Comments on: Know Thy Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels

By: MemphisHoosier

MemphisHoosier — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:09 +0000

I live 45 minutes from the Ole Miss campus so I keep up with most everything SEC. I know the conference as a whole is not very good but going into last year I really liked the look of this rebel team. The injuries did completely destroy what I thought was going to be a very promising team last year. Ive had optimism since I saw the schedule but after watching the first couple games I'm not sure. I hope we can run with these guys as I dont want to have to deal with my brother in law die hard rebel fan if we lose to them in our sport…i am excited about the potential of this team but it may take a little while for things to gel

By: jphar

jphar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:49:39 +0000

I think this hinges on Pritchard more than a lot of people would loke to believe.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:06 +0000

To be perfectly honest, I wasn't really happy with the way the Star pilfered material from a paid Rivals story recently and made the decision to take down the links. That's basically all there is to it.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:05:06 +0000

Believe it's on ESPNU if they win or lose.

By: dkoetter

dkoetter — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:27 +0000

A little off topic, but first of all, you guys do a great job. This is the first site I go to on IU Basketball. The information is good and entertaining. But also the links on the side have always been an easy way to access more information on the Hoosiers. Just curious, why has the Indy Star and more specifically Hutchens blog been removed from the “Resources” link?

By: iudrew22

iudrew22 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:55:10 +0000

Question: I was looking at the PR bracket and if IU loses…is the game Friday not televised? I looked all over but couldn't find out for sure…Thanks in advance

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:43:31 +0000

Rivers is 2-12 (17%) from the floor in the first two games with 9 assists to 8 turnovers. He's butchered a few jumpers and a couple of FTs. I guess I expected more from him when I probably shouldn't have done so. We can only chalk it up to "rust" or his teammates being "too slow for him" so much longer.

Jones is only 10-26 (39%). I love his length and ability to slash to the hoop, but I was hoping to see the signs of shooting improvement we heard so much about. At least he's only got 2 turnovers so far...pulling him off the PG position has been a solid move. He can help out, but it shouldn't be on his shoulders.

All told, those numbers scare me with regard to our backcourt.

Right now we're relying on Watford, Creek, and Elston to carry this team. They are playing amazing, but what happens when they struggle? That's the problem that still exists with this team. There's still no true leadership.

It's awesome that those guys have stepped up in the first two games, but if Rivers is going to be the floor general on offense, he has to perform better and keep the engine running efficiently on the floor.

I'm looking forward to seeing how we handle some tough matchups this week in Puerto Rico.

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:30:55 +0000

That's some wishful thinking, but I'll take it!

Who knows if Roth even sees the court...

Could be a rotation featuring:

Starters: Rivers, Jones, Creek, Watford, Pritchard
Subs: Hulls (for Rivers or Jones), Dumes (for Jones or Creek), Elston (for Watford or Pritchard), Capobianco (for Pritchard)

with a sprinkling of Jobe and Bawa depending on foul trouble. Bawa might not be strong enough to match up with their big. Zone Defense?

Roth will be hard pressed to find time in the lineup unless he can defend and hit the 3 when given the chance.

By: guest

guest — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:24:33 +0000

Dumes is the best on-ball defender we've got with Rivers. i dont care what anyone says. He gets in offensive players faces, and minds. He has the right attitude to play shut down defense. i dont wanna see creek play defense standing 7 feet off his man. get in his face and force turnovers.

By: Bored_in_the_Offseason

Bored_in_the_Offseason — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:15:02 +0000

Picked this up in SI's 2009 College Basketball Preview, published on the site today. Luke Winn calls Ole Miss his sleeper team that is not currently ranked in the Top 25… “The Rebels have been overlooked because of injuries that decimated their '08-09 campaign, but at full-strength, their backcourt of Chris Warren, Terrico White and Eniel Polynice is scary-good.”