Maryland vs Indiana - Game Thread, Fri., 12/1 @ 7 BTN

[WayneFleekHoosier]

IU had 3 TOs in the first half... finished with 16... and horrible FT shooting again - 10-18... no excuse for that...won the boards by 16 and the offensive boards by 5... not bad for the B1G opener... now, let's go get another at Michigan.

Our bigs can shoot FTs. Galloway and especially Sparks kill us on free throws.


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[tkbbn]

Big W tonight and lots of bright spots. Gunn was terrible on offense, terrible decisions and can't shoot but does. Northwestern can beat purdoodoo then it will be a great evening. 

[rcbowla]

Ware was not afraid to get inside and bang with Reese tonight. So glad we got him because it'd be rough without him.

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Excellent games by Ware and Galloway.  Good game to Cupps and Reneau.  Mgbako was...ok.  I'm Dunn with Gunn
Absolutely brutal game from Geronimo

Gunn makes every offensive play more difficult than it needs to be.
Jumper off screen? Rise straight up? Nah, spin or fade or twist or kick a leg instead.

Open lane? Lay it in. Two hand dunk? Nah, let’s try to throw down the hammer of the gods.

His defense can be really good. His length and active hands are great. If he just played within the system he might have a chance.


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[Home Jersey]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Gunn makes every offensive play more difficult than it needs to be.
Jumper off screen? Rise straight up? Nah, spin or fade or twist or kick a leg instead.

Open lane? Lay it in. Two hand dunk? Nah, let’s try to throw down the hammer of the gods.

His defense can be really good. His length and active hands are great. If he just played within the system he might have a chance.


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He's very frustrating. Tonight sold me on the idea of Leal taking some (not all) of his minutes. And if he can earn all of Gunn's... that's a good thing for the team at the end of the day. 

[Josh]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Gunn makes every offensive play more difficult than it needs to be.
Jumper off screen? Rise straight up? Nah, spin or fade or twist or kick a leg instead.

Open lane? Lay it in. Two hand dunk? Nah, let’s try to throw down the hammer of the gods.

His defense can be really good. His length and active hands are great. If he just played within the system he might have a chance.


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Agreed completely.  I actually like his defense.  But he's so damn determined to shoot the ball on every touch regardless of anything else

[DChoosier]

21 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Didn't have time to listen to Coach Cig's short talk to the crowd until just now.  

"Purdue sucks ... So does Michigan and Ohio State." 

Guy's got a pair. ... Hope he can back it up! 

I would have advised  him to say “Purdue sucks….So does Indiana State and Western Illinois!!”

[IU - Kaulie]

4 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Gunn makes every offensive play more difficult than it needs to be.
Jumper off screen? Rise straight up? Nah, spin or fade or twist or kick a leg instead.

Open lane? Lay it in. Two hand dunk? Nah, let’s try to throw down the hammer of the gods.

His defense can be really good. His length and active hands are great. If he just played within the system he might have a chance.


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All his minutes should go to Anthony Leal.  All of them.  Leal will get beat some off the dribble but he makes the right play.  He makes winning plays.

[cbp4iu]

Good win… Good day in Indiana sports. Now back to the football thread for portal news. Galloway Ware Co- Players of the Game

[TheWatShot]

I was THIS close to making a post in the second half about how thrilling it would be to see us move up a whole 3 spots in Kenpom. Sigh...

 

Kenpom must really not like how we've essentially taken the 3 point line out of the game. 

[IU - Kaulie]

Geronimo I think still confuses people.  He is an athlete.  He is not a basketball player.  He seems like a good guy.  Hope he has some good games for them.

[FortWayneHoosier]

[Alford Bailey]

Good win. I’ll take 33% from three for this team. MM scoring and using our strength down low will be our way.

[Alford Bailey]

18 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

Geronimo I think still confuses people.  He is an athlete.  He is not a basketball player.  He seems like a good guy.  Hope he has some good games for them.

He had a couple good games against lesser competition for Maryland. Kinda enjoyed 0 points tonight

[FortWayneHoosier]

[Hovadipo]

If you’re starting Jordan Geronimo you’re more than likely not a very good basketball team. Certainly looked that way tonight. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Willard hates Woodson so this was extra sweet.

We recruited Jamie Kaiser hard. He might be good someday but man. Rough game.

We wanted DHS. The scouts loved DHS. I really liked DHS. He was rough too.

Geronimo has been talked about a lot. Good kid. Just doesn’t have the skillset to play the position he needs to play.


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[Hornsby]

Willard hates Woodson so this was extra sweet.

We recruited Jamie Kaiser hard. He might be good someday but man. Rough game.

We wanted DHS. The scouts loved DHS. I really liked DHS. He was rough too.

Geronimo has been talked about a lot. Good kid. Just doesn’t have the skillset to play the position he needs to play.


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Watching the game now not sad geronimo left he just doesn't have it.

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[IUFAN1976]

Maryland is a lot worse than I thought they would be, especially since they have some key players back from last year.  Also, that is a team that is god awful worse than us from behind the 3 point line

[RaceToTheTop]

2 hours ago, JSHoosier said:

Well, it's a win. Shouldn't have ended up even that close.  Too many turnovers. 

Any conference game that shouldn't end up that close and we win by 12 is certainly a positive.  

Maryland not playing well right now but the trio of Young, Reese, and Scott are talented.  Maryland is really good at home and will accumulate enough wins to make the win look decent on our resume.  IU moved to 69 on Pom after the game;  we were 80 prior to Harvard and 75 after Harvard.  Maryland dropped from #58 to 70.