IUBB @ Michigan - 1/6/19 @ 4:30 ET

[Stuhoo 86,486]

10 minutes ago, Sota Hoosier said:

Missing Hunter, Rob, Davis, and Thompson is huge. This team is a shell of what it could have been due to injuries. If we’re healthier with Rob and Davis back, I think we beat UM at home.

I’ll be good with a 5/6 seed this year considering the injuries.


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Five or six seed with everyone healthy except Hunter and Thompson by tourney time?

I'd sign for that.

 

[Sota Hoosier 450]

 
Five or six seed with everyone healthy except Hunter and Thompson by tourney time?
I'd sign for that.
 

Yep, that’s my thinking. If we had Hunter/Race in the rotation I think we’d be top 15.


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[Hoosierfan2017 23,939]

16 minutes ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

I know there’s been some talk about how negative and unbearable the game threads have been. My buddy invited me to an IUBB Facebook group and my lord is it absolutely horrible.


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Facebook as a whole is pretty terrible, so that's no surprise to me lol. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,556]

I know there’s been some talk about how negative and unbearable the game threads have been. My buddy invited me to an IUBB Facebook group and my lord is it absolutely horrible.


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Which one? There are a couple of them like that. Lol

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[HoosierMax 0]

43 minutes ago, Sota Hoosier said:

Yep, that’s my thinking. If we had Hunter/Race in the rotation I think we’d be top 15.


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Does anyone know thru a credible source if there remains a chance that  Thompson or Hunter would be available by the third week of February?

[Alford Bailey 12,879]

16 minutes ago, HoosierMax said:

Does anyone know thru a credible source if there remains a chance that  Thompson or Hunter would be available by the third week of February?

Fisch  mentioned a couple weeks ago Hunter was redshirting. Havent heard on Thompson.

[pappy1865 2,266]

1 hour ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

I know there’s been some talk about how negative and unbearable the game threads have been. My buddy invited me to an IUBB Facebook group and my lord is it absolutely horrible.


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I don't ever post on it, and about to leave the group it's so bad. But, Rob's dad is pretty active on it, which is why I've stayed.

[coonhounds 10,272]

I don't ever post on it, and about to leave the group it's so bad. But, Rob's dad is pretty active on it, which is why I've stayed.

Is robs dad negative on it?

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[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

Which one? There are a couple of them like that. Lol

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I think it’s called something like “the era of Archie” lol


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,556]

I think it’s called something like “the era of Archie” lol


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I never heard of that one lol

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[TheWatShot 15,062]

16 minutes ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

I think it’s called something like “the era of Archie” lol


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Hahaha, I found it. You weren't kidding. Came across this gem from a highly educated fan: "If u are a true fan, one would think positive. As far as a few of you wanting to stir the pot, start a new group, I'm a fan but just want to bash IU."

 

Hoosier Nation Fan Page is another one. You can't post anything there without someone jumping all over you for one reason or other. I could go there and post "IU ranked 22nd this week" and I'd get a handful of replies like "Who cares about rankings it's not where you start it's where you finish rankings aren't important no one cares about them rabble rabble rabble."

 

You also aren't allowed to post that Romeo will be gone after this season, or that Archie needs to find out why this team is always playing from behind, and don't you dare, DARE question IU's concussion protocol, because it's IU and there's no way they'd ever make a mistake with anything.

[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

I never heard of that one lol

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Just stay away lol


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,556]

Just stay away lol


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Thanks for the warning

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[Stuhoo 86,486]

Dakich with a veiled shot at Justin Smith and his dad while on the MSU-Purdue mike?

To paraphrase - “When Izzo took Cassius Winston to task after he played badly, Winston didn’t pout or tweet or run to his family, he went and played much harder and better.”

 

[LamarCheeks 21,252]

19 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Dakich with a veiled shot at Justin Smith and his dad while on the MSU-Purdue mike:

To paraphrase - “When Izzo took Cassius Winston to task after he played badly, Winston didn’t pout or tweet or run to his family, he went and played much harder and better.”

 

Dakich doesn't know that. It could be that Winston did run to his family -- but nobody in his family tweeted about it. I'd be willing to bet lots of players have discussions with their families about their basketball experiences, and they're probably all not positive. It's just that most families don't go public with it. ... I know if I were a college hoops player and called home to discuss and perhaps complain about my treatment from the coach, my mom would've probably said the coach needed to treat me better. But my dad? To quote John Mellencamp, he would've said "Suck it up and tough it out and best the best you can." 

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Dakich doesn't know that. It could be that Winston did run to his family -- but nobody in his family tweeted about it. I'd be willing to bet lots of players have discussions with their families about their basketball experiences, and they're probably all not positive. It's just that most families don't go public with it. ... I know if I were a college hoops player and called home to discuss and perhaps complain about my treatment from the coach, my mom would've probably said the coach needed to treat me better. But my dad? To quote John Mellencamp, he would've said "Suck it up and tough it out and best the best you can." 

Nice JM quote!


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[pappy1865 2,266]

23 hours ago, coonhounds said:

Is robs dad negative on it?

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Not at all! He's answered a few questions about Rob, and seems to be an ok dude..

[pappy1865 2,266]

Here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/IUBasketball/

 

[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

Do you guys think the constant slow starts has to do with not being well prepared or what ? Why do you guys think we’re constantly getting off to slow starts ?


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2 hours ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

Do you guys think the constant slow starts has to do with not being well prepared or what ? Why do you guys think we’re constantly getting off to slow starts ?


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There were some thoughts from Archie Miller about that during his radio show this week: 

 On Sunday’s loss at Crisler Center: “We did not control the controllable things. Why are we getting in trouble early? Why are we taking punches? To me, the identity of your team for the full 40 minutes, how we start the race — we’re not running fast enough. We’re not running hard enough at the start of the race and then we’re playing catch-up. We have to come out tougher defensively and more disciplined on offense. The freelancing on offense in the first four-to-six minutes is not giving us quality offense. … We shoot too many perimeter jump shots, then we get back to what we do. If you watched the second half, we had a really efficient second half. We got great shots. We didn’t finish as well around the basket and we had some ones that didn’t go down (but) I think we had it to seven with 11 minutes to go. That’s a workable margin for us. Give them credit. They were on their game, too, on the other end. We struggled to defend on the pick-and-roll. There’s a lot to learn from the game, but we have to get back to work because going to Maryland is going to be just as difficult.”

On whether IU’s lack of toughness at the start of games is partly a mental hurdle: “We’re a big game on the schedule. That we’re an improved team this year has made a heightened awareness of it. I felt it against Butler. I felt the charge in the Louisville game. I felt the charge in Crisler Arena. At the same time, it’s part of it to understand that we are a big game. For our team, especially at home, it’s understanding how ready you have to be to come off the ball and set the tone. Setting the tone, to me, starts with your upperclass players. For me, we’re gonna have to look at Juwan and say, ‘Set the tone and start demanding the ball.’ Our guards have to think more about playmaking ability rather than trying to shoot early in the game. Think about making somebody better. Make the extra pass. Drive not to shoot, but to pass.”

https://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2019/01/highlights-from-archie-millers-weekly-radio-show-6/