HoosierAloha Posted January 5, 2020 Posted January 5, 2020 Honest question. Have you been watching the games? Sometimes you aren’t what your record is. Many people predicted this slide based on how we’ve been playing even against the poor teams. Very few of those have we looked good. Refs giving us calls at the Hall. I think that will continue to some extent. We will win a fair amount of home games. Our odds of success on the road are putrid. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appWhat happened yesterday? It’s the Big Ten, the conference pretty much starts every game with the home team up 10. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
8bucks Posted January 5, 2020 Posted January 5, 2020 What happened yesterday? It’s the Big Ten, the conference pretty much starts every game with the home team up 10. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appWisconsin won at Ohio State. Nebraska took us to overtime. Teams don’t have to lose by 20 plus on the road. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
HoosierAloha Posted January 5, 2020 Posted January 5, 2020 Wisconsin won at Ohio State. Nebraska took us to overtime. Teams don’t have to lose by 20 plus on the road. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appHuh? Where did I say teams had to lose by 20 on the road? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
Uspshoosier Posted January 5, 2020 Author Posted January 5, 2020 Huh? Where did I say teams had to lose by 20 on the road? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appPenn St lost by 32 on the road to the Buckeyes Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
Stuhoo Posted January 5, 2020 Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said: Honest question. Have you been watching the games? Sometimes you aren’t what your record is. Many people predicted this slide based on how we’ve been playing even against the poor teams. Very few of those have we looked good. Refs giving us calls at the Hall. I think that will continue to some extent. We will win a fair amount of home games. Our odds of success on the road are putrid. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app “Honest question” ... lol. Of course I’ve been watching. We were a very tough team to play against last February; effort level went way up. Waiting to see if we figure things out this year before it’s too late. I think that’s reasonable. IUc2016 1 Quote
8bucks Posted January 5, 2020 Posted January 5, 2020 Huh? Where did I say teams had to lose by 20 on the road? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appNever said you did. So many are suggesting that road wins are nearly impossible. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
Uspshoosier Posted January 5, 2020 Author Posted January 5, 2020 Never said you did. So many are suggesting that road wins are nearly impossible. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appThis year they pretty much are so far in the conference season. I haven’t seen this much dominance by home teams to open conference play in a while. Road teams have only won 3 games so far. 2 of those were at Northwestern and Nebraska. 2 teams well out of the NET top 100. Wisky’s win at Ohio St is the only other road win. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app HoosierAloha 1 Quote
HoosierAloha Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Never said you did. So many are suggesting that road wins are nearly impossible. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appI’m not sure why you quoted me(?) My comment had more to do with how the Big Ten mandates the officiating. I love watching basketball. The free flowing, dedicated cuts and curls, crisp snapped passing, body and ball movement that leads to great shots while the defense intelligently communicates and moves with grace to outthink and out position their opponent. Football season is over but the Big Ten refuses to adapt the brand of basketball that’s on display in other conferences. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Ranger78 1 Quote
Hoosier1984 Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Jerry Palms new updated bracket. (Yes it’s super early) but I would take this all day long if IU was playing to their potential. San Diego St as a 1, Baylor as a 2 and Florida St as a 3. That would be a bracket destined for upset Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app HoosierDYT 1 Quote
HoosierDYT Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Jerry Palms new updated bracket. (Yes it’s super early) but I would take this all day long if IU was playing to their potential. San Diego St as a 1, Baylor as a 2 and Florida St as a 3. That would be a bracket destined for upset Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appOh my gosh. We just played our second worst game of the season and I could honestly still see us winning a couple games. That’s a dream scenario Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app southsidehoosier 1 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted January 8, 2020 Author Posted January 8, 2020 Anyone think any of the announcers that made a big deal about IU’s non-conference SOS being in the 300’s will say anything about their Non-conference SOS being top 50 now? This is why I would suggest people wait until conference play until they judge a non conference schedule Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners HoosierDYT, Hoosier1984, Hoosiers96 and 2 others 5 Quote
HoosierAloha Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Anyone think any of the announcers that made a big deal about IU’s non-conference SOS being in the 300’s will say anything about their Non-conference SOS being top 50 now? This is why I would suggest people wait until conference play until they judge a non conference schedule Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersWhat fun is that though? The mothership tells them they have to emphasize whatever in order to get the dough! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
IUc2016 Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Don’t look now but Louisiana Tech is now a Quad 2 win. They are 59th in the NET. Can we stop lumping them in with the cupcakes? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners ALASKA HOOSIER, southsidehoosier, HoosierDYT and 1 other 4 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Don’t look now but Louisiana Tech is now a Quad 2 win. They are 59th in the NET. Can we stop lumping them in with the cupcakes? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersWe will have to see what happens when the smoke clears. The NET seems incredibly flawed and isn’t what most fans base their perception of a team. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
IUc2016 Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 We will have to see what happens when the smoke clears. The NET seems incredibly flawed and isn’t what most fans base their perception of a team. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appSmoke is pretty clear to me. They are a good team. Edit: Plus, if the committee doesn’t view them as a cupcake, why in the world would the fans want to view them as a cupcake? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app southsidehoosier and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Smoke is pretty clear to me. They are a good team. Edit: Plus, if the committee doesn’t view them as a cupcake, why in the world would the fans want to view them as a cupcake? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appBecause the fans and committee are allowed to have different opinions? And fans view more from a teams record, name, star power, simple stats and the eye test. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
IUc2016 Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Because the fans and committee are allowed to have different opinions? And fans view more from a teams record, name, star power, simple stats and the eye test. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appSelection Committee makes all decisions on who makes the tournament. Selection Committee views Louisiana Tech as a good team. Why would IU fans view them as a bad team? That doesn’t make much sense to me. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app southsidehoosier, BGleas and Uspshoosier 3 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Selection Committee makes all decisions on who makes the tournament. Selection Committee views Louisiana Tech as a good team. Why would IU fans view them as a bad team? That doesn’t make much sense to me. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appWell they are at best a mediocre team. We will have to see how they end up doing in conference. Fans are going to perceive this season differently and will likely be more harsh on the selections of the committee. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
IUc2016 Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 Well they are at best a mediocre team. We will have to see how they end up doing in conference. Fans are going to perceive this season differently and will likely be more harsh on the selections of the committee. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app59 in net54 in BPI53 in KenPom. They are not a cupcake. But whatever suits you Joe. Keep up with your “simple stats” and eye test. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app southsidehoosier, ALASKA HOOSIER and sweetpain 3 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted January 8, 2020 Author Posted January 8, 2020 Don’t look now but Louisiana Tech is now a Quad 2 win. They are 59th in the NET. Can we stop lumping them in with the cupcakes? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersPeople are going to do what people do so if they want to lump them in with cupcakes that’s their choice. Bottom line IU has an overall SOS of 38 and Non conference SOS of 52. Cupcakes or no cupcakes IU’s SOS shouldn’t be viewed as a negative or reason why IU won’t make the tournament Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app BGleas, HoosierAloha, IUc2016 and 1 other 4 Quote
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