IUBB vs Iowa - Tuesday, 01.30.24 @ 7:00 on BTN

[gfeltner28 112]

What an awesome game for Leal and Ware. If I'm Woody I start getting in MM's ear about making the MR commitment to getting in shape. He seems to hit a lot more jumpers early on in games. And he doesn't have any explosiveness. Speed and agility drills all summer.

[Hoosier2014 289]

Man we really needed that win. Proud of the guys. I think some want us to spiral out of control and that would’ve been likely if they lose that with the 2 injuries.
 

Feel terrible for X and think it would be a good thing if IU fans send uplifting tweets at him or something. Already seen a couple saying we’ll be better with X out and that’s terrible. Keep that **** to yourself. 

[FortWayneHoosier 5,860]

Just now, gfeltner28 said:

What an awesome game for Leal and Ware. If I'm Woody I start getting in MM's ear about making the MR commitment to getting in shape. He seems to hit a lot more jumpers early on in games. And he doesn't have any explosiveness. Speed and agility drills all summer.

You know that’s something to think about it does seem like he hits them early on and then fades. Something to that for sure 

[Herotime 723]

Any news on the severity of the injuries to XJ and MR?

[FortWayneHoosier 5,860]

[OGIUAndy 674]

5 minutes ago, Hoosier2014 said:

Man we really needed that win. Proud of the guys. I think some want us to spiral out of control and that would’ve been likely if they lose that with the 2 injuries.
 

Feel terrible for X and think it would be a good thing if IU fans send uplifting tweets at him or something. Already seen a couple saying we’ll be better with X out and that’s terrible. Keep that **** to yourself. 

I think that should be the rule about players in general. Calling out players on social media is super LAME. Call out Woody all you want, leave the player rips to group texts or I guess the forums. It does ZERO for the program or the team calling our players constantly.

[Stuhoo 76,377]

7 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

That was good, but not surprising, to see.  
None of us really know what these guys are really like, from our vantage points on the couch,, but MR seems like a really, really good dude. He appears to be the direct opposite of many   “5* attitude” stereotypes as he seems invested in winning and being  a team guy.

Win or lose, there are a lot of really good guys on this team.

Malik is definitely one of them.

[IUFAN1976 2,383]

Just now, gfeltner28 said:

What an awesome game for Leal and Ware. If I'm Woody I start getting in MM's ear about making the MR commitment to getting in shape. He seems to hit a lot more jumpers early on in games. And he doesn't have any explosiveness. Speed and agility drills all summer.

Leal and Ware was the stars of the game.  We don’t win that game without Leal’s clutch 3 pointers.  He’s definitely earned more minutes.  Also, I thought he played good defense too.

i have noticed that about Mgbako, seems to lose his lift on his shot in the 2nd half of games.  When he drives, he gets bumped and it prevents him from finishing.  Staying one more year and getting on the Reneau body building plan will do him a lot of good.

I hope Reneau isn’t out long or at all, we can’t afford to lose him for a couple of games.  

[OGIUAndy 674]

2 minutes ago, Herotime said:

Any news on the severity of the injuries to XJ and MR?

I would assume that will come out the next couple of days. X's injury didn't look good though. 

[Herotime 723]

Just now, OGIUAndy said:

I would assume that will come out the next couple of days. X's injury didn't look good though. 

What happened to them? I didn’t see the game.

[realTomCrean 1,470]

X was in Woodson’s last tweet. Looked like a makeshift sling w/ ice on his forearm. Could’ve been a real sling but to me looked like a Gatorade towel - not that it’s important 

[Hoosierfan1901 5,817]

5 minutes ago, Herotime said:

Any news on the severity of the injuries to XJ and MR?

No idea about MR, but XJ had ice on his left elbow 

[IUFAN1976 2,383]

6 minutes ago, Hoosier2014 said:

Man we really needed that win. Proud of the guys. I think some want us to spiral out of control and that would’ve been likely if they lose that with the 2 injuries.
 

Feel terrible for X and think it would be a good thing if IU fans send uplifting tweets at him or something. Already seen a couple saying we’ll be better with X out and that’s terrible. Keep that **** to yourself. 

I have made my feelings clear about X; however, that comment wasn’t cool.  He’s had a hard enough time this year, quit kicking him while he’s down.  Hopefully it’s not serious but the way he was acting, he was in some pain 

[realTomCrean 1,470]

1 minute ago, Herotime said:

What happened to them? I didn’t see the game.

Had a few booze and one ran the other over as he was trying to jump over a moving car 

edit: sorry that was 10 years ago @ IUBB 

[hoosierbannerd 1,519]

1 minute ago, Herotime said:

What happened to them? I didn’t see the game.

X went up for a big slam and landed on his left arm HARD.

[Hoosier DaDa 2,051]

4 minutes ago, FortWayneHoosier said:

Yeah he could stay in Bloomington all his life selling real estate and insurance.  It would be very lucrative for him.  He could be a future "Friend" of the PROGRAM.  Or just be a NIL donor.

[AZ Hoosier 6,086]

6 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

I have made my feelings clear about X; however, that comment wasn’t cool.  He’s had a hard enough time this year, quit kicking him while he’s down.  Hopefully it’s not serious but the way he was acting, he was in some pain 

Same... personally not an X fan, but there's a huge difference between not being a fan and wishing anything bad to happen to anyone. Hope whatever it is, it turns out to not be a serious injury.

[HoosierAloha 29,998]

I liked the intensity we played with in the first half with limited mistakes for us. If we played with that same intensity for the majority of the season we would be a tourney team despite the roster makeup. We still make some incredibly boneheaded mistakes and lost our minds for long stretches. That home court advantage is nice though

[FortWayneHoosier 5,860]

One of the first games since I can’t remember where I walked away with a smile. It’s tough being a fan of this team at times, but it can a lot of fun as well. This was a game that I will remember for awhile 

[OGIUAndy 674]

4 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Same... personally not an X fan, but there's a huge difference between not being a fan and wishing anything bad to happen to anyone. Hope whatever it is, it turns out to not be a serious injury.

I think there's a difference in "not being a fan" versus going on social media and ripping a guy on your own team or hoping he gets kicked off etc. It's just a game when it's all said and done.