Puerto Rico Trip 8/5 - 8/12

[Home Jersey]

Playing a professional team in a scrimmage with FIBA rules on a trip to Puerto Rico where they're playing volleyball and fishing and what not during the day, no scouting. It's August. Not worried. Curious to hear how this team responds to adversity - what's the body language like when you're getting your butt kicked? How do we show up for the next game against them? This trip was always about the staff getting insight to prepare for the actual season, not the W-L record.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Sisley working hard

https://x.com/i/status/1954321615145357772

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

And Wilkerson now has 3 fouls.  

[IU5355]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

Playing a professional team in a scrimmage with FIBA rules on a trip to Puerto Rico where they're playing volleyball and fishing and what not during the day, no scouting. It's August. Not worried. Curious to hear how this team responds to adversity - what's the body language like when you're getting your butt kicked? How do we show up for the next game against them? This trip was always about the staff getting insight to prepare for the actual season, not the W-L record.

Right. 

We are getting thumped by a Pro European team. People are still going to panic. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

7 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Playing a professional team in a scrimmage with FIBA rules on a trip to Puerto Rico where they're playing volleyball and fishing and what not during the day, no scouting. It's August. Not worried. Curious to hear how this team responds to adversity - what's the body language like when you're getting your butt kicked? How do we show up for the next game against them? This trip was always about the staff getting insight to prepare for the actual season, not the W-L record.

Also interesting to see what, if any, half time adjustments the staff make as well as what their game plan will be on Monday.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

It's 44-27 Mega with 4:05 left in the first half.

[Silat Player]

6 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Playing a professional team in a scrimmage with FIBA rules on a trip to Puerto Rico where they're playing volleyball and fishing and what not during the day, no scouting. It's August. Not worried. Curious to hear how this team responds to adversity - what's the body language like when you're getting your butt kicked? How do we show up for the next game against them? This trip was always about the staff getting insight to prepare for the actual season, not the W-L record.

I think playing a team that puts up a lot of resistance is better than playing only cupcakes during a summer tour. Better to face some adversity now while you're building a brand new team. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

Will the committee consider this a Q1 or a Q2 loss?

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Osterman- On the evidence we've seen so far, Bailey has the ability to switch on an assertiveness with the ball that lets him play smaller than his 6-10 frame, with good handles and guard skills. When he gets into his go-to moves he's tough to stop, and he has a good feel for game pace. More of him looking comfortable like this is better for Indiana.

[RaceToTheTop]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Will the committee consider this a Q1 or a Q2 loss?

Is Mega in the SEC?  If not, they’ll call it a Q4

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Live by the 3; die by the 3.  We're just 2-12 so far

[Parakeet Jones]

After the rough 1st quarter, we’ve basically played them even on the 2nd. 
 

Edit: down by 13 at the half so we were +3 in Q2. 

[IU5355]

48-35 at half

Was 44-21

Nice run to end it. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Halftime 48-35 so we did hold our own in the 2nd Q.  I think Conerway is our leading scorer with 8.

4-16 on 3s            Outrebounded 26-18.

[RaceToTheTop]

Much better second quarter apparently.  Outscored 31-16 in first, IU 19, Mega 17 in the second.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

The Daily Hoosier unofficial scoring.

Alexis 4   Wilkerson 5   Enright 4   Conerway  8   Sisley 5   Bailey 6   DeVries 3

[Silat Player]

7 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Is Mega in the SEC?  If not, they’ll call it a Q4

Mega probably has a payroll that's far too low for the SEC.

[Parakeet Jones]

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

Halftime 48-35 so we did hold our own in the 2nd Q.  I think Conerway is our leading scorer with 8.

4-16 on 3s            Outrebounded 26-18.

And Sisley is the leading rebounder as well as third leading scorer. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Josh Pos unofficial stats

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Osterman - 

Much better in the second quarter, in all respects.

Indiana was better defending Mega's size and side actions. Didn't allow the same runout opportunities nearly as often. Looked much more confident in where to go for their offense, individually and collectively. And, frankly, even though the Hoosiers left some points at the rim, a few open shots finally went down.

More than once in that frame, IU looked like building a head of steam and managed to lose it to a turnover or a foul or a second chance. But they added up enough to win the quarter narrowly. Darian DeVries might not be pleased with the overall state of play. But he ought to feel good with the response he got from his team after a 5-7-minute stretch of real shakiness there in the first quarter.

I've said this more than once this week: The games are an important part of the overall preseason tour process, but not the only one. Tonight will not be the end-all be-all, whether Indiana comes back or not.