IUBB vs Purdue: 2/25 @7:30 on FOX

[str8baller 7,244]

7 hours ago, Southside said:

He's peaking though. And starting more and more showing in 1R mocks. And getting more consistent. Felt strongly he'd back (earlier this year), but it's a coin flip for me now. If he had a strong B10 tourney, and/or dance, he gone... 

 

7 hours ago, Hardwood83 said:

Absolutely, not dogging him, just pointing out he's looked like a freshman at time's. I hope he is the #1 pick (after leading IU to the Final Four)

Yea…I think it’ll come down the tourney performances and his desire to be gone. NBA owners/GMs can still be seduced by big tourney performances. A couple games closer to last night and somebody will probably guarantee him a 1st round spot. Otoh, if he has a couple Minny type performances, I think he may return.  
 

Selfishly, I hope he comes back (Cptn Obvious statement of the month…I know). I love his game. He’s so smooth out there.  
 

That stat somebody posted about 35pt games against top teams by a freshman on the road is crazy. Truly a legendary performance last night. 

[BGVille Hoosierfan 2,938]

[str8baller 7,244]

6 hours ago, Southside said:

Yes 5-8 now given our ranks. 

Again, best ranked D1 with the same losses. And we were dropping, and already fortunate. 

Check out NET resumes. If we drop another regular season game, or stinks up in the B10C, we're as close to 6-7 as we are 3 or 4. I'm just realistic given ranks right now. Several other teams have similar or better resumes. 

Our Sos is excellent and only a handful of teams ranked better than us have a better SoS so it’s expected we’ll have a handful of losses. We’re pretty much entrenched around 20 on kenpom and have been for a month. 18 on NET and similarly haven’t moved much.  
 

I’m not a bracketoligist, but at this point, it’d take something extraordinary to bump us past a 5. 

[RaceToTheTop 30,231]

22 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

I noticed one poster absent in this thread. Arguably our biggest win in years. He’s always around during the losses. He WOOFS a lot

Credit to Brass Cannon, though, who was here and posting positive comments throughout the game.

[Hardwood83 4,981]

1 hour ago, Whoozhers said:

How about Gallo taking that dunk to Edey?!? 
That was phenomenal! Too bad that baby didn’t go in!!
 

Regardless…… We DID IT!! WOOOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS!!

My favorite play of the night! Obviously wish he woulda flushed it, but the attitude was EXACTLY what IU has mostly lacked for the last 20 yrs. "Of course I'm gonna try to hammer jam the ball right in the face of some Purdoo dork" 

[RaceToTheTop 30,231]

Bracket matrix had IU as the last four seed BEFORE yesterday’s win.  Saying IU is as close to a 6 or 7 than a 3 or 4 is just nonsense.

[southsidehoosier 5,149]

The committee had us as the top #4 seed before our win against Illinois and Purdue. 

[Hardwood83 4,981]

So if you had these stats before tip-off yesterday how confident would you be in a relatively comfortable IU win?

IU outrebounded 46-30.

PU FT advantage 33-12

TJD scoreless in the first half, finishes with 10pts.

IU has 2 bench points. 

I'd have guessed a 20 pt loss, easily!

[Brass Cannon 25,279]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

So if you had these stats before tip-off yesterday how confident would you be in a relatively comfortable IU win?

IU outrebounded 46-30.

PU FT advantage 33-12

TJD scoreless in the first half, finishes with 10pts.

IU has 2 bench points. 

I'd have guessed a 20 pt loss, easily!

You could have added JHS having 35 points and I’m still not sure people would have guessed a win 

[MikeRoberts 7,885]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

So if you had these stats before tip-off yesterday how confident would you be in a relatively comfortable IU win?

IU outrebounded 46-30.

PU FT advantage 33-12

TJD scoreless in the first half, finishes with 10pts.

IU has 2 bench points. 

I'd have guessed a 20 pt loss, easily!

It is pretty shocking looking at all the normal stats that usually reflect the outcome and it is all in the Boilers favor except for the final score

it was one of the more odd wins but one of the best ones I can recall 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,561]

Jalen Hood-Schifino in two wins vs Purdue this season: 51 points on 22-of-39 from the floor in 71 minutes.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,561]

 

[Demo 22,862]

4 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

You could have added JHS having 35 points and I’m still not sure people would have guessed a win 

Very true, which also speaks to some of the defensive calls Woody made as well. Been thinking about it some and in fairness to Purdue, Hood-Schifino is pretty much the perfect weapon to deal with what they do. Their guards aren’t very athletic or physical and Edey can really only play pick and roll coverage 1 way. It limits Painter. But, how many teams can roll out a physical 6’6” PG who loves mid-range offense, is comfortable in traffic and can’t really be sped up? In today’s game there are very few guys like that.They could probably make a deep tournament run and never see another one. If he’s feeling it like he was last night, they don’t have answers. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,851]

1 hour ago, Alford Bailey said:

I noticed one poster absent in this thread. Arguably our biggest win in years. He’s always around during the losses. He WOOFS a lot

Not sure if this is a shot at me or not.  Either way, I had my entire family of about 30 people over for the game. A bunch of IU alumni and yes this was a top 10 game experience for me because I gave us virtually no shot to win this one.  JHS was HIM which was awesome to watch and the impact this makes on seeding is huge.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,561]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Not sure if this is a shot at me or not.  Either way, I had my entire family of about 30 people over for the game. A bunch of IU alumni and yes this was a top 10 game experience for me because I gave us virtually no shot to win this one.  JHS was HIM which was awesome to watch and the impact this makes on seeding is huge.  

Easy boy, easy.  Pretty sure you weren't the target.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,561]

 

[OliviaPope40 7,436]

I would have jumped out of my chair had Gallo made that dunk.

[OliviaPope40 7,436]

11 hours ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I would love to see more Gallo.  Too pretty for a helmet though.

Just don't mess up the hair.

[Stuhoo 88,194]

Huge props to Woody and his workhorse old guy forward:

How many of you would have made the switch to put Race Thompson on 7’4” Edey in the second half?

It worked. Really well.

[KingPG21 6,587]

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

 

Dude is everything that Romeo was suppose to be