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patrickdonohue.freedomblogging.com
But what worries me is that he didn't seem to care that we were getting trounced, and didn't want to be any part of making it better. I might need to take a shoe off to count the number of times he was lackluster on defense yesterday.
I like players who take things personally. TUO doesn't seem to be one of these guys. Love his potential, love his skill, love him when he's on. But I also love guys with heart.
Crawford is a (potential) stud. Surely the coaching staff recognizes his tendancy to fall asleep out there, and that problem should be addressed. But absent mental lapses, he can fill the bucket (just can't hardly dunk).
Thomas had a great game against MSU in Bloomington with DJ out. He has contributed to this team.
I understand some frustration, especially after a loss like that, but getting rid of these guys would be a huge mistake. How about coaching them? The "handle with care" tag that this team has had the last couple weeks needs to be removed. DD should focus on areas where this team can still vastly improve...all stemming from discipline and intensity.
Zone defense relies on all 5 teammates getting back down the court.
What a paradox.
And I think it is important to note that Eric Gordon had another good game against MSU. If we see them again in the Big Ten tourny, without the emotions of senior day and without the sickest shooting performance of the year, I like our chances. They can't guard Eric, and they can't shoot like that again. they just can't
Defense isn't all that fun to play. Think he's afraid of a coup if he really gets after them like he should?
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2008/0...
In particular:
"In the three games since Dakich took over, the Hoosiers haven’t been the same team they were in Sampson’s final five games when they played with an intensity, particularly on defense, they hadn’t shown with any consistency earlier in the season.
What they showed Sunday was a return to too much one-on-one play on offense and a continuation of some jogging back on defense we saw early in the Northwestern game the day after IU announced that Sampson was done.
We also IU players complaining about not getting foul calls too often, rather than continuing to play, something that’s becoming an unfortunate hallmark of this Hoosier team. "
Hopefully this will get sorted out...
not to late to coach these guys and get them ready for the big dance.
That's obvious hyperbole, but we didn't play much defense. Division 1 teams, especially ranked teams, can shoot that well in a shootaround type atmosphere.
We did not defend well...look at how many times MSU set a screen and opened up a 3 point shot or an easy layup. It was grade school stuff that was never corrected. NO TEAM sets screens that well for 40 minutes...but again and again IU was getting beat by screens...whether they were off the ball or on the ball screens.
Dakich's fix was to play zone apparently. That worked out well. MSU still "screened" the zone and our players were too slow to jump out shooters, leaving them wide open again and again.
Offensively, I could not believe how many times we had the ball stripped from us. Out of bounds plays are just sad. They aren't even plays...
It was a chaotic scene and IU looked lost. Our play was uninspired and flat out lazy.
I love this team, and I hope the Hoosiers get it on track, but with a Big Ten title basically in the trash can, time is running short for a successful season. Let's hope having the Big Ten tourney in Indy is the Hoosiers' saving grace.
It seems like it not only serves as a wake up call to the entrenched starters but could maybe help us deepen our rotation to a little more than the 7 or 8 players we have now.
Granted, I haven't been able to watch the games in the earlier part of the season, but if they haven't played yet, then why put them out there now?
There's a log jam at the 3. McGee is not the answer.
He endorsed DD for the next coach because " he knows how to win at IU".
Winning is the same everywhere. This BS is why we need to get away from this IU connection crap and get the best coach we can
mmmmmmm
Crawford is a good player. I don't see how anyone could disagree with that. He is a freshman....we can't expect him to preform like a senior. When (or if) Crawford is a junior and bassett is a senior they will be the best backcourt in the big ten. Shaheen Holloway would of been a nice addtion to that backcourt, but I suppose we better just take this one step at a time.
I hope we come out alright in the Big Ten Tournament. I have a bad feeling if we have to play Illionois, but we will see. It would be a great accomplishment if we could get our act together and win in Indy. At least this seaon would be a total waste with this much talent.
Coaching: we need to hire someone outside the IU family. We need the best coach out there. Alford can stay where he is at and Dackich can head back to the "basketball operations" office. I liked Sampson, myself, but it was a mistake to hire him in the first place. All we need is a coach that will A: Keep the players where they are. B: Hold on to the recruits. C: Run an offense D: Make the team defensively sound.
I hope y'all were joking. You probably were, but I'm having a hard time recognizing humor right now.
Good work, though, gumshoe. Next time check the thread hierarchy.
Go hoosiers!!
I don't need to read your egg-head post to know the reason we lost. Here are the simple equations: IU + KS = W and IU - KS = ASS WHOOPIN'
class is over.
#2 this place wouldn't be the same without me. Y'all need me here!
The fast break points we gave up would at least have been cut in half.
But it's obvious to fully end the KS era, DD needs to not be the next full time head coach.
However, If a loss like this has to occur I am glad it happened when it did. This team got their asses handed to them on national tv and maybe it will provide a wake up call just in time for the Big Ten Tourney and the NC2A's. The regular season title went out the window with MSU 70%+ shooting and lackluster D but maybe it can save our season in the long run.
I am also officially starting a campaign to send Deandre Thomas back to the McDonald's from which he came. Worthless.
Enough with the DeAndre to McDonald's stuff. You've said it a hundred times now. We heard you the first time.