DISQUS

Inside the Hall: Hoosiers miss 13 free throws — and lose by 13

  • Dale · 9 months ago
    "Shut up Weber", not "Shut up Bruce"
  • Alex · 9 months ago
    Noted, Dale.
  • Ben_M · 9 months ago
    You know we aren't getting blown out in a lot of our losses. Actually if we had one greatly talented play I'd bet we would of won 6 more games this year. The future is bright.
  • Ben_M · 9 months ago
    greatly talented player that is....
  • MB · 9 months ago
    If we had a true point guard this year, we definitely would have won some of those close games....our point play was extremely sloppy today.
  • Spencer_D · 9 months ago
    Absolutely. When you look at the kids coming in next year, you gotta admit that we would've won this game against the group of Illinois players we faced today given the team we'll have in the '09-'10 season.

    Next season can't come soon enough :)
  • Atwater · 9 months ago
    It killed me every time that Verdell got stripped from behind when he was bringing it up the floor. I thought for sure it was going to happen again to Story, but then he took it coast to coast.
  • Spencer_D · 9 months ago
    i'm hopeful in that if we would've had Dumes out there tonight we might've pulled out a W.
  • HoosierSmitty · 9 months ago
    I don't think Dumes would have made the difference today. He's not a game changer...despite the fact that he's a solid player.
  • silkyslim · 9 months ago
    Atwater, I agree, it kills me to see the freshman dribble up the middle of the floor and forget that D1 teams will easily steal that from behind. As fighter pilots say, "Check your six." I hope he learns from this game, we must reduce our TOs.

    I loved the run in the second half & nice D move by Crean with the box & 2.

    props to Illinois- very unselfish & excellent passing. No props to Weber for whining. :o)
  • huh? · 9 months ago
    It's called a triangle and 2. No such thing as a box and two, as it would require 6 defenders.
  • ted stryker · 9 months ago
    I witnessed my first game in AH in about 8 years yesterday. It's always good to be back.
    The line between winning and losing is very thin (and that line may be 15 feet away from the basket, but that's another post). The kids played hard and the crowd supportive of a nice effort, but what you see is something I'm used to from the other program I'm close to: Northwestern. They can play with teams for about 35 minutes, but it's those 5 minutes--sometimes it's 5 trips up and down the floor that make or break a team. As noted, one player can make a difference on those 5 trips, whether it's Dumas or someone else.

    The other thing you see is that the league is weak. With all due respect to the kids' effort, IU is not a good team, neither is Iowa. But Illinois, supposedly a top 25 team, struggled mightily against both and is near the top of the league. MSU loses games at home to NU. It's not good. Some see balance, I see early round losses in the tournament for the conference (again).

    I have to say that the only negative about what I saw was the Hey [you s*ck] song/chant. Other schools (e.g., Maryland) forbid the band from playing it. The students start it themselves (complete with signs that say "nah nah nah, nah nah, nah" to get it started), so no infringement on free speech! but it doesn't carry the university's endorsement.
  • JerryCT · 9 months ago
    Of course we all see repetitive things we donot like so I will stress the positive:

    1. A shot fake and a right handed hook from TP.......missed, but its the future
    2. Mid range shots from Roth and TP........again, the future
    3. Story's off the foot pass to TP..........now I know why we are so fond of dribbling off our feet
    4. Moore "blocking out" Tisdale on a rebound...........nearly killed him, could have been lost for the season
  • HoosierSmitty · 9 months ago
    Jerry

    I agree, especially with Roth....when he did the dribble, drive, and pop...I was like "YES! If you can do that...they'll respect you and you can get open"...he needs to continue to work his ass off to get open looks
  • BFowler · 9 months ago
    The kids showed heart after going down so much, I am very proud of their effort. Now, hit some free throws.
  • RobertSchell · 9 months ago
    How about Chet Francis (correct me, if wrong), the only surviving member of the 1940 Championship team being honored before the game?
  • bob · 9 months ago
    The free throws question was from an IUSTV reporter btw