IU Basketball News and Notes

[Home Jersey 6,355]

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 47,796]

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 6,711]

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 2,747]

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 2,747]

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

[Dave from Dayton 2,894]

On 8/20/2024 at 12:05 PM, 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.

I'm speculating that it is because of: lack of a mascot; some fans aren't true fans; IU's administration in the last 27 years; flying plant pots; cutters; free love; Addidas; the balcony in SSAH; changes in Hoosier Hysteria; too easy non-conference; old people not standing during games; Brad Stevens; Mark Few; Doc Itch; zebras; wind turbines; weed; cell phones; cream and crimson; solid rims; the Mop Lady; not understanding Xs and Os; tight supporters; apathy; POTFB; B1G sux; over emphasis on academics; extra-curricular activities; choking; Nick's; NIL; mediocrity; helicopter Moms; not using the picket fence; Peacock; tradition (It's Indiana!) and effort.

 

[TheWatShot 13,598]

12 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

I'm speculating that it is because of: lack of a mascot; some fans aren't true fans; IU's administration in the last 27 years; cutters; free love; Addidas; the balcony in SSAS; changes in Hoosier Hysteria; too easy non-conference; old people not standing during games; Brad Stevens; Mark Few; zebras; wind turbines; cell phones; cream and crimson; solid rims; the Mop Lady; tight supporters; apathy; POTFB; B1G sux; over emphasis on academics; extra-curricular activities; Nick's; NIL; mediocrity; helicopter Moms; not using the picket fence; Peacock; tradition and effort.

 

Don't forget drop ceilings. 

[HoosierHoopster 6,711]

13 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

I'm speculating that it is because of: lack of a mascot; some fans aren't true fans; IU's administration in the last 27 years; cutters; free love; Addidas; the balcony in SSAS; changes in Hoosier Hysteria; too easy non-conference; old people not standing during games; Brad Stevens; Mark Few; zebras; wind turbines; cell phones; cream and crimson; solid rims; the Mop Lady; tight supporters; apathy; POTFB; B1G sux; over emphasis on academics; extra-curricular activities; Nick's; NIL; mediocrity; helicopter Moms; not using the picket fence; Peacock; tradition and effort.

 

:)

[Dave from Dayton 2,894]

1 hour ago, HoosierHoopster said:

:)

That Hairy Buffalo trainer is exhibiting some serious school spirit.  

Props to you, HoosierHoopster for posting that fantastic photo.

Reminds me of a story about the plains indians (native Americans): 

Back in the day native Americans roamed the plains.  The women of this one tribe competed for status in two ways: through the number of sons they produced and by the quality of the animal hides they sat on.

Now this tribe had three high status squaws. One sat with her son on a pony hide. The second sat with her son on a buffalo hide.  But the third squaw had as much status as both of them because she sat with her two sons on a hippopotamus hide.

My lesson to you is that the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,593]

That is almost worthy of a lifetime ban.   Keep your day job.  PLEASE!

[str8baller 4,980]

9 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Louisville first game. 

Play the winner/loser of WVU and Gonzaga next. 

That's a pretty good draw for a team that could use the boost in SoS. First game should be imminently winnable.  Then either win-lose or lose-win would be decent outcomes and give us a solid resume.  Of course winning the whole thing would put us firmly in the top 10 until the new year most likely.   

 

Of course losing to Lville then losing to WVU and barely squeaking by Dayton/Providence/OU would have fans on suicide watch.  

 

Either way,  I like the draw.  You have to test yourself against good teams if you want to be good. 

[Demo 19,474]

Woody is doing Rothstein’s podcast this week. I don’t listen to all of them, but the podcasts of Rothstein’s I’ve heard have been quite good. 

[Demo 19,474]

On 8/25/2024 at 9:50 AM, Demo said:

Woody is doing Rothstein’s podcast this week. I don’t listen to all of them, but the podcasts of Rothstein’s I’ve heard have been quite good. 

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1828081199694090298
 

Sounds promising 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,593]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/report-mike-woodson-expects-trey-galloway-could-be-ready-for-start-of-practice/

[Stuhoo 79,371]

On the Rothstein podcast, Woody states that Jakai has "been in and out a little bit" over the summer.

Also ... Woody not the first to say so; that Gabe Cupps has made a real jump. Also said Goode has played extremely well over the summer.

[sweetpain 530]

It's nice to at least finally getting some information about the team.

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[HoosierHoopster 6,711]

32 minutes ago, sweetpain said:

It's nice to at least finally getting some information about the team.

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Yeah, color me starved for basketball and IU

[OliviaPope40 6,392]

[str8baller 4,980]

I rarely venture over to Rivals anymore but being bored and chained to my desk yesterday, I clicked over and saw an article on likely starting lineups and rotations. 2 things stuck out: 

1) The article had Galloway starting, which seems to be a minority opinion over here. 
 

2) it has both Tucker and Cupps essentially out of the main rotation. 
 

I find both of those things less probable than not of happening. I don’t the quality of writer or how plugged in those guys are over there anymore, but it did make me at least wonder if other people are expecting Galloway to start. 

[Stuhoo 79,371]

This is a truly 'glad ya watched it' video. 

1. Jakai's mom should be either an assistant coach or on the IU board of directors. Lights up a room in only five seconds.
2. Mama Hatton to her 22 year old 7'0"" son? "Make sure you take a pencil, buddy."  lol

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_JpubUPGi0/?hl=en