IU vs Mississippi Valley State Game Thread

[schoosier 3,488]

Our best five doesn't include our best player?!?!
 
That's just silly talk!

Oops forgot about Yogi. Sorry although I don't think he's our best player. Yogi gets the short leash with RJ in after the first dumb turnover. Shouldn't take long.

[Hovadipo 56,317]

This is becoming too much.

[Stuhoo 81,092]

Oops forgot about Yogi. Sorry although I don't think he's our best player. Yogi gets the short leash with RJ in after the first dumb turnover. Shouldn't take long.

 

If Yogi Ferrell is not our best player this season, we are gonna be really, really good.

 

You must be drinking that Tom Crean Kool-Aid with your unparalleled optimism about the coaching those young guys are getting if they are gonna be better than Yogi!

 

C'mon sc...pull off those crimson glasses and come back down to earth.

[schoosier 3,488]

If Yogi Ferrell is not our best player this season, we are gonna be really, really good.
 
You must be drinking that Tom Crean Kool-Aid with your unparalleled optimism about the coaching those young guys are getting if they are gonna be better than Yogi!
 
C'mon sc...pull off those crimson glasses and come back down to earth.

Could you call me a sunshine pumper? Maybe I should change my name to sccrean.

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N 1,867]

Just gonna say, max is gonna spend the next 4 years making Purdue fans very mad. They hated Will Sheehey, wait till they see this kid! His surplus of confidence is gonna tick them off!

[Stuhoo 81,092]

Could you call me a sunshine pumper? Maybe I should change my name to sccrean.

 

Awesome post...I laughed and liked it!

 

How many wins this year gets you to change to "sccrean"?

[BubbleKnuts 569]

Did I see a 15 foot side jumper from Hanner?


Sent from my iPhoney. Yo.

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Could you call me a sunshine pumper? Maybe I should change my name to sccrean.

 

Why there's hope for you yet---our young Padawan! LOL!
 

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Don't see Max starting---but he's certainly making the strong case for more minutes!

 

But---so are a lot of players!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Joining the party late here tonight---but I have to say that game was a lot of fun!

 

First---let's be honest---MVS----is bad.

 

But ---that ball movement---and to be able to effortlessly hit that many 3's against anyone---is saying something positive about this team.

 

It is clear this is not LAST YEAR'S team---we are going to be better!

 

There were positive contributions from everyone tonight.

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Great to see Z3 get back on track!

 

He has now had all solid showings except for the UINDY game.

 

And let's be honest---UINDY may be D2--but they are better than a lot of D1 teams including MVSU.

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

RoJo continues to improve before our eyes---by Big Ten time---it is possible that he--Yogi--and JBJ will be virtually interchangeable---like having 3 point guards and 3 shooting guards on the court at the same time.

 

Stan made a big mistake getting into trouble---I thought his defense and rebounding would give him the nod over RoJo to make the starting lineup---but RoJo is showing he can rebound too---another strong effort tonight. He is improving on D too.

 

Stan may find himself as the 6th man---but Z3 and now Hoetzel are trying to get their feet in that door!  Love the competition and depth this year!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Every game seems to bring a new coming out party---Hartman last game and he followed up strong again tonight.

 

But tonight's coming out party was for the German Bomber---Mad Max Hoetzel! 

 

Is it just me or does he look like he has grown again?  He is not afraid to mix it up inside and rebound---there will be minutes for him as he is much more than just a shooter.

 

What a way for him to bounce back from his injury---which I heard occurred in practice when he was trying to dunk on Hanner!

 

Like that swag Max!  I predict he will end up better than Sheehey.  Another sleeper recruit!

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

Is Dakich working for the BigTen Network? I hope not!

Nope sorry, got confused. Somebody told me he was on the game, didn't even think anything about it being on BTN... Thank foppishness we didn't endure that

[HoosierCoop 3,927]

Being at the game and being able to watch the whole court, i think with as many guards as we have, our ball handling needs polished. Also i have been a supporter of HMP. He is still about two seconds behind everybody. It was a great win. Everyone played with passion and effort. Skills were showcased. MVS might as well played over at the hyper. No competition.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Ridiculous numbers by the Hoosiers.

@insidethehall: Final tempo-free numbers: #iub scored 1.44 points per possession; eFG%: 75.4; OR%: 53.5; TO%: 23.5 and a free throw rate (FTA/FGA) of 62.7.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Post-game thoughts:

Hanner may actually be able to carry the 5 the entire season. He should become less and less effective as the talent increases, but he's not making stupid fouls. He is playing very smart defense. Offensive tools are coming out as well. Loved the 15 footer.

Holy role players, Batman! Turns out, 6-13 plus the walk-ons can all add something when they're on the floor. This team is dynamic, and dangerous.

Crean may actually save himself with this team. Our ball movement and defense looks strong, especially for a team of young guys, and his substitutions haven't left me screaming at the TV, yet. This team is capable of winning with Crean's fast break offense.

As shocking as this game was, schoosier posted multiple positive remarks about this game. My world is spinning, but welcome to the good side, SC!

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

@ChronicHoosier: Also of note, #iubb's offensive rebounding % of 53.6 ranks 7th in the nation, despite playing 4-guard sets virtually all night.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Literally have seen one tweet by the national media about Indiana or our players. No one is talking about these kids. We're gonna surprise some people.

[Hovadipo 56,317]

Literally have seen one tweet by the national media about Indiana or our players. No one is talking about these kids. We're gonna surprise some people.

Wait until Thursday into Friday. No one will care that we beat up on MVSU.