IUBB v Wisconsin, Saturday 1/14, 1:00 pm EST on CBS

[Banksyrules 4,719]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

I expect with Race out you'll only see Duncomb in against slower seven foot types.  Crowl has skills, but he's never going to be accused of outathleting anyone.

Definitely not but I noticed good screens and better defensive positioning than I expecting.  

[tkbbn 487]

Lots of positives today. I think if we play with this intensity we will be fine.  Even with a loss I would be OK with this kind of effort. 

[str8baller 5,214]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

There was a stretch when JHS hit a number of shots to keep our margin intact. Really big as we have had too many games, in the last 6 years, when we were up 10 or so, clanked a shot and the opponents hit a three and the slide would start.

Last 5 min of first half and most of the second half he took every open midrange shot wisky gave him and knocked most of them down.   
 

TJD needed one guy to step up and JHS was that guy. 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

5 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Yeah, that kind of defense we played today would have kept us in the game against anybody.  We outwisconsined wisconsin.

I don't want to rain on the happy parade celebration after the win but... defending Wiscy is slightly different than defending against Iowa, NW, or coming up against Ill. Hopefully, we baseline of e and e, i and i, and a and a throughout the Big 1.o season.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

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

Damn Aloha, I thought you were going to burst into Old MacDonald Had A Farm.

Old McWoody had a basketball team e i e i a.

[Schreckbagger 620]

Play defense, don't turn the ball over, and rebound cures a lot of ills.....all 3 are effort.

Give JG a big hug.

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[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

10 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I don't want to rain on the happy parade celebration after the win but... defending Wiscy is slightly different than defending against Iowa, NW, or coming up against Ill. Hopefully, we baseline of e and e, i and i, and a and a throughout the Big 1.o season.

Northwestern?  They are 140th in offensive efficiency and can't shoot.  The Wildcats are 260th in three point field goal percentage and 343rd in two point field goal percentage.  Just because we defended Wisconsin and didn't Northwestern doesn't make Northwestern's offense any good.  

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

14 minutes ago, Schreckbagger said:

Play defense, don't turn the ball over, and rebound cures a lot of ills.....all 3 are effort.

Give JG a big hug.

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Sounds like in yesterday's practice that Woodson and JG got into it verbally.  Hopefully that lights a fire.  Haven't seen defense like that from him.

[raorIU 320]

34 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

My girlfriend slapped me across the head and told me to watch. She gets me...

B10 officials call that one a foul on you

[Ryno6284 2,645]

First thing, why not E and E from the second half every game, all game?  2nd, for you youngsters the 2nd half was a normal thing with old school IU basketball!  I thought we let them get a lot of open shots and they weren't hitting, but it is a win.  Now string a couple together!  Win at Illinois and I will start to believe again.

[Ryno6284 2,645]

1 minute ago, raorIU said:

B10 officials call that one a foul on you

I thought officiating was pretty consistent today!

[JSHoosier 20,169]

Just now, Ryno6284 said:

I thought officiating was pretty consistent today!

B1G officiating is always consistent, consistently awful but consistent.

[Joe_hoopsier 977]

22 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Last 5 min of first half and most of the second half he took every open midrange shot wisky gave him and knocked most of them down.   
 

TJD needed one guy to step up and JHS was that guy. 

which was exactly what that Bad dirty SOB davison and that davis kid did to us for 4 freakin years.

[Ryno6284 2,645]

Just now, JSHoosier said:

B1G officiating is always consistent, consistently awful but consistent.

usually it's lopsided.  Today was the best I've seen this year.  Lurch is the best B1G official imo!

[DChoosier 8,346]

25 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Last 5 min of first half and most of the second half he took every open midrange shot wisky gave him and knocked most of them down.   
 

TJD needed one guy to step up and JHS was that guy. 

Yep, but I’d also say that with some of those shots JHS got to his spot and shot off the dribble, rather than Wiscy giving him the shot.
It’s a skill/necessity that has really been lacking at IU for 6+ years.

[TheWatShot 13,934]

6 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

I thought officiating was pretty consistent today!

Agree, they were pretty consistent at calling fouls on our players when Crowl stuck his hip out on screens. 

[Ryno6284 2,645]

1 minute ago, TheWatShot said:

Agree, they were pretty consistent at calling fouls on our players when Crowl stuck his hip out on screens. 

TJD did it at least 3 times and never got called.

[DChoosier 8,346]

Just now, Ryno6284 said:

TJD did it at least 3 times and never got called.

That’s different :)

[Ryno6284 2,645]

9 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

That’s different :)

Bout time we get a call, or in this case, not get a call! Lmao!

[Brass Cannon 24,713]

Glad we got the win. Hopefully we have turned a corner. Gotta wonder if Trayce is willing to stay another year to be with his brother