Comments on: Hoosiers can’t find touch, fall to Xavier 80-65

By: Steve O

Steve O — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:56:34 +0000

Jude Komyatte:

How is Eric Gordon underseized for his role? He’s play 2 guard… He’s 6′4 215lbs. Have you ever heard of Dwayne Wade? He’s 6′4 215lbs. And I’m pretty sure he’s not undersized for his role.

He’s bigger than alot of 2 guards in the country. But he’s also a freshman. He had a bad shooting night against a good team… Xavier make the tourney every year. Go cheer for Purdue douche.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:46:20 +0000

Like this is the first time Indiana has ever had an off night in their history…Maybe Xavier is good? Maybe?? Take Butler-we lose to them last year and they ended up being better than we gave them credit for.

By: Bleeding Crimson

Bleeding Crimson — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:26:46 +0000

Guys, This is what I like about blogs and chat rooms, we tend to get things off our chest. I’m glad I didn’t post until now, otherwise I would be saying my first thoughts and not actually what I meant.

I think Robn has a good point in the fact that we have a young team and Xavier is a good team. It is still way early for any of use to cast stones. We are just a young team, period. We also are a team coached by a new coach who is re-building the program. I’m like everyone else on this page. Looking at our schedule in the beginning of the season and picking our win/loss record…I was even to the point where I had myself sold on the idea that we could even go undefeated, not going to happen. I think we have to look at the big picture.

Remember last year when there was talk about Florida doing a repeat. After they lost late in the season to Tenn & LSU (I think). I remember thinking that this team was not going to be able to make the run…well the rest is history.

Just to keep thing in perspective, Donovan has been at Fla for 11 years and won that game with well coach veterans of the game (six Sr & Jr’s). Xavier has four six Sr & Jr’s who help them beat Indiana. I know ref’s can make or break a game but take the ref’s out of the game, I hate blaming a loss on the ref’s even though it is true.

Here are my points:
First, we have a second year coach who is rebuilding the program from the ground up. I think we all can agree that he has done better than expected.
Second, not only do we have a young team but none of these guys have been coach under a new system for more than two years and the fact that this entire team has only played together in five games.

Lastly, the good news is that I do see progress in everything about IU. The recruits, the attitude, even the dreams about IU are different dating back to 1992. I wonder what the Fla fans wrote about during their loses…probably similar things that we are writing. My concern is that we need to keep moving forward and keep the negative comments to a minimum. We never know who might be reading these pages? To continue to write comments about KS as OUR cheating coach does not due anyone any good. We can all agree that we may lose a few more games this year as many teams will but that’s OK. The future looks much more bright that it ever has. By the way when and who was the last team to go undefeated and win it all???
bc

By: ronb

ronb — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:13:58 +0000

Ray, I don’t think you give EJ enough credit. I have watched IU basketball since the 1950′S and at this stage of his career he is
without a doubt the best all around guard to play at IU. It is sad
that he will only play one year or he could break all records. Now
I agree and hope IU will get another superstar but another player
at his position will be difficult to see. Let me know when the next
guard like EJ gets to IU because I may be in a nursing home and
need your help!

By: ray

ray — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:52:21 +0000

one last thing…
…i think it is almost absurd to think that another gordon-caliber player won’t someday come along wanting to wear cream and crimson

with all of the games these kids play today under the spotlight, i can only imagine players will just continue to blow us away with their talents and abilities…the pool of super-talent recruits is growing at an alarming rate, and at some point iu (with its coach and its tradition) will land more superstar frosh as good, if not better, than ej

By: ray

ray — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:44:12 +0000

a few things…
…gordon can drive to the bucket, and it is actually one of his “nba qualities” that many will be hoping to land in next year’s draft.
…jamarcus is our best point guard, our best playmaker, and overall likely the most talented and most multi-faceted player on the team (high, very high, bball iq)
…mcgee and eli should be playing more minutes, otherwise we should have never redshirted mike white (there will come a time again, probably very soon, when dt is on the bench early in the first half with foul trouble)
…conditioning was likely to blame for poor shooting, but xavier played two in a row as well, so sampson needs to emphasize conditioning in practice (the ncaa tournament is a lot of back to back games, so get ready)
…aj ratliff will be a very nice addition to this young team
…basset and gordon will come back to life in their outside shooting (they’re too good of shooters to continue slumps as bad as last night)
…THIS IS A VERY GOOD XAVIER TEAM and their only loss was to Miami, OH (a MAC team that is being severely over-looked as well)…remember ohio state last year who struggled against xavier until the last second ticked off the clock
…please stop the foolish touch fouls after the play is over and the opponent is sure to hit the shot (or, foul him like you mean it)
…last night there was far too much one-on-one going on (and almost every night that is how crawford has played)
…stemler is the hardest working player i’ve seen so far on this year’s team (without a doubt)

By: Schultz

Schultz — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:50:42 +0000

“I posted it here when I first saw an IU exhibition game that offensively Gordon is a spot up shooter and that is it.”

and i posted on here and said you were wrong last time and you’re wrong once again. to compare him to vinnie “the microwave” johnson is an insult and laughable. EJ is one of the top ten players in the country easily…i mean look at what happens to this offense when he is not hitting shots?

By: Kelin

Kelin — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:02:14 +0000

Jude to say Eric Gordon is a spot up shooter is an obvious indication you haven’t watched him much. You don’t get as many F/T’s as the kid gets by spot up shooting. Ironically, his shots tonite were good shots that were just not falling. Here is a news flash….Bird, Jordan, and Oscar Robertson have had bad games before……Oh No! How about Stanley Burrell is a good defender.

By: ronb

ronb — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:56:35 +0000

One game,tried legs cause poor shooting,work on interior defense,a good game to coach from. You guys are such doom and gloom fans. These guys are freshman and that includes Gordon. He played against an Indiana kid from Ben Davis who is strong and a senior. He had a bad game but he also managed 20 points. The rest of the team will get better so that teams can’t just focus on stopping EJ. Ratliff will help some when he returns. He can hit 3’s. Eric Gordon is so much stronger and better than Ben Gordon! As time will tell. He will be a top 5 draft pick and he will instantly help any team that gets him. So you fair weather fans need to step back and let this team grow a little. You same guys cried last year but Sampson showed he can coach and shut you up and he will easily do it again this year and in years to come. No team this young goes undefeated in today’s college
basketball. Xavier has a good team,will have a 20 win year and go to the big dance. This game is just one in a long season so
relax,have some fun and watch EJ because you may never see someone this good in an IU uniform again. This team will get
better,have a great season and they will be fun to watch and
you guys who want to bash them won’t make a difference in the
outcome!!

By: Don D

Don D — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:57:42 +0000

Ugly performance against a Xavier team. Many times IU was unable to get down the floor to set up their defense and when they did they we were using our hands. Why are we red shirting Mike White? We need big bodies inside and other than DJ we are not getting that type of play. Yes IU was outplayed and coached however the officiating was terrible. Eric Gordon was held all night and White’s 3rd foul was a terrible call. If you think this game was bad wait until we travel to SIU to play a team much better than Xavier. I’m disappointed with IU’s perfomance and expect we will see this again thoughout the season. 8th rank nationally — give me a break.