Rapid Reaction - IU vs NU

[mdn82 25,747]

This will be short, because there literally isn't enough to write about.  This was flat out terrible.  Congrats to Collins for doing something Northwestern just doesn't do.  They came to Bloomington, and played a great defensive game.  For as aggressive as IU was in the Wisconsin game, they were equally hesitant to do anything in this game.  Northwestern played great disciplined defense today.  They were the better team today. 

 

I am going to combine team efforts with individual ones in this one.  I am only going to mention two players in this one, because honestly I am embarrassed in the others effort in this one.  Noah Vonleh and Austin Etherington played solid basketball today.  Noah Vonleh was a beast on the boards and played a really good offensive game.  Austin played great energy minutes and played solid defense.  If he made a bad play he made up for it quickly on defense.  Beyond those two, it was just a bad day all around.  Northwestern did not shoot the ball out of the gym, they just sucked less than us today.  They are probably the worst team in the conference.  This game was just embarrassing. 

 

Well, in the end we did not get to see the patented court rush.  I am disappointed for not seeing that.  I also did not get to see an IU team show up today.  Or the crowd for that matter.  I understand it is Northwestern, and it is hard to get up for.  Neither the crowd or the team had life today.  I am starting to feel like the fan base we all make fun of when describing Notre Dame football.  They live on past glory year round.  Occasionally having a team everyone talks about.  Not quite good enough any longer to be considered elite.  Not quite consistent enough to be intimidated by.  Recruit solid every year with top 15 recruiting classes.  When anyone describes they aren't elite anymore, they fight with a vigor that only we know.  Today sucks, but there will be tomorrow.  This is a lesson I am hopeful the kids learn.  They have to learn they have to bring it each and every game.  Today, they did not.  We lost because of it.  This team still is what we thought they were 2 months ago.  An extremely talented team, with high upside, but young.  That youth, as was said back then, would cost us in a Nebraska type game.  Unfortunately, today is that day. 

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Not much more to add. It's a sad day to be a Hoosier. Embarrassing product showcased on the floor today. Wow.

[JaybobHoosier 12,345]

Well said mdn, well said. Embarrassing. Feel bad for my parents because this is their first game in about 3 or 4 years they could attend.

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[KingPG21 6,587]

I'd throw Stan in the group who actually went out and played with good intensity. But as I think I've said about 50 times so far he only played 11 minutes which I just don't understand

[JSHoosier 21,382]

If your CTC, what the hell do you tell these guys in the locker room after the game?  Thinking I would be kinda speechless focused more on my burning a........

To get plenty of rest, because they'll be hating life starting tomorrow.

 

Aside from that, I really don't feel like saying much else.  We lost AT HOME to NORTHWESTERN....

[mdn82 25,747]

Yeah I thought about adding Stan, but something stood out today other than the lack of playing time. In other games when IU struggled to score recently, he was the one player who went to the rim to create points or free throws. Today beyond lack of playing time he did very little of what he normally does. I am less worried about him than others though. The seniors and Yogi should be absolutely embarrassed with their play. They should be the calming presence and the guys to light a fire under their teammates ass in a game like this. They were lifeless today and did little to get others going.


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[ElectricBoogaloo 4,307]

Pathetic

[ccgeneral 38,084]

I feel your pain mdn. "It hurted" to update the schedule.