IU Basketball News and Notes

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 hours ago, Schreckbagger said:

Anyone have any updates on Newton?

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"He ran a little bit on the treadmill. He's been able to come out and walk through," Woodson said. "He hadn't done a whole lot of a walkthrough stuff. But the stretching and the warmup stuff prior to us actually get going on the court, he's been a part of that. So, I mean, I think he's moving in the right direction."

 

 

[AKHoosier]

Feels like a huge lack of preseason respect for IUBB is out there.

We have three 5 stars in our starting lineup, only 1 of whom is a freshman.

Also returning our experienced starting PG who is unarguably top 3 in his position in the B1G.

Trey Galloway is the other starter, and he'd be starting if he was on the #3 team in the country. No doubt he'd be at worst 6th man on most if not all Power 5 teams. 

If all of the above was still applicable but our name was "Kentucky" then we'd probably be no worse than top 15.

Rant over.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

18 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Feels like a huge lack of preseason respect for IUBB is out there.

We have three 5 stars in our starting lineup, only 1 of whom is a freshman.

Also returning our experienced starting PG who is unarguably top 3 in his position in the B1G.

Trey Galloway is the other starter, and he'd be starting if he was on the #3 team in the country. No doubt he'd be at worst 6th man on most if not all Power 5 teams. 

If all of the above was still applicable but our name was "Kentucky" then we'd probably be no worse than top 15.

Rant over.

This is me all off season.  

[Stuhoo]

Gonna learn a whole lot tomorrow night. We are playing a hard-nosed, experienced team with a  solid coach. 

We could easily drop this game, but if we win it comfortably it is a major sign of this being a high-potential team.

[Hovadipo]

Never been less sure about an IU team since I can remember. I've not always been "right" in the preseason, but I was at least sure of how I felt. This year I just have no clue what to expect. I'm ready to ride the roller coaster with you'ns.

[HoosierFan1994]

1 hour ago, AKHoosier said:

Feels like a huge lack of preseason respect for IUBB is out there.

We have three 5 stars in our starting lineup, only 1 of whom is a freshman.

Also returning our experienced starting PG who is unarguably top 3 in his position in the B1G.

Trey Galloway is the other starter, and he'd be starting if he was on the #3 team in the country. No doubt he'd be at worst 6th man on most if not all Power 5 teams. 

If all of the above was still applicable but our name was "Kentucky" then we'd probably be no worse than top 15.

Rant over.

If Indiana can win that Empire Classic, the expectations are going to really change for this team.

[Home Jersey]

17 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

If Indiana can win that Empire Classic, the expectations are going to really change for this team.

Absolutely. Especially because winning the Empire Classic would mean beating both UConn and Texas... Beating Louisville won't mean much this year. Still would be nice to give them a whoopin if we find ourselves across from them...

If we can get Sparks back, that would be huge. Soooo curious to see Ware vs. some bigger stronger guys.

I won't be surprised if we see Mack get close to the freshman scoring record a few times this year. The Garden would be a hell of a place for him to make a statement. Couldn't help myself and bought a ticket for the second day of games too lol

[J34]

[tkbbn]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Never been less sure about an IU team since I can remember. I've not always been "right" in the preseason, but I was at least sure of how I felt. This year I just have no clue what to expect. I'm ready to ride the roller coaster with you'ns.

Let's get strapped in and enjoy the ride, I think it will be a good one with some scary parts. Definitely won't be the old log ride at Santa Clause land.

[IUFAN1976]

5 hours ago, AKHoosier said:

Feels like a huge lack of preseason respect for IUBB is out there.

We have three 5 stars in our starting lineup, only 1 of whom is a freshman.

Also returning our experienced starting PG who is unarguably top 3 in his position in the B1G.

Trey Galloway is the other starter, and he'd be starting if he was on the #3 team in the country. No doubt he'd be at worst 6th man on most if not all Power 5 teams. 

If all of the above was still applicable but our name was "Kentucky" then we'd probably be no worse than top 15.

Rant over.

I feel the same way and you didn’t even mention that our 2nd unit having the potential of being good with very little drop off.  IU has been disrespected by the pollsters a lot and honestly, I like that because it will have this team become more focused with a chip on their shoulders.  Teams become more focused when they have a chip on their shoulders!

[Joe_hoopsier]

2 hours ago, IUFAN1976 said:

I feel the same way and you didn’t even mention that our 2nd unit having the potential of being good with very little drop off.  IU has been disrespected by the pollsters a lot and honestly, I like that because it will have this team become more focused with a chip on their shoulders.  Teams become more focused when they have a chip on their shoulders!

I have to admit, as someone that stays up to date as much as possible, and is wearing the most crimson collared glasses as possible. This 2nd unit talent is massively surprising me. We honestly could pull of the hockey style lineup change. Talk about the "experts" being totally exposed ...... They make a living out of being WRONG. maybe.  

[IUFAN1976]

8 hours ago, Joe_hoopsier said:

I have to admit, as someone that stays up to date as much as possible, and is wearing the most crimson collared glasses as possible. This 2nd unit talent is massively surprising me. We honestly could pull of the hockey style lineup change. Talk about the "experts" being totally exposed ...... They make a living out of being WRONG. maybe.  

Sounds like you are talking about the weather!

[HoosierCoop]

I think Walker is flying way below the radar.  He is probably the most athletic that I've watched play.  If this kid can get some control he is definitely a catalyst on this team.

[realTomCrean]

14 minutes ago, HoosierCoop said:

I think Walker is flying way below the radar.  He is probably the most athletic that I've watched play.  If this kid can get some control he is definitely a catalyst on this team.

He certainly can be. Banks, Gunn, Sparks all have ability to be a catalyst game by game as well. This is what makes IU so dangerous, any given night a new guy off the bench has the ability to wreck opponents gameplan. IU has the opportunity for diversification of lineups that we haven't had in my fan career (20 years). 

Then you add in guys like Gallo Cupps and X who defensively are smothering and make hustle plays routinely.. MM/Ware can go off scoring on any given night. I've said it before on here and I'll say it again, Indiana and Mike Woodson have been DISRESPECTED nationally. Commentators talked about IU's cohesiveness all offseason and talked up MSU.. It's INDIANA it's INDIANA

[Stuhoo]

It’s based on early returns, but our single plays against Michigan, Northwestern, and Iowa and double play against Maryland are looking fortuitous.

[Hovadipo]

Well this looks pretty friggin’ good. DVR is set. 

[NashvilleHoosier]

4 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Well this looks pretty friggin’ good. DVR is set. 

Fun fact: The guy (or at least one of the ppl) doing camera work lives in my neighborhood here in Nashville. He was with the team for the NCAA tourney last year. He does a lot of cool stuff across college sports but I’m  pretty sure he’s an IU guy. I dont think we can imbed instagram stuff but here’s my attempt: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czzmb8DuzH8/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[Uspshoosier]

https://x.com/indianambb/status/1726052871483863135?s=46

[J34]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://x.com/indianambb/status/1726052871483863135?s=46

What an ambassador to IU basketball 

[TheWatShot]

Did Mgbako's little Taco Bell incident mess with him mentally, is he struggling to adjust to college life, or could there be something else going on with him that we don't know about? I usually don't like to over-analyze and speculate on players' mannerisms, but the dude just seems like he's on another planet right now. When I saw his highlights back in the spring, I felt he was going to be one of the best players we'd seen here in awhile. It's like he's not even the same guy anymore. Just so bizarre.