College Bball Thread

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53 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

No, not the top team. But building with the intention and chance of being a top team. Subtle difference. 

Isn't a little early to come to a conclusion that we aren't building toward that

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Isn't a little early to come to a conclusion that we aren't building toward that

For this season? No.


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41 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

For this season? No.


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Not enough info for me to come to any conclusion on how this season is going to go yet.   Eye test shows me they won’t be an upper level nationally in the first year.  Eye test shows  me they won’t get a chance to go 18-2 in their conference like some did last year because of a weak conference and weak conference schedule.  All I know this year is in a neutral court game against a top 6 team they lost. They didn’t take advantage of a Q1a game.  I also know they lost on the road to a team they probably should have beat but I’ve seen better teams than this Indiana team lose over there.  Law of averages tells you a program winning 9 straight against another team is probably going to go the other way sooner rather then later.   Unfortunately for IU the 2 high major non conference wins they have are not looking as strong as most thought.  Those teams have all year to figure it out to makes those wins look better.   IU is going to have a ton of chances to figure some things out and will have plenty of resume building chances.  When they start losing homes games to teams they shouldn’t then I will worry about this year.  For me they still have a chance to be  a tourney team that’s solidly in the field.  As far as being one of the best teams in the sports this year in my opinion no they won’t be that however I never thought they would be this year 

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Not enough info for me to come to any conclusion on how this season is going to go yet.   Eye test shows me they won’t be an upper level nationally in the first year.  Eye test shows  me they won’t get a chance to go 18-2 in their conference like some did last year because of a weak conference and weak conference schedule.  All I know this year is in a neutral court game against a top 6 team they lost. They didn’t take advantage of a Q1a game.  I also know they lost on the road to a team they probably should have beat but I’ve seen better teams than this Indiana team lose over there.  Law of averages tells you a program winning 9 straight against another team is probably going to go the other way sooner rather then later.   Unfortunately for IU the 2 high major non conference wins they have are not looking as strong as most thought.  Those teams have all year to figure it out to makes those wins look better.   IU is going to have a ton of chances to figure some things out and will have plenty of resume building chances.  When they start losing homes games to teams they shouldn’t then I will worry about this year.  For me they still have a chance to be  a tourney team that’s solidly in the field.  As far as being one of the best teams in the sports this year in my opinion no they won’t be that however I never thought they would be this year 

Exactly where I am. I never thought we would be top 5 or 10 with this roster, but neither did I think that we weren't going to make the Tournament. Way to much ball to played yet to say we aren't making the tournament

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10 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Been a lot of great college basketball games this past week. How about that Purdue loss to Iowa state? Tied for biggest home loss by a #1 team? 

If there's a record to be set by a good team for doing something poorly, Purdue always seems to find a way to do it. 

 

I couldn't figure out why they were preseason #1. The Colts were playing a game on FOX back in October, and they got to talking about how Indiana teams were on a great run recently. One of them mentioned the basketball rankings would be out in a few days and Purdue would probably be #1. I thought I must have misheard him or he was just trying to give them some recognition after raving about IU football. 

 

It's a long season of course, but right now I think there are at least 5-6 teams better than Purdue. 

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3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Just frustrating as it was all so predictable. 

Predictable, maybe. Avoidable…nobody knows. I’m not sure what else was out there at what price on what timeline. 
 

I know both Mc Neely and Conwell were guys I liked watching last year, obvious high major talents, and in the portal. It’s frustrating to see them both go to Lville and then torch us. But I haven’t a clue if IU had a shot with either. Iirc, Woody might’ve screwed the Conwell thing up.  
 

We’ve still got a roster that can compete. Iowa at MSU the other night looked every bit the part of D2 guys playing against the big boys. Outside of MSU, UM, and Illinois nobody in the conference is going to out match us so much physically or athletically to make winning impossible. 

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7 minutes ago, str8baller said:

But I haven’t a clue if IU had a shot with either

Conwells family is from the Louisville area.  Kelsey tried to get him the year before when he got hired because he knew that was like his second home to him.    He already had a relationship with him when he entered the portal after Xavier.  DeVries got him on campus but sounded like he was going to Louisville. One of those where he knew where he was going before he entered. 

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SMU up 3 on A&M with 2:30 to go 

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10 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

SMU up 3 on A&M with 2:30 to go 

OT 

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40 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

OT 

SMU wins it 

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Familiar face patrolling the Palestra sideline.

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I suppose ND could always opt out of the rest of its season.

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[LIHoosier 29,285]

I hope Dusty has a steady woodshed builder on contract. 

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4 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

I hope Dusty has a steady woodshed builder on contract. 

They are so good this year.  

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18 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

I hope Dusty has a steady woodshed builder on contract. 

 

14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

They are so good this year.  

Unbelievable buzz saw at this point. Them vs MSU is going to be must watch basketball. 
 

(also, it’s not fair, but Dusty doing this in year two ups the pressure on Devries. I don’t even want to think about them winning a title)

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Would love to stay up for UCONN and Florida but have work in the morning. 

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Clemson destroying BYU at half…

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22 minutes ago, str8baller said:

 

Unbelievable buzz saw at this point. Them vs MSU is going to be must watch basketball. 
 

(also, it’s not fair, but Dusty doing this in year two ups the pressure on Devries. I don’t even want to think about them winning a title)

All I can say is thank you Quinn. 

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4 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Clemson destroying BYU at half…

Dybantsa will almost certainly put on a show in the 2nd half IMO 

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5 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Clemson destroying BYU at half…

It was 22-22 with 7 minutes left. Clemson got blackjack, BYU got a bagel.