Indiana Vs Kennesaw State 12/23/22 7pm BTN Game Thread

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,095]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I've never said Banks was better. Or would be better. But I do think putting Races butt on the bench would kick his butt into gear some. I also thinks Banks is someone that'll thrive at the 4. I get everyone wants this big and tall team, but our last two B1G title teams have not been that. 

Agree about him thriving at the 4. 100%

But your timeline doesn't match Banks readiness for the big leagues. That isn't Woodsons fault. It's not a... "you just get to go out there and get your feet wet kind of thing".. possessions are too valuable.  

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

18 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Agree about him thriving at the 4. 100%

But your timeline doesn't match Banks readiness for the big leagues. That isn't Woodsons fault. It's not a... "you just get to go out there and get your feet wet kind of thing".. possessions are too valuable.  

It kinda is just getting out there and getting comfortable. These cupcake games would have been perfect and yet we still didn't get to see Banks or Gunn as much as we should have. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

1 hour ago, HoosierAloha said:

First of many solid deflection posts.

We’re not far from being elite but we’re opening game posts with how some cupcake can be dangerous or a trap game. Let’s all make sure we turn to the same page in or excise manuals if we don’t have a good performance.

You take yourself WAY too seriously and then get defensive.  I ribbed you for saying '50% of 4 posts'.  I would expect if I said the same I would have gotten ribbed.  Or at least 200% of half the times I said it.

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

8 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

It kinda is just getting out there and getting comfortable. These cupcake games would have been perfect and yet we still didn't get to see Banks or Gunn as much as we should have. 

They played 31 minutes between them.  Gunn is the 10th man on a team and Banks is 11th.  Gunn has 86 minutes of court time for the year and Banks has 60 minutes.  What exactly do you think is typical of 10th and 11th players at this point of the season?  

The fact is that Gunn and Banks have more total minutes played than any other 10th and 11th player combo in the Big Ten:

Indiana:  146 minutes

Michigan State:  125 minutes

Minnesota:  121 minutes

Purdue:  115 minutes

Penn St:  114 minutes

Rutgers:  105 minutes

Nebraska:  101 minutes

Maryland:  92 minutes

Iowa:  89 minutes

Michigan:  77 minutes

Wisconsin:  68 minutes

Ohio State:  42 minutes

Illinois:  42 minutes

Northwestern:  34 minutes

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

7 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

They played 31 minutes between them.  Gunn is the 10th man on a team and Banks is 11th.  Gunn has 86 minutes of court time for the year and Banks has 60 minutes.  What exactly do you think is typical of 10th and 11th players at this point of the season?  

The fact is that Gunn and Banks have more total minutes played than any other 10th and 11th player combo in the Big Ten:

Indiana:  146 minutes

Michigan State:  125 minutes

Minnesota:  121 minutes

Purdue:  115 minutes

Penn St:  114 minutes

Rutgers:  105 minutes

Nebraska:  101 minutes

Maryland:  92 minutes

Iowa:  89 minutes

Michigan:  77 minutes

Wisconsin:  68 minutes

Ohio State:  42 minutes

Illinois:  42 minutes

Northwestern:  34 minutes

I really don't care about the other teams. This team has a lot of questions and there hasn't been a search for any answers. Just do the same thing over and over and hope like hell it actually works. As of now, there is no reason to believe this team can or will finish in the top half of the B1G, and Woody is going to have a target on his back after. 

[GoOwls 15]

Owls taking this one home with a depleted Indiana roster. It seems a lot of the Indiana faithful is scared. Hoosiers better hope TJD can play, we are a much better team than Elon IMO of course. We will not have one of our forwards in Alex Peterson tonight, sources tell me. All 5'10 of Burden is not afraid to get to the bucket and draw fouls. He gets knocked down a lot, getting foul calls because he's smaller. Not the best FT shooter, but can be a menace. Demond Robinson is a solid forward who is hard to move down low at 6'9 270. Youngblood had some very good offers coming out of HS, and is only getting better game after game. Jennings and Ademoyka are good 3 point shooters, Ademoyka being the better one (he is a transfer from Temple). You'll see more Cole LaRue tonight down low, can get hot instantly once he sees 1 or 2 go in. Spencer Rodgers who has started many games for KSU has kinda fallen off the wagon, and hasn't started every game. Look for a breakout game, it could start here. 

Come join our banter if interested. 

https://ksuowlhowl.flarum.cloud/

[DChoosier 8,348]

4 minutes ago, GoOwls said:

Owls taking this one home with a depleted Indiana roster. It seems a lot of the Indiana faithful is scared. Hoosiers better hope TJD can play, we are a much better team than Elon IMO of course. We will not have one of our forwards in Alex Peterson tonight, sources tell me. All 5'10 of Burden is not afraid to get to the bucket and draw fouls. He gets knocked down a lot, getting foul calls because he's smaller. Not the best FT shooter, but can be a menace. Demond Robinson is a solid forward who is hard to move down low at 6'9 270. Youngblood had some very good offers coming out of HS, and is only getting better game after game. Jennings and Ademoyka are good 3 point shooters, Ademoyka being the better one (he is a transfer from Temple). You'll see more Cole LaRue tonight down low, can get hot instantly once he sees 1 or 2 go in. Spencer Rodgers who has started many games for KSU has kinda fallen off the wagon, and hasn't started every game. Look for a breakout game, it could start here. 

Come join our banter if interested. 

https://ksuowlhowl.flarum.cloud/

Thanks, your post was helpful as I had no idea that KS is known as the Owls.

Nice to learn something on Festivus.

[HoosierHoopster 6,963]

Scared? 
hahahaha ok 

But welcome to posting here, let’s see some bball

[GoOwls 15]

3 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Thanks, your post was helpful as I had no idea that KS is known as the Owls.

Nice to learn something on Festivus.

Festivus for the rest of us. 

[GoOwls 15]

3 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Scared? 
hahahaha ok 

But welcome to posting here, let’s see some bball

Let's see some bball! Based off these posts, I got a worried vibe, maybe more than scared. 

[GoOwls 15]

4 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Thanks, your post was helpful as I had no idea that KS is known as the Owls.

Nice to learn something on Festivus.

Will it be a Festivus Miracle if KSU wins? Yes. Do I ever think we'll win? No a lot of the time. I've been through heartache and angst with this this team over the years. 

[DChoosier 8,348]

5 hours ago, GoOwls said:

Festivus for the rest of us. 

We, as with most fan bases, excel at the “airing of grievances” portion  of Festivus.

[go iu bb 5,907]

26 minutes ago, GoOwls said:

Let's see some bball! Based off these posts, I got a worried vibe, maybe more than scared. 

IU fans aren't worried, scared, or even more than scared (terrified?) of Kennesaw State. There is some angst, but it's about the season as a whole based on performances in the 3 losses and injuries (XJ, in particular) but not your team.

[HoosierHoopster 6,963]

3 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

We, as with most fan bases, excel at the “airing of grievances” potion  of Festivus.

In a top ten airing of grievances ranking of college fanbases, IU Bloomington was not ranked.

Puzzled by this, the IU fans then noticed the asterisk. It reads:

IU Bloomington fans not ranked here — because they’re professionals 

[TheWatShot 13,934]

3 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

First of many solid deflection posts.

We’re not far from being elite but we’re opening game posts with how some cupcake can be dangerous or a trap game. Let’s all make sure we turn to the same page in or excise manuals if we don’t have a good performance.

Sorry that 50% of 4 posters deciding not to treat this like a blowoff game upsets you so much. 

[GoOwls 15]

30 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

IU fans aren't worried, scared, or even more than scared (terrified?) of Kennesaw State. There is some angst, but it's about the season as a whole based on performances in the 3 losses and injuries (XJ, in particular) but not your team.

Key players out should concern a team. 

[GoOwls 15]

31 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

IU fans aren't worried, scared, or even more than scared (terrified?) of Kennesaw State. There is some angst, but it's about the season as a whole based on performances in the 3 losses and injuries (XJ, in particular) but not your team.

But then again, it is a higher level conference where top talent goes where a backup can fill in quickly. A school/team like KSU in the ASUN, it will take longer for a player to develop. 

[Stuhoo 80,532]

10 minutes ago, GoOwls said:

Key players out should concern a team. 

Calling it a trap game signifies that we need to be careful even though the other team isn’t worthy of carrying our mother****ing luggage. 

To hell with calling it a trap game. Beat ‘em up Hoosiers.

[IU Scott 2,375]

11 minutes ago, GoOwls said:

But then again, it is a higher level conference where top talent goes where a backup can fill in quickly. A school/team like KSU in the ASUN, it will take longer for a player to develop. 

Nobody is scared that we will lose but don't think it will be a 30-40 point blow out either

[GoOwls 15]

11 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Nobody is scared that we will lose but don't think it will be a 30-40 point blow out either

Who is calling for Woodson's head if they lose? I already had to deal with Woodson as a Hawks fan. Not a fan haha.