Comments on: Don’t call it a comeback: Hoosiers fall to Loyola

By: hoosierraised

hoosierraised — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:30 +0000

I believe that Syracuse and Arizona are the two teams that are the biggest threats to get Selby. I was looking at ESPN's top 100 and noticed something interesting, both Kentucky and Kansas have him on their board but also have the #1 overall recruit on their board and also happens to be a PG.

I feel that this has to favor IU, Syracuse, and Arizona. What highly touted recruit wants to be the 2nd at his position to be recruited by a team?

The 2nd point with him is that Arizona is by far the farthest team west, although this may not mean much to his decision but I believe that IU may have a legit shot at this unbelievable talent. However, losing to the likes of Loyola (MD) at home is not making any recruits salivate at the chance to play at IU.

By: hoosierraised

hoosierraised — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:59:22 +0000

Agreed with the comment about Rivers missing the ft's. Why was the ball in his hands coming down the stretch knowing that he is a 58% ft shooter. Bad choice at that time for sure. Also wouldn't you expect the son of an NBA champion coach be a little more fundamentally sound, for example shooting free throws.

I feel that the positive to come out of this is knowing that they are capable of overcoming adversity and playing together as a team when the pressure is on albeit they came up short.

Also the full court pressure defense seemed to really work well for them, and having a team that goes 9-10 deep isn't this a possible look that big ten teams will receive from the hoosiers, or at least shouldn't be considered.

By: tberry

tberry — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:57:04 +0000

EXACTLY!!!

I know the IU and Ky comparison leaves a lot out BUT look at what Calipari's coaching has done for KY and look at IU after two seasons.

This type of play at this time is really disappointing and make you wonder about the future???

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:20 +0000

The Hoosiers didn't miss four free throws...RIVERS did. For all the good he did, he still can't shoot a basic free throw. If you can't make FTs, WHY drive to the lane and try to get fouled. Try to make a shot first!

Worse off, why does Crean call a play for Rivers and let Jones bring the ball up? The guy needs to be distributor, not a shooter. He couldn't even make a layup.

The result is a flat out joke and an unacceptable loss. Shouldn't we be past this kind of a defeat at HOME? I know we're young and blah blah, but really? If we can't beat George Mason, Boston, or Loyola (AT HOME) what chance do we have in the Big Ten?

A few people warned of this the other day. I was NOT one of them, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Man, what a downer on my Christmas vacation.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:27:45 +0000

Lucky for me I only saw the second half and the comeback.
+ Rivers has to get better at F/T's and shooting
+ Love the fight in this young team. No should not have been down by 20, but fought our way back into the game
+ This team has some firepower to quote Dakich. Creek, VJ3, Wateford can all put points on the board quickly…..
+ Pritchard is gaining some well needed confidence going into the big ten.
+ Most of our losses this year can be attributed partially to poor f/t shooting overall or at some point during the game.

By: msdiu81

msdiu81 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:22:56 +0000

We're up 2 with Rivers at the line shooting 2 and he misses both, then Harvey hits a 3, Rivers fouls him and bam; we have a six point swing. Instead of being up 4, we're down 2. That's the ball game. Great comeback, but we should never have been in that position. We still have a long way to go, but I won't give up on the players or the coach. Go Hoosiers! Enjoy the holiday and come back and knock off Bryant and Michigan at home!