IUBB vs Illinois - Saturday, 2/18/23 @ Noon on ESPN

[go iu bb 9,615]

Good win but why does this team seem to struggle so much when the other team is missing their best player?

[Stuhoo 89,563]

Props again the Miller Kopp

4-5 from three and the defensive play of the game

[Demo 23,590]

23 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hot take if im IU im not playing TJD at Purdue.    IU isn’t winning the conference and that game is a bonus game that isn’t going to hurt your seeding if you get beat.   He needs some rest and that is what I would personally do even if he wanted to play 

Defensible, though his head might explode if you suggested it to him. Now, if you plant weed in his room and suspend him a game, you might be on to something.
Assuming you’d have to plant it. 

[Demo 23,590]

Of all the ridiculous stat comps that have been posted about Trayce lately, this one, Jesus, is just nuts.

[str8baller 7,508]

16 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Good win but why does this team seem to struggle so much when the other team is missing their best player?

I’d feel a little sheepish…maybe…if we didn’t have the worst injury luck in the country. We’ve played all conf without our 2nd best player, half of it without Race, and just when Geronimo looked like he was going to breakout he got injured. 

[mamasa 15,969]

34 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Just cost underwood 10,000 or 15,000.  Can’t remember which one He gets that bonus if he beats IU or Missouri.    0-3 this year 

I’d not heard of that!! Just checked- it’s $15k. That makes me happy 

[mamasa 15,969]

Weird observation- was it just me or did TJD not thrown down as many as usual, going for more traditional shots off the backboard? I always wonder how his hands and wrists are bruised all the time

[mamasa 15,969]

Since this is the most read thread right now, I’d ask that as many of you tune into the IU vs Purdue women’s game tomorrow at noon, on BTN. Game is a sellout, would love to break some viewership records for B1G women’s teams

[Josh 13,232]

Somewhere right now...Illini fans are saying they actually play better without TJ Shannon lol

 

[mamasa 15,969]

Here are a couple of posts on the 3 flop:

 

[str8baller 7,508]

2 hours ago, mamasa said:

Here are a couple of posts on the 3 flop:

 

It was close. I favor giving a guy his space to land after a jump shot. Kopp got close enough under his feet that it is hard to really get upset about that call. The JHS foul was worse but it worked out since he only made one FT. 

[RaceToTheTop 31,133]

8 minutes ago, mamasa said:

Since this is the most read thread right now, I’d ask that as many of you tune into the IU vs Purdue women’s game tomorrow at noon, on BTN. Game is a sellout, would love to break some viewership records for B1G women’s teams

You'll see a thread going here during the women's game.  They are must watch tv.

[RaceToTheTop 31,133]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

It was close. I favor giving a guy his space to land after a jump shot. Kopp get close enough under his feet that it is hard to really get upset about that call. The JHS was worse but it worked out since he only made one FT. 

I thought it was a flop but not a 'ffllllooopppp' that the NCAA supposedly polices.  Thought with the amount of contact that seems to get allowed, that's a no call.

[Stuhoo 89,563]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

You'll see a thread going here during the women's game.  They are must watch tv.

One more advert:

It’s Grace Berger senior day tomorrow.

She’s the women’s G.O.A.T.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,695]

Hoosiers were outplayed, but I will take the W.

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36 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Good win but why does this team seem to struggle so much when the other team is missing their best player?

I will say that it hasn't seemed to be that abnormal.   Point spreads of games don't see to change that much when a player is announced as a DNP.  I think coach's are better at game preparing when they an opponent missed a stretch of games as opposed to a guy missing one.  

I think if TJD missed one game right now that we'd look okay (not saying we win, but would be competitive) for the first game.  After that, teams get tape and reality sets in.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,695]

Was trying to figure out how he was calling it off TJD at first. He knows basketball and is up there with Walton as best in biz for different reasons.

Walton and Hummel should never be mentioned as the best in the business. One is and one isn't. The Purdue Grad is one of the best .

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14 minutes ago, Josh said:

Somewhere right now...Illini fans are saying they actually play better without TJ Shannon lol

 

If he misses a couple more games, I think they would change their tune.  It eventually catches up.

Have to say if he played today, we lose and it's not real close.

[RaceToTheTop 31,133]

1 minute ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Walton and Hummel should never be mentioned as the best in the business. One is and one isn't. The Purdue Grad is one of the best .

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I will say that I've come to at least appreciate Walton in the environment of late night Pac 12 games.  Those Stanford/Arizona State games are tough ones to call and keep interesting.  He's unabashedly a Pac 12 homer, but it's at least an entertaining listen when you don't really care about the game that much.  Outside of that element when you want to hear actually analysis?  Not so much.

[Josh 13,232]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

One more advert:

It’s Grace Berger senior day tomorrow.

She’s the women’s G.O.A.T.

Agreed!  Not only is she awesome on the court, but she's never showed up to a men's game in the opposing section while cheering for the most obnoxious player in the Big Ten