IUBB vs Merrimack - 12/12/21 @ Noon on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Hopefully a laugher and lots of minutes for the second unit as Merrimack is jus 4-7.

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[incrediboy]

Gonzaga beat Merrimack 80-55 but I heard it wasn't the cakewalk the final score would indicate. 42-31 at the half. Gonzaga had 17 turnovers to 8 for Merrimack.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401371287

[HoosierHoopster]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hopefully a laugher and lots of minutes for the second unit as Merrimack is jus 4-7.

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Definitely want to see guys getting minutes, getting more floor chemistry, Geronimo, Leal, KL are going to help down the road

[HoosierAloha]

Can we play a full game with smart effort? Pleasssssseee!


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[IUFAN1976]

22 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Can we play a full game with smart effort? Pleasssssseee!


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That’s what I want for Christmas!!

[RaceToTheTop]

Merrimack isn't good, but they aren't Northern Illinoinish bad.  More along the lines of Eastern Michigan and Jackson State.  Would prefer a Jackson State type of game than Eastern Michigan.

They play VERY slow (348th in pace) and are inefficient on offense (323).  Defense is okay, especially for a low D1 team (148th in efficient).  Games of interest:  lost at Rutgers in what must have been brutal to watch (48-35).  Lost at Virginia Tech 72-43.

Their only player with size is Jordan Minor, who is 6'8" and 240 pounds.  Other than that, they will be small or slight.  Minor is their best player, averaging 14.4 ppg and 6.5 rpg.  Mykel Deering is their only true deep threat but he only averages 7 1/2 points/game.  No other player than Minor averages in double figures;  second leading scorer is Mikey Watkins and he's only 5'11".

[Stuhoo]

Durr may continue to get going today (?)

[str8baller]

15 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Merrimack isn't good, but they aren't Northern Illinoinish bad.  More along the lines of Eastern Michigan and Jackson State.  Would prefer a Jackson State type of game than Eastern Michigan.

They play VERY slow (348th in pace) and are inefficient on offense (323).  Defense is okay, especially for a low D1 team (148th in efficient).  Games of interest:  lost at Rutgers in what must have been brutal to watch (48-35).  Lost at Virginia Tech 72-43.

Their only player with size is Jordan Minor, who is 6'8" and 240 pounds.  Other than that, they will be small or slight.  Minor is their best player, averaging 14.4 ppg and 6.5 rpg.  Mykel Deering is their only true deep threat but he only averages 7 1/2 points/game.  No other player than Minor averages in double figures;  second leading scorer is Mikey Watkins and he's only 5'11".

Yea, I was surprised to see them ranked in the 250ish range on Kenpom. Figured they be closer to 350. We should win easily, but not the worst opponent in the world. 

[Stuhoo]

Would love to get a look at Duncomb today for two reasons:

1) That’ll mean we’re winning big, and

2) I wanna get a real look at Duncomb

[Hovadipo]

No Bardo!!!!!!!!!

[Hovadipo]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

No Bardo!!!!!!!!!

We do have to deal with Walmart brand Dan Dakich though. 

[RaceToTheTop]

What are you looking for mostly today?

For me it's offensive execution.  Merrimack's only good quality seems to be defense and we were so bad offensively in the second half at Wisky.

[Demo]

Why did Trayce go for the tough crosscourt pass to Stewart instead of the easy short corner pass to Kopp?

[LIHoosier]

Trayce should be going for 30+ again

[go iu bb]

3-point D isn't very good so far

 

[LIHoosier]

Merrimack is almost 300th in 3%, hopefully water finds its level

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

Why did Trayce go for the tough crosscourt pass to Stewart instead of the easy short corner pass to Kopp?

Indiana Hoosiers: Making basketball hard for pretty much my entire lifetime

[Stuhoo]

The guy that hit two is a terrible shooter.

water will find its level

[HoosierAloha]

Getting lit up from deep by Merrimack…

It’s always funny when we talk about what no name player is going to light us up. There’s a reason for it.

Do we not talk on defense? Why do we over help so much?


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[Demo]

Stupid, undisciplined foul by Stewart. He commits way to many of those for a 23 year old player.