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Inside the Hall: Game Thread - Live Blog: Indiana @ Michigan

  • Timmy · 1 year ago
    IU 85 - um 66.
  • David · 1 year ago
    Of all the pictures of Erin Andrews you had to include the one that focused on her face - for shame.

    IU 75 UM 66
  • James · 1 year ago
    hahaha....true that David. she is looking a little rough there.

    IU 75
    UM 67
  • MLove · 1 year ago
    That pic does no justice for Erin...
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Threw up a new Erin picture for your viewing pleasure.
  • Tyler · 1 year ago
    I loveeeeeeee Erin. (In my best Hawk voice)
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Hawk, as in Hawk Harrelson?
  • MLove · 1 year ago
    WELL DONE!!
  • James · 1 year ago
    alright Big A that one is much better. she doesn't have that wicked witch thing going there.
  • Bleeding Crimson · 1 year ago
    Come to daddy Erin...Hoosier daddy.
    IU 76 UM 68
    Harris 12 EJ 25
    AJ need to have a big game to get him on a roll and start starting while Bassett is out.
    bc
  • Timmy · 1 year ago
    Stop objectifying women. Hillary '08!
  • James · 1 year ago
    bc, I am guessing that Ratliff is still going to struggle a bit getting back into game shape. his minutes may be limited. We need Crawford to step his game up a little more than @ Iowa.
  • James · 1 year ago
    OMG say it ain't so Timmy!! Hillary?!? I hope you are being sarcastic...lol
  • T · 1 year ago
    I think Michigan is eventually going to upset one of the big dogs in the conference before the years over...but they're not ready yet. Hoosiers will win. Erin Andrews will looks smokin'. Brent Musbergers eyes will look a little slanty. It'll be a good night.
  • Bleeding Crimson · 1 year ago
    I'm not sure who I like best but I know it is not Obama or Hillary-scare.
    bc
  • James · 1 year ago
    bc, I think I am liking Ron Paul at this point. He seems like the best candidate for reform to our butchered foreign policy...not to mention his beliefs that the IRS, lobbyists, etc. are unconsitiutional. He is imo by FAR the best candidate at this point...but i digress. Sorry to have hijacked the thread.

    GO BIG RED!!
  • James · 1 year ago
    http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

    Here is the link to his site, I made comments about it so I should credit my source.
  • PB · 1 year ago
    Thank you for posting the picture of Erin's....assets.

    oh yeah, and go Hoosiers.
  • TimEOBrien · 1 year ago
    iu 83 um 72
  • David · 1 year ago
    Now paultards are showing up on sports blogs? Argh!
  • chris · 1 year ago
    i cant believe the line is only 10 on this game i think the hoosiers win comfortably after that eye opener in iowa.
    IU 71
    UM 57
  • chris · 1 year ago
    i said the line is 10 but i dont condone gambling... ummm yea...
  • Hoosier Hound · 1 year ago
    Dammit! I hate, HATE watching flippin 1-3-1 zone defense. Now two teams in the Big Ten use it. Christ, I'm going to need to watch this game with a friend to make sure I don't hit myself in the head from the idiocy.

    IU rolls 73-58

    The Hoosiers own UM and that sure isn't changing tonight.
  • Tyler · 1 year ago
    Yes, Big A, Hawk Harrelson.
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Chris Korman of the Herald Times is reporting that Bassett looks fine.

    http://blogs.heraldtimesonline.com/iusp/?p=1345
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Tyler,

    Just so you know, R and I are White Sox fans and E is a Cubs fan. Sometimes I debate whether I should claim E because of this sad fact. With that said, I love Hawk.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    musburger is awful.. he is like pat sumerall
  • James · 1 year ago
    what is going on with the refs already....the travel and then the no call with gordon?
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    James,

    I didn't think the travel was a bad call. Looked like he shuffled his feet on the replay.
  • Tyler · 1 year ago
    Yea arn't you aboz? I'm He Gawn from Soxtalk. Nothing better than a Sox and IU fan.
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Sure am, glad you found your way over to Inside the Hall. Welcome.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Maybe he did big A, but they aren't calling anything against UM. Refs hate us for some reason.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Michigan can't shoot for crap, wow. How did these guys almost beat UCLA? That was the only thing that worried me about this game.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    thats just stupid range. i get mad that they are taking shots like that, then i remember its EJ so it all good!!
  • Hoosier Hound · 1 year ago
    I think EJ is pissed that Johnson stole some of the thunder from his Big Ten debut, and he is determined to hit more threes than anybody tonight. He hasn't hit the rim on an outside shot yet.
  • matt · 1 year ago
    LETS CALL MORE TIC TAC FOULS... THIS IS LIKE WHEN MIKE DAVIS USED TO COACH AND WE USED TO GET CALLED FOR EVERYTING... UNREAL
  • James · 1 year ago
    too bad he is in foul trouble. stupid refs calling EJ when he was pushed off.
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    My guess is that Gordon is done for the half with the third foul. Fortunately the Hoosiers have a firm grip on this game early on.
  • POSTMANF · 1 year ago
    two of those fouls on gordon were such garbage.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Crawford is upsetting me with all his jump passes and carrying the ball and such. If he is going to run point he needs to be more controlled.
  • matt · 1 year ago
    if gordon didnt get these fouls he was gonna go for 35 tonight he was that confident in his shot
  • James · 1 year ago
    yeah he was Matt...the way he was stroking those NBA threes....damn
  • matt · 1 year ago
    he was deep for NBA range
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    I'll try to continue the live blog in the second half, but right now there is a storm and my DIRECTV signal isn't picking up.
  • PostmanR · 1 year ago
    Loving how great DJ has been rebounding tonight. Beast mode.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Is it no blood no foul rules in effect? Mike White got MUGGED down there and no call, luckily DJ cleaned up.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    thats crap!!!!!!!! wow only 6 points. IU totally outplayed them. i still think we win by 15+
  • Dale · 1 year ago
    never seen that shot before...
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    My signal came back just in time for me to see Sportscenter's play of the night from DeShawn Sims. Lovely.
  • James · 1 year ago
    I really do not like Crawford at the point. If Bassett was playing tonight, we would be destroying them at this point. That was some 3/4 court heave at the end, unreal.
  • Bleeding Crimson · 1 year ago
    If the zebra's continue to call the tictac and not on both ends it could be a long second half. Otherwise we should win by 15. IU looks solid except for crawford hogging the ball. He needs to see the court a little better. Don't get me wrong I love his athleticism but we are a team.
    bc
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    James,

    Have to agree.

    Crawford is 2 of 10, has three turnovers and one assist.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Crawford is terrible, and let's not blame it on him being a freshman.

    Seriously, losing Bassett is a major downer for IU. I've been tracking Crawford's play this game. He's screwed up at least 14 times and AT best made 4 good plays, two of which were just fortunate. He can't handle the pressure full time.

    Some can be blamed on Sampson for not letting him get some rest, but come on, the guy is, for lack of a better word, a WANNABE.
  • James · 1 year ago
    I would not go so far as to say Crawford is terrible, but he is not suited for point guard that is for sure. That last shot before the half was horrible, I think he shot that opposite handed didnt he? Right now, he is at best a reserve 2.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Here's what I've tracked so far. The good and (mostly) the bad.

    • 19:50 his man hits a three after getting wide open and Crawford doesn't recover to him fast enough.
    • 16:48 threw up wild layup and missed
    • 16:46 traveled
    • 15:23 nailed a three pointer SOMETHING GOOD
    • 13:47 crawford tries to save it TOWARD the MICH basket and gets us a foul on Ellis for it.
    • 13:37 misses a wide open layup
    • 13:34 blows the offensive rebound because he didn’t try for it and let the Mich player strip it from him
    • 12:48 Crawford tries to just take it all the way up the court off a dead ball and gets rejected on a layup
    • 11:48 Crawford throws up a three the first time he touches the ball. It was from like 30 feet.
    • 11:15 Crawford blows a dunk
    • 7:25 Crawford doesn’t drop down on defense and Michigan has a wide open look
    • 7:08 Crawford comes up with a loose ball
    • 7:03 Crawford takes it up the court and then tries a crazy spin and gets called for a carry
    • 6:27 Passes to DJ who scores
    • 4:23 In the right place at right time. AJ passes to Jordan for a layup so he gets a lucky score
    • 4:07 Gets an easy d rebound
    • 3:21 Crawford guns a wild three from the corner
    • 2:20 takes it up the court, dribbles into the lane and heavy traffic and gets stuffed
    • 0:05 Crawford throws up a wild three and doesn’t even look to pass. Since he shot early, Michigan had 1.5 sec left to shoot and threw up a wild shot and it counted from 75 ft

    Thank you Jordon Crawford. It's official. You're not EJ, so stop trying to be like him!
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Oh wait, let's add to that....Crawford tries for a wild steal instead of just getting in front of his man before the half and keeping him from heaving it.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Thank you EJ!! bombs away
  • chris · 1 year ago
    i love the CYO reference by lavin crawford looks CYO tonight.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Yeah I like Steve Lavin, he is pretty funny. Nice 3 pt play DJ!
  • James · 1 year ago
    Way to throw it straight to the defender Crawford...wow. Gotta lob that ball to DJ not bullet it.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Stephen I stand corrected. He is terrible.
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Monster game for D.J. 14 points and 15 boards so far.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    i think if they had a 2 on 2 tournament nobody could beat the gordon/white team. DJ is taking a nice leadership role tonight. i wish as leader he would b#*ch slap crawford.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    HEY! He got a steal, an offensive rebound and a put back for a score all in about one minute...maybe there is hope!

    (I know I'm being hard on him...but I just really want to point out how valuable Bassett is to us. Crawford still has A LOT to learn.)
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    I like Crawford's potential, but if he's going to play point, he needs to pass first and shoot second.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    I guess DJ got that bucket. Sorry Jordan!
  • Hoosier Hound · 1 year ago
    It's a good thing IU is shooting pretty well and UM is not, because except for DJ the Hoosiers are playing pretty sloppy. Bad shots, dumb fouls, poor passes, excessive dribbling by just about everyone, especially Crawford.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    DJ is going to have a 20 20 night !! Awesome
  • Hoosier Hound · 1 year ago
    Forget double-double, DJ is going for 20-20 tonight!
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Redemption right there for Crawford with that nice denial d steal and dish to EJ for a monster dunk. That was sweet.

    I hope EJ didn't sprain his ankle on that next drive.
  • James · 1 year ago
    You said it Hoosier Hound. If we play like this @ Michigan State it will not be pretty. I think it is good that we let Bassett sit for this game. We obviously need him healthy in the worst way.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Man my heart skips when EJ flops like that.
  • James · 1 year ago
    Ratliff!! That was nice to see him hit a trey.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Yeah, I'm glad AJ has kept firing. This is the kind of game that is good for him to get back in to the flow.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Do we not have an AJ recruit coming in next year? Seriously, AJ Guyton (97-00), AJ Moye(01-04), AJ Ratliff (05-08)...
  • James · 1 year ago
    AJ is starting to reach...hopefully he can get into game shape soon.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    i think we need to do some research on bassetts middle name with any luck it would be john then he could be the new AJ. and musberger is right i was a college golfer and we were never in class!!
  • James · 1 year ago
    I am not finding anything on Bassett's middle name. Oh well the AJ tradition is done for now I guess.
  • James · 1 year ago
    20 boards for DJ!!
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    20 - 20 for DJ!
  • chris · 1 year ago
    they are throwing out all of these comparasons to other NBA players for EJ. i think hes simiar to D Wade with a better shot. he can just dominate a game. d wade is trying to get better as a shooter, because he got so beat up in the nba taking it to the rim.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    ej is going to get killed. the games over get him out !! please
  • James · 1 year ago
    serioiusly. you love the aggresiveness but you have to understand the situation and not flop on the court like that in a blowout!
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    I agree. EJ's done enough. Time to become a spectator.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    ok less than 2 min and they still have EJ in??? kelvin is like that coach in new england... just take him out
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    At least finish the game with some intensity. I know it's petty, but I hate it when IU controls the entire game, then the box score makes it look like it was close. Then I have to hear from IU haters about how they aren't any good because they didn't destroy whomever they played.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    its confirmed by our guys in the trailer brent musburger sucks!!
  • James · 1 year ago
    hahaha...you see sampson yelling at mcgee i think that was? dont ever do that again he said i think.
  • chris · 1 year ago
    mcgee that wasnt nessasary!!! im kinda glad you missed that!
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    I don't think Sampson was too happy about that dunk attempt by McGee. Beilein didn't look thrilled either.
  • James · 1 year ago
    yep. that wont earn him any more playing time.
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Ok I did it in the first half, so here it is in the second half for Jordan. Here's my analysis. He did much better! At one time, I counted 10 of his last 11 plays were pretty good. Not surprisingly, our team play and result was better with a better effort (esp IQ wise from Crawford). Here's the rundown.

    • 18:23 Crawford gets back doored, thankfully Mich missed the layup.
    • 18:04 Crawford gets burned, but DJ saves him by blocking the shot.
    • 17:20 Crawford passes it right to a Michigan player for a TO
    • 16:15 Drives wildly and gets stuffed AGAIN
    • 15:48 Crawford with a steal
    • 15:35 Crawford gets an offensive rebound and scores
    • 15:03 Crawford gets a steal with great denial D and dishes to EJ for a monster dunk.
    • 13:00 rebound to start a breakout, gives to EJ who returned the favor as JC finished the layup
    • 8:45 good hustle on Mich fast break and good move to foul before the shot.
    • 8:18 Wild fade away but he hits it.
    • 7:47 Jordan throws the ball away and almost injures EJ who falls on his injured tailbone trying to reach up for the pass.
    • 6:48 Skies for a rebound
    • 3:30 nice jam off a pass from EJ
    • 2:26 nice hustle for an offensive rebound, even though he lost it out of bounds
    • 0:31 Could have thrown up a pointless 3 pointer, but threw it back out to run some more clock.
  • Big A · 1 year ago
    Good stuff Stephen, thanks for sharing.
  • Tim · 1 year ago
    Stephen you officialy have no life
  • Stephen · 1 year ago
    Yeah I can't argue with that. A laptop in front of the TV is a dangerous combo for me.

    I just wanted to prove that Crawford wasn't a better option than Bassett.

    Crawford definitely has plenty of upside, but his general lack of a basketball IQ scares me.
  • Jake Blues · 1 year ago
    Erin Andrews, how much for your daughter?