MikeRoberts Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Silver lining is that IF we can make this season respectable, 17+ wins, I think we will be in good shape next year for 20+ with 3 returning starters in Smith, McBob and Morgan. If Romeo comes, even betterSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
TheWatShot Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 3 hours ago, mdn82 said: We have only really had one rebuild? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app 1) "Help is on the way." 2) Sampson drama 3) Crean's losing seasons 4) Present day, with next year looking like we'll be relying on freshmen Any way you look at it, it's been a series of setbacks over a 20 year period. At some point people will naturally question if it's ever going to be what we want or if this is just what we are now. DrummerJohn, cthomas, Iugradman and 1 other 4 Quote
DChoosier Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 31 minutes ago, TheWatShot said: 1) "Help is on the way." 2) Sampson drama 3) Crean's losing seasons 4) Present day, with next year looking like we'll be relying on freshmen Any way you look at it, it's been a series of setbacks over a 20 year period. At some point people will naturally question if it's ever going to be what we want or if this is just what we are now. In 24 years we have made it past the Sweet Sixteen (ie Elite 8 or better) ONE time. ONE time in 24 years...... You can call some of the seasons rebuilds or whatever but, when you consider the success we had in the past, the last 24 years have been very mediocre. (ie longer than the entire lifetime of the current students). I do not like it but can see why the student excitement level might have dimmed from what I experienced when I went to IU in the "good ol days" of IU hoops. ALASKA HOOSIER, MikeRoberts, Iugradman and 1 other 4 Quote
TheWatShot Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 I still cringe when I think of the "WE'RE BACK" shirts people wore circa-2012. Iugradman, ALASKA HOOSIER and HooHooHoo22 3 Quote
HoosierAloha Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 We need to win at least 6 of our remaining conference games and I think we may get in. @Illinois, @Rutgers, Minnesota, Illinois , @Iowa, and @Nebraska are all winnable. If we win one of the tough three coming up after the @Illinois game we can afford to drop one of these and an end of the season loss to OSU. If we don't win any of those three, we'll likely need to win five of those six and also end the season beating OSU. It's certainly doable, especially since we play a lot of weaker teams on the road and have our big games mostly at home, but obviously nothing should be taken for granted with this squad. Going 11-7 in the conference would be huge and likely garner at least a 5th place finish, but it'll be the quality win argument being held against us, especially if we don't hit 20 wins prior to the BTT. It should be an interesting stretch to wrap up the season. If we get our share of wins, the @Nebraska game may be the biggest game of the year.I like looking at these situations but understand this team can drop a terrible lose with a blink of an eye. We need to win the games against the bottom of the league (@Ill, @Rutger, Minny, Ill, and @Iowa). That gets us to 9 conference wins and 16 overall. @Neb won't be a terrible loss but would hurt our resume because we need wins. If we win that and 1 against the top of the conference we have a shot at getting in. A few wins at home against pu, MSU, and O$U changes everything. If we're on the bubble getting a few quality wins in the BTT could push us over the edge. (Duh) We're not winning pretty but we're 7-3 in our last 10. If we could go 6-4 we would have a shot at the tourney. 7-3 and I think we're on the right side of the bubble before the BTT. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app MikeRoberts and mamasa 2 Quote
Hoosier DaDa Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Without Juwan we’d be down by 20 Think we rely on Juwan much? Haha. Kid is pretty good man. He is really becoming one of my favorite Hoosiers. I have been a fan since early 80s. It says a lot how hard that kid plays Sent from my SM-G950U using BtownBanners mobile app IUBBFan1970, ALASKA HOOSIER, mark1981 and 1 other 4 Quote
Whoozhers Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 56.3% from the line. 9-16. We REALLY need everyone of those.Let’s knock em’ down guys.They’re “free” but make em’ COUNT!That’s all I got to say about that. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners HoosierAloha and IUsafety 2 Quote
Whoozhers Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Btw.... really a good article by Doyle this morning about Juwan. Always knew he was a good young man. This article confirms he’s the REAL DEAL. [emoji106][emoji106]Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners southsidehoosier, Stuhoo, Stromboli and 1 other 4 Quote
incrediboy Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Juwan's performance tonight reminded me of Steve Downing and D.J. White playing one-legged basketball and still starring. That's pretty good company there. WayneFleekHoosier 1 Quote
Popular Post GnarlyNormEllenberger Posted January 23, 2018 Popular Post Posted January 23, 2018 A few thoughts on this one... - Juwan Morgan had his own Willis Reed type of game. He's the type of player that exudes confidence that spills over to his teammates. He makes other players better. He knows how to play college basketball. From crutches to 25 points in a matter of three days is absolutely amazing. He understands positioning. He understands spacing. He rarely takes a bad shot. His post defense on guys bigger than him is very good. He's just about everything you want as a Hoosier. Hats off to him. - Coaches cannot make shots for their players. But they can draw up plays to get open looks. Our coaching staff is doing that right now. We're just missing A LOT of open looks. We're gonna have better shooting and more talented teams in the future. When that happens, our offense is going to take off. - Make no mistake, Archie is directing this team. Our point guards had 3 assists to 9 turnovers. Yet, we still won. There is absolutely no doubt who is in charge of this program right now. LIHoosier, HooHooHoo22, HoosierAloha and 7 others 10 Quote
HoosierCoop Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 11 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said: I love winning. Morgan was all that and a bag of chips. Smith was nice for us. McBob had great hustle (what missed FTs?). The rest.........not impressed. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners Smith and Morgan are a very good front court tandem. I think the experience he is getting as a freshman with Juwan is very valuable. He is going to be a great 4 year player. Green and Durham may want to evaluate their future. Green plays so out of control and you can see that when he has the ball, the rest of the team panics. Durham looks like an 8th grader trying to play on the JV squad. How many times last night did he just had the ball over to the other team? I would hate to see the +/- when Durham and McSwain are on the floor. McSwain looks totally lost and confused out there. He has never gotten "it". thebigweave, BGleas, ALASKA HOOSIER and 1 other 4 Quote
yogisballin Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Alright let's go. Must win tonight to have any tourney hopes.Wait...we still have those??Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Jam 1 Quote
pappy1865 Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Woodson1980 said: So we did it? Thanks for filling me in guys and gals. Sucks not seeing the game. Sent from my LGL41C using BtownBanners mobile app Feel you on that. I watched the 1st half in Plainfield with a fraternity brother, then hauled tail home to Terre Haute, only to find a power surge bricked my Xbox One, and other components, so I missed the 2nd half. Sounds like Morgan took this on his shoulders. GloryDays 1 Quote
yogisballin Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Feel you on that. I watched the 1st half in Plainfield with a fraternity brother, then hauled tail home to Terre Haute, only to find a power surge bricked my Xbox One, and other components, so I missed the 2nd half. Sounds like Morgan took this on his shoulders.Dan that sucksSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
coonhounds Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Wait...we still have those??Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appWhy wouldn't we. It is a long shot for sure but getting a few wins down the stretch here will do it. We may lose to Illinois and damage the chance but if we win that anything is possible Sent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
pappy1865 Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, yogisballin said: Dan that sucks Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Yeah, add it to the divorce not going smoothly, and everything else, it's just pure comedy for me right now. Str8Hoosiers and ALASKA HOOSIER 1 1 Quote
yogisballin Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Why wouldn't we. It is a long shot for sure but getting a few wins down the stretch here will do it. We may lose to Illinois and damage the chance but if we win that anything is possible Sent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile appCalm down, I was being sarcastic and totally agree with youSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app coonhounds and IUBBFan1970 2 Quote
yogisballin Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Yeah, add it to the divorce not going smoothly, and everything else, it's just pure comedy for me right now.Boy the hits keep coming huh? I’ve been thru one of those! Best of luck to ya. Mine was rough but believe it has made me who I am todaySent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
coonhounds Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Calm down, I was being sarcastic and totally agree with youSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appI am calm lol. Thought u were mailing our chances in already Sent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
yogisballin Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 I am calm lol. Thought u were mailing our chances in already Sent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile appNo sir! We gotta get that Illiwhini game though. It won’t be easySent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app coonhounds 1 Quote
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