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Sigh.
/passes out in cubicle
I'd say that Coach should go ahead and give Taber another chance to prove himself as a starter. Rebounds, solid defense, and hustle is really all we need out of the 4-spot and Taber provides it. He's bigger than Stemler so he can bang down low with the big boys and he's taller than Mike White, so taller guys can't shoot over him at will. Let Taber play against the bigger 4s and let Stemler play against the smaller ones, that way Lance won't get dominated when he's playing defense inside and he can step out and shoot the 3.
Deandre, as much as a love the guy, needs to lose about 30 pounds to be effectie and I think Sampson knows it. He said he wants to get D down to 275 by next season, but I'd say he should drop to more like 260. He can't defend because he isn't agile enough. He can't shoot from point blank range because he can't jump. And he gets called for a foul whenever he shrugs because he's just too big and everything seems like his fault.
Taber won't do anything spectacular, but he'll do everything well. He will bring the hustle that we need and do all the little things that other players won't do. He's like a Lance Stemler who actually plays the 4-spot. Lance is just a tall shooting guard without athletic ability.
Now, on to the Hoosiers.
Give Taber another shot against Illinois. Why not? He proved that he could move relatively well both in the post and on the wings when Northwestern's big men rolled to the outside.
Why should he start?
1. He got a few rebounds
2. He's not going to take needless shots
3. He didn't get burnt anymore than our other players would have on those backdoor screens.
4. His height and size is a welcome sight at the four spot, and his got enough mobility to hold his own.
5. He's a lefty. Lefty's deserve some love.
I'm still waiting for EJ to explode and just light someone up. 29 points is a nice effort, but I'm greedy as hell. Where's that 40 point game? Saving it for @Illinois perhaps? Would be especially sweet.
Say he does fare well, then maybe we've found a decent band-aid. Illinois has a couple of decent bigs, so it would actually test him.
I agree...Kyle Taber...what the hell are we thinking? But I just say let's go for it.
I wonder what Brandon McGhee has to do to get off the bench?
Screens 2008 vote often vote early
It's not just about losing those games, it's how we've look this season, even in wins.
Plus, where is a signature win? Sure, those are three solid teams, but we haven't played anybody else all season. We have no signature win against a quality opponent. To say that Illinois State, Minnesota, and Southern Illinois are our signature wins is pretty sad. Sounds like a mid-major conference's win tally when trying to get a final tournament bid.
Tough five game stretch coming up. I hope we at least go 3-2. @Ill, @OSU, home Wisconsin, MSU, and Purdue. All are games we could end up losing at this point. I'd like to think that we can easily go 4-1 or 5-0 in that stretch, but I haven't seen it from this year's team.
Just curious...but can anyone see Crawford or McGee possibly transfering at the end of the season?
Yes, this is an IU blog, but on a broader sense we're an online sports community. I appreciate getting to know posters beyond their login ID. If the ITH founders want to know our thoughts on the Patriots choking away history, I see no problem with it. If the Patriots won, you probably wouldn't read a word of it, but let's bask in the underdog demolishing the evil empire.
I'm a Naptown transplant living in New York, so even though I missed the parade last year for the Colts, this wasn't a bad consolation. Oh and eff the Patriots -- I hope the weekend's media blitz concerning the SB against the Rams in '01 results in Belichump getting banned for life.
Can everyone play .....NO but some of the guys you put on the court sure as hell are not better than McGhee....defensively or offensively. McGhee has been shrunk down to the size of Ahfeld....now is he that bad? (Adam nice kid but still a walk on)
Our three losses would look better if we had 3 GOOD wins to compare them too!
Kyle Taber is a solid practice player who would be a role player at Evansville, ISU or even Butler. He is not a Big Ten forward.
I still don't know why Brandon McGee is on the bench? He played the 4 spot in High School. He was suppose to be a hard nose and strong player who can play inside with a nice outside touch. What happen? We need someone with some ability to help D.J. White inside or this season will be wasted. I kind of wish Marco Killingsworth had some eligilbility left.
A.J. needs to grow up and become a man on and off the court. If he wants to savage his Senior season and his career at IU or it will be a failure. He needs to step up right now!!!!
We need Eric Gordon to play up to his abilitites in the next two road games in order for us to win.
Mike White needs to stay on the bench along with Lance Stemler. Stemler should only play when he is on with three point shot and hustling for loose balls and playing smart.
Finally, I wanted to congratulate the New England Patriots for becoming the greatest team that never won it. Great Job!! You chumps deserve what you get and Bill BeliCheat is still an ***hole. YOU CHEATRIOTS can take your season and shove it will the sun the shine. Maybe, next time Belicheat will have you guys study harder on the video taping.