IUBB vs Marquette - Sunday, 11.09.25 @ 1:00 ET on ESPN

[HoosierHoopster 9,256]

6 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Also, we won't have NET rankings for another month, but a 23 point neutral site win is going to look real nice on our team sheet, even if Marquette doesn't turn out to be anything special. 

I’d bet on their making the tourney.

[DChoosier 10,403]

Program is headed in the right direction.

I closely watched the assistant coaches near the end of the game and all of them appeared to be wide awake!! Quite refreshing vs the last few years.

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13 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Program is headed in the right direction.

I closely watched the assistant coaches near the end of the game and all of them appeared to be wide awake!! Quite refreshing vs the last few years.

I can't like your post enough. 

A few years back when we got our doors blown off by UConn at the Empire Classic, I was sat right next to their bench. They were engaged the entire time. Their trainer running jumping around the end of the bench and even talking some smack to me in an IU shirt. The contrast with the IU bench was so stark. And it was always like that. Not even lackadaisical... but asleep (sometimes literally). 

This staff is super engaged like UConn's and good college staffs. There was one point today, can't remember which part of the game, where we were hustling on D and the staff got on their feet cheering. Then all IU fans did the same and it really lifted the team. 

Love that we have a veteran group of players in year 1. And a highly professional coaching staff to lead them.

[Brass Cannon 26,421]

29 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Program is headed in the right direction.

I closely watched the assistant coaches near the end of the game and all of them appeared to be wide awake!! Quite refreshing vs the last few years.

As long as they don’t use this energy to get into fight with the HC definitely a positive 

[HoosierInParadise 1,683]

A few mistakes, but I thought he and Enright did a great job overall. Only 8 TO in a 77 possession game against a full court press is outstanding stuff.

And two of those, TD dribbled off his own leg/foot. Great control of the ball all game long. Nice to see.

[LIHoosier 28,816]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

Is there a picture of him and Archie together.  Or can we use AI to make it.  

Not bad for AI. I swear there was a pic of them together once pre-game, it was probably when Knight returned but can't find it anywhere.

[Hoosier987 2,910]

Finally! We have shooters. Great game. Amazing we put up with such bad basketball for so long. 

[Brass Cannon 26,421]

9 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Not bad for AI. I swear there was a pic of them together once pre-game, it was probably when Knight returned but can't find it anywhere.

That’s a great pic. Archie looks overwhelmed and woody looks disinterested.  

[FortWayneHoosier 7,068]

Listened to it on the radio while running errands today off an on, in and out of my truck. Sounds like we really hammered there defense and broke them down. Our 3 point shooting was money and we picked up a lot of fouls. To me dropping 100 on a team that is well coached and been very good for a while now…you would have never saw this with the last 2 coaches. I think we got the right guy! 

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37 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Not bad for AI. I swear there was a pic of them together once pre-game, it was probably when Knight returned but can't find it anywhere.

I just made it a little more realistic. 

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2 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Is there a picture of him and Archie together.  Or can we use AI to make it.  

A toilet full of crap!

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2 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I’d bet on their making the tourney.

I hope you are right but I would take the other end of this bet, haha

[Stuhoo 92,591]

There were some signs from Jasai Miles today that intrigued me. He really moved his feet well on defense—seems like even though he came here as a scorer, he’s tentative on that end; looking to avoid mistakes.

But he showed signs of athleticism and effort today and he could be reinvented as a multi-positional swing man.

Until today the game has looked way too fast for him; today it appeared to slow down just a little.

[Stuhoo 92,591]

Portal additions assessment to date:

Tucker - doesn’t count; the coach’s kid.

Enright? 100% awesome get. Love this kid at IU.

Lamar? OH YES!!

Bailey - Not seeing it. Sloppy on offense.

Alexis? OH YES for sure 

Conerway? Yes; more than some think

Jasai? Until today looked like a no; but maaaybe.

Harris - so far a big ol’ no, and that includes before the injury.

Drake- who the hell knows

OVERALL? Pretty damn good

[Five Prime 1,155]

I'm a bit concerned with our ability to match up athletically against longer and quicker teams, but man is it nice to see an IU basketball team that can shoot the rock again! Wilkerson is awesome.

[Golfman25 6,912]

4 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Maybe they even LEO?

Send him to Band Camp, please.  :) 

[Hardwood83 5,232]

3 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Is there a picture of him and Archie together.  Or can we use AI to make it.  

I've never seen both Archie & Woody at the same time....I think they might actually be the same person!

[RaceToTheTop 31,754]

IU's Kenpom at 21 after the Marquette game.  Believe it was at 32 at the beginning of the season.

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6 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

IU's Kenpom at 21 after the Marquette game.  Believe it was at 32 at the beginning of the season.

It was 40 at the beginning of the season.  Up 19 spots after 2 games. 

[HoosierHoopster 9,256]

SIAP but 8 assists and 2 steals by Wilkerson to go with his 23 points, most of which came in the 2nd half. That’s the guy who shined out here for SHSU — special player. 
Devries went all in for him— and landed a Hell of a plater