IUBB vs Wright State - Thursday, 11.16.23 @ 7:00 on BTN

[cthomas 6,585]

For all the faults, I saw growth tonight. We need MM to play for us to reach our potential. If that means letting him learn the defense on the fly, so be it. I thought Malik and Ware looked more connected tonight which is a good thing going forward. I always thought November and December might be rough. Not saying they are the same, but the 81 team was 7 - 5 in December. It's undeniable that we have talent on this team. They just need to learn their roles to be successful.

[Hoosier987 2,570]

7 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Do Morehead State, Kennesaw State or North Alabama have any players on their rosters who came from Indiana? We might want to target those guys and make them a priority in the scouting report. Just unreal how we let people from this state come in and go off on us. 

Or get them in the transfer portal instead of another raw non scoring big.

[JSHoosier 22,178]

Of course the guy from IN lights us up.  Guess that's better than when Wisconsin found Waldo and he dropped 30 against us.

Ware playing well so far granted not against top competition.

Reneau still putting up better lines.

Mgbako's best game but we need more than 1-7 from 3.

Gunn not a total liability for a change.

Too many offensive rebounds again.

Bad 3 pt defense.

Bad 3pt and FT shooting.

[FortWayneHoosier 6,660]

6 minutes ago, cthomas said:

For all the faults, I saw growth tonight. We need MM to play for us to reach our potential. If that means letting him learn the defense on the fly, so be it. I thought Malik and Ware looked more connected tonight which is a good thing going forward. I always thought November and December might be rough. Not saying they are the same, but the 81 team was 7 - 5 in December. It's undeniable that we have talent on this team. They just need to learn their roles to be successful.

I agree on Malik and Ware. They played with much more space between each other. And really fed off one another. I was really impressed by Malik’s play off the block bringing back that old school hook shot. Ware is just the most complete player we have on both ends of the floor. He knows his role and is always in position. 

[str8baller 7,150]

2 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Too many offensive rebounds again.

If you watch closely, they don’t block out much. They mostly just jump for the ball. I know Woody has a ton to work on but I wish they’d do some Izzo-type rebounding drills. O-rebounds will cost us a game or two. 

[Stuhoo 87,694]

4 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

If you are looking to 'spot the rando' who would go off from three, Andrew Welage played a decent amount for them last year (17 minutes per game) but is barely seeing the court this year in the first two games.  He played 9 minutes against Colorado State when they were blown out and only two minutes against Toledo in a game they lost by one.  I don't know why he's been buried on the bench this year, but he shot 48% from three last year.  He's from Greensburg, Indiana and it seems that sometimes randos from Indiana have big nights at Assembly Hall.

@RaceToTheTop FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!! 

DAMN THAT IS A STRRRONG TAKE FROM THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!

Tha dude went for 25 points, 7-10 from 3pt.

 

[JSHoosier 22,178]

3 minutes ago, str8baller said:

If you watch closely, they don’t block out much. They mostly just jump for the ball. I know Woody has a ton to work on but I wish they’d do some Izzo-type rebounding drills. O-rebounds will cost us a game or two. 

I know and too many offensive boards isn't a new problem either.

[Stuhoo 87,694]

4 minutes ago, str8baller said:

If you watch closely, they don’t block out much. They mostly just jump for the ball. I know Woody has a ton to work on but I wish they’d do some Izzo-type rebounding drills. O-rebounds will cost us a game or two. 

It’s on the guards. KelEl and Malik boxed out and rebounded just fine. X and Gallo? Terrible.

[Redcamaro 278]

27 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Do Morehead State, Kennesaw State or North Alabama have any players on their rosters who came from Indiana? We might want to target those guys and make them a priority in the scouting report. Just unreal how we let people from this state come in and go off on us. 

Tru dat!

[rcbowla 8,088]

At game. Not going to say I had best scout as wife was in my ear the whole time. Anyhow, much better D from Mbagko. Terrible D from Cupps and Reneau. May not be true but from what I watched. Mbagko looked much more in the flow. C.J. looked better. Weird from my perspective as X, MR and GC all looked to be the worst defensively. I've drank beer too so....lol. A "w" is a "w". Onto Uconn

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[rcbowla 8,088]

If you watch closely, they don’t block out much. They mostly just jump for the ball. I know Woody has a ton to work on but I wish they’d do some Izzo-type rebounding drills. O-rebounds will cost us a game or two. 

It was embarrassing to watch in person. 25% block-out rate. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,660]

6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

It’s on the guards. KelEl and Malik boxed out and rebounded just fine. X and Gallo? Terrible.

Yep. Long shots long rebounds. We have got to get our guards to grab those! 

[94Bulldog 650]

1 hour ago, FortWayneHoosier said:

Somebody sounds like they are using fanduel haha. It’s me every Sunday during NFL 

They still haven’t figured out Ware’s points, 3rd game he went over.  Last 2 way over (13.5 tonight)

[94Bulldog 650]

1 hour ago, LIHoosier said:

Reneau passed it!

He’s a bigger ball hog than I was in 4th grade and trust me….that’s a lot

[94Bulldog 650]

1 hour ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

, they are going to be killed Sunday.


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[RaceToTheTop 29,890]

Although Mgbako didn't hit from deep tonight, we got him shots.  Keep feeding him because if there is a guy that could go off from three, it's him.  Probably just need him to get off of his head, but not feeding him when he's open would keep him in his head even worse.  MM had a bad first half defensively but I thought the second half was the best defense he's played this year.

Walker needs to not shoot another three this year.

Ware has been better than I thought he would be.

X had a rough game.  Did think he had made a couple of plays defensively but got called for fouls that weren't there.  Don't know the extent of the injury but hopes it's not too bad.  Glad to see him walk off but he definitely looked like he was in pain on the bench.

[RaceToTheTop 29,890]

16 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

@RaceToTheTop FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!! 

DAMN THAT IS A STRRRONG TAKE FROM THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!

Tha dude went for 25 points, 7-10 from 3pt.

 

I have no idea why he hasn't been playing for Wright State.  Last year he played in 33 games, started 5, and played a significant role -- 17 min/game, 6.7 points/game, and shot extremely well:  52% overall, 48% from three, 85% from the line.  Effective field goal percentage of 62%.  The worst defensive players in D1 should still get on the court if they shot that well.  But he had only gotten in Colorado State for blowout minutes and I think was only put in at the very end of the Toledo game when they were looking for some offense.

The funny thing that he still didn't start tonight with Calvin out.  If Calvin plays, Welage probably wouldn't have seen the court much tonight.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,184]

Went live for a little bit earlier to talk just a tiny bit about the game.

And yes... I was INSANELY NERVOUS. I know. i always am.

[IUHoosier5 2,122]

My postgame thoughts are simple. I still believe this team can be scary good. The defense to start the game is what I expect it to be come January. Mgbako’s shot is so pretty he will become the desperately-needed 3-point threat. Coach screaming at X to shoot the ball and him nodding was good to see. Ware is really, really good. Malik has improved a ton, yet he still gets all “freshman” like with the ball at times. I think he corrects that. I wouldn’t want to play this team in March. 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,660]

2 minutes ago, IUHoosier5 said:

My postgame thoughts are simple. I still believe this team can be scary good. The defense to start the game is what I expect it to be come January. Mgbako’s shot is so pretty he will become the desperately-needed 3-point threat. Coach screaming at X to shoot the ball and him nodding was good to see. Ware is really, really good. Malik has improved a ton, yet he still gets all “freshman” like with the ball at times. I think he corrects that. I wouldn’t want to play this team in March. 

I agree on all of that. Mgbako really struggled to hit his shot tonight but I was happy to see him actually take some shots. I think here shortly he will find his sweet spot and hit more 3’s as the year progresses.