College Bball Thread

[bellj833]

I actually won't be surprised if Butler beats us. They're a well coached team who doesn't make many mistakes and plays smart basketball aka true Indiana basketball. They always seem to get up for us just like most Indiana schools as a lot of players wanna show Indiana what they're missing out on. I called it before the Ft Wayne game we'd lose to Fort Wayne and Butler but beat UNC, Kansas, and Louisville. Hope I'm wrong but I just have a bad feeling about that game especially without OG or a banged up OG. Gonna have to play perfect basketball versus Butler to win that and we're still very young so I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N]

I went and watched Butler play and not by choice but I thought they looked good although some could use some work. Right now they are 18th in the polls and I think they will move up 2 spots. They will probably give us a good game and they have everybody back from last years team minus Roosevelt Jones and Kellen Dunham. I still hold a grudge from letting a walk on beat us.

I'd really love it if McRoberts hit a game winner against Butler, so long as it didn't mean injuries to have him on the court.

[Alford Bailey]

7 hours ago, bellj833 said:

I actually won't be surprised if Butler beats us. They're a well coached team who doesn't make many mistakes and plays smart basketball aka true Indiana basketball. They always seem to get up for us just like most Indiana schools as a lot of players wanna show Indiana what they're missing out on. I called it before the Ft Wayne game we'd lose to Fort Wayne and Butler but beat UNC, Kansas, and Louisville. Hope I'm wrong but I just have a bad feeling about that game especially without OG or a banged up OG. Gonna have to play perfect basketball versus Butler to win that and we're still very young so I guess we'll find out soon enough.

I think we have a better chance vs UL then Butler. Hopefully we get both.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

IU vs Butler - without OG, I'm worried.  With OG, I'm less worried.   I'll be sitting in the Butler section with my Butler grad daughter and her Butler grad husband.  This game is all about family bragging rights for the next 12 months!

[JHoosier914]

IU vs Butler - without OG, I'm worried.  With OG, I'm less worried.   I'll be sitting in the Butler section with my Butler grad daughter and her Butler grad husband.  This game is all about family bragging rights for the next 12 months!

Butler is REALLY good. We will have to limit turnovers and be efficient. Our last two games have shown me that we can play as a driving team just as well as we can from behind the 3 point line.


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[BGleas]

6 hours ago, CR3AMnCR1MS0N said:

 

I'd really love it if McRoberts hit a game winner against Butler, so long as it didn't mean injuries to have him on the court.

 

While I'll take any win we can get against another top 25 team, I'd rather see us stomp Butler proving we're a legit top 5 team. 

[TheWatShot]

So apparently we're behind Purdue on Kenpom? WTF? They're 0-2 against the top 25. 

[Brass Cannon]

32 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

So apparently we're behind Purdue on Kenpom? WTF? They're 0-2 against the top 25. 

We have a worse loss and played our bench mob more in our games dragging down team stats 

[IUsince1980]

Has Butler played anyone good yet this yr?

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[NoahW35]

Has Butler played anyone good yet this yr?

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They have wins over Arizona, Utah, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt

[HoosierAloha]

They have wins over Arizona and Utah


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@Utah, home verse Northwestern and Vandy

[IUsince1980]

That answers my question lol

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[AKHoosier]

Yeah the Butler game worries me.  It would make sense that we beat Kansas and North Carolina, yet lose to two in-state teams we're clearly more talented than.

Holtmann is a good coach.  I think they were picked to finish towards the bottom of the Big East, but they're ranked and undefeated so far.  

I really hope we have O.G. for this game.

[OliviaPope40]

12 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Somebody kidnapped you and forced you to attend a Butler basketball game!?!

Lol

 

My parents have season tickets so as I said I don't have a choice in going or not going. Now I do have a few guilty pleasures of teams that I'm not proud of but let's not debate that.

[OliviaPope40]

25 minutes ago, NoahW35 said:

They have wins over Arizona, Utah, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt

Their best win out of the four is Arizona since they are ranked. 

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[bellj833]

That answers my question lol

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I'd say those are 3 good wins...a true road win at Utah is solid and beating Arizona on a neutral court is good. Vandy is down but Northwestern win is a great win as I think this'll be the year Northwestern finally goes dancing. They're gonna be a tough out in Evanston this year imo.
So yes....they've played good teams AND BEAT good teams. Any time you're playing a team of Indiana kids (especially Butler) , it's always gonna be a tough game....and if you don't think so you're probably not from Indiana or know very little about basketball.

[Uspshoosier]

I'd say those are 3 good wins...a true road win at Utah is solid and beating Arizona on a neutral court is good. Vandy is down but Northwestern win is a great win as I think this'll be the year Northwestern finally goes dancing. They're gonna be a tough out in Evanston this year imo.

So yes....they've played good teams AND BEAT good teams. Any time you're playing a team of Indiana kids (especially Butler) , it's always gonna be a tough game....and if you don't think so you're probably not from Indiana or know very little about basketball.

Butler has 4 Indiana kids and of those kids 1 starts. Their best players are out of state but I agree with you. Usually when Indiana plays in states kids on other teams they always seem to have their best game

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[OliviaPope40]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

3 minutes ago, bellj833 said:

I'd say those are 3 good wins...a true road win at Utah is solid and beating Arizona on a neutral court is good. Vandy is down but Northwestern win is a great win as I think this'll be the year Northwestern finally goes dancing. They're gonna be a tough out in Evanston this year imo.
So yes....they've played good teams AND BEAT good teams. Any time you're playing a team of Indiana kids (especially Butler) , it's always gonna be a tough game....and if you don't think so you're probably not from Indiana or know very little about basketball.

Butler is my 2nd favorite school, but there is a misleading perception about its recruiting.  Since the 2 Final 4 years, Butler's recruiting has been less Indiana dominated and its current roster only has 4 kids from Indiana.  And of its 4 recruits for '17, only 1 is from Indiana.  Not picking on you Bellj, but people remember the back-to-back Final 4's which were heavily populated with Indiana players, but since then its recruiting efforts have moved more nationwide. 

 

[OliviaPope40]

The very first Butler game I went to was when Butler had AJ Graves and I don't remember who they were playing because I young at the time.