IUBB @ Nebraska - Friday, 12.13.24 @ 8:00 ET on Fox TV

[Parakeet Jones 3,748]

3 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

It is embarrassing that Nebraska has a better basketball coach than IU 

That’s probably how they feel about us in football. 

[WeeDerkaNaut 61]

We can't hit an ocean with our outside shooting. 

[Dave from Dayton 3,178]

Indiana will step up their defense and win this game.

[TTT 935]

Looks like Rec Center and after game set around in a circle, burn some incense, talk and just chill.

[IUFAN1976 3,048]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

5 or so of those just dumb shots too.  Goode needs to start hitting his open looks. Essegian looks like the real shooter out there. 

I thought Woodson should have tried to recruit him out of the portal! 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,290]

Just now, Dave from Dayton said:

Indiana will step up their defense and win thing game.

Nope. Refs won’t allow it and we won’t stay hot enough on offense to overcome our terrible defense.  

[RaceToTheTop 25,611]

Mgabko, Reneau, Rice, and Carlyle with two fouls each for IU.

Gray, Worster, and Morgan with two fouls each for Nebraska.

Goods:  Nebraska with only one offensive rebound.    Didn't wilt after the horrid start.  Just four turnovers.  Don't think Nebraska could have shot better than they did and we are right there.  

Bads:  Gave up 65% from the field.  Carlyle and Tucker forcing shots.  Leal was in and played okay defense but he HAS to make himself at least a viable option on the other end.  He isn't even looking at the basket.

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,188]

2 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

I thought Woodson should have tried to recruit him out of the portal! 

Not sure if you’re making a joke but he did try lol

[RaceToTheTop 25,611]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Nope. Refs won’t allow it and we won’t stay hot enough on offense to overcome our terrible defense.  

We are seeing what we get from Big Ten refs.  I have no idea what they are watching.  Touch fouls on some things but guys getting killed don't get calls.  What I worry about is typically in Big Ten play they call a loose game in the first half and then in the second half they call everything.   If they do that here, lots of guys are going to be fouling out.

[Stuhoo 80,486]

High scoring, entertaining first half. At Nebraska is a tough place for any team to play and we weathered the early storm with every player fighting hard. Good on us.

Would be a nice game to win; every B1G road game except Minny and maybe Washington is a very tough one.

[Whoozhers 3,683]

MM has played 33 seconds. He’s getting paid to play only one half. Only in America!

[RaceToTheTop 25,611]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Not sure if you’re making a joke but he did try lol

At this point there isn't any secret to guarding Essegian.  Don't sag...period. He's isn't going to be at anyone to the hoop.  On offense we need to working to get a switch where he has to play defense.

[WeeDerkaNaut 61]

2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Mgabko, Reneau, Rice, and Carlyle with two fouls each for IU.

Gray, Worster, and Morgan with two fouls each for Nebraska.

Goods:  Nebraska with only one offensive rebound.    Didn't wilt after the horrid start.  Just four turnovers.  Don't think Nebraska could have shot better than they did and we are right there.  

Bads:  Gave up 65% from the field.  Carlyle and Tucker forcing shots.  Leal was in and played okay defense but he HAS to make himself at least a viable option on the other end.  He isn't even looking at the basket.

Nebra$$holes were 7/7 beginning of the game, and a lot of their circus shots are falling. Some of them all I could do was throw my hands up, shake my head and laugh. 

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Just now, Whoozhers said:

MM has played 33 seconds. He’s getting paid to play only one half. Only in America!

I thought on the second call he 'fouled' the ball.  That said, he put himself in that position by committing a stupid foul early and being out of position and having to reach on the second foul.

[JF87 1,449]

Mixed feelings at the half.  We played with good energy on both ends of the floor.  However, too many defensive lapses lead to 44 first half Nebraska points.  Offensively, we took and hit three-point shots.  We also played with a lot of energy.  I felt that we took too many quick shots.  If the break isn't there, we need to work for good look and just not the first look.  

[RaceToTheTop 25,611]

1 minute ago, JF87 said:

Mixed feelings at the half.  We played with good energy on both ends of the floor.  However, too many defensive lapses lead to 44 first half Nebraska points.  Offensively, we took and hit three-point shots.  We also played with a lot of energy.  I felt that we took too many quick shots.  If the break isn't there, we need to work for good look and just not the first look.  

Ballo had a couple of blocks but I think he could have had a field day if he had left his man and played help defense.  Rather have forced Nebraska to to make the pass and have their big men score.

[IUFAN1976 3,048]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Not sure if you’re making a joke but he did try lol

It was a joke about Woodson’s recruiting efforts.  I know he was a target!

[BA47591 358]

Other than some of the shot selection from Carlyle and maybe 1 quick trigger from Tucker, I couldn't be happier. 16 minutes alternating bigs. Goode at the 4 and several minutes of 3 guard offense. 

We should start 4 seniors and a freshman the second half and alternate the bigs at every media timeout. Let Mgbako back up Goode and see if he wakes up and work Rice and Carlyle in for 10 minutes a piece. 

Woody found something with his rotations. Shots will fall if he stays with it. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,611]

11 bench points....but they were 3 of 15 from the floor.

[LIHoosier 26,141]

Wow, they actually called that