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

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

Geronimo with a big 13 and 13 day. Good confidence for him. Still has those freshman Oladipo hands though. Really like seeing Leal play. Kid is super smart. Ball always moves really well with him on the floor. Cool to see Duncomb finally get a bucket as well. 

[OliviaPope40 6,514]

Speaking of Bardo I always shake my head when he mentions Race and McGinnis in the same sentence not the same player.

[RaceToTheTop 25,636]

Actually moved up 5 spots on Pom to #27.  Offense at 58, defense 17.

Tarvik predicted IU by 17, so should move up there as well.

[lillurk 3,738]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

For those who wonder why Lander is still buried…

Yeah it’s good for him to get run in games like this and I have been team “can’t be worse” re: backup pg minutes. But maybe it can be worse! And of course we all know Phin can be better than he’s been this year. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,636]

18 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Speaking of Bardo I always shake my head when he mentions Race and McGinnis in the same sentence not the same player.

We need a pool to determine the first time he says Trace Thompson-Davis.

[Alford Bailey 12,375]

Don’t expect much of anything out of Durr or Lander this season. Lander gonna be a bust.

[OliviaPope40 6,514]

Loved Jess Settles throwing some shade at UK for not wanting to play us.

[Ryno6284 2,659]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Durr travels every time he gets the ball. Not most of the time. Not a lot of the time. Every. Time. 

He did not travel at Wisky, 2nd half, 8ish minutes to go!  

[Ryno6284 2,659]

Anybody else think TJD looked soft today?  Couldn't finish if he was bodied up.  Race was the "MAN" today as far as finishing through contact.

[Ryno6284 2,659]

13 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Don’t expect much of anything out of Durr or Lander this season. Lander gonna be a bust.

If Lander sticks around, he will be a guy you are glad to have 2-3 years from now!  

[Hovadipo 56,116]

21 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

He did not travel at Wisky, 2nd half, 8ish minutes to go!  

Hard agree. 

[MemphisHoosier 2,147]

Speaking of Lander...

 

[Southside 1,914]

 

Wish our starting guards could both have a good game at the same time... 

Anyway, today was good mouthwash for the Wiscy loss. 

A PU loss. A UK loss. And the IU blowout which we expected. 

Looking forward to ND. They have to be up over their upset. Would love to pound them by 20.

[RaceToTheTop 25,636]

37 minutes ago, Southside said:

 

Wish our starting guards could both have a good game at the same time... 

Anyway, today was good mouthwash for the Wiscy loss. 

A PU loss. A UK loss. And the IU blowout which we expected. 

Looking forward to ND. They have to be up over their upset. Would love to pound them by 20.

Should have been a second PU loss.

[IUFAN1976 3,103]

2 hours ago, Ryno6284 said:

Anybody else think TJD looked soft today?  Couldn't finish if he was bodied up.  Race was the "MAN" today as far as finishing through contact.

He’s been soft the last few games.  I think it started when he had that almost knee injury 

[IUFAN1976 3,103]

2 hours ago, Ryno6284 said:

He did not travel at Wisky, 2nd half, 8ish minutes to go!  

No he did not and that was a big call against us!

[IUFAN1976 3,103]

I think with JG’s performance today, which hopefully is confidence builder, our bench may start becoming an asset that we thought it could be.  If JG and TB can contribute 12-16 points each game combined and RP can start giving us what he did today plus hitting an occasional shot, our bench will become an asset!  These next few games will tells us a lot!

[IU - Kaulie 1,891]

8 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

I think with JG’s performance today, which hopefully is confidence builder, our bench may start becoming an asset that we thought it could be.  If JG and TB can contribute 12-16 points each game combined and RP can start giving us what he did today plus hitting an occasional shot, our bench will become an asset!  These next few games will tells us a lot!

I would pump the breaks a little bit on JG.  He did this against a team new to D1 that plays a defense that makes it easier to stand out.  He usually shows out in this type of game.  The game is too fast for him on both ends against better competition.  I’m not expecting him to get the kind of minutes he got today going forward.  TB was quiet today but he’s a player.  RP played well and he just needs a shot to go down.  The point guard situation has been settled.  Leal missed on some today but he should continue to get minutes.  The biggest piece off the bench remains injured.

[IUFAN1976 3,103]

10 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I would pump the breaks a little bit on JG.  He did this against a team new to D1 that plays a defense that makes it easier to stand out.  He usually shows out in this type of game.  The game is too fast for him on both ends against better competition.  I’m not expecting him to get the kind of minutes he got today going forward.  TB was quiet today but he’s a player.  RP played well and he just needs a shot to go down.  The point guard situation has been settled.  Leal missed on some today but he should continue to get minutes.  The biggest piece off the bench remains injured.

It’s the confidence thing that I’m talking about.  It doesn’t matter the competition, a game like this can develop confidence.  We’ll see how things progress over the next few games.  That’s what I’m talking about 

[IUc2016 7,121]

3 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I would pump the breaks a little bit on JG.  He did this against a team new to D1 that plays a defense that makes it easier to stand out.  He usually shows out in this type of game.  The game is too fast for him on both ends against better competition.  I’m not expecting him to get the kind of minutes he got today going forward.  TB was quiet today but he’s a player.  RP played well and he just needs a shot to go down.  The point guard situation has been settled.  Leal missed on some today but he should continue to get minutes.  The biggest piece off the bench remains injured.

The biggest piece off the bench is Tamar Bates, he is not injured. 
 

Jordan had a double double and a career high, we know you aren’t a fan but just give him props.