Comments on: White, Gordon help IU pull away against Northwestern

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:15:01 +0000

I mean, I don't mean to bash the team. I love the team. I got to every home game. I even really like Coach Sampson, as long as he doesn't get us into trouble. I just get frustrated when they don't play well. Like you would get frustrated with your kid when he doesn't do his chores or do something you asked him. Blogs let us vent and talk about problems like we're experts. It's fun. I wouldn't expect them to win at the Kohl Center necessarily. Bo Ryan has only lost 3 games there. It's just that even in some wins, we've looked awfully sloppy. I think it would be a little ridiculous to be bragging left and right about the team. It is a fact that our strength of schedule is something like 164, thus, I just worry when we play really good teams taht have been playing tough competition all along. I think it will be better when we have some tough competition next year in the Maui. I'm not dismissing the team though, I hope they go far. It's my senior year at IU and I would love to celebrate a final four on Kirkwood!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:15:01 +0000

By: MPmike

MPmike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:10:52 +0000

I agree. Brandon McGee will probably transfer to Depaul or some school close to Chicago. I don't know why IU can't use him at the 4 spot since we are struggling to help D.J. with inside help. Hopefully, Jordon Crawford will be under more control and make better decisions with the ball by the end of this year or by the start of next season if he wants to improve and become a solid player.

I think Joey Shaw would have flourished this season if he had stayed here since the style of play is gear up to his abilities. He would have plenty of playing time and we would not even see A.J. Ratliff in the picture at all.

By: hoosier

hoosier — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:35:14 +0000

I think Mcgee will transfer. I almost think he is getting forced out to make room for another big man. Crawford will stay. His playing time isn't bad right now and it will pick up more once Eric Gordon goes pro. It just wouldn't be an IU offseason without a transfer. I hated seeing Joey Shaw go. He looked like a player that would come along nicely. Plus once you get redshirted and then you transfer……its just not worth it.

By: Snipper

Snipper — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:33:32 +0000

McGee almost for certain, considering he must feel embarrassed by his almost total lack of playing time this season. Can he be that bad? If so why was he recruited? And who's going to take his place next season? IU may be down to 8 or 9 scholarship players for 2008-09. The talent level is taking a serious dip.

By: Snipper

Snipper — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:25:05 +0000

The IU offense gives Gordon no help; not that he needs a lot with his tremendous ability, but he does need to learn how to play within a team concept, and Sampson's “offense” teaches him nothing. To run off of a screen, first there has to be one set, or at least set properly. In IU's style of play you see that happen about once every other game. As for Ratliff, has he done anything in his limited playing time other than fire up a three? Mike White not getting off the bench yesterday? How can a player be good enough to start a number of games, then not see a second of action in a later game? Not much of what Sampson does regarding his starting lineup and substituting makes sense.

By: EwingJR

EwingJR — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:02:18 +0000

Just curious…but can anyone see Crawford or McGee possibly transfering at the end of the season?

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:39:25 +0000

Good points MLOVE, listening to everyone here I'd think Davis was still coaching this team.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:26:48 +0000

I agree I don't see why McGee doesn't get more playing time. He couldn't be any worse than Taber, in fact he is probably more athletic and a better scorer on the offensive end and just as capable on the defensive end.

By: ALH_00

ALH_00 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:19:06 +0000

“Nobody screens for gordon. Every once in a while someone will try, but half the time they don't even make contact with the defender.”

I've seen alot of that too, and it is so frustrating because it ends in wasted effort. But EJ has run his defender off of the screen as well. It works both ways. Not just the screener's fault, not just EJ's fault. EJ needs to watch some tape on Rip Hamilton about how to move without the basketball and how to run defenders off of screens…that goes for the rest of the guards. How hard can it really be to run off a screen by 'Dre, Mike White and/or DJ…they're huge.