IU Basketball News and Notes

[Demo 20,368]

https://x.com/TheFieldOf68/status/1824876344981045636

[IUFAN1976 3,367]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/TheFieldOf68/status/1824876344981045636

What?  No Turdue in the top 10 but yet they are considered the top team in the B10.  I think our guards are just as good as theirs and our frontcourt is already better than Turdue’s.  Must be the MW syndrome!

In all seriousness, I actually think ours is #2 on that list and Alabama is #3.  Duke is overrated!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,212]

#14

[go iu bb 6,267]

50 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

#14

I would think that having the #3 frontcourt and #14 backcourt would make this a top 10 team. There must be some reason it isn't. I wonder what that could be.

[Stuhoo 81,501]

21 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I would think that having the #3 frontcourt and #14 backcourt would make this a top 10 team. There must be some reason it isn't. I wonder what that could be.

Crazy guess ... There haven't been any games played yet? That could be it.

[go iu bb 6,267]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Crazy guess ... There haven't been any games played yet?

That could be it.

Right, because preseason polls aren't a thing.

[Stuhoo 81,501]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

Right, because preseason polls aren't a thing.

These are one guy - Rob Dauster's - projections. In May, the last time he put out team rankings, he had IU as his #13 ranked team. 

If you've heard Dauster interviewed, he's not all in on Woody, he still doesn't think we have enough outside shooters,  and he isn't sure that a collection of parts equals a whole

So Dauster has us as the #3 frontcourt, the #14 backcourt, and the #13 overall team.

[HoosierHoopster 7,168]

56 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I would think that having the #3 frontcourt and #14 backcourt would make this a top 10 team. There must be some reason it isn't. I wonder what that could be.

[IUFAN1976 3,367]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

I would think that having the #3 frontcourt and #14 backcourt would make this a top 10 team. There must be some reason it isn't. I wonder what that could be.

We all know, see the above pic!

[Home Jersey 8,137]

Per Twitter, Battle 4 Atlantis schedule may be dropping tomorrow. 

[Home Jersey 8,137]

Louisville first game. 

Play the winner/loser of WVU and Gonzaga next. 

[Stuhoo 81,501]

That's a fairly tough first Atlantis game:

"According toOn3's team transfer portal rankings, which takes into account transfers both in and out, Louisville has the No. 1 transfer portal class in all of college basketball. The Cardinals were also placed at No. 4 in 247Sports' post-spring ACC Power Rankings."

https://www.si.com/college/louisville/basketball/247-way-too-early-2024-acc-power-rankings

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,212]

Another look at the Battle 4 Atlantis matchups

Battle 4 Atlantis Bracket

Nov. 27 – Quarterfinals

Noon ET – Louisville vs. Indiana (Game 1)

2:30 p.m. ET – West Virginia vs. Gonzaga (Game 2)

5 p.m. ET – Oklahoma vs. Providence (Game 3)

7:30 p.m. ET – Davidson vs. Arizona (Game 4)

Nov. 28 – Semifinals

Noon ET – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

2:30 p.m. ET – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (consolation bracket)

5 p.m. ET – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

7:30 p.m. ET – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (consolation bracket)

Nov. 29 – Championship

11 a.m. ET – Seventh-Place Game

3 p.m. ET – Third-Place Game

5:30 p.m. ET – Championship Game

8:30 p.m. ET – Fifth-Place Game

[Home Jersey 8,137]

30 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That's a fairly tough first Atlantis game:

"According toOn3's team transfer portal rankings, which takes into account transfers both in and out, Louisville has the No. 1 transfer portal class in all of college basketball. The Cardinals were also placed at No. 4 in 247Sports' post-spring ACC Power Rankings."

https://www.si.com/college/louisville/basketball/247-way-too-early-2024-acc-power-rankings

From the little bit I know of Pat Kelsey, I expect Louisville will be light years ahead of what they were last year... Not necessarily elite or even great, but decent to pretty good in year 1. 

[IUCrazy2 2,458]

34 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

From the little bit I know of Pat Kelsey, I expect Louisville will be light years ahead of what they were last year... Not necessarily elite or even great, but decent to pretty good in year 1. 

I don't know how they are but we need to beat them in that first game since the strength of our schedule (as it appears now) relies almost entirely on seeing Gonzaga and Arizona in that tournament.

[Home Jersey 8,137]

Just now, IUCrazy2 said:

I don't know how they are but we need to beat them in that first game since the strength of our schedule (as it appears now) relies almost entirely on seeing Gonzaga and Arizona in that tournament.

Couldn’t agree more. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,546]

Indiana got the toughest draw. lol. I guess that’s good for SOS until we go 1-2. Hoping we can win game 1.  

[HoosierHoopster 7,168]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Indiana got the toughest draw. lol. I guess that’s good for SOS until we go 1-2. Hoping we can win game 1.  

That was kind of my reaction but this isn't last year's squad. With this squad, we should expect to win, that's hard for me to do based on where we've been coming into this season, but imo we should be expecting W's. It's on Woodson to deliver them, now.

[IUFAN1976 3,367]

1 hour ago, HoosierHoopster said:

That was kind of my reaction but this isn't last year's squad. With this squad, we should expect to win, that's hard for me to do based on where we've been coming into this season, but imo we should be expecting W's. It's on Woodson to deliver them, now.

100%. We will see if he can actually prepare and coach this team early in the season!  Our team chemistry and where it is at this point in time the tournament starts, will play a big factor in us winning at least 2 games in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament 

[IUFAN1976 3,367]

3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Indiana got the toughest draw. lol. I guess that’s good for SOS until we go 1-2. Hoping we can win game 1.  

1-2 won’t be good, IMO.  They need to at least go 2-1