Indiana vs. Louisville- Mon. 11/20 @ 4:30 pm on ESPNU (Empire Classic)

[FortWayneHoosier 6,197]

Well, let’s try this again boys and girls….

[Home Jersey 7,958]

Happy it's not Texas but this will not be a cake walk either. This game is the one I view as the real early season barometer for where we are as a team. I feel like we lack intensity right now. Louisville will probably be tired/emotionally flat after a game like that.

[OliviaPope40 6,543]

Will we be getting a white suit?

[Henryville Hoosier 973]

CJ Gunn should start over MM. I’m not feeling real confident in this game. Louisville plays harder than we do unfortunately. 

[Dave from Dayton 3,253]

If Louisville does the rope-a-dope effectively on Xavier and Ware, Indiana is toast.

That is if IU's defense doesn't improve significantly.  And someone besides Reneau gets some production.

That is all I have.

[Home Jersey 7,958]

Louisville has as much, if not more, talent on their roster than we do. Yet they've been awful the last two years and took a ranked Texas team right to the wire yesterday. How we come out after being drummed by 20 will tell us a lot about the locker room. Schematically, we probably see more of the same, but is Payne actually good enough with X's and O's to exploit our weaknesses? Woody is definitely the better coach IMO but this team is just tough to watch right now. I do think come January it could be a different story but we'll see... CJ seems to be finding his feet a bit which would be huge

[Rico 3,077]

Hopefully Woody and company get things figure out against the Cards.  But I ain't holding my breath.

[Dave from Dayton 3,253]

26 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Louisville has as much, if not more, talent on their roster than we do. Yet they've been awful the last two years and took a ranked Texas team right to the wire yesterday. How we come out after being drummed by 20 will tell us a lot about the locker room. Schematically, we probably see more of the same, but is Payne actually good enough with X's and O's to exploit our weaknesses? Woody is definitely the better coach IMO but this team is just tough to watch right now. I do think come January it could be a different story but we'll see... CJ seems to be finding his feet a bit which would be huge

Oh.  H. J.

Thanks for the onsite observations from MSG last evening.

But I was so pumped and looking through rose-colored glasses that I put IU over UConn at the last minute.

Stoopid me.

I can't help but hope IU does better.  But without a stable of stable guards, IU is playing uphill all year.

And I just wonder about Coach Woodson.  This is his team.  And right now, it looks dysfunctional.  They are not getting any separation against lesser teams.  And they are too easy to defend.

[FortWayneHoosier 6,197]

Louisville will want redemption for that last second shot loss. They looked very confident. Indiana is gonna have to get out ahead early and make more shots from the outside. 

[Home Jersey 7,958]

9 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Oh.  H. J.

Thanks for the onsite observations from MSG last evening.

But I was so pumped and looking through rose-colored glasses that I put IU over UConn at the last minute.

Stoopid me.

I can't help but hope IU does better.  But without a stable of stable guards, IU is playing uphill all year.

And I just wonder about Coach Woodson.  This is his team.  And right now, it looks dysfunctional.  They are not getting any separation against lesser teams.  And they are too easy to defend.

I feel the exact same way Dave. Sad, because I want to be excited about this team. Just one 20+ win would be great! Right now that looks like something we may not see this year though. 

I'll be in the building today, as I'm sure a lot of other Hoosier fans will be! I haven't seen that much red outside of Assembly Hall in a long time. 

[JSHoosier 20,313]

As bad as the defense is, I'm expecting a loss. Too many players are completely lost and not bringing nearly enough.

UL already has 3 offensive rebounds.

[str8baller 5,337]

Looking for a rebound game here. I’d say L’villes confidence is probably sky high after yesterday and will come out pumped. Hope our guys do to. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,976]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Looking for a rebound game here. I’d say L’villes confidence is probably sky high after yesterday and will come out pumped. Hope our guys do to. 

Agree that L'ville's confidence level took a huge jump yesterday and ours took a deep dive.  Sadly, I don't think Woody can put that whack job behind them in 24 hrs.  

[IU_FanClub 1,680]

3 straight games we will be favored in starting today, let's take care of business.

 

4 games into the season everyone needs to take a chill pill, we will improve.

[monskisprodigy 1,946]

Tbh, I really wanted to play Texas. Winning against UofL doesn’t really do anything for us for March, a loss does, especially if their system trends the way it’s projected to. 

A win against Texas is big for March, a loss doesn’t hurt us much. 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,197]

[reconmkd 4,409]

IMO, this game will hinge on X and Trey. They have got to figure things out both defensively and offensively. Stop helping off of shooters, you have  7' and 6'9" post players that have shown the ability to block or alter shots, they do not need help! I know the idea is to get steals or turnovers to create fast breaks, but until our back court can prove to stay on shooters, there should be no digging! Go Hoosiers, please get it figured out!

[Hoosier DaDa 2,549]

Found out the I don't have ESPNU in my TV package.  Is there another way to watch this game?

[reconmkd 4,409]

20 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Found out the I don't have ESPNU in my TV package.  Is there another way to watch this game?

ESPN App? I have it on my Roku tv.

 

[Uspshoosier 45,989]

5 minutes ago, reconmkd said:

ESPN App? I have it on my Roku tv.

 

I believe to use the app you have to have the channel in your package