College Bball Thread

[SlamaJamaSisley]

8 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

There was a play I remember where two PSU players were on the floor trying to get a loose ball and Langford was reaching down to get it. Not surprisingly, PSU came away with it.

I'm not sure which post game it was but I remember Archie calling out that we were soft on the 50/50 balls.  Maybe the Penn State game?  I have a hunch things may improve in this area.  

[tyappleg]

29 minutes ago, moyemayhem said:

Did you watch Michigan play during Beilein's first 4 years?  Check out their results below:

2007–08	Michigan	10–22	5–13	T–9th
2008–09	Michigan	21–14	9–9	T–7th	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2009–10	Michigan	15–17	7–11	T–7th
2010–11	Michigan	21–14	9–9	T–4th	NCAA Division I Round of 32

I wonder if you would have called them fighters then.  Beilein didn't turn them around over night.  I'm just as frustrated by our sloppy play, but we can't really expect this team to play like the Michigan team we see today at this point in Archie's tenure.

This. People need to give Archie more than 1 year and 9 games (riddled with injuries) before judging. 

And people get crazy about the title runs, however a lot of it is luck of the match up. Obviously you have to play well to get there and beat teams, but the best team they played until the championship game was in round 2 against 6-seed Houston (who they beat on a buzzer beater). 

They played the following: (and Texas A&M was the only team they really dominated)

14 Montana (R1)

6 Houston (R2)

7 Texas A&M (S16)

9 Florida St. (E8)

11 Loyola (F4)

Again, not trying to downplay the success, they obviously were playing great basketball down the stretch, but they also obviously got some favorable match-ups. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Texas was beaten at home last night by VCU  54-53.  VCU shot 28.1% from the field and still won!   lol

Shaka Smart is overrated

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Did you watch Michigan play during Beilein's first 4 years?  Check out their results below:

2007–08	Michigan	10–22	5–13	T–9th
2008–09	Michigan	21–14	9–9	T–7th	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2009–10	Michigan	15–17	7–11	T–7th
2010–11	Michigan	21–14	9–9	T–4th	NCAA Division I Round of 32

I wonder if you would have called them fighters then.  Beilein didn't turn them around over night.  I'm just as frustrated by our sloppy play, but we can't really expect this team to play like the Michigan team we see today at this point in Archie's tenure.

Dang logic

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[Baltimore Hoosier]

I drove up to Happy Valley for the game on Tuesday and took off Wednesday. $30 for a seat at mid-court about 8 rows from the floor. Couldn't have asked for a better view. Great road trip. Turned out to be a little closer of a game than I hoped, but overall, a pretty sweet expericene.

All that said, maybe I missed it.. But Clifton Moore was the guy who really stood out to me. Like might-be-able-to-contribute-solid-minutes, stood out. I know it was a very short sample size, but he came in, actually looked somewhat poised with the ball in his hands (minus the almost-turnover after the inbound play), scored some points, played defense, and got a few rebounds. I'm not cashing in my hand on Moore, but I think he can be a warm body down low, who doesn't do stupid stuff with the ball (see Justin Smith highlights for more details) to give guys like Fitzner, Morgan, and Davis a rest. 

 

[HoosierFan1994]

8 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Texas was beaten at home last night by VCU  54-53.  VCU shot 28.1% from the field and still won!   lol

Shaka has to be on the hot seat right?? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jon Rothstein - Wisconsin's Trevor Anderson will undergo knee surgery and miss the remainder of the 2018-19 season, per release.

[The Baby Bull]

7 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

For what it's worth, I was screaming at the tv about Fitzner not going hard after loose balls in the Penn State game. My 12 year old bballer told me that he was going hard, but has such terrible hands he can't get anything. 

We rewound the game to two sequences; both times he was first to a loose ball. Both times the ball rattled around in his hands until a Penn St player came away with it. 

For Fitzner? It's hard to fix clumsy. The poor guy has a debilitating medical condition known as "Hanner Hands."

 

Or worse still Uwe Blab AKA Hands of Stone early in his career.

[Stromboli]

5 minutes ago, The Baby Bull said:

Or worse still Uwe Blab AKA Hands of Stone early in his career.

 

I can still hear my dad spewing "Hands of Stone" every time Todd Lindeman tried to catch a pass.  

[southsidehoosier]

 
I can still hear my dad spewing "Hands of Stone" every time Todd Lindeman tried to catch a pass.  

I was lucky enough to have Todd’s wife as my clinical advisor while getting my Masters and she was getting her PhD. He may have had stone hands but he must’ve had some moves off at he court. I never missed supervision that semester


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[coonhounds]

I was lucky enough to have Todd’s wife as my clinical advisor while getting my Masters and she was getting her PhD. He may have had stone hands but he must’ve had some moves off at he court. I never missed supervision that semester


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He seems like the type to be a member on this board lol. You don't have to have moves off the court when you are a prominent player on indiana especially back then to land a good looking girl. Hell priller probably had no problem

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[VO5]

Purdue looking rather pedestrian at home against Maryland. Down 34-30 at the half

[ebridges24]

12 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Haven’t watched the second half yet but Gonzaga survived last night Rui hit the game winning shot with with 1 sec left against Washington


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Just looked at the box score for this game, Zags were 19-19 from the line.

[Hoosiers96]

Purdue looking rather pedestrian at home against Maryland. Down 34-30 at the half

Purdue was favored by 8.5 which surprised me


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[VO5]

17 minutes ago, Hoosiers96 said:

 

Purdue was favored by 8.5 which surprised me


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They’ve been overrated all year long and I think it’s because of Edwards preseason NPOY hype

[Brass Cannon]

8 minutes ago, VO5 said:

They’ve been overrated all year long and I think it’s because of Edwards preseason NPOY hype

I have never wavered that he wouldn’t live up to the hype. As quite a few on this board also did

[HinnyHoosier]

 
I can still hear my dad spewing "Hands of Stone" every time Todd Lindeman tried to catch a pass.  

I have nearly the exact same childhood memory of my dad also, only it was Matt Nover who bore the cursed Hands of Stone.


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[Bowhunter]

On the court Purdue looks like a pick up game at the YMCA.

[AKHoosier]

Goodness.

If there are any attractive girls at Purdue, they sure don't go to basketball games.

[Uspshoosier]

Lol at Maryland last 3 offensive possessions


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