* Empire Classic * Indiana vs. UCONN Sunday 11/19/2023 1 pm ESPN @MSG

[Dave from Dayton 3,926]

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

X is listed as questionable on the B1G availability report.

Just saw that myself. 

Now I'm seeking a report from MSG on whether he is starting and whether he is moving well.

 

[Dave from Dayton 3,926]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

Train to New York Penn Station (direct access into MSG) has a very healthy amount of IU fans on it. Imagine the next hour's train, which gets in right as the doors open, will have a fair bit more. IU fans tend to show up pretty well at the Garden from what I've seen. Let's shock the world Hoosiers!!!

Thanks Home Jersey.

So, when you get there and observe Xavier and the team, let us know, please, your thoughts.

Is he moving well?  Is he starting?

I am more concerned with the guards and the perimeter than the inside game.  

Take UConn down!  Hit free throws, rebound and defend well.  

[AZ Hoosier 9,614]

43 minutes ago, mamasa said:

Line went from -12.5 O/U 144.5 last night to -10.5 O/U 140.5 this morning 

Understand that the betting line is more about balancing the wagering one side against the other, than it is about actual predicted outcome. 

A 10 point favorite is as likely to with the game as much as a 12 point favorite... the 2 point movement is about shifting the betting.

But, yeah, we'll take it.

[AZ Hoosier 9,614]

19 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Take UConn down!  Hit free throws, rebound and defend well.  

this is key... only hitting 67% of FTs this year so far (57-84).

[Dave from Dayton 3,926]

54 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Understand that the betting line is more about balancing the wagering one side against the other, than it is about actual predicted outcome. 

A 10 point favorite is as likely to with the game as much as a 12 point favorite... the 2 point movement is about shifting the betting.

But, yeah, we'll take it.

True.  But there sometimes are reasons for the shifting of the betting.

Xavier participating might have something to do with it.

Or it could just be that the original lines were skewed too far one way.  

I think that betters are seeing that a lot of the press/pundits are prejudiced to the east coast and what happened last year.  UConn has just as many unknowns as the other teams at this point. That and IU has not covered the spread.  Earlier I asked if Coach Woodson will tighten his substitutions.  And, I think that the team is starting to get 'it'.  

Let's stop with the cup is half empty stuff.

I'm a cup is half fool...

[AZ Hoosier 9,614]

1 minute ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Let's stop with the cup is half empty stuff.

I'm a cup is half fool...

Freudian? :D :D :D 

I'm a big time fan, and IU is my team... but I am also a realist... no rose colored glasses here... IU has talent, some raw, some developed to a point but they have a lot of work to do... hopefully we see some signs of the work being done in a few hours...

[Dave from Dayton 3,926]

5 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Freudian? :D :D :D 

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing and mean your mother...

[monskisprodigy 2,223]

Call me crazy, but I’ve got a feeling that the Hoosiers make a statement today….

[Stuhoo 86,303]

Pregame Zeke is a special thing:

https://x.com/indianambb/status/1725855638415093781?s=46&t=vLaOWQi5Bk3mC3D0VYGA7w

Payton says “thank you for the conversation” to Isiah, so that’s their pregame guy.

[Home Jersey 12,803]

X is dressed and going through stretches. Will let you know when they start warming up if he's going full speed 

[Stuhoo 86,303]

2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

X is dressed and going through stretches. Will let you know when they start warming up if he's going full speed 

He’s a tough guy. He’s playing and once the ball tips he’ll go as hard as he can.

[Home Jersey 12,803]

XJ is jumping around and not limping at all for what it's worth 

[Home Jersey 12,803]

There's a wholeeee lot of red in the building. Still early 

[Dave from Dayton 3,926]

Presently, I have UConn winning by 3.  

Oh...should I switch to IU?

 

IU by 2               IU 74    Losers 72

[Whoozhers 3,764]

CMW says X is gunna play. Hope he plays better than he has been. He played terrible down the stretch before he injured himself….

[go iu bb 8,023]

4 minutes ago, Whoozhers said:

CMW says X is gunna play. Hope he plays better than he has been. He played terrible down the stretch before he injured himself….

Both he and Galloway haven't been playing as well as I hoped nor as well as the team needs them to play. Both need to improve.

[OliviaPope40 7,194]

[Home Jersey 12,803]

The cheer for IU coming out for pre game warm ups was orders of magnitude larger than UConn's. Big difference in attendance so far. Looks like an IU home game

[Hoosier987 1,921]

3 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

The cheer for IU coming out for pre game warm ups was orders of magnitude larger than UConn's. Big difference in attendance so far. Looks like an IU home game

Wow…good news and thanks for sharing. Typically MSG is a home game for The Huskies.…but we always travel well.

[Josh 12,996]