddy]

5 minutes ago, rebelhoosier848891 said:

Just can’t seem to get over the hump yet—playing them stronger than we did in the Crean era but just not there yet. As soon as a few shots start falling —we will start beating better teams

 

 

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Don't count on it. You need shooters for shots to fall. We don't have that. 

[Feathery]

1 minute ago, Bailey7878 said:

We may not finish 500 so no we would not make the nit

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12-15 win season is what I thought after ISU loss. Nothing has changed my mind. It’s jist where the talent is at right now. 

[Bailey7878]

Crean was under .500 at this point I think and he had 3 NBA players 

Last year's team was no fun and neither is this one. It's painful to watch.

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[TXHoosierDaddy]

4 minutes ago, Ajwhitis said:

This team would be better if Crean was coaching it lol, Archie is the better coach no doubt but this team would have a better record with Crean

I doubt that. Crean relied on 3's and this team sucks at it. Plus, Crean didn't believe in defense. This team would be like 2013 if he were coaching. Unbearable to watch. 

[Bailey7878]

12-15 win season is what I thought after ISU loss. Nothing has changed my mind. It’s jist where the talent is at right now. 

About right 7-11 best case in conference.

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Al Durham wasn’t even in the Smith range and he is doing fine. The guys coming in seem to have a better skill set than the ones departing. Their will be growing pains but it appears shooting will improve by sheer talent improvement next year. 

Doing fine versus being good enough to beat high major teams are 2 different things.


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

It could be worse, Crean could be coaching this team. 

This

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[Feathery]

1 minute ago, Bailey7878 said:

About right 7-11 best case in conference.

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Once I saw the reality of the situations Archie inherited, I decided not to get caught up in wins and losses. I’m more interested in overall team improvement. Even in these losses, I’ve seen progress. The offensive system is getting open shots, getting to the FT line, limiting turnovers. The Packline defense is a top notch defense but Archie said it will take a 3 years for it to be at its optimum level. 

[ebridges24]

9 minutes ago, TXHoosierDaddy said:

Don't count on it. You need shooters for shots to fall. We don't have that. 

We're better than 0 for the second half on 3's