IUBB vs Rutger aka/Ruger - Tuesday, 2/7/23 @ 6:30 on BTN

[Home Jersey]

What lineup do you feel most confident having in the rotation? For me, 

• PG: JHS
• SG: Galloway
• SF: Kopp (controversial take to some I suppose) 
• PF: Reneau
• C: TJD (God we are going to miss him so much)

I also think you can swap Bates in for Gallo depending on the night. I hope that we continue seeing more Banks/Geronimo and Race plays more of a reduced role. Based on a few of Woody's reactions tonight, I'd like to see him play closer to 15 mins a game (if that).  

Don't think you can understate how much of a game-changer it will be to have XJ back in the lineup (if he isn't too rusty). Not sure what to make of his timeline, but would be great for him to get some light run before the BTT. 

This team has a really high ceiling IMO if the timing works out health/chemistry wise. Of course, not invincible. But games like tonight give me more confidence in our ability to grind out close ones. I'd like to see us do that at PUewww before I get too hopeful lol

[str8baller]

Just now, rcs29 said:

On one hand I agree with you 

I mean sure…until we have Minny or Maryland performance. Those games are when our perimeters completely disappear. Get one of those in the tourney and you’re done.   
 

We need XJ at full strength playing minutes. He makes our defense better and he’ll be the guy to help avoid those 7min scoring droughts when the guards aren’t handling pressure or getting the ball to TJD down low. 

[IU - Kaulie]

3 minutes ago, FloridaHoosierGirl said:

Trey Galloway is not just a pretty face.

Yes but he has such a pretty face :)

[FloridaHoosierGirl]

Just now, mark1981 said:

Or a pretty head of hair

Husband still calls him lettuce because one of y'all posted about his hair and called it the slang lettuce.  

[FloridaHoosierGirl]

Just now, IU - Kaulie said:

Yes but he has such a pretty face :)

Yes, yes, he does.

[bleedhoosier]

3 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Idk. On one hand I agree with you but on the other hand I like to think of a JHS and XJ synergy that makes me weep tears of joy and opponents just regular sad tears.

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His defense would be a huge plus but I can't help but think X is going to be a step slow loke we have with Race. If so, there is no point in forcing the X action late. I'd love for him to have a blast in the tourney as, I think, he played too much for redshirt? 

[RaceToTheTop]

Halftime at my high school game.

4-0 when I’m on the book during games.

[HoosierHoopster]

Just now, rcs29 said:

No he is not. I think MR is the answer. JG this year has looked bad a lot more than he's looked good. I like him and he's an awesome athlete but he's not an answer either.

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We kind of disagree - not completely just somewhat. JG was really good starting from his sit down with Woodson, including his 31 min game. He was not playing well in the 3 before that, thinking too much. But the timing and spacing was so much better during that following 3- game run. 

I’m a big fan of Malik, he def should be playing more, and if JHS leaves after this year I think he’ll be our best player

To me, both are the answer 

[LamarCheeks]

I didn't check the schedule tonight -- just figured there was a game on the B1G Network after us. 

There's not. Why the hell did we play at 6:30? 

[rcbowla]

Halftime at my high school game.
4-0 when I’m on the book during games.

On IU game days just go to the gym and keep book even if there isn't a game. Track how many times a light flickers or you hear a strange sound in an empty gym.....something along those lines.

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[FloridaHoosierGirl]

See some of y'all Thursday night for the big women's game against Iowa.  

[LamarCheeks]

19 minutes ago, FloridaHoosierGirl said:

Yes, yes, he does.

If you ladies are gonna gush over Gallo, does that mean we do the same with Syd Parrish in the IUWBB threads? LOL! 

[reconmkd]

Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you Grayson Allen Jr. I missed this live but that is an obvious intentional trip.

[HoosierHoopster]

4 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

Race made some big plays late against Purdue and some big free throws tonight.  I don’t see Geronimo playing much going forward and he shouldn’t.

Completely disagree. Race was frankly bad against PU until the closing minutes when he made a couple of really good vet plays, particularly the steal and the inbound play. Before that though he did almost nothing offensively and was clearly not 100 percent, threw the ball out of bounds, got beat defensively, and was pulled for it. We went on that big run of games with JG and Malik. We’re absolutely better with them playing significant minutes 

[HoosierAloha]

2 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I didn't check the schedule tonight -- just figured there was a game on the B1G Network after us. 

There's not. Why the hell did we play at 6:30? 

Minny @ Ill postponed due to COVID in Minny program

[RaceToTheTop]

Just now, rcs29 said:

On IU game days just go to the gym and keep book even if there isn't a game. Track how many times a light flickers or you hear a strange sound in an empty gym.....something along those lines.

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I don’t want to say I’m responsible for the wins…nevermind, I will say it.

just one game left where I keep the book during an IU game — at Michigan St.  depending on sectional draw, could also be the Iowa game.

[RaceToTheTop]

So….second place.

[str8baller]

2 minutes ago, TeeterInNJ said:

and Race plays more of a reduced role. 

So the starters who jumped to a big lead, who got the lead back after half time, and who closed out the game for the win wouldn’t be your starting line-up? You’d go with some version of the line-up that went 7min without a FG?  
 

 

[LamarCheeks]

2 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Minny @ Ill postponed due to COVID in Minny program

Aaaah — that’s right. Forgot about that. 

[HoosierHoopster]

5 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Halftime at my high school game.

4-0 when I’m on the book during games.

Get me in touch with your high school people, i’ll take care of making sure you’re on the book through March