IUBB vs Butler - 12/19/20 Crossroads Classic @ 11:30 a.m. ET

[Brass Cannon 24,068]

Just now, LIHoosier said:

Timeout down 11 with 20 seconds left? Is the 25 point basket in play?

Seeing if Bugs Bunny or a Golden Retriever can sub in

[Stuhoo 75,683]

8 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

True but good teams will build that 10-12 point lead in the first half then just play us even the second half.  The lazy halves have to stop 

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,086]

Galloway played the 5th highest minutes (25) today; didn't score but had 5 of our 19 assists.   We had 19 assists on our 25 made FG.  Franklin with a great shooting game but he did have 5 of our 15 TOs.  

[Josh 12,380]

13 minutes ago, theriverpilot said:

I’d argue he has the highest basketball IQ on the team


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In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king

[Brass Cannon 24,068]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Insert eye roll emoji

The response of somebody who doesn’t have a counter point to a good point.  
 

Butler is probably worse than 12 big ten teams. 

[theriverpilot 5,589]

Good job taking control in the 2nd half and getting the W. Now let’s not see the typical letdown against Northwestern


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,086]

Ooh, ooh, ooh.  I had 68-59 in Prediction  League.  I am so good!

[Josh 12,380]

So glad to get the win.  Decent pre-conference results, bring on the big boys

[croneleoni 180]

True but good teams will build that 10-12 point lead in the first half then just play us even the second half.  The lazy halves have to stop 

We have had 3 bad halves with the first half of Butler and the full Texas game. Let's give some credit on the good halves that will keep happening and win us a lot of games.

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[colonel06 1,913]

Sloppy finish today for the Hoosiers.


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[JSHoosier 19,578]

It'd be a boost if Franklin and keep shooting it well.

[Stuhoo 75,683]

18 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

The response of somebody who doesn’t have a counter point to a good point.  
 

Butler is probably worse than 12 big ten teams. 

Okay... I’ll explain:

These are not computer programmable players.

On ALL teams, from Gonzaga down to Chicago State there are halves when a team has a lack of focus and underperforms.

The good teams respond and don’t let a bad half turn into a five game losing streak.

So, complaining about a bad half during a comfortable win against a P5 team seems like a stretch to find something to complain about.

Better?

[cappymo14 2,276]

Dubya. Franklin with b2b career highs. Trace gets a career high 5 blocks. Thompson with great effort 2nd half.


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[Josh 12,380]

Come on Jaybob, get that MVP thread going!  That will be an interesting vote.  So glad to have a couple options after a game

[Stuhoo 75,683]

2 minutes ago, cappymo14 said:

Dubya. Franklin with b2b career highs. Trace gets a career high 5 blocks. Thompson with great effort 2nd half.


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Damn straight 

[Stuhoo 75,683]

Just now, Josh said:

Come on Jaybob, get that MVP thread going!  That will be an interesting vote.  So glad to have a couple options after a game

Working toward changing that sig pic?

[Crimson and Cream 5,707]

The first half was concerning and reminiscent of past teams but that 2nd half performance was fantastic. Good to see the team respond like that and lock down defensively. 

[Honkyman 1,670]

Winning by 8 points over a mediocre Butler team playing without their best player is no great accomplishment. We were out-rebounded, only shot 55% from the free-throw line, and turned the ball over 15 times. If Franklin hadn't been hot from 3-point range in the first half, IU probably would have lost. Lots of work to do if IU is going to finish above 8th place in the conference.

 

[mamasa 14,821]

Looks like it’s time to dig up the old negativity thread. Seems to be no shortage of posters to fill it.


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[Josh 12,380]

14 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Working toward changing that sig pic?

Not until he works on changing IU basketball into a perennial contender