IUBB @ Minnesota - 02/27/22 @ 6:00 ET on ESPN2

[IUFAN1976]

37 minutes ago, yogisballin said:

He looked so uncomfortable in the first half on the other block. Seemed like it was fairly early in the game. Opponents have definitely figured him out imo. His last 11 games he’s averaging 13 ppg 7.8 rpg and a little more than 2 apg. I’m starting to wonder if it’s not on the player? At some point you have got to want to get better and work on your game. You know, really put in the extra time.

We used to hear all the time that some of the guys were working on their individual game by staying extra time in the practice facility over the summer. And seems we haven’t heard that in a long time now. If they have, I’ve certainly missed it.


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Yes, he’s not played like a preseason All-American IMO.  To me, he’s played more of a role not the lead.  If this was last year, we would be talking about a 7 game losing streak but this team has discovered other options.

I agree, at some point in time it has to start being on the players to improve and if Trayce is working on his game going right, hitting mid range jumpers and working on free throws I sure as heck don’t see translate to his game.

[IUc2016]

We all trash Jeff Goodman but his daughter is going to IU next year and I thought this was funny...

 

[pumpfake]

11 hours ago, LamarCheeks said:

Didn't realize the weird college career Payton Willis has had. 

Played two years at Vandy. 
Transferred to Minny for two years. Redshirted a year. Played a year.
Transferred to College of Charleston. Played a year. 
Transferred back to Minny for this, his final season. It's his sixth year of college. 

Wonder if Armaan Franklin or Clifton Moore will come back to IU next year? LOL!

Sounds like he prefers to play on stupid courts (vandy & minny)...

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Osterman:  Mike Woodson pointed out postgame that he never won at Minnesota as a player.  Smiled and was slightly tongue in cheek when talking about it, but said he was proud of his team finding a way to finish.  "I’m thanking these guys bigtime for fulfilling a dream."

 

Mike Schumann:  A little Xavier Johnson fun fact -- His 124 assists on the season are the most in a single-season for an IU player since Yogi Ferrell in 2016. Going back to the 2003-04 season, only Ferrell has averaged more in a season than Johnson's 4.6 per game.

 

Trayce passed Ray Tolbert to jump into the top 20 of IU's all-time scoring list. Jackson-Davis has Walt Bellamy and D.J. White coming up next on the list.

 

Through 18 Big Ten games, Indiana has the best defense in the conference at 1.003 points per possession allowed.  Hoosiers are 11th offensively at 1.008 points per possession.

[lillurk]

12 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Senior night as well.  Hope that doesn't mean that Durr gets unearned minutes.

 

12 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Likely because RMK didn’t play seniors only because they were seniors. 

Beilein gave two little-used seniors six minutes, combined, in the 2013 IU @ UM game the Hoosiers won by 1 to clinch the title and deny UM a share. 

[Chris007]

1 hour ago, yogisballin said:

He looked so uncomfortable in the first half on the other block. Seemed like it was fairly early in the game. Opponents have definitely figured him out imo. His last 11 games he’s averaging 13 ppg 7.8 rpg and a little more than 2 apg. I’m starting to wonder if it’s not on the player? At some point you have got to want to get better and work on your game. You know, really put in the extra time.

We used to hear all the time that some of the guys were working on their individual game by staying extra time in the practice facility over the summer. And seems we haven’t heard that in a long time now. If they have, I’ve certainly missed it.


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Unfortunately, the only ones you hear about are Leal & Geronimo. Leal gets up shots on his own every day, even after games. He said it's his peaceful place. Geronimo said he is working on his ballhandling daily, says he can't handle it well enough to play the 3 he's learned this season. Both love Woody & said they know their only freshman so they will be here a long time. 

[Chris007]

Road wins are hard to come by. 

They hit some really hard contested shots

I would have called timeout, but it didn't help that the officials weren't calling anything so the TV timeout didn't come. 

Beat Rutgers and I like our chances. We're 1-0 with me not drinking for March Madness

[IUFAN1976]

45 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Road wins are hard to come by. 

They hit some really hard contested shots

I would have called timeout, but it didn't help that the officials weren't calling anything so the TV timeout didn't come. 

Beat Rutgers and I like our chances. We're 1-0 with me not drinking for March Madness

Well stop drinking 

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Well stop drinking 

The next beer I'll have will be for the final four.

[DWB]

SIAP but I just watched the last 8:02 again.

We had 6 turnovers in that time and MN hit 8 three's (I might be off by 1). Had 14 three's for the game.

We played defense during that time, but not nearly as intense as the 32 minutes before that.

Gotta get a lot better. But glad for the win.

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, DWB said:

SIAP but I just watched the last 8:02 again.

We had 6 turnovers in that time and MN hit 8 three's (I might be off by 1). Had 14 three's for the game.

We played defense during that time, but not nearly as intense as the 32 minutes before that.

Gotta get a lot better. But glad for the win.

Yeah, it seemed like we forced it to TJD, which they had stopped doubling and either fumbled it, kicked it around, or committed a foul. IMO he's just not a finisher. I would go to Race at the end of games, he makes better decisions or just leave it in X's hands. 

[Hovadipo]

13 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Athletic department, SAB, Crimson Guard, The Dorks, *everyone* needs to market that game like it’s the Purdue game. Most important home game in a long while. 

Circling back to this...tickets have been purchased for Wednesday. Let's do it.

[Uspshoosier]

9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yeah, it seemed like we forced it to TJD, which they had stopped doubling and either fumbled it, kicked it around, or committed a foul. IMO he's just not a finisher. I would go to Race at the end of games, he makes better decisions or just leave it in X's hands. 

I’m guessing more coaches will start to see that you can probably play him straight up without help and be in better position then doubling him.  They can always bring a double if he starts going back off but for now if I’m an opposing coach I’m playing him straight up to start the game. 

[cthomas]

TJD gets a lot of criticism for what he cannot do and we just take for granted what he can. I know that some of it is a result of how high the expectations for him were and the hype that CMW was going to transform his game. To me, TJD has been a great representative for the program and handled the pressure very well. I appreciate everything he has done here and will miss him whenever he moves on.

[HoosierHoopster]

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

Through 18 Big Ten games, Indiana has the best defense in the conference at 1.003 points per possession allowed.  Hoosiers are 11th offensively at 1.008 points per possession.

It's like the inverse of the Crean teams, lol. 

I'm betting our O is a lot better next season, but man it needs to be, with wing play, p&r with guard play, inside-out and significantly increased outside shooting, yesterday looked like the kind of balanced game we'll need

[Alford Bailey]

5 hours ago, cthomas said:

TJD gets a lot of criticism for what he cannot do and we just take for granted what he can. I know that some of it is a result of how high the expectations for him were and the hype that CMW was going to transform his game. To me, TJD has been a great representative for the program and handled the pressure very well. I appreciate everything he has done here and will miss him whenever he moves on.

It was the same with Yogi and Romeo. Same guys want more minutes for players that aren’t very talented.

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Alford Bailey said:

It was the same with Yogi and Romeo. Same guys want more minutes for players that aren’t very talented.

Backup QB syndrome. People sometimes think the player who hasn't screwed things up on camera much is a better choice.

It makes for good discussion but ultimately the coaches see what's what the most. If the coaches get it wrong, the win/loss column reflects their bad decisions.

[Rico]

7 hours ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Well stop drinking 

[OliviaPope40]

9 hours ago, lillurk said:

 

Beilein gave two little-used seniors six minutes, combined, in the 2013 IU @ UM game the Hoosiers won by 1 to clinch the title and deny UM a share. 

I can still see Jordan Morgan's shot rolling on the rim.

Edited March 1, 2022 by OliviaPope40

[IUFAN1976]

9 hours ago, Chris007 said:

The next beer I'll have will be for the final four.

Sounds like a plan!  I right there with you!