IU vs Pitt Official Post Game Thread

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Of equal importance, my chili turned out awesome, and Leviathan is an impressive beer.

From Harpoon? That is a good beer.

I am all Rouge Dead Guy or Ninkasi Total Domination lately, because that's what they sell at Costco so it's best for casual drinking.

Just eggs, bacon, and toast for dinner though. The wife did a happy hour.  

[FloridaHoosierGirl 4,583]

Collin Hartman will surprisingly be one of my favorite players all year.

I agree!  Fun to see him doing so well this year!  Great game, fun to watch and the crowd was pumped for a change.!

[Stuhoo 79,548]

The only head scratcher was Burton in the first half. There is no reason to do anything but rotate holt and perea. Nothing

 

Great post earlier bleedh. 

 

I think the answer to the Burton minutes is that Hanner had two early fouls and Emmitt had to run about 12 straight minutes. Emmitt needed a few minute blow.

[CampHoosier 3,697]

Hartman and Holt MVPs. Gotta close out games. I can't figure out why we can't keep our foot on the pedal.

[schoosier 3,451]

Didn't mind Burton in the game.  He seems to understand the game and plays fairly well defensively and goes for the rebound.  He may very well be needed to buy a couple minutes here and there for the few bigs IU has.  If Devin Davis was still in the mix, Burton would not see the floor except in mop up minutes.  He is a juinor with two years of college ball experience at Bellarmine, a pretty good DII program,

He provides some needed inside muscle and bullied one of the Pitt players positioning for a rebound. Granted he got called for a foul, but he's got 5 to give.

[CampHoosier 3,697]

He provides some needed inside muscle and bullied one of the Pitt players positioning for a rebound. Granted he got called for a foul, but he's got 5 to give.

 

I didn't mind it, but I didn't like he was out there with Hoetzel. At least have him out there with another big. 

[OliviaPope40 6,423]

Hartman and or Holt get MVP.

[mamasa 15,134]

From Harpoon? That is a good beer.

I am all Rouge Dead Guy or Ninkasi Total Domination lately, because that's what they sell at Costco so it's best for casual drinking.

Just eggs, bacon, and toast for dinner though. The wife did a happy hour.

Ninkasi? Hmmmmmmm, new one to me, now I'm on a mission! I forget how "big" Leviathan is and about midway through my 3rd, remember how high the alcohol is :)

[schoosier 3,451]

2 big differences in this game and more of it could = more success.
1. RJ is a true pass first point Creans never had at IU. Reduce Yogi's role and you reduce turnovers, bad shots, and incoinsistent play. Sorry, Yogis just not the star if we want to win. Does anyone need more proof?
2. More time = more development for Holt. Soft hands in transition and rebounding. He's smart under the basket. I'm not sure how Crean could make the statement regarding the game being too fast for him. Just more coach speak. Troy may be better off the bench he's such a spaz so Holt conceivably could start with Hanner.
There it is in a nutshell folks. Watching Louisville now; we still have a mountain to climb but playing better ball with a win is a step in the right direction.

[ou812dude 3,326]

obligatory negative comment for the night...

 

after seeing tonight's effort, it really pisses me off even more that we had to witness that loss to Eastern Whoever....

they took their pic around the IU logo and blasted it all over twitter, and it should have never happened...

 

Holt could have helped, and the team effort was no where near what it was tonight...

 

rant over...

back to good feelings and Kate Upton images...

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

2 big differences in this game and more of it could = more success.
1. RJ is a true pass first point Creans never had at IU. Reduce Yogi's role and you reduce turnovers, bad shots, and incoinsistent play. Sorry, Yogis just not the star if we want to win. Does anyone need more proof?
2. More time = more development for Holt. Soft hands in transition and rebounding. He's smart under the basket. I'm not sure how Crean could make the statement regarding the game being too fast for him. Just more coach speak. Troy may be better off the bench he's such a spaz so Holt conceivably could start with Hanner.
There it is in a nutshell folks. Watching Louisville now; we still have a mountain to climb but playing better ball with a win is a step in the right direction.

Definitely agree regarding RoJo. I have a hard time taking Yogi out in the crunch though; he made a lot of smart plays in the last few minutes and we crucial to breaking the press.

I still think it's too risky to play our two best 5s, HMP and Holt, on the floor at the same time. HMP is foul to prone and Holt is young. I think it could be appropriate against a team like UL, as long as they can avoid fouling.

[southsidehoosier 4,952]

obligatory negative comment for the night...

after seeing tonight's effort, it really pisses me off even more that we had to witness that loss to Eastern Whoever....
they took their pic around the IU logo and blasted it all over twitter, and it should have never happened...

Holt could have helped, and the team effort was no where near what it was tonight...

rant over...
back to good feelings and Kate Upton images...

I hope Crean got that photo of EWU on the logo and gave every IU player their own copy.

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,916]

Holt was magical tonight. Good for him. Smart player on both ends.

Continued props to Hartman for shocking me again. I'll stop doubting him. Lots of tough plays and fights from CH.

WTH happened to Stan? Dude is the leading "Creaning" candidate with April in my book. Sad to, because I like his game, when he plays hard and under control.

I like Max. Still think he will be a Star some day.

Great effort in limited action by Burton.

Still really weak on D boards but at least we were scrappy tonight.

Much more non selfish play today. Troy had some selfish moments but he had some great plays too. That forced layup early in shot clock toward the end was a critical turning point in the Pitt run in last 2.5 minutes.

CBB is so much more fun when we win :)

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,916]

Oh, and Hanner was better today too.

I figured we'd win this one but I'm glad we did!

Louisville, boy IDK. They are so darn good. A loss to them on a neutral court won't hurt us.

We just need to get Georgetown and Butler.

An 11-2 non-con record would exceed my and national expectations.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Ninkasi? Hmmmmmmm, new one to me, now I'm on a mission! I forget how "big" Leviathan is and about midway through my 3rd, remember how high the alcohol is :)

It's fairly local. I mean, it's widely distributed in the Northwest but I doubt they make it too far out of the region. Delicious IPA though, great hopbody, good finish. It's a pretty perfect casual drinking beer And only 6.7% so you can drink it all game and not be wasted. It reminds me of Bell's Two Hearted but might not be quite as good. But, whatever, it's a real good beer and the only 24 pack I can get at Costco. Plus, $27 for the 24 pack! $10 for a 6er in the store so it's hard to turn it down. 

[Basketball4iU 2,006]

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[incrediboy 922]

Who were those guys wearing our colors? A team that came out with swagger, a team that appeared well-coached and very disciplined. A team that if it had played as it did tonight would have blown Eastern Washington out of Assembly Hall.

 

Holt is definitely ready for prime time and the bulk of the big-man minutes. Hanner makes a good secondary guy, and he made some impressive plays too. Hartman is potentially the best off-the-bench guy we've had since Tom Abernethy. I see potential success for this team, probably mostly at home, though.

 

If they can bring this intensity to every game, this will be a fun team to watch, and if they do bring it, hats off to Crean for getting a young team to raise its game when the competition gets tougher. 

[eljefe6 358]

At this rate I really don't see Stan coming back next year, I hope I'm wrong because I like his style of play (when he is not being selfish)

Which is when?

[hoosierinIll 335]

Gracious...I just saw we gave up 25 offensive rebounds. How they didn't capitalize on that is beyond me. Glad to get the W.

[Andrew_114 105]

Which is when?

The SMU game. He came in didn't settle for running the weave and tossing it off to the next guy. He attacked the basket dished out and made plays. And then Yogi and Blackmon started doing it too. Really sparked the team in the first half. When he is doing that and playing solid defense (which is most of the time) he is a good guard for us to have. It's a real change of pace and I like that.