IUBB vs North Alabama - Thursday, 12.21.23 @ 8:30 on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

After watching the Morehead game my enthusiasm for IU basketball is............................   North Alabama (6-6) lost to Morehead State 86-77 on Dec. 10, so our game Thursday will probably go to triple OT.

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[Gnet550]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

After watching the Morehead game my enthusiasm for IU basketball is............................   North Alabama (6-6) lost to Morehead State 86-77 on Dec. 10, so our game Thursday will probably go to triple OT.

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I’m going…taking my boys ages 5 and 9, and my wife to their second game ever…hopefully they’ll bring them luck…if so you all can rally up some NIL money to get me tickets to home games for the rest of the year…

[IU_FanClub]

Thursday is the night we finally blow someone out. I swear!

[str8baller]

They’re about 200-ish in kenpom/torvik rankings. So worse than the Morehead and Harvards of the world but not complete pushovers.  
 

A lot of upperclassman perimeters who shoot the 3 at a good percentage (~80th in the country) but take a slightly below average amount of them.  
 

I’m afraid to guess how this goes. 

[Muskie for three]

They kinda need to win big don't they . 10 or less can't be good or I'm I just doom or gloom .

[Rico]

This one is gonna come down to who has the ball last.

[str8baller]

6 hours ago, Muskie for three said:

They kinda need to win big don't they . 10 or less can't be good or I'm I just doom or gloom .

Our efficiency rankings (the sagarin/kenpom/torvik types) would be helped by blowouts. But we’re pretty screwed already in that dept.  

We need to win and then compete in the B1G, at this point. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

10 hours ago, IU_FanClub said:

Thursday is the night we finally blow someone out. I swear!

If we don't, there will be a lot of other people swearing as well.

[TheWatShot]

11 hours ago, IU_FanClub said:

Thursday is the night we finally blow someone out. I swear!

I'm not sure we could blow out a high school team at this point. They'd hit enough 3's to hang around. 

[Dave from Dayton]

Clearly, the better team is not going to be in this game.

NA lost to MSU by 9.  So I have IU winning by 2...just because.

I feel that Cupps' is due for a breakout game...he will score one FG and 2 frees for a total of 4.

Xavier continues to prepare for the Little 500.

Ware plays well for 8 minutes or so.  Then it's tipoff time.

Reneau may be fouled 6 or 7 times but he will be called for 4, again.

Mgbako will get 6 rebounds and score 8....but no 3s.  And after making a great play he will foul someone...rinse...repeat.

Galloway will still not get a haircut.  And that is not a bad thing.  And as long as he does not use a headband...IU will have a chance at winning.

Walker, Banks, Gunn, Leal and Sparks will all come off the bench.  But hopefully, not at the same time. One of them might score in double digits.

Coach Woodson will get a win.  And the post-game interview he will say: We need to show more energy; we need to play the whole game; we need to learn how to close; we have to defend the 3; we need to make more free throws; we need to show more energy; we need to play the whole game; we...

[coonhounds]

Just hoping we get to the foul line. Hopefully we can shoot 59 percent or so. Get gallo to the line he needs practice. Hopefully win comfortably cause I can't take no more down to the wire crap

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[HoosierHoopster]

I think we come out focused and mean, after that horrible showing. IU by 7-10

[Whoozhers]

We’ve got good talent. We’ve got a good Coach that is steeped in IU basketball and IU basketball tradition. Sooner or later it’s got to start meshing and kicking into gear.

Here’s to hoping it’s SOONER than later.

Go HOOSIERS!!

[IUFAN1976]

39 minutes ago, Whoozhers said:

We’ve got good talent. We’ve got a good Coach that is steeped in IU basketball and IU basketball tradition. Sooner or later it’s got to start meshing and kicking into gear.

Here’s to hoping it’s SOONER than later.

Go HOOSIERS!!

Exactly 

[IUFAN1976]

On 12/19/2023 at 10:23 PM, IU_FanClub said:

Thursday is the night we finally blow someone out. I swear!

I hope they have plenty of knee pads!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Can we suit these guys up?

[Hovadipo]

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Can we suit these guys up?

Not sure even Chitwood dropped a 60 bomb. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Are they by chance missing their best player? That doesn't seem to bode well for us.

[Hoosierfan1901]

43 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Are they by chance missing their best player? That doesn't seem to bode well for us.

Nope, it’s pretty much split between their 2 good guards being their best players