I actually believe we have equal or better talent than the Hoosiers. On the road with no fans presents a much better scenario than ever before. Go 'Cats.
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Their big man is dominant. We are going to have to help a lot. I think he's too strong for Nance and too quick for Young. The rest of the team doesn't scare me although I have only seen them play a couple of times.I actually believe we have equal or better talent than the Hoosiers. On the road with no fans presents a much better scenario than ever before. Go 'Cats.
Well, more winnable than in the recent pastIt would help my belief in the MSU game if the Cats can get a win in Bloomington. That's a winnable game.
What do you mean it didn't change anything? We made the switch at 50-40 and immediately went on an 11-0 run! Collins backed off after they made a few shots. They were 4/15 from 3 when we switched, then missed their next 6 3's while we were in the zone before they made 2 in a row and Collins switched back to man shortly after.Good test to see if we contain them on the boards and don’t allow second chance points. We managed to do that against a team perennially known for being relentless on the glass.
TJD is Champaign (sp) on stereoids. Good game to show we won’t be out muscled.
Wondering what’s up with going to zone half way through the 2nd half. Happened against Pitt as well as against MSU. Not sure why. Did not change anything against MSU but it scared the bajesus out of me that we were going to see a quick barrage of threes that got them back into the game
Could have to do with foul issues.Good test to see if we contain them on the boards and don’t allow second chance points. We managed to do that against a team perennially known for being relentless on the glass.
TJD is Champaign (sp) on stereoids. Good game to show we won’t be out muscled.
Wondering what’s up with going to zone half way through the 2nd half. Happened against Pitt as well as against MSU. Not sure why. Did not change anything against MSU but it scared the bajesus out of me that we were going to see a quick barrage of threes that got them back into the game
They weren’t hitting 3’s so he switched to zone which slows down the tempo of their offense and forces more ball movement but leaves threes open as well as ball movement through the high post if you have a big who can pass. I prefer man to man but it made sense in that situation.Good test to see if we contain them on the boards and don’t allow second chance points. We managed to do that against a team perennially known for being relentless on the glass.
TJD is Champaign (sp) on stereoids. Good game to show we won’t be out muscled.
Wondering what’s up with going to zone half way through the 2nd half. Happened against Pitt as well as against MSU. Not sure why. Did not change anything against MSU but it scared the bajesus out of me that we were going to see a quick barrage of threes that got them back into the game
TJD is Champaign (sp) on stereoids.
And he was right. It totally slowed MSU down and affected their ability to make a come back. It was actually some pretty darn good coaching I admit. Of course, everything looks brilliant when you win.Collins addressed that choice after the game. He felt that, even if MSU scored a bit better against our zone, it slowed the game down a bit (kind of “running clock”) without our having to slow down our pace offensively as well, until he was ready to make that choice too.
And he was right. It totally slowed MSU down and affected their ability to make a come back. It was actually some pretty darn good coaching I admit. Of course, everything looks brilliant when you win.
Agreed! Lets partyI actually believe we have equal or better talent than the Hoosiers. On the road with no fans presents a much better scenario than ever before. Go 'Cats.
We are getting 8.5 points tonight which makes us a bigger underdog than we were against MSU. Probably because we are on the road, but without fans the impact is smaller as others have noted.
I am hoping to see more scoring from either Kopp or Beran tonight, and better shot selection from Audige. I think we will need it as Buie won’t be averaging 25 a night.
I actually believe we have equal or better talent than the Hoosiers. On the road with no fans presents a much better scenario than ever before. Go 'Cats.
But are you really prepared for our full-out Princeton attack?No you don’t. I do think you guys are improved a lot. Indiana has played a much tougher schedule than NW up to this point and have done well. Indiana will have the two best players on the court(TJD, Franklin) though. I think you guys are the better 3 point shooting team. Indiana is stellar defensively. They are #1 in the Big Ten defending the 3. And they’ve played Texas, Florida State, Butler, Stanford, and Providence. This is the best defense I’ve seen at Indiana since Bob Knight was there.
But are you really prepared for our full-out Princeton attack?
TJD is the best on the floor and will be in most games. NU has 3 guards with talent including a FY who are real deal Big players. Beran is an up and coming sophmore. 8.5 on the road given our Pitt loss is in a reasonable range. Kopp is the glue guy (dont like the term) but he compares to Colin Hartman a few yrs back for IU but has a really nice shot and can stretch the floor. It depends on if NU bigs have good nights. IU so tough at home even in down heres. NU fans can be glad that winning at IU is in the conversation. And for IU.. win your Bowl Game.
Less pressureWe are getting 8.5 points tonight which makes us a bigger underdog than we were against MSU. Probably because we are on the road, but without fans the impact is smaller as others have noted.
I am hoping to see more scoring from either Kopp or Beran tonight, and better shot selection from Audige. I think we will need it as Buie won’t be averaging 25 a night.
Jackson-Davis is a fair player on offense when 3 feet from the basket. Franklin is just average at everything. Hoosiers can't shoot 3s very well and I hope that is crucial to tonight's game. It's why the make them play. Defense is no where near a Bob Knight club.No you don’t. I do think you guys are improved a lot. Indiana has played a much tougher schedule than NW up to this point and have done well. Indiana will have the two best players on the court(TJD, Franklin) though. I think you guys are the better 3 point shooting team. Indiana is stellar defensively. They are #1 in the Big Ten defending the 3. And they’ve played Texas, Florida State, Butler, Stanford, and Providence. This is the best defense I’ve seen at Indiana since Bob Knight was there.