IUBB vs Siena - Monday, 12.22.25 @ 6:00 on BTN

[cbp4iu]

We have some work to do. Need more consistency from Reed Bailey. He can be a ghost 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Not exactly what I wanted to see.  Wilkerson looked Great.  Conerway had a nice 2nd half.  I feel like Dorn Is going to make every 3.  More confident in his shot than DeVries now.  
 

Enright is a liability despite the few positives he offers.  Our bigs are just inadequate including against like mid major types.  
 

Sisley seems to have fallen out of favor after demonstrating the inability to make a free throw. 
 

Gotta play Dorn, DeVries, Wilkerson, Conerway a LOT imo and space the floor.  Shoot 3s and pray.  
 

The long stretch with no games really stinks.  Will begin having withdrawals right around the time the football team is ready to take the field.  

[HinnyHoosier]

29 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The long stretch with no games really stinks.  Will begin having withdrawals right around the time the football team is ready to take the field.  

Conversely, IU basketball isn't super addictive right now so any withdrawals should be mild. 

And maybe these guys need a long stretch instead of more basketball right now to mentally reset, who knows. 

[BA47591]

Enjoy the moment of where we're at right now, hard times are coming. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas. 

[OliviaPope40]

Now onto the football game!

[Hoosier987]

Football is number 1 right now and rightfully so. Once the season is over, I assume bball will get more attention since that is the only major sport being played. With that said, low post scoring is an issue - We virtually have none, which is why we shoot so many threes -- "Live by the 3, die by the 3", will be a good statement for this team. I'm a fan of CDD, but Bailey was a major miss, and I think a lot of Hoosier Nation had the same doubt as the Transfer Season Portal was winding down...Is Bailey really going to be an adequate post player in the Big Ten? We aren't a very balanced roster, and I think we're in for a rude awakening playing the bigger more talented teams in conference, i.e., Michigan, MSU, if our 3 point shots aren't falling. 

Just a thought...I see some schools signing players to be added to their team for the 2nd semester. Would it be worth looking at grabbing a big man? Just a thought as I see Illinois, USC, BYU etc..all adding to their teams. We don't need a scorer necessarily, just someone who can rebound and won't get pushed around physically. 

[str8baller]

I missed the game and can’t tell from this thread if we played well or not. You guys are no help!!

[Uspshoosier]

52 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I missed the game and can’t tell from this thread if we played well or not. You guys are no help!!

Was up 26 at half and came out of the half like they were up 26 in the last game before break.   They cut it to 15 at some point and then IU stretched it back out to over 20.   Gave up 4 garbage points at the end and ended up winning by 21.  8 out of the 10 wins have been by 20 or more points. Lone one being Incarnate Word who IU won by 8.   They have done everything you would want them to do to Q3 and Q4 teams and even beat a Q2 team by double digits.   IU hasn’t taken advantage of their Q1a opportunities but both of them were away from home.   Looking forward to see how the respond in those Q1 home game opportunities 

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, Hoosier987 said:

Football is number 1 right now and rightfully so. Once the season is over, I assume bball will get more attention since that is the only major sport being played. With that said, low post scoring is an issue - We virtually have none, which is why we shoot so many threes -- "Live by the 3, die by the 3", will be a good statement for this team. I'm a fan of CDD, but Bailey was a major miss, and I think a lot of Hoosier Nation had the same doubt as the Transfer Season Portal was winding down...Is Bailey really going to be an adequate post player in the Big Ten? We aren't a very balanced roster, and I think we're in for a rude awakening playing the bigger more talented teams in conference, i.e., Michigan, MSU, if our 3 point shots aren't falling. 

Just a thought...I see some schools signing players to be added to their team for the 2nd semester. Would it be worth looking at grabbing a big man? Just a thought as I see Illinois, USC, BYU etc..all adding to their teams. We don't need a scorer necessarily, just someone who can rebound and won't get pushed around physically. 

We have no scholarships available 

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, str8baller said:

I missed the game and can’t tell from this thread if we played well or not. You guys are no help!!

First half IU played well, second half they did not.

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

We have no scholarships available 

We do. Limit is 15 now however due to NIL rec sharing they want to keep it at 13 

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Was up 26 at half and came out of the half like they were up 26 in the last game before break.   They cut it to 15 at some point and then IU stretched it back out to over 20.   Gave up 4 garbage points at the end and ended up winning by 21.  8 out of the 10 wins have been by 20 or more points. Lone one being Incarnate Word who IU won by 8.   They have done everything you would want them to do to Q3 and Q4 teams and even beat a Q2 team by double digits.   IU hasn’t taken advantage of their Q1a opportunities but both of them were away from home.   Looking forward to see how the respond in those Q1 home game opportunities 

This is the spot on analysis of where we are right now, thanks. Notwithstanding the negative noise especially following the UK game, the team is in good position to win and move up starting with the B1G. Now we'll see how they play against conference talent at home and going forward. 

[jermhoosierfan]

Just now, HoosierHoopster said:

This is the spot on analysis of where we are right now, thanks. Notwithstanding the negative noise especially following the UK game, the team is in good position to win and move up starting with the B1G. Now we'll see how they play against conference talent at home and going forward. 

To me, it seems they aren't coming out of halftime with the same mindset they start the game with.  These 2 game along with Minny and pUKe really show it, but against Louisville, they played with them in the second half.  They just need to put the petal to the metal out of halftime.