Walking Boot of Doom Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 Figured it was time to start a 2019-2020 season thread with the home opener tomorrow. To get this thread started off right, here’s some great news from our friend Jeff! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app mamasa, HoosierAloha, mdn82 and 3 others 5 1 Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted November 4, 2019 Author Posted November 4, 2019 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app HoosierAloha, HoosierHoops1 and IUsafety 3 Quote
Popular Post LamarCheeks Posted November 4, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 4, 2019 Ironic that the season tips off one day after the birthday of a true Hoosiers legend! JaybobHoosier, HoosierHoops1, LIHoosier and 9 others 9 3 Quote
mdn82 Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 Hamstrings scare me.Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Alford Bailey 1 Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted November 4, 2019 Author Posted November 4, 2019 Personally, I'm very excited to see how this team carries the momentum from the back half of last season into this one. Last year, I believe we saw Archie and Co. start to find their identity and start to really work within Archie's system. Top things I'm looking for: - Are Al and Armaan legitimate backup PG options to Phinisee? This will be one of the most critical factors for success this year, in my opinion. - Is Devonte going to be a star and the catalyst for this team's success? Every good tournament team needs the guy who's going to get the bucket no matter what in crunch time. - How good is TJD going to perform in the B1G as a freshman? I think he's going to surprise some people, but it's overly optimistic to expect Noah Vonleh level production. - I want to see that lockdown defense of Archie's past teams. We have the right personnel with some time in the system. Need to see some significant results. HoosierAloha, thebigweave, Stuhoo and 3 others 6 Quote
Alford Bailey Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, mdn82 said: Hamstrings scare me. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners they can linger mdn82 1 Quote
Popular Post HoosierAloha Posted November 4, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks to some awesome Hoosier hospitality I’ll be in attendance for tomorrow nights game. I don’t know if the gent from Corydon is on here but thanks again for the tickets! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mamasa, mdn82, Class of '66 Old Fart and 7 others 10 Quote
biteoftheapple Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 Per Chronic Hoosier.....#iubb opens as a 21.5-point favorite vs. Western Illinois in its season opener, o/u 143. Pomeroy puts it at 23 and gives the Hoosiers a 98% chance of victory. HoosierAloha, ALASKA HOOSIER and JaybobHoosier 3 Quote
LIHoosier Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 4 hours ago, LamarCheeks said: Ironic that the season tips off one day after the birthday of a true Hoosiers legend! I knew there was a reason I took work off today. :) ALASKA HOOSIER and HoosierAloha 1 1 Quote
Brass Cannon Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 Apparently Devonte is going to miss the opener Quote
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted November 4, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Walking Boot of Doom said: Personally, I'm very excited to see how this team carries the momentum from the back half of last season into this one. Last year, I believe we saw Archie and Co. start to find their identity and start to really work within Archie's system. Top things I'm looking for: - Are Al and Armaan legitimate backup PG options to Phinisee? This will be one of the most critical factors for success this year, in my opinion. - Is Devonte going to be a star and the catalyst for these team's success? Every good tournament team needs the guy who's going to get the bucket no matter what in crunch time. - How good is TJD going to perform in the B1G as a freshman? I think he's going to surprise some people, but it's overly optimistic to expect Noah Vonleh level production. - I want to see that lockdown defense of Archie's past teams. We have the right personnel with some time in the system. Need to see some significant results. TJD is going to be a far, far better defender and teammate than Vonleh. But, if his offensive production is anywhere near Vonleh's I'd be shocked. I kinda think this is going to be the best defensive team we've seen at IU in a long time. My #1 "can't wait to see it" player is ... Justin Smith. Athletic players sometimes take a while to develop, and he looked significantly advanced in the exhibition. One bad game won't sour me; but really hoping to see a stretch of mostly good stuff from him. The other player that I truly think (I can't believe I'm even saying this) this board is now sleeping on is Jerome Hunter. Missed shots during that exhibition? Oh well; it happens. The way he asserted himself in the second half of the exhibition was completely intriguing to me and I'm pretty sure he can shoot. Alford Bailey, mdn82, Hoosiers96 and 8 others 11 Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 TJD Vonleh comparison is interesting. TJD won’t be the rebounder Vonleh was. Vonleh seemed to grab every defensive rebound. Better passer, better teammate. More invested. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted November 4, 2019 Author Posted November 4, 2019 TJD Vonleh comparison is interesting. TJD won’t be the rebounder Vonleh was. Vonleh seemed to grab every defensive rebound. Better passer, better teammate. More invested. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersI should clarify it was made more to demonstrate the high bar of a freshman coming in and being B1G basketball ready. Vonleh didn’t miss a beat. Zeller came in ready. Bryant was not too far behind. I’ll be thrilled if TJD is in that Bryant to Zeller range of ready for college. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app HoosierAloha, WayneFleekHoosier and thebigweave 3 Quote
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted November 4, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 4, 2019 Updates from Archie: Durham is 100%. It seems as if Phinisee is quite likely to be a go. Franklin has in every way exceeded Archies expectations and is freaking awesome. JaybobHoosier, Hoosiers96, thebigweave and 12 others 15 Quote
cleeter Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 It’s here! It’s finally here. College basketball and IUBB is back. BGVille Hoosierfan, ALASKA HOOSIER, HoosierHoops1 and 4 others 7 Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted November 5, 2019 Author Posted November 5, 2019 Finally we can stop arguing about football!Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners JaybobHoosier 1 Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted November 5, 2019 Author Posted November 5, 2019 How many games before there’s a Fire Archie thread when we have a bad loss?Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
JHoosier914 Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 How many games before there’s a Fire Archie thread when we have a bad loss?Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersIf it happens before Florida state, you’re guaranteed at least 3 of them to pop upSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Walking Boot of Doom 1 Quote
monskisprodigy Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Was just looking over at another site. Andy Bottoms doesn't project IU making the 68 team field in March. Haven't looked a ton, but a buddy mentioned that this follows the trend of most way too early projections. I am optimistic and bullish on this team when healthy, but then again...I think I say that every year. Hoping Archie get's these kids playing hard, and we surprise a lot of people. Excited to kick off the season, and will be there in person as always rooting for my Hoosiers. LETS GO! Stromboli and JaybobHoosier 2 Quote
woodenshoemanHoosierfan Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 I've been ready for College Basketball to start since HS track season ended in May. Let's go Hoosiers!Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk HoosierAloha 1 Quote
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