Indiana @ Illinois Game Thread- 3/7 - 8:00pm - FS1

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

If this isn’t the stereotypical trap game I don’t know what is.  I think it’s safe to say the team is as motivated as possible right now.  Don’t think we’ll see a Minnesota effort again this season.   

 

What are your thoughts?

 

 

 

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

I think it’s really going to come down to taking care of the ball and making them shoot a low percentage from 3. Well also need to rebound. These are all effort things though so if the effort is there we have a chance.

A few weeks ago I thought we’d struggle with this game as Ill had been playing really well and we were floundering. We have a chance and I’d like to see the team close out the regular season on a high note.


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[HoosierRobbie 929]

I’m hopeful, but still not confident. Life is always tough on the road.

 

 

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[Naturalhoosier 15,407]

2 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

I think it’s really going to come down to...

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...is us scoring more than them. 

 

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

...is us scoring more than them. 
 

Madden doing college basketball now....?


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[mdn82 25,510]

Madden doing college basketball now....?


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Boom! Tough actin Tinactin.


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[schoosier 3,455]

We know they’re bringing pressure, so let’s see how we play. Getting some decent calls early against it would be nice. Hope we shoot well and let’s kick some @$$.

[Brass Cannon 24,271]

37 minutes ago, schoosier said:

We know they’re bringing pressure, so let’s see how we play. Getting some decent calls early against it would be nice. Hope we shoot well and let’s kick some @$$.

Hopefully Delaney is scheming to get as many teams in as possible and we get some friendly whistles

[RaceToTheTop 25,002]

We've only won two true road games all year and am guessing that we will be a road dog by Vegas.  Not sure that's a trap game....that's at best it's a toss up game.

[Whoozhers 3,652]

Never underestimate what the confidence switch in the “ON” position will do to a team’s psyche and motivation.

FEAR THE HOOSIERS!!


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[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

@Illinois is the worst. This is their title game.


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[HoosierX 1,523]

2 hours ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

@Illinois is the worst. This is their title game.


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We are playing for a spot in the tourney, I couldn't care less how Illinois views it.  We better show up ready to play.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

And have a comfortable lead in the closing minutes please. I don’t want to see some dude drain a fading away off balance 3 on us again.


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[cthomas 6,331]

23 hours ago, HoosierRobbie said:

I’m hopeful, but still not confident. Life is always tough on the road.

 

 

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Not sure it's possible to be confident in this team given the offensive struggles. This has all the ingredients for a very ugly game.

[southsidehoosier 4,976]

Defense travels. We did two things well against MSU that Illinois feeds off of to win: getting to the line and turning other teams over.

[JSHoosier 19,844]

29 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

And have a comfortable lead in the closing minutes please. I don’t want to see some dude drain a fading away off balance 3 on us again.


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Coming off a screen with a hand in his face.  Great, now I'm ticked again.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

1 hour ago, HoosierX said:

We are playing for a spot in the tourney, I couldn't care less how Illinois views it.  We better show up ready to play.

Yes, we better show up ready to play every game. However, that wasn't my point. I am confident Illinois will be ready to play. So regardless, I expect it to be a tough game.

[HoosierX 1,523]

8 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Yes, we better show up ready to play every game. However, that wasn't my point. I am confident Illinois will be ready to play. So regardless, I expect it to be a tough game.

No I perfectly well understood your point, Illinois is going to come ready to play because they view this game as their super bowl (or insert favorite cliche). 

But we are playing for a spot in the tourney and they are not, so we better come more ready to play than they are.  I guess I don't understand the necessity of pointing out the Illini's readiness if you expect IU to be equally or more ready to play.

I have a feeling this discussion isn't going to go anywhere as we both have a defensible point of view, so I will leave it at that.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

No I perfectly well understood your point, Illinois is going to come ready to play because they view this game as their super bowl (or insert favorite cliche). 
But we are playing for a spot in the tourney and they are not, so we better come more ready to play than they are.  I guess I don't understand the necessity of pointing out the Illini's readiness if you expect IU to be equally or more ready to play.
I have a feeling this discussion isn't going to go anywhere as we both have a defensible point of view, so I will leave it at that.

One would hope IU is ready to play but I’ve seen too much sleep walking this season to automatically believe they will. Ill hasn’t always executed but they play hard. I’m not sure I’ve seen them just going through the motions this season.

I like our chances if we stay connected, both as a team and the score. However, I think we’ll need a solid lead down the stretch to endure any crazy shots or the Big Ten affect.


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[BGVille Hoosierfan 2,909]

Playing on the road on Senior Night is always a tall task. We’ll find out just how bad these guys want it within the first 5 minutes. Don’t leave anything out there!


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