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

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

In the last 8 games really Maryland is the only one where this team didn't play with intensity. I'm confident they can win both if they play like they've been playing. Michigan is a tough place to go win at. Kind of a must win for the Wolverines. I think we lose a close one there and beat Northwestern. 

Are we counting the Minny game? We looked like we had won that game before tipoff.

[lillurk 3,738]

If anything they played with intensity but shot poorly vs Maryland, but the intensity ebbed for lots of the Minnesota game in my opinion. Either way, figuring out how to win those sorts of games is useful

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,920]

Played great in first half minus a few headscratching lapses. 2nd half was brutal offensively. Another game where TJD carried. Kopp with a tremendous game as second fiddle.

The fact that JHS might get drafted in the first round is really something. Don’t get me wrong. Love the kid. I see the skill and potential but his performances have been streaky at best. Lots of stinkers in the mix. If I’m an NBA guy, zero chance I take him in the first round with his shooting being what it’s been.

Anyway, solid win Hoosiers, let’s keep this train rolling.


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[HoosierFan1994 4,690]

9 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Are we counting the Minny game? We looked like we had won that game before tipoff.

True. Count that one too. Woodson being out didn't help. 

[HoosierFan1994 4,690]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Played great in first half minus a few headscratching lapses. 2nd half was brutal offensively. Another game where TJD carried. Kopp with a tremendous game as second fiddle.

The fact that JHS might get drafted in the first round is really something. Don’t get me wrong. Love the kid. I see the skill and potential but his performances have been streaky at best. Lots of stinkers in the mix. If I’m an NBA guy, zero chance I take him in the first round with his shooting being what it’s been.

Anyway, solid win Hoosiers, let’s keep this train rolling.


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Don't want to dive into it too much since we will have a whole offseason to talk about it at some point (hopefully the Tuesday after the NCAA title game), but it might be smart for Jalen to come back next year. He will be the guy. Could possibly be a top draft pick if all goes right. ESPN has him at 20. That's hard for a 19 year old kid to pass. 

[yogisballin 2,295]

23 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

A win is a win! Was upset with the end of the 1st half/around the 3 minute mark of the second half. But, these guys pulled through. We lose this game last year.

1) Been an IU fan since that '02 run. I think right now I put Trayce in the top four of the players I've seen IU have. Victor, Jared, and Cody are the others. Yogi is 5th. What a run he's having. Edey probably deserves NPOY but Trayce is #2. Lock for 1st Team All American. I think only Victor has done that in the last 20 years. Dude is doing what he's supposed to do. Put the team on his back. Zero off nights. 

2) Team is showing its depth. Tonight, it was Miller that showed up. Hit some big shots and played tough defense. Hope we see more of that.

3) While I can't stand their style of play, Rutgers is tough. I think we could see them in that Friday 5 vs 4 B1GT matchup or Saturday 3 vs 2 game. I don't think they're built for the NCAA Tournament, but honestly I was more worried about this game than Purdue. 

4) So glad there was no let down. We had Michigan last January after the Purdue win. Rutgers in December after the now not so big UNC win.

5) Credit to this coaching staff. I was really critical of them. I didn't think they were good enough. Winning 7 of 8 in the Big Ten is HARD to do. Let's hope they keep it up. Assembly Call guys said it best..great IU teams win on the road. Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State, and Purdue. A split would be nice. It's possible too. 

Right now, we have a very good team. A team that I think finishes top 4 in the B1G, wins a game or two in the NCAA tournament. What makes this team Final 4 good? A healthy Xavier Johnson. Hope he's back in a couple of weeks. Would be nice to get him some games before the postseason starts.  You would have an All-American Center with two All-conference PG's...that's a recipe for a deep tournament run. 

I think we’re better without X. I won’t elaborate and know I’ll catch grief. But idc….JHS has more control as to what’s going on in game than X. Plays too OOC. 

[HoosierFan1994 4,690]

3 minutes ago, yogisballin said:

I think we’re better without X. I won’t elaborate and know I’ll catch grief. But idc….JHS has more control as to what’s going on in game than X. Plays too OOC. 

A lot of my friends that are IU fans think the same thing. I just go back to the UNC game. They both played awesome. I do think it can work. I think peak JHS/X is better than peak JHS/Trey. Trey is playing awesome right now. I think he's a starter next year. 

[Brass Cannon 24,222]

I refuse to believe we are better without X.  We have cobbled something together that is working but I think we just would have been that much better. Likely in serious contention for the big ten title right now 

[HoosierHoopster 6,761]

34 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

 Could possibly be a top draft pick if all goes right. ESPN has him at 20. That's hard for a 19 year old kid to pass. 

It would be hard for this 55 year old to pass too

[hoosiersoxfan 216]

I think people are forgetting how awesome Johnson played down the stretch last year. He also had a really good game in the win at Xavier earlier this season. He’s an excellent defender, good passer, and was becoming reliable from 3 point range. I just hope he comes back soon so he has time to get his game legs back under him and also chemistry back with his teammates before the big games in March begin. 

[RaceToTheTop 24,849]

3 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Good win. Thought someone would step up just thought it would be a bench player not Kopp, but sometimes the same thing.

Race was bad but still think he’s going to help us win one down the road.

Still need JHS to be more consistent.

Mulchary needs suspended. Can’t fine him but that was dirty. 

I watched on replay so was fast forwarding a lot -- what did Mulcahy do?

[TheWatShot 13,622]

7 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I watched on replay so was fast forwarding a lot -- what did Mulcahy do?

About 30 seconds left, after TJD got fouled, it looked like Mulcahy tried to trip him. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,060]

11 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I watched on replay so was fast forwarding a lot -- what did Mulcahy do?

 

[Dave from Dayton 2,924]

Stop and start the above video.  It is clear that Paul stuck his foot in front of TJD.  Looks intentional.  TJD stumbles and casts a look back at Paul Mulcahy...but kept focus on the win and that was that.

Reports of a Rutger fan forum state that there is a history of Paul Mulcahy doing such stuff.  I do know that a year ago he and XJ mixed it up.  Not sure, but XJ reportedly and PM had some shoving and Paul got ejected for swinging at XJ.

Earlier last night, there was one instance of a Rutger player tripping and holding an IU player down.  It wasn't called and IU lost the ball. The game was chippy.  

IU kept composed and did what was necessary to win.  Glad IU did not fall for the rutger stuff that is not good sportsmanship.  

Reports of IU fans getting on PM's twitter and dissing him are unfortunate, if true.  

 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,881]

8 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Played great in first half minus a few headscratching lapses. 2nd half was brutal offensively. Another game where TJD carried. Kopp with a tremendous game as second fiddle.

The fact that JHS might get drafted in the first round is really something. Don’t get me wrong. Love the kid. I see the skill and potential but his performances have been streaky at best. Lots of stinkers in the mix. If I’m an NBA guy, zero chance I take him in the first round with his shooting being what it’s been.

Anyway, solid win Hoosiers, let’s keep this train rolling.


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Zero chance you'd take a 6'6 215lbs 19 yr old PG that shoots 40% from 3 in the first round? Like not even 30th overall? 

Interesting 

[Chris007 43,556]

9 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Played great in first half minus a few headscratching lapses. 2nd half was brutal offensively. Another game where TJD carried. Kopp with a tremendous game as second fiddle.

The fact that JHS might get drafted in the first round is really something. Don’t get me wrong. Love the kid. I see the skill and potential but his performances have been streaky at best. Lots of stinkers in the mix. If I’m an NBA guy, zero chance I take him in the first round with his shooting being what it’s been.

Anyway, solid win Hoosiers, let’s keep this train rolling.


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If he plays well in the BTT and the NCAA tourney, that is where he will make his money from being a 1st round pick. If he stinks it up then I see him coming back. He's making some good money right now, and only going to be making more next year here. 

[Stuhoo 79,569]

1 hour ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Stop and start the above video.  It is clear that Paul stuck his foot in front of TJD.  Looks intentional.  TJD stumbles and casts a look back at Paul Mulcahy...but kept focus on the win and that was that.

Reports of a Rutger fan forum state that there is a history of Paul Mulcahy doing such stuff.  I do know that a year ago he and XJ mixed it up.  Not sure, but XJ reportedly and PM had some shoving and Paul got ejected for swinging at XJ.

Earlier last night, there was one instance of a Rutger player tripping and holding an IU player down.  It wasn't called and IU lost the ball. The game was chippy.  

IU kept composed and did what was necessary to win.  Glad IU did not fall for the rutger stuff that is not good sportsmanship.  

Reports of IU fans getting on PM's twitter and dissing him are unfortunate, if true.  

 

 

Yup -- and props to the Rutgers forum for blasting Grayson Mulcahy for the cheap shot. 

If that was the Purdue forum they would have been whining that their player was stretching his foot out and mean ol Trayce tried to break his toes.

[Chris007 43,556]

1 hour ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Stop and start the above video.  It is clear that Paul stuck his foot in front of TJD.  Looks intentional.  TJD stumbles and casts a look back at Paul Mulcahy...but kept focus on the win and that was that.

Reports of a Rutger fan forum state that there is a history of Paul Mulcahy doing such stuff.  I do know that a year ago he and XJ mixed it up.  Not sure, but XJ reportedly and PM had some shoving and Paul got ejected for swinging at XJ.

Earlier last night, there was one instance of a Rutger player tripping and holding an IU player down.  It wasn't called and IU lost the ball. The game was chippy.  

IU kept composed and did what was necessary to win.  Glad IU did not fall for the rutger stuff that is not good sportsmanship.  

Reports of IU fans getting on PM's twitter and dissing him are unfortunate, if true.  

 

He deleted his twitter account because he's guilty. League needs to suspend him for the next game. Dude has a history of this, he's Grayson Allen without the game. 

[Stuhoo 79,569]

Just now, Chris007 said:

He deleted his twitter account because he's guilty. League needs to suspend him for the next game. Dude has a history of this, he's Grayson Allen without the game. 

 

#GraysonMulcahy

Did Woodbury on Iowa ever get a suspension for repeated eye-poking? Did Grayson Allen ever get an ACC suspension? Not sure what the college precedent is here. In any event, I'm pretty sure at a minimum the league will have a 'never again" conversation with him. 

 

[AKHoosier 6,739]

21 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

#GraysonMulcahy

Did Woodbury on Iowa ever get a suspension for repeated eye-poking? Did Grayson Allen ever get an ACC suspension? Not sure what the college precedent is here. In any event, I'm pretty sure at a minimum the league will have a 'never again" conversation with him. 

 

Lol don't you remember how hard Coach K came down on Grayson Allen? He was suspended indefinitely, which turned out to be a grand total of 1 game.