Game Thread: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

[theriverpilot]

Trayce was incredible!

Race had his best game.

The rest of the roster wasn’t great.

Defensive rebounding on long missed 3s was bad. Really bad.

Hedging was better, but Minnesota didn’t work the roll or the wing much.

Minnesota missed a lot of 3s.


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Minny was awful shooting FTs too. Our Guards were serviceable but need to better still. Race should start from here on out


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[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

When was our last win at the barn?

We won there in 2018. Rojo had 28, Juwan 20 and Justin 20. 
 

Edit: I can’t for the life of me remember that game at all. Sports reference rulez though. 

[TheWatShot]

4 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

When was our last win at the barn?

2 years ago. Archie is now 2-1 up there. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Is Pitino on the hot seat yet? Tubby was definitely better.


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[mdn82]

Honestly that game right there is the exact type of team and games I expected an Archie Miller coached team to be like.


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[JerryYeagley23]

All I can do, is hope, and pray, that some of these emerging trends in player contributions are recognized and leveraged in our remaining games. Please Archie and staff, see what is working and start using it earlier and more often. 

[Bobman1]

1. We needed that win. 
2. THAT is the effort we expect. 
3. Trayce is showing that hes special.
4. Race is showing he needs more minutes. Really think he is the key to this team.
5. Not excusing the f you non sense. But smith and Trayce did have a little embrace after the horn sounded. 

Couldn’t watch... could someone elaborate on #5?


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[mdn82]

Couldn’t watch... could someone elaborate on #5?

 

 

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Trayce told Justin to go up strong when he missed that easy layup early in the game when it should have been an and one. Justin turned and instantly told him to shut the **** up. Easily visible on tv.

 

 

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[Whoozhers]

I must say we got a gratuitous call when Al got all tangled up in his own feet. We’ll take it!


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[RaceToTheTop]

7 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

1. We needed that win. 
2. THAT is the effort we expect. 
3. Trayce is showing that hes special.

4. Race is showing he needs more minutes. Really think he is the key to this team.

5. Not excusing the f you non sense. But smith and Trayce did have a little embrace after the horn sounded. 

My thing with the 'f you' (I'll defer to everyone here who said that's what he said, my lip reading isn't good) was that it seemed to me like he was smiling when he said it...that it wasn't said in anger.  Don't think Justin gets much slack (I know I don't give him much) because of things we've seen and heard previously.

[mdn82]

I must say we got a gratuitous call when Al got all tangled up in his own feet. We’ll take it!


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It wasn’t the officials best night on either side. Unfortunately that’s a trend this year in the B1G.


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[Blackmon_for_3]

Are we all in agreement that Phinisee, Durham, Smith, Thompson, and TJD is our best lineup? You could sub Green for Durham if he is playing well but I don’t really trust him closing out a game. Those 5 who closed the game out play well together. 

[Uspshoosier]

When was our last win at the barn?

Archie’s first year I believe


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[JerryYeagley23]

1 minute ago, mdn82 said:

Trayce told Justin to go up strong when he missed that easy layup early in the game when it should have been an and one. Justin turned and instantly told him to shut the **** up. Easily visible on tv.

 

 

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I saw it too, and don’t know for sure either way, but it easily could have been like a “get outta here man,” way of saying it, kind of responding to a ribbing from your teammate saying “come on bro, you gotta dunk that” (semi tongue in cheek giving him a hard time) 

[KzooHoosier82]

7 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

5. Not excusing the f you non sense. But smith and Trayce did have a little embrace after the horn sounded. 

I noticed this as well and am happy to see he’s not a total scumbag but doesn’t change my opinion of him and his continuous bad attitude. He’s way to bad of a player to be this uncoachable and arrogant.  

[mdn82]

I saw it too, and don’t know for sure either way, but it easily could have been like a “get outta here man,” way of saying it, kind of responding to a ribbing from your teammate saying “come on bro, you gotta dunk that” (semi tongue in cheek giving him a hard time) 

Right. Without being there in that moment you don’t know.


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[Adillac]

I’m shocked that we won. Very cool. Big win. 

[VO5]

Props to the staff for playing Race and sitting Joey. Won us the game 

[TheWatShot]

Shot up 8 spots in Kenpom to #39. Time to chase down the analytic juggernaut known as Purdue. Only 14 spots to go! 

[Stuhoo]

Race stuffed the stat sheet tonight:

9 Pts, 10 reb, 0 tos, 1 block, 1 assist, 1 steal

Race +/- was +21 ... TJD was “only” +16