Game Thread Part 2: IUBB vs BC Mega Boogaloo | 1:00PM *NOT TELEVISED*

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40 minutes ago, ArchieNoMo said:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIiJqCqwG2jcezvn2VFevQ/videos - First half video posted..

Thanks for this!  I would love to sit at IU practices and blow a fog horn every time Rob slowly walks the ball up the court.  Rob, please, please, please play with some pace.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,959]

I've noticed discrepancies between stats being credited to players on the FIBA website vs. stats being tweeted by people in attendance.  No idea who's right and who's wrong but might take the FIBA stats with a grain of salt.

[Dave from Dayton 2,582]

Looking at the stats, TJD is having a tough day: 5-16 from the field; 11 points; 34 minutes; 1-5 FT; 0 fouls; 2 steals...

Xavier is 4-14 from the field in 25 min...7 assists...

Rob has 6 assists but only hitting 16%

[LIHoosier 24,997]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I've noticed discrepancies between stats being credited to players on the FIBA website vs. stats being tweeted by people in attendance.  No idea who's right and who's wrong but might take the FIBA stats with a grain of salt.

I also blame the unis from both teams. Mega is wearing pink numbers on slightly darker pink jerseys while Adidas thought it would be genius to make IU practice jerseys with the numbers in split colors, one of those colors being the primary jersey color.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,750]

1 minute ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Looking at the stats, TJD is having a tough day: 5-16 from the field; 11 points; 34 minutes; 1-5 FT; 0 fouls; 2 steals...

Xavier is 4-14 from the field in 25 min...

Yep, we didn’t shoot it well today but grinded out the W.  Appears Kopp is our primary space guy.  Be nice to have a couple others.  Maybe Bates can become that.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,959]

Exhibition games or not, to win both is fantastic with a new coach and several new players.   Can't afford to become overly optimisitc but it's still exciting to think that maybe, just maybe, it's gonna be a fun year.

[Dave from Dayton 2,582]

IU wins 64 - 53!

[LIHoosier 24,997]

Seems that Friday's Mega team was coached by Crean(24 TO's) and today's Mega team was coached by Archie(28% FG)

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,959]

Now this is some kind of defensive effort.

Projected lottery pick Nikola Jovic held to 9 pts on 2-9 shooting over 2 games.

[Hoosierfan2017 19,887]

Bad shooting day from our Hoosiers but I liked the way they were aggressive on the offensive end. Didn’t see much hot potato around the 3 point line for 25 seconds like last year. Also like the way Xavier pushes the ball up the court. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,959]

Refreshing to have a head coach who tells it like it is.

From Mike Schumnann  --  Mike Woodson on Miller Kopp's ankle: "****, he'll be alright."

[Demo 17,352]

3 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Refreshing to have a head coach who tells it like it is.

From Mike Schumnann  --  Mike Woodson on Miller Kopp's ankle: "****, he'll be alright."

Love it. Inevitably, Woody is gonna screw up. But right now he is just the man.

[Honkyman 1,670]

This Serbian team may be professional but they don't appear to be a good team. We'll have to wait and see on IU's team until they play US competition.

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

3 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

This Serbian team may be professional but they don't appear to be a good team. We'll have to wait and see on IU's team until they play US competition.

This isn’t the 1990s anymore?  The rest of the world ain’t half bad at basketball 

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

One thing is certainly different about the team. Capable of winning back to back games

[Demo 17,352]

Across generations, everybody wants in right now. Great to see.

[Honkyman 1,670]

Brass Cannon said:  The rest of the world ain’t half bad at basketball

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My point wasn't that international teams are not good. My point was that this particular team--given its very poor shooting and generally poor play (I have watched all available film)--did not seem to be a very good team in spite of the fact that it is a professional team. I'm not convinced this particular team provides much of an indication how good the IU team will be this coming season. There is much to be positive about--ie., the team play hard and seemingly played good defense. Turnovers were down. But there is also reason for caution. We shot poorly as we have in recent years. We will have to wait until the season starts this fall back in the US to get a better sense of how good IU will be.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,959]

Trayce Jackson-Davis on the physicality today: “Coach Woodson said if they shove you, you got to shove them right back. If the refs aren’t going to call it, the refs not going to call it. And that's what we did for the most part, and that's when our lead started to grow.”

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,959]

Multiple sources indicate real season kicks off on Nov. 9, against Eastern Michigan.

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

5 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

Brass Cannon said:  The rest of the world ain’t half bad at basketball

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My point wasn't that international teams are not good. My point was that this particular team--given its very poor shooting and generally poor play (I have watched all available film)--did not seem to be a very good team in spite of the fact that it is a professional team. I'm not convinced this particular team provides much of an indication how good the IU team will be this coming season. There is much to be positive about--ie., the team play hard and seemingly played good defense. Turnovers were down. But there is also reason for caution. We shot poorly as we have in recent years. We will have to wait until the season starts this fall back in the US to get a better sense of how good IU will be.

 

Despite your personal observation they are still a pro team. They are a roster of people who are good enough to be paid to play basketball. Virtually no college can say that