IUBB vs Incarnate Word - Sunday, 11.16.25 @ 5:30 on BTN

[Brass Cannon]

We only fell 4 spots in overall Kenpom. I believe our defense over performed expectation. But not sure 

[LIHoosier]

4 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

We're gonna open as underdogs to Lindenwood! 

Lindenwood just lost by 9 to the Alabama A&M team we beat by 47.

And we dropped from 17 to 22 in KenPom

[reconmkd]

3 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

IU still won so I'll let it go ... this time. Don't let it happen again! lol

Ok great, I will keep my fingers off the phone keyboard until after the games start for now on!

[HinnyHoosier]

4 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

Looks like the HUMP almost got us tonight!

Close call. We about got HUMPed.

[FortWayneHoosier]

Anyone notice Coach Devries when handed the stat sheet for his post game interview, he crushed it up in frustration? 

[str8baller]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

IMO less Enright and Bailey, more Sisley and Alexis please. 

Seems odd to me that we play “big” with Alexis by pairing him with Sisley and moving Tucker to the 3 and we play “small” with Bailey. I would think it would work better with the roles reversed.  
 

The one thing we haven’t seen is our biggest lineup of Bailey and Alexis playing together. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Big learning lesson. Wilkerson and Tucker will bounce back. 

Probably, but better teams will scout us and play us tougher. Run Wilkerson and DeVries off the 3 point line and then let the others do what they do.

Ugh, that game brought me back to earth.

We’ve got enough defensive liability, offense will need to be clicking.


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[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

Seems odd to me that we play “big” with Alexis by pairing him with Sisley and moving Tucker to the 3 and we play “small” with Bailey. I would think it would work better with the roles reversed.  
 

The one thing we haven’t seen is our biggest lineup of Bailey and Alexis playing together. 

With Harris hurt, it's hard to play our only two bigs together.

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

 

Probably, but better teams will scout us and play us tougher. Run Wilkerson and DeVries off the 3 point line and then let the others do what they do.

Ugh, that game brought me back to earth.

We’ve got enough defensive liability, offense will need to be clicking.


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DeVries had a lot of good looks from the three point line.  He just didn't make them.

[AZ Hoosier]

What did you guys do? I left to go to a funeral and y’all let this happen? I’m kind of afraid to watch the recording.

[IU5355]

3 minutes ago, FortWayneHoosier said:

Anyone notice Coach Devries when handed the stat sheet for his post game interview, he crushed it up in frustration? 

Its safe to say this team should be prepared to sweat, like alot tommorow. 

[BGleas]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

 

Probably, but better teams will scout us and play us tougher. Run Wilkerson and DeVries off the 3 point line and then let the others do what they do.

Ugh, that game brought me back to earth.

We’ve got enough defensive liability, offense will need to be clicking.


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DeVries took 11 3's. He just wasn't hitting tonight. Both he and Wilkerson missed some wide open ones that they normally make. 

[Golfman25]

Obviously out late celebrating an 11-0 football team.  :)

[Rico]

5 minutes ago, FortWayneHoosier said:

Anyone notice Coach Devries when handed the stat sheet for his post game interview, he crushed it up in frustration? 

[Home Jersey]

At one point Enright had the ball at the three point line and his defender was "guarding" him below the foul line extended. 

Conerway and Enright not being legitimate 3 point threats concerns me if IC could identify that in the scout and what that means come B10 season. Maybe I am overreacting. But I hope we can figure something out.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

With Harris hurt, it's hard to play our only two bigs together.

Feel like it’s our best lineup. Although Sisley is playing tough right now too. I think Enright limits our ceiling but I also see why he plays.


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[RaceToTheTop]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Feel like it’s our best lineup. Although Sisley is playing tough right now too. I think Enright limits our ceiling but I also see why he plays.


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Well I think it is a team with a limited ceiling regardless of Enright playing or not.  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

At one point Enright had the ball at the three point line and his defender was "guarding" him below the foul line extended. 
Conerway and Enright not being legitimate 3 point threats concerns me if IC could identify that in the scout and what that means come B10 season. Maybe I am overreacting. But I hope we can figure something out.

It’s a concern. We will have to figure out a counter to it. Prioritized shooters but Conerway and Enright aren’t. Definitely something to lookout for.


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[rcbowla]

I think everyone needs to calm down for now. It was one stinker offensively. Guys weren't hitting shots and UIW made some big buckets in 2nd half. Overall I can let this one go. If we struggle with Lindenwood then feel free to freak out. 

[str8baller]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

 

Probably, but better teams will scout us and play us tougher. Run Wilkerson and DeVries off the 3 point line and then let the others do what they do.

Ugh, that game brought me back to earth.

We’ve got enough defensive liability, offense will need to be clicking.


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Wilkerson and Devries are seniors with career 3pt percentages approaching .400. I’m pretty sure teams know to run them off the 3pt line. Tonight they were missing wide open shots and FTs.  
 

Live by the 3, die by the 3. Being a heavy three point shooting team introduces more variance than playing through the post like Woody (although his teams inability to guard the 3 kinda reintroduced variance in a strictly negative sense). We’ll have more games like tonight and more games like Marquette where we run decent P5 teams straight out of the gym. Fans are just going to have to get used to it. 

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

With Harris hurt, it's hard to play our only two bigs together.

Hard but could be done situationally. I thought we might see it versus Marquette but between the foul trouble and blowout it didn’t happen.