Indiana at Wisconsin Game Thread

[SlamaJamaSisley]

Does IU cover +4.5?

[HoosierHoopster]

2 hours ago, IU - Kaulie said:

 

I hope he improves because it will makes us stronger.  As a student I have been to most of the home games and I know several on here go to games as well.  He gets lost a lot on defense.  To the point you can here the moans from the crowd when he is out of position.  I don’t know how it translates to television or whatever but live it’s really noticeable.  He is also just plain awful at the free throw line and their really is no excuse for being that bad.  At most right now he should be used for a 3-5 minute run in the first half to give the starters a quick breather and that’s it.  Anthony Leal is deserving of more minutes.  Minutes have to be earned.

Appreciate the feedback -- and my points are all just my opinion. I've seen this kid lock people down on D - I've also seen him get lost. And as I've posted, I know a guy personally who scouted both Vic and Geronimo and told me Geronimo was better than Vic at the same stage. Of course they were both high schoolers at the time, but this is a scout's take. He has huge upside. And we have some guys whose D is pretty clearly lacking (and we're missing Galloway). I want to see G get floor time because the sooner he's rolling on all cylinders -- not getting lost etc. -- the better we'll be on D, on the glass (he rebounds), and with additional O he brings. I don't like not playing guys who can help down the road or in matchups. G can do both.

[Honkyman]

I saw Victor Olidipo in high school. He was the 3rd best player on a very good DeMatha, MD team. So I believe that Geronimo was better in high school. But Olidipo improved by leaps each year at IU and was clearly ahead of where Geronimo is now in Victor's 2nd year at IU.

[LIHoosier]

2 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

I want some o/u on fouls and FTA!!

They can even the fouls a little so it doesn't look egregious to the passer-by but FTA's will be in the realm of 30-10.

[Hoosierfan1901]

 

[hoosierdogg]

Word is that Nigel Hayes will be back in Madison tonight having been awarded his "COVID" year and he will start the game with four free throws, and TJD will start the game with two fouls...

[yogisballin]

13 minutes ago, hoosierdogg said:

Word is that Nigel Hayes will be back in Madison tonight having been awarded his "COVID" year and he will start the game with four free throws, and TJD will start the game with two fouls...

Wow! He's starting with just 4 free throws? Maybe this is our year after all!!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Fisch just said on the pre-game that the cast on Galloway's wrist has been removed so presumably he can start rehabbing it.

[Josh]

The referee's toss on that tip was angled towards Wisconsin. Oh man.. here we go…

[LIHoosier]

Goody, the guy who never shoots 3's is now Dirk Nowitzki

[LIHoosier]

7-5 IU, call it!

[Southside]

A little late to the party, but 

GO HOOSIERS!!!

[Hovadipo]

Wisconsin always has like 3 guys with huuuuge suburban soccer mom energy. 

[Whoozhers]

TJD fouled Davis. Got away with one there….


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[Joe_hoopsier]

is this now the game thread?

 

[hoosierdogg]

Just now, Whoozhers said:

TJD fouled Davis. Got away with one there….


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Johnson got mauled on the next play, so I guess it is even 

[LIHoosier]

Just now, Joe_hoopsier said:

is this now the game thread?

 

Should be. I don't know why the game thread has to be called a pre game thread to begin with.

[HoosierHoopster]

50 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

I saw Victor Olidipo in high school. He was the 3rd best player on a very good DeMatha, MD team. So I believe that Geronimo was better in high school. But Olidipo improved by leaps each year at IU and was clearly ahead of where Geronimo is now in Victor's 2nd year at IU.

And Vic played heavily from day 1, because that squad was thin, and right - he improved - offensively- leaps and bounds,  because he was playing, that’s the point.
He would not have if he wasn’t getting that run.

And he went from a guy who fouled quickly and sometimes looked lost to the best defender in the B1G and from shooting 3’s in the the 20s to shooting in the 40s

and you know what? During those years i was on the boards trading posts with guys who said Vic was just an athlete, he wasn’t skilled enough, we should have recruited ANY Indiana HS kid over him (that’s a direct quote, you guys remember GoColts?), it was laughable to say he could make the NBA. 
How’d that turn out?

[LIHoosier]

For God's sake, the ref tried to body Kopp off the arc. And he still hit it! Should get a FT.

[HoosierHoopster]

4 minutes ago, Joe_hoopsier said:

is this now the game thread?

 

Maybe

:)