Comments on: Good, Bad and Ugly: Iowa

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:23:02 +0000

As far as the offense looking lost and being forced to chuck a 3….that won't go away when we get better players. That is a problem with running the set offense instead of the motion offense. If something goes wrong then the team has to start over with a new set instead of going with the flow.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:23:02 +0000

By: NC Fat Boy

NC Fat Boy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:42:31 +0000

Good game. Improvement in both turnovers and rebounding. Freshman mistakes yes, we knew we would have them.

By: CoveyDale

CoveyDale — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:19:51 +0000

all IU has is freshmen, so they're just going to have to learn in crunch time.

once Dumes fouled out, their options were Pritchard (freshman) or Williams (freshman).

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:45:47 +0000

I just don't think you ever dribble into a corner a limit yourself like moore did. Pritchard didn't seal well, but based on Crean's reaction to Moore, I don't think that is what Moore was supposed to do….

By: silkyslim

silkyslim — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:17:50 +0000

I have to disagree with you Smitty & Blab,
I think that Moore did execute the play, but Pritchard did NOT seal his man well enough.
Was it fatigue or inexperience that hindered Pritchard?

I like the draw up by Crean, but freshman in crunch time tend to struggle.

By: silkyslim

silkyslim — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:11:38 +0000

Tough break in the game when Dumes got called for his 5th foul. It looked clean and the ref had a bad viewpoint. We need Dumes in the game at the end.

Williams played very well. A good confidence booster for our young Hoosiers.

Keep on improving, & perhaps a little home cookin' will get our team over the top against Michigan.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:57:15 +0000

I agree 100%, When I saw him pushing up the court and roth heading for the corner I knew where this was headed. Bad coaching move, bad decision by Moore…

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:56:07 +0000

Moore dribbles the offense into to trouble alot….

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:13:01 +0000

What is with Moore dribbling down in to the corner wildly once again at the end of the game? What does Tom Crean expect to accomplish out of that? It worked ONCE against Lipscomb and we got a Roth 3 attempt and then they shut it down.

I think Iowa watches tape.

For all the good things Crean does, that was really frustrating to see coming out of a timeout.

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:08:45 +0000

I agree about Williams. He hit some big shots. He had a wild one toward the end, but overall, he had some huge plays for the Hoosiers.

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:16:12 +0000

I saw some progress yesterday
- press with a 1/2 court trap
- mixing defenses
- Jones more agressive
- Williams and Story quickly recognizing a shot opportunity and then taking it
- a right hand from Pritchard

Then again I still saw:
- Moore dribbling the offense into trouble
- Key FT misses
- offense too slow getting started

I tried to track the 2 offenses . Iowa got into thier 1/2 court offense at about 29 sec and took a shot at about 14 sec on the clock. We were alot slower and on one posession did not start our offense until 17 sec left on the clock.

By: Hoosiergirl

Hoosiergirl — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:26:30 +0000

Actually a fairly good showing for our team in the first BT game: Took good care of the ball and out rebounded…….

By: tazcom

tazcom — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:06:44 +0000

Sure the Hoosiers looked much better today.
But Iowa has to be the next to worst team in the B10. And the crowd was so weak that it seemed like a nuetral site.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:58:35 +0000

This was a tough day with IU's loss of a tough game and the Colts choking again…..so much for my sports year.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:55:11 +0000

After the last two games at home, I was curious to see how the team would respond in their first Big Ten road game and this effort was impressive. Crean was working the sidelines and did a great job keeping the players focused when it looked like the game was going to be put out of reach. Have to agree with Neal that Nick Williams played outstanding. I'd like to see him continue to be aggressive in taking the ball to the basket. He's not a great shooter, but he's strong enough to make plays when he gets into the lane. The turnovers seem to be trending downward the past few games and I think as the chemistry grows, this team has a chance to come up with a couple of surprising games down the road.

By: nealE

nealE — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:00:45 +0000

How about Nick Williams for The Good. Player of the game, hands down. Had he not gotten into foul trouble, I really think we win this game. He had some great rebounds, sunk some 3s, and really had some decent drives. If he keeps improving like he has been, he's going to be very good by the end of his career

By: msdiu81

msdiu81 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:55:46 +0000

What a game! Much better than the last 2 at home. These guys hung in there on the road in the Big 10. I don't believe in moral victories, but if I did, this would qualify. If we can keep focused and not get down on ourselves we will steal a win here and there. Go Hoosiers!