College Bball Thread

[steubenhoosier 874]

Between the poor defense v Utah, and frankly their season long metrics weren't so good, and the disastrous end of game last night, I would want to see more and better coaching from Schertz to ever consider him as the head coach at IU.

[Alford Bailey 12,384]

10 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

Between the poor defense v Utah, and frankly their season long metrics weren't so good, and the disastrous end of game last night, I would want to see more and better coaching from Schertz to ever consider him as the head coach at IU.

All that and maybe make it into the Dance once.

[Uspshoosier 45,679]

Schertz just led Indiana St to a 30 win season and another season of more than 20 wins.   I don’t think some of you on the outside looking in realize how ridiculous that is.   ISU is probably the worst job to have in MVC and he just did something that only a team with Larry Bird had more wins in a season.   What an absolute joy it was to follow this team all year or the last 2 years for that matter.   He might not be good enough for some of you however I can guarantee you a program can do way worse.  The team most of you are invested in are living through that right now.  
 

Back to the game. What an absolute showing by ISU fans and alumni last night.   Went to the Bulldog pregame and the place was packed.  Ran into some old friends and old bartenders that I paid a lot of money to back in the day at the Bally.   The spotlight Terre Haute and the program got during this run was nice to see and deserving.  Isu alumni know this was a once in a lifetime run and more then likely won’t see another for a long minute which is why the ending was heartbreaking however if Schertz decided to play stall ball at the end and do something this team hasn’t done all year as someone on the inside who watched every single game this year I would of been more pissed.  Seton Hall had to be perfect and they were.   Down 7 they get a 50/50 ball that bounces right to a guy for an open layup.  Down 5 they get gifted 2 FTs after Swope got called for a foul on a swipe.   Down 3 they get a 50/50 tap out and they drain a 3 to tie it.   Isu missed the shots that they needed to hit to keep the pressure on.  Biggest play for me was Kent getting offensive rebound and trying to hit a leaning left handed shot at the rim.  Probably could of brought that one back out.   Hate to see it end like that but thankful for the ride they allowed me to go on.  

[Uspshoosier 45,679]

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[LIHoosier 26,200]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

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I guess someone doesn't like staying humble. 

[Hovadipo 56,136]

25 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Schertz just led Indiana St to a 30 win season and another season of more than 20 wins.   I don’t think some of you on the outside looking in realize how ridiculous that is.   ISU is probably the worst job to have in MVC and he just did something that only a team with Larry Bird had more wins in a season.   What an absolute joy it was to follow this team all year or the last 2 years for that matter.   He might not be good enough for some of you however I can guarantee you a program can do way worse.  The team most of you are invested in are living through that right now.  
 

Back to the game. What an absolute showing by ISU fans and alumni last night.   Went to the Bulldog pregame and the place was packed.  Ran into some old friends and old bartenders that I paid a lot of money to back in the day at the Bally.   The spotlight Terre Haute and the program got during this run was nice to see and deserving.  Isu alumni know this was a once in a lifetime run and more then likely won’t see another for a long minute which is why the ending was heartbreaking however if Schertz decided to play stall ball at the end and do something this team hasn’t done all year as someone on the inside who watched every single game this year I would of been more pissed.  Seton Hall had to be perfect and they were.   Down 7 they get a 50/50 ball that bounces right to a guy for an open layup.  Down 5 they get gifted 2 FTs after Swope got called for a foul on a swipe.   Down 3 they get a 50/50 tap out and they drain a 3 to tie it.   Isu missed the shots that they needed to hit to keep the pressure on.  Biggest play for me was Kent getting offensive rebound and trying to hit a leaning left handed shot at the rim.  Probably could of brought that one back out.   Hate to see it end like that but thankful for the ride they allowed me to go on.  

+1 to all and it wouldn't be fair to not shoutout the winning coach. Shaheen Holloway impressed the absolute hell out of me last night. Don't know if he's a SHU lifer or what, but he's got a classic, east coast, hard nosed team that didn't blink at any point and he'll either keep making Pirates fans happy or he'll end up doing it somewhere else. That game was so high quality and a joy to experience live.

ETA: Legend has it, I'm still driving around looking for a parking spot at Butler.

[Uspshoosier 45,679]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

ETA: Legend has it, I'm still driving around looking for a parking spot at Butler

We walked 13 min. We parked somewhere on Buckingham 

[Hovadipo 56,136]

14 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

We walked 13 min. We parked somewhere on Buckingham 

I might as well have parked at the Circle Center Mall garage I use for Pacers games.

[RoadRage 1,845]

32 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

+1 to all and it wouldn't be fair to not shoutout the winning coach. Shaheen Holloway impressed the absolute hell out of me last night. Don't know if he's a SHU lifer or what, but he's got a classic, east coast, hard nosed team that didn't blink at any point and he'll either keep making Pirates fans happy or he'll end up doing it somewhere else. That game was so high quality and a joy to experience live.

ETA: Legend has it, I'm still driving around looking for a parking spot at Butler.

I agree, but having a ref crew that let them play like that crew last night, really worked to their advantage. I'm not complaining or even saying it was unfair, in fact, I prefer that kind of game being called. But Seton Hall was just so physical in that game, I wonder what a closer called game would have done to their game plan? No way Indiana State should have lost that game, they made really bad decisions offensively down the stretch and Seton Hall hit some very tough highly contested shots.

[Demo 19,972]

41 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

 

ETA: Legend has it, I'm still driving around looking for a parking spot at Butler.

Haven’t been to Hinkle in ages, but it’s always comforting to hear that some things never change.

[Hovadipo 56,136]

2 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

I agree, but having a ref crew that let them play like that crew last night, really worked to their advantage. I'm not complaining or even saying it was unfair, in fact, I prefer that kind of game being called. But Seton Hall was just so physical in that game, I wonder what a closer called game would have done to their game plan? No way Indiana State should have lost that game, they made really bad decisions offensively down the stretch and Seton Hall hit some very tough highly contested shots.

Yeah, that game was a war. Thought it was fairly called, but definitely in favor of SH’s style. It’s a testament to how fun ISU was this year that that game was still played in the high 70s. 

[LamarCheeks 18,911]

Bronny testing NBA draft waters as well as entering transfer portal. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,744]

34 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Bronny testing NBA draft waters as well as entering transfer portal. 

[LIHoosier 26,200]

36 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Bronny testing NBA draft waters as well as entering transfer portal. 

Be careful in those waters...

[str8baller 5,253]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Thought it was fairly called, but definitely in favor of SH’s style.

And to your previous comment, the SH staff and players did a good job using that to their advantage using their size and athleticism to punish ISU in the paint.  
 

Best NIT game I’ve seen in a long time. Very fun. I’m jealous of all you guys that went in person. 

[LIHoosier 26,200]

2 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

+1 to all and it wouldn't be fair to not shoutout the winning coach. Shaheen Holloway impressed the absolute hell out of me last night. Don't know if he's a SHU lifer or what, but he's got a classic, east coast, hard nosed team that didn't blink at any point and he'll either keep making Pirates fans happy or he'll end up doing it somewhere else. That game was so high quality and a joy to experience live.

ETA: Legend has it, I'm still driving around looking for a parking spot at Butler.

Holloway is an ex Seton Hall player so I'm thinking it would take a large bag to drag him away. Maybe giving the Hall an NIT title makes a potential move easier. IU still owes him a 'key to the university' for his work as St Peter's coach.

[steubenhoosier 874]

Yup

[Artie86 1,916]

Man, there's going to be two great women's bb games on tonight!

[Home Jersey 7,580]

Anyone else watching UConn vs Iowa? Anyone seen multiple Iowa games... can you always hear their coach so clearly on every possession or is it just the mics tonight? Lol... very... distinct

[maharkn 1,735]

Anyone else watching UConn vs Iowa? Anyone seen multiple Iowa games... can you always hear their coach so clearly on every possession or is it just the mics tonight? Lol... very... distinct

UConn cannot shoot at all, South Carolina beats either team by 20+ easy

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