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Southbeach44 said:
I have watched IU a lot because my brother graduated from there. I hate IU because everyone who went there thinks they are special. IU hasn't won **** since 1987. Their fanbase is more delusional than our football fans. We will win this game. They do have TJD. Omier will make things tough on him. We are much better in the back court and nobody on IU can guard Miller. IU has one guy that can knock down 3's but he never shoots. He can't guard either. Love the Canes in this match up.
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Not one to toot my own horn but TOOT TOOT mother bleeper!
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Hendej07 said:
While I appreciate that you have watched a good deal of our team , it is apparent that IU is all lot better than Drake. A lot of analyst actually picked both drake and kent state to pull the upsets. Kent was known to have a very disruptive defense and strength was guard play. They gave Houston and Gonzaga all they wanted pre conference. Was actually surprised to see us walk away with double digit victory. If Miami makes < 8 three pointers IU wins this game. Because that tells me we played it at our pace and turned it into a rock fight and not a drag race. For all that are confident in either direction I wish I had that confidence because Vegas feels different and has this as a near toss up.
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IU is not better than Drake , sorry fella. Thx for the informative posts.
 
brcane1 said:
Speaking as a grad of both schools, you get Indiana more than the Hoosier fan that started this thread.

Miami will not win simply by athletic havoc or pushing the pace. IU has better athletes than the assesment here, and are flexible to that end stylistically more than just about any B1G team. Mike Woodson is a legit tactical coach, even if his hustle on the recruiting trail is ... about what you'd expect from a long time NBA coach. IU is very much a 2nd half team, and typically comes out with clear adjustments.

Miami's key to winning this that IU hasnt had their best on ball defender since December, Xavier Johnson. Pack, Wong, & Miller's creation and shot making in the half court will be critical, and they will need to do it versus arguably the top rim defender left in the tournament. They can do that though, and if the Canes can confidently hit the 40%/50% 3pt/2pt marker you alluded too, IUs lack of perimeter fire power becomes problematic.
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Uh wrong, we were spot on, extremely unathletic team. Slow slow slow.
 
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Hendej07 said:
IU fan here. Congratulations on your victory in the 1st round and excited to be playing Miami in the round of 32. With the day in between games really wanted to talk about the matchup. I can tell you about our team.

We all know the star of our team is TJD. He has improved immensely the last two years. I thoroughly believe he should be NPOY. He has put up stats that have not been seen in college in decades each game we get a factoid of him doing something that Hans been done in 30 years. Most recently it was a 20pt/10rebound/5 assist/5block game vs Kent. Miami will not be able to stop him truthfully nobody has. He’s going to get his and that’s okay. He stuffs the stat sheet but that does not translate to wins. Jackson Davis does not shoot jump shots. (Ever) has never made a 3 pointer and rarely attempts or makes shots outside of the paint. He’s prone to biting on pump fakes but generally stays out of foul trouble.

Jalen hood schifino is our best guard. A good ball handler and steady guard. Never gets too high or low. Being projected as a potential 1st rounder. Has an nba game. But a long way to go. He’s pretty good in the pick and roll but doesn’t have a game where he’s going to blow by you. His defense and athleticism are probably average. His bread and butter is the 15 ft jump shot. He hits it at a pretty good rate. A lost art in the game. Would venture to say nobody shoots that midrange shot more than JHS in college basketball. Has driven IU fans mad this season as he will often take the midrange shot 1 foot inside of the three point line which is the worst shot in basketball.

Race Thompson is our other big. Kind of our glue guy. 6th year senior. Big strong body. Gets a lot junk plays. Has a nice baby hook around the basket but will cancel it out with bone headed decision making at times. Not going to out athlete anybody more of a big bodied guy who rebounds and gets put backs. Typically left wide open on the perimeter because of his 20% rate from there. Did make a few last night as he has good form but gets his off rebounds and dump downs from tjd.

Trey Galloway. Your quintessential Indiana player. Coaches son. All heart. He hustles. He hustles and hustles some more. Sneaky athletic and plays good defense. Just pesky. He’s not gonna go get us 20 but he plays his roll of creating for others and causing havoc. Does have the ability to drive to the rim and can make the three ball if left open. Otherwise his wind up and release take too long to get off. Very prone to foul trouble.

Bench we use Tamar bates and malik reneau. Bates is currently in a sophomore slump. Highly recruited but the last 10 games hasn’t been able to find the bottom of the basket. Desperately needs to as we need another scorer. Kid can go for 15 any game due to being streaky and able to score at all three levels. But currently is giving us 0/_. Each game. Reneau is a Miami kid. His best days are ahead of him. Has a very soft touch around the basket. And is a good rebounder. Plays like a freshman though. Will be a future star in our league I believe.

That’s about it for our team. Miami has me genuinely worried. I think we played well vs Kent and I think Miami got their bad game out of the way. Our inability to shoot the three ball scares me. In our last 6 losses opponents have made a combined 45 more three throws than us. And that’s what worries me is that Miami comes out firing. Nigel pack is an Indiana kid and will have a lot to prove as he always wanted IU to recruit him but the prior staff didn’t.

If JHS plays well it means we won this game if he has an off night Miami wins. Either way this is a 4 point game either way. Tell me about your team !
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OK. You lost by 16 and it wasn't that close. Now go back to hillbilly Bloomington Indiana.
 
nobeastofburden said:
I think that is the style match up nightmare we need to utilize. Run em. Big is half court physical style basketball. Not sure we can win that ugly style match up against them, not with TJD on opposing team. We got to run and exploit that on ball defense I saw last night.
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Spot on. They were a lot less athletic than I thought.
 
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Ajcane8 said:
One of our guards (acc player of the year) has a 4.0 gpa and the other played high school ball 10 miles from their campus.
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Exactly.

It’s one of the classic tropes opposing fans always assume about our players in both FBall & BBall.

And even if they did come from “deep within the hood”, so the fck what??? People always think just because you come from poverty that means you can’t be intelligent or successful, it’s such an antiquated & backwards way of thinking.
 
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WiscHoosier said:
The 'Canes are going to have trouble defending the paint as their yearly statistics suggest plus their season-long lack of defensive commitment. They will have hit contested perimeter shots and try to get IU defenders in foul trouble although in tournament games foul calls are historically fewer as referees allow for physical play unless it results in huge advantages or obvious hacks. Tempo does not favor 'Canes with a smaller team as actually IU seeks to push the tempo from defensive pressure and forcing hurried 3 pt shots or initiate breaks from blocked shots. What is against IU this year is the follow-up game from an emotional win, not sure if it is physical fatigue or mental-emotional fatigue.

The biggest adjustment will be how the 'Canes adjust to the blocked shot on dives to the rim or the threat and altered shots from both TJD averages 2.73 per game (5th in the nation) and Thompson who averages 1.2 blocks per game in 22 minutes. The smaller lineup also invites an 8th-level substitute of Geronimo who has a 42-inch vertical leap and averages a block per game. Both Geronimo and Thompson were hurt during the year and appear to be recovering to full strength. IU's losses can be directly attributed to teams who can shoot and make more than 12 or more threes at 40% while shooting over 48% in twos. If IU is able to score more than 50 points in the paint they succeed.

If the 'Canes choose not to double TJD at the post he will score more than 30 and still dish out 5 or more assists. If they double then the pressure is on the supporting cast. Just giving the old timers a comparison, TJD has emerged much in the way Bill Russell played the game as he is not a typical #5 post player. He is 6'9" but has a wingspan that is normal to 7-footers, has the quickest recovery jump, and has a vertical leap of 39-40"s. His offense is limited to a strong left hand over his right shoulder but balances that with footwork and quickness that rivals swing forwards down low. He will also lead the break-off rebounds or will run out on long rebounds and beat his opponent to the basket.

IU's key to the game is whether Thompson, Kopp, or Bates contributes above their averages as IU will get a dozen from Hood Scafino and twenty points from TJD.
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Well, this expert analysis aged poorly.
 
Memnon said:
Exactly.

It’s one of the classic tropes opposing fans always assume about our players in both FBall & BBall.

And even if they did come from “deep within the hood”, so the fck what??? People always think just because you come from poverty that means you can’t be intelligent or successful, it’s such an antiquated & backwards way of thinking.
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Usually the same people constantly invoking the "pull yourselves up by your bootstraps and you can do anything!" shtick (when it's convenient) are the first to write people off based on things like where they grew up.

In this instance, the comment was just idiotic on all fronts and we're collectively diminished intellectually for having been exposed to it.
 
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