IUBB vs. Marquette 11/14 at 8:30 ET

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"We'll probably have more of a clearer picture tonight," Archie Miller says regarding Jerome Hunter's status. Still out indefinitely at this time. #iubb

[southsidehoosier 4,976]

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IU moves up in KenPom. Offense now top 20 and def almost top 20. 

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

Damezi has been a pleasant surprise for me. We dont really drop off much when he comes in. I dont think we could ask for a better start for the freshmen getting rotation minutes.

He's solid but like most freshmen he'll need to make huge strides on defense. You can tell he's thinking about the game too much right now. I could see him really being able to stretch the floor and play good defense as he progresses though. This freshman class will be a GREAT foundation to build on.


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[MoyeNeeded 3,073]

CAM in presser made it sound as though we may be without all four guys a while longer. The way he talked of RP after the game, we can see that he will be the starter moving forward. Hard to believe that 3 Fr and a Soph were manning the guard positions tonight and a fantastic performance it was. What a high ceiling this team has.

[southsidehoosier 4,976]

IU media throwing that shade


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[Miller'sTheMan 1,652]

Man may want to keep Al in the starting 5 honestly. I thought he, Phinisee, and Langford worked well together.

[VO5 8,272]

22 minutes ago, southsidehoosier said:

18	Indiana	B10	3-0	+19.62	112.0	19	92.4	21	71.9	195	+.002	117	-10.76	292	97.2	268	107.9	307	-10.76	292

 

IU moves up in KenPom. Offense now top 20 and def almost top 20. 

I remember reading something about most championship teams having a top 15 or 20 offense and defense. Looks like we’re awfully close to that right now. I’m really interested to see how this progresses throughout the year.

[Southside 1,914]

We've got to shoot the 3 better, but so far, i love what I see. Awesome to see Phin and Romeo look this good in their first big game as Hoosiers. Very solid on both sides of the ball. 

[Old Friend 8,389]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

25 pts on 10-15 FG"s; 6 reb; 13 assts; 1 TO in 52 min. of action.  That's the combined line for Durham and Phinisee tonight.  

That;s kinda' not bad.   Well done, lads.

Green is done.  Backup/mop up role is where he should be.  I re-watched the Chicago State game last night (yeah...bored), and he's just not very good.  Athletic, yes.  But way too many bad shots and turnovers and he plays out of control.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,182]

Green could be 3rd option unless he plays consistently.

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[HoosierAloha 30,024]

We've got to shoot the 3 better, but so far, i love what I see. Awesome to see Phin and Romeo look this good in their first big game as Hoosiers. Very solid on both sides of the ball. 

They shot 9-20 tonight, only 20 attempts! They're something like 35% for the season. I think we need certain players (see Fitzner) shooting more threes. I feel pretty confident Romeo will find his stroke from outside and Phinisee to shoot a solid %. Green needs to take it if he's wide open, ditto for Durham and McBob. I don't think this team will live or die from deep though.


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[bleedhoosier 3,627]

4 players out for November? Talking about "back spasms, high thigh contusion and concussion like symptoms". Not sure any of that warrants the span of November. Thrown off some or the injuries are worse than staff is saying? 

Amazing win and was so pumped all game. If Clifton can't get some run in a 25 point decided game... I'm not sure what his future is. Possibly just getting Deron more conditioning game time

 

[Hoosier Guy 7,518]

Complete team performance. Now go beat Arkansas. Win that game and IU is back in the AP Top 25

[iu-dl 1,442]

5 hours ago, VO5 said:

I remember reading something about most championship teams having a top 15 or 20 offense and defense. Looks like we’re awfully close to that right now. I’m really interested to see how this progresses throughout the year.

KenPom is my go-to as far as who is actually "good" versus what the AP polls say. We took a huge leap in the Pomeroy standings last night; good catch, VO5.  KenPom's algorithms don't normally allow for swings like that. It's typically a 2-3 place/rank change, max, at any given time. Example - when UK got smoked by Duke, they dropped one spot and Duke moved up one spot. I believe we jumped 8 or-so spots last night. Quite a testament.

[reconmkd 4,338]

8 hours ago, southsidehoosier said:

I was nervous at how this team could handle a lead, but I am so impressed at extending the halftime lead. A lot of confidence going into Arkansas. 

What kind of home crowd does Arkansas have?

Huge home crowd from my discussions with pUKe fans at work. Its not a place to take lightly!

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

2 hours ago, IU-DL said:

KenPom is my go-to as far as who is actually "good" versus what the AP polls say. We took a huge leap in the Pomeroy standings last night; good catch, VO5.  KenPom's algorithms don't normally allow for swings like that. It's typically a 2-3 place/rank change, max, at any given time. Example - when UK got smoked by Duke, they dropped one spot and Duke moved up one spot. I believe we jumped 8 or-so spots last night. Quite a testament.

I thought there were bigger swings earlier in the season the last few season though.  (I could be wrong)

[Napleshoosier 10,152]

Wow. I do like tighter rotations though.

For reference, Crean played 13 players in his loss the other night and got beat by a tight rotation of 8.


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I forgot all about that Clappy clown. Ha.


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[pumpfake 3,930]

Really, it's best if Arkansas (and other road games) is a hostile environment.  The young players need to learn how to deal with it before BT play.  I think we're going to be pretty good and other conference teams and crowds are going to be "up" for us.

[Whoozhers 3,652]

FT..... 17 - 23 73.9%
Better. But needs to be GREAT!
Gonna need them all on the road.
Haven’t seen the Hoosiers in person since 2006.
See you in Fayetteville.

GO HOOSIERS!!!!




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35 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I thought there were bigger swings earlier in the season the last few season though.  (I could be wrong)

Yeah, KP admits early in the season his rankings are a bit meh. He uses data from last year through ~10 games and does some projecting with freshmen.