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Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

HoosierSmitty — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:41:12 -0000

Given that we are supposed to "suck" this year (not my words!), I was very pleased that we handed it to Anderson.

Hey, if we're supposed to be so bad, how could you expect a performance like this, even against a D III school? I'd say it's a solid A performance for the first time out.

I think Jones has just enough size to hang in there, despite being so thin, Dumes needs to hit his shots, but his FT touch is nice, and Pritchard is solid. We need Taber back and healthy for a little depth upfront. After watching Roth at HH, he can shoot...so if we get him open looks, he'll be a nice option on the kick out. I'm still expecting more from Nick Williams.

This team hustled and is only going to get better.

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

Sallad — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:11:54 -0000

I was really pleased with the game last night. We had seats on the floor on the end, and before the game Coach Crean came over and thanked us for coming out, and then did the same after the game. AH was nowhere near as loud as it has been in recent years--but those who were there understood the significance of the game.

I was quite pleased with Jones and Dumes, though Pritchard's late foul trouble worried me, and he needs to work on his rebounding. Jobe looked out of place at times, but when he did something right you could hear Crean yelling encouragement to him. Crean really did a lot of teaching on the sidelines, you could see it all game.

I think we all understand that this isn't last year's team, and that this game's score is what you're supposed to have against at DivIII opponent. But the team played with a lot of heart--smiling and congratulating each other, getting excited, diving for loose balls. I left the game last night feeling good about watching this team--and finally matched up walk-ons' faces to names.

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

tberry — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:33:39 -0000

Have to admit, I didn't watch every second of the game but the BTN coverage was so bare bones that I could not keep track of the score easily. Then we started seeing replays or something. I wasn't impressed with the coverage.

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

ncfatboy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:04:53 -0000

We had trouble blocking out on the boards which leads to the trouble rebounding. While the team looked good offensively, the youth of this team showed with some poor shot selection and sometimes appearing a little out of control.

Team passing was good, and they ran the floor well. I was impressed with Pritchard's hustle and ability to run the floor with the guards. He also had a nice block in the first half. Will have to watch foul trouble though.

Jobe, physically impressive, although I did not notice a tremendous amount of athleticism. I noticed him "standing" a bit, hopefully McLeod can develop some skills.

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

Atwater — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:07:16 -0000

Looking at Jobe, I can't imagine how he can't do more against Anderson. Yeah, he only played a few minutes, but why?

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

kmark22 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:27:42 -0000

I expected some rebounding problems given our size....

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

kgork — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:38:50 -0000

Verdell Jones looks really solid at the point. Dumes is a pure scorer; he's able to shoot the j and get in the lane. Pritchard looked good, but did miss a few easy looking buckets. Also, we had trouble rebounding which is somewhat concerning.

Re: Hoosiers crush DIII opponent Anderson, 103-71

kmark22 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:18:40 -0000

How interesting......i was about to logon and watch on line and got sidetracked, so the BTN reputation still holds strong with me. I do like the starting lineup. After watching Roth in the intrasquad scrimmage, he will be fine an the kid can flat out shoot it......

IU has another PG walk-on that is pretty solid on D.....