I think CTC has had some good games, re: ‘in game coaching’.. and he definitely has had some bad ones. I really do feel though, that when he has a great game and we pull a big upset, he doesn’t get the accolades he deserves. That is why I say ‘some fans’. Not all fans are like that, but I think you’d have to agree he doesn’t receive the love after a big win, is proportion to the hate, after a bad loss. .I do question his substitution patterns in many games though.. Just don’t see it sometimes..

I am a huge fan but how anyone can marvel at ctc in game coaching is beyond me. We comment because we care and IU fans in general know the game of bb

If nothing else the NIT needs some teams that will draw a TV audience and sell out their arena…Indiana fills that bill. I hope NV sits out of this meaningless game..and tries to be ready for the b-10 tourney.

I guess I would have to agree with you, that good shooting will cover up a multitude of sins.. The point is however, if we’re turning the ball over at a rate of 18 or 19 per game (I’m not sure what our to rate really is), and it’s a 60 possession game, that means that roughly one third of the time we come down the floor, we do not get a shot that we could have had. Even if were only hitting 30% of our shots, that’s almost 6 baskets per game. Now no team or almost no team has zero turnovers. But if we reduced the turnovers to say a more manageable 6 or 8 that’s 12 more shots and maybe three more baskets..
I know the real crux of the problem has been poor shooting and am thankful Coach. has some help on the way. I don’t have the stats to back it up, but I also think one of our problems has been timely shooting. It seems like when we’ve really needed to score.. maybe late in games, to retake the lead, or just to hold onto the lead. the shots just won’t fall. Look at the Penn State game.. the thing that tightened it up initially at the end, was we brought the ball down two or three times, failed to connect.. then the turnovers started.. to where we couldn’t even inbound the ball to even get a shot. Then Yogi came down with yet another chance to win it.. and he really didn’t get off a very good shot, but it didn’t go in. I would have bet good money that it wasn’t going to.. Because nearly every time we’ve had that scenario, we’ve failed to make the shot. Not sure if it’s a confidence factor, or what, but we just do not seem to be able to consistently score when it’s really crunch time. I love this team, I just wish we’d have had more success this year. I do believe they all want to win.. and for the most part have played very hard. Just not winning. Sorry this got so long.

Ken, I know everyone on here talks about turnovers as our main reason for losing and while they have been bad they are not the main reason we lose. Look at the last 4 games. In the Wisc and Neb. games we lost but had just 10 turnovers in each game well below our yearly average. Then take the Ohio St. and Iowa games we win with 18 and 17 turnovers. Why? The real reason this team has struggled is shooting and scoring points. Shooting covers a multitude of errors. When we shoot decent we win. When we shoot poorly even with lower turnovers we lose. I am not saying turnovers don’t need fixed but what I am saying is this team needs some players who can put the ball in the basket most every game and we do not have that. Coach has some coming but unless some guys get hot we will have ups and downs for the rest of the year.

Gosh I hope you’re right.. But I just fear the turnovers. I would be elated if we could keep those to under ten or close to that and pull the win.. But after some thirty games it still continues to haunt this team. I just don’t think we can play like that and win this one.

Gotta agree with you on that one. The fans on here, and sometimes I even question whether they are true fans.. will be brutal.
But in fact, I also expect after this loss.. another one in the first game of the B1G Tourney. Just don’t think anything else is going to happen. I hope and pray I’m wrong.. but that’s just my take on it.

Someone on here equated it to.. almost like being a Cub fan this year.. So true. Still love these guys though. I know they want to win as badly as we want them to. Probably even more, so imagine how frustrating this season has ben for them Sad, very sad.
Go Hoosiers! Gosh I would love to see a ‘w’ today.

Whether NV plays or not, HMP, DD and TW are capable of yeomen efforts on the boards. If these 3 don’t see significant time on the court, it’ll be 1 and done. I’d really like to see what TW, WS, YF, NV(DD) & HMP could do on the court for some extended playing time…I’m thinking W all the way.

Please don’t label me so hastily, as that was not at all the point I was trying to make. Also, by saying that they’re “due” to beat us isn’t a rational statement at all. Since we’ve beaten them a lot recently that just gives them some unknown edge? No, it means we have a gameplan for Michigan that works.

I completely disagree that this game doesn’t mean much. Beating the conference champs on the road would be a HUGE confidence booster. Downplaying a game just because you think we’ll lose is being unfair. I firmly believe every game counts. Also last I checked spreads don’t indicate the final score, teams do.

Gotta love these “Holier than thou”/ “I’m a better fan than you” comments. Here’s your analysis. Pomeroy and Sagarin have UM + 12 points. IU may be without NV again. Its UM senior night. Finally UM is just due to win against us. This game doesn’t mean much. At this point get NV healthy, prepare for Illinois and then maybe a rematch with Michigan.

Sounds like a plan. I really hope you’re right.
And hey, I’m no fair weather fan, I just have a bad feeling about this one. Nothing scientific, just afraid that our guys are susceptible to getting steamrolled by a real good team on their home court on senior night. Could lightning strike twice, and they pull it off? Of course. But I stand by my prediction, from a dedicated, passionate fan of Hoosier hoops: it’s gonna be tough to watch.

So not to be a hypocrite, I will provide why I believe we will win.

I believe a fire will be sparked in Sheehey, and he dominates the mid-range game. Whether or not NV plays, we win the rebounding game. Yogi will not be able to guard Stauskas like he did last game, providing that Coach Beilein has a gameplan to get Stauskas free. Essentially, let Stauskas beat us, not Michigan.