IUBB @ Illinois - Saturday, 01.27.24 @ 3:00 ET on Fox TV

[Hoosierfan2017 21,912]

Not going to win many games when you make literally zero threes. 

[Bowhunter 2,718]

Mbacko didn’t play defense today. That hurt us a whole bunch. The obvious is the perimeter shooting and free throws. This is my least favorite team since Crean’s start from scratch year. 

[colonel06 1,921]

Not happy about free throws causing us to lose games.  I was afraid of this happening all year.

[IUHoosier5 1,738]

It’s old. So old. I don’t care that it was close. I want this program to win. 

[TheWatShot 14,277]

Can't understand how anybody at IU would think another year of Woodson is going to benefit anyone but our opponents. 

[str8baller 5,530]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

MR really looked bummed on the bench (ie he cares).

I’m not primarily blaming the refs, as our shooting absolutely doomed us, but man that foul call on X, that should have been a charge, was huge. Instead of our ball they hit 2 FT’s. Just a terrible call.

It was an awful call but they scored easily on leal the next possession after we missed 2 fts to tie it. If we finished within one possession I’d be more salty. But there were 3 or 4 mor possessions that gave them the game easily on their own merit. 

[Hoosier987 1,300]

1 minute ago, TheWatShot said:

Can't understand how anybody at IU would think another year of Woodson is going to benefit anyone but our opponents. 

Seriously…is Mcneeley watching our offense? 

[kreigh8 2,101]

4th straight game an IU player has had a tech or flagrant foul if I’m not mistaken?

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,693]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

MR really looked bummed on the bench (ie he cares).

I’m not primarily blaming the refs, as our shooting absolutely doomed us, but man that foul call on X, that should have been a charge, was huge. Instead of our ball they hit 2 FT’s. Just a terrible call.

Reneau knows he’s gonna miss the tourney.  Really a shame. He’s excellent but he doesn’t get much help.  This roster Woody put together is criminal.  I feel really bad for Reneau and Gallo, they leave it all out there.  
 

seems Woody is done with Banks, Gunn too. We will need an entirely new team next year and I guess maybe that’s ok but………

Sadness

[TheWatShot 14,277]

That final minute of regulation is the culture of this program in a nutshell: down 2 and at the line...brick, brick. Need a stop...don't get it. Losing team making losing plays. 

[DChoosier 8,740]

1 minute ago, Hoosier987 said:

Seriously…is Mcneeley watching our offense? 

He is.

My proof is that I have heard from a very good source that he is diligently practicing throwing.a  bounce pass into the post. 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,246]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Reneau knows he’s gonna miss the tourney.  Really a shame. He’s excellent but he doesn’t get much help.  This roster Woody put together is criminal.  I feel really bad for Reneau and Gallo, they leave it all out there.  
 

seems Woody is done with Banks, Gunn too. We will need an entirely new team next year and I guess maybe that’s ok but………

Sadness

Agreed. Problem is we get another “rebuild” year. I have zero confidence we get back to a winning program with out some serious changes top to bottom. It wouldn’t have mattered if we won today……

[LockdownD 2,246]

Just now, DChoosier said:

Unfortunately, that doesn’t surprise me anymore.

Exactly, good teams want to go to the free throw line.  It’s an advantage to score with the clock stopped. You prepare for it. It’s good strategy. I can’t understand this lack of toughness from the line.

[IUFAN1976 3,533]

Played harder but when  Reneau fouled out I knew it would be difficult to when.  When Xavier Johnson missed those two free throws, that pretty much done us in, and that foul called on X was horrible.  
 

We are definitely treading water now with little shot to make the dance 

[Hoosier987 1,300]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

He is.

My proof is that I have heard from a very good source that he is diligently practicing throwing.a  bounce pass into the post. 

It’s like we focus so much on post play we forget about everything else 

[cbp4iu 1,624]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Reneau knows he’s gonna miss the tourney.  Really a shame. He’s excellent but he doesn’t get much help.  This roster Woody put together is criminal.  I feel really bad for Reneau and Gallo, they leave it all out there.  
 

seems Woody is done with Banks, Gunn too. We will need an entirely new team next year and I guess maybe that’s ok but………

Sadness

Ware is mostly gone…. 
Reneau 

Galloway

Mgbako

Cupps

McNeeley

 

is great starting point. But you have to get 7 other players to buy in. Get 7 players to have to fight for a starting role…. That’s hard these days.

[Hoosier987 1,300]

2 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

That final minute of regulation is the culture of this program in a nutshell: down 2 and at the line...brick, brick. Need a stop...don't get it. Losing team making losing plays. 

Well said 

[colonel06 1,921]

Good effort today and happy for small victories. However, the IU standard should be that we put this away at the line no less!

[Hoosier987 1,300]

Just now, cbp4iu said:

Ware is mostly gone…. 
Reneau 

Galloway

Mgbako

Cupps

McNeeley

 

is great starting point. But you have to get 7 other players to buy in. Get 7 players to have to fight for a starting role…. That’s hard these days.

Woodson has to change his style or this is all moot. And I pose this question again…Why would anyone want to play in this system? 

[monskisprodigy 1,995]

Just now, cbp4iu said:

Ware is mostly gone…. 
Reneau 

Galloway

Mgbako

Cupps

McNeeley

 

is great starting point. But you have to get 7 other players to buy in. Get 7 players to have to fight for a starting role…. That’s hard these days.

Woody has to retain Reneau this off season.
 

I hate to say it…but if I was Reneau, I’m listening to every big time program and moving on to somewhere that I can cash a huge NIL check and make a run at a championship.