Game Thread: vs. St. John’s - 9:12 - FS1

[pappy1865 2,174]

For those ripping on Rob, my 9-year-old daughter noticed he had his head up more than last year. He'll be fine. His defense was immediately felt when he stepped on the floor. 

[yogisballin 2,287]

3 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

I'm not sure Phinisee can be salvaged. I think 3 years of Archie Miller ruined him. 

I feel bad for him man. 1st half of his freshman season, he was solid

[DLG3 1,034]

Phinisee criticism on offense is fair, but still is really getting after it and had great plays on defense. I actually really like Woodson trying to let him play through it and gain confidence.


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[DChoosier 7,053]

Hard to not be happy with up 12 but should be 18+.

Effort is great.

Bates will be a starter.

Hope  Kopp’s 3 gets him on track.

I appreciate Rob but for some reason the basket is 4” in circumference for him and he dribbles without purpose way too much. Still plays good D.

Did I mention the effort/intensity !!

 

[kreigh8 2,008]

What's with the lack of Stewart? Drills a 3 early and then sat for most of the first half. I'm assuming he's healthy, but is his conditioning where it needs to be?

[Stuhoo 75,382]

St John’s averaging 105 points per game against two cupcakes.

Tonight? 27 at the half.

[Hoosierfan2017 19,845]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

But he defends. X has foul trouble and we sub in one of the best defensive guards there is. That’s a really healthy situation.

I’d rather see literally any other guard on our team play. You can’t be playing a guard who’s that bad at offense for that many minutes. 

[yogisballin 2,287]

1 minute ago, pappy1865 said:

For those ripping on Rob, my 9-year-old daughter noticed he had his head up more than last year. He'll be fine. His defense was immediately felt when he stepped on the floor. 

Yes, he definitely looks more confident and that is nice to see. That's the most important thing

[RaceToTheTop 23,416]

Re:  Stewart's minutes that half.

I think it mostly a Bates thing.  They basically split 20 minutes and Bates was hot.  We were +2 on Stewart's 10 minutes and +10 on Bates.

[Whoozhers 3,637]

3 of 7 from the line…. WHY are we a mess shooting FREE throws?!?
WHY?


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[RaceToTheTop 23,416]

Just now, yogisballin said:

Yes, he definitely looks more confident and that is nice to see. That's the most important thing

Hell, I take a guy with no confidence that was hitting shots.

[Stuhoo 75,382]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’d rather see literally any other guard on our team play. You can’t be playing a guard who’s that bad at offense for that many minutes. 

Do you not see what defensive intensity has brought to this team?

 

[hoosierdogg 3,085]

TJD and Race combined for 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 0 fouls.  Get that every half from the two bigs, and Hoosiers will win a lot more than they lose. 

[HoosierHoopster 5,985]

1 minute ago, DLG3 said:

Phinisee criticism on offense is fair, but still is really getting after it and had great plays on defense. I actually really like Woodson trying to let him play through it and gain confidence.


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Agree. Everyone tends to focus on offensr but we need his D, he’s a strong defender

[Stromboli 6,055]

Analysis!

Bardo is a clown. Props to whoever made the “Illini math” comment. 
 

SCOOOOP!!  Dude is the truth. Weird hybrid old school/NBA element to his game. Keep him out there. 
 

These guys are playing HARD. Harder than I’ve seen an IU team play in years. Usually when I watch any other ranked team play, I see the effort and speed and passing and think; dang, no way IU can beat a team like this. Finally, we are playing that way. 
 

Johnson earned some bench time with the fouls. We’ll look better with him back out there. Keep Trayce and Johnson and Race and Scoop playing angry and we’ll keep rolling. Everyone is feeding off this collective energy. Freaking loving this. 

[LamarCheeks 16,766]

5 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

I'm not sure Phinisee can be salvaged. I think 3 years of Archie Miller ruined him. 

Seems like he's good for about five minutes at a time. After that, he's a train wreck. 

[rcbowla 6,715]

My score prediction seems likely to be way off lol. I underestimated this defense

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[RaceToTheTop 23,416]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Do you not see what defensive intensity has brought to this team?

 

I do and I like Phin's defense, but the other guys brought intensity as well.  On offense Phin shot 0-3, missed a pair of free throws, and turned it over twice.  That's literally 6 wasted possessions.  His defense is great, but it's not six possessions a half great.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,852]

This is a great game to see what kind of halftime coach Woody is.  Always seemed Archies halftime adjustments were mediocre at best.  

[mark1981 1,334]

I don't remember the last time I enjoyed watch iu play.  This is fun