January 2008 Archive

The Morning After: Wisconsin

  • Eamonn Brennan 01/31/2008 11:05 pm  
 

E was good and worked up tonight, so technically, this is the minute after. You get the point. After UConn essentially dismantled IU last Saturday, there were two overriding points of view. The first was to assume that IU played ...

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PostmanE breaks down IU and Wisconsin

  • Alex Bozich 01/31/2008 7:41 pm  
 

Our very own PostmanE was on the Big EZ Show this evening with Zach McCrite on Louisville’s ESPN Radio 93.9 the Ticket breaking down the Hoosiers and the Badgers. Not only is E one fine looking lad, he’s also one ...

Game Thread: Indiana @ Wisconsin

  • Alex Bozich 01/31/2008 1:03 pm  
 

Before we proceed, a couple of notes: 1) For those of you in Southern Indiana/Louisville, PostmanE will be on 93.9 the Ticket tonight at 7:20 ET with the Big EZ Zach McCrite breaking down the game. We’ll try to get ...

Inside The Hall Podcast No. 3: We’re back … and worse than ever

  • Ryan Corazza 01/31/2008 7:00 am  
 

Hey look, we did another podcast! On it, we delve into tonight’s game and Eric Gordon’s status. Things to listen for: The debut of Big A. Get pumped. The music fade in and out are awful at the beginning. Sorry. ...

Gordon Sr: EJ will play against Wisconsin

  • Alex Bozich 01/30/2008 12:11 pm  
 

Jeff Rabjohns of the Indianapolis Star has the scoop on Eric Gordon’s wrist injury and it seems the message board rumors were blown out of proportion (shocking!): “He did injure his wrist, but there’s no swelling,” Eric Gordon Sr. said. ...

The Four Spot: Who ya got?

  • Alex Bozich 01/30/2008 8:12 am  
 

(Yes, we are aware of the Eric Gordon wrist injury rumors floating around various message boards. We’ll keep you updated if anything official comes to the surface. Now, onward…) Ahh, the four spot. No doubt about it, the lack of ...

Sampson audio from Big Ten teleconference

  • Alex Bozich 01/29/2008 1:43 pm  
 

Courtesy of the Big Ten: Also, the coach of Thursday’s opponent, Bo Ryan of Wisconsin:

What happened to A.J. Ratliff?

  • Alex Bozich 01/29/2008 8:02 am  
 

Almost two months ago, I wrote about A.J. Ratliff’s return and what it would mean for the Hoosiers rotation. Here’s a brief excerpt from that post to refresh your memory: The Hoosiers don’t need Ratliff for his offense. They need ...

Hoosiers fall to No. 11 in latest coaches’ poll

  • Alex Bozich 01/28/2008 1:15 pm  
 

As expected following Saturday’s 68-63 loss to Connecticut, Indiana took a tumble in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll released Monday afternoon. Indiana (17-2) is now No. 11, just ahead of their opponent on Thursday, No. 13 Wisconsin. Michigan State is ...

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The Morning After: UConn

  • Eamonn Brennan 01/27/2008 2:38 pm  
 

There have been plenty of moments of frustration thus far this season. E.J.’s turnovers, seemingly the one thing keeping him from being a truly dominant college basketball player. The lack of a true point guard, leading to skittish play from ...

Gordon and White make Wooden midseason Top 30

  • Alex Bozich 01/27/2008 10:34 am  
 

The Wooden Award announced its midseason Top 30 list late Saturday and both D.J. White and Eric Gordon made the cut. Here is an excerpt from the press release: LOS ANGELES (January 26, 2008) – Midway through the NCAA regular ...

Sampson reacts to 68-63 loss to Connecticut

  • Alex Bozich 01/26/2008 4:33 pm  
 

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson met with reporters following Indiana’s 68-63 loss to Connecticut and here’s a transcript of that press conference: Opening Statement: First of all I’d like to congratulate Coach Calhoun and Connecticut. I thought their kids played tough. ...

Huskies win rebounding battle, beat Hoosiers 68-63

  • Alex Bozich 01/26/2008 3:25 pm  
 

No Jerome Dyson. No Doug Wiggins. No problem for Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut Huskies. After announcing indefinite suspensions to both players on Friday night, Calhoun’s club dominated No. 7 Indiana on the glass and stunned the Hoosiers 68-63 in ...

Game Thread: Connecticut @ Indiana

  • Alex Bozich 01/26/2008 8:29 am  
 

Opponent: Connecticut Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008 | 1:05 p.m. EST Arena: Assembly Hall (17,357) – Bloomington, Indiana Line: Indiana by 9.5 All-time series: Connecticut leads 4-3 Previous meeting: Indiana won 77-73 on Jan 20, 2007 TV: CBS (Verne Lundquist ...

NBC Sports meets ITH

  • Eamonn Brennan 01/25/2008 4:58 pm  
 

Just a couple days ago, John Walters and crew at NBC Sports dot com hit us up for some discussion on Saturday’s UConn tilt. Hilarity ensued. To get a nice look at a creepy photo I pulled from my Facebook ...

White welcomes challenge from UConn’s Thabeet

  • Alex Bozich 01/25/2008 7:30 am  
 

D.J. White will get his toughest challenge of the season tomorrow when the Hoosiers go for their 30th straight win Assembly Hall. That challenge will be in the form of 7-3 Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet. Thabeet, a sophomore from Tanzania, ...