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Zeller, Washington rout Evansville Memorial for 11th straight win

by in Recruiting | February 28th, 2011

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how 2011 signees Austin Etherington and Cody Zeller, IU’s eight verbal commitments and other notable prospects with interest in the Hoosiers, are performing at their respective schools.

You can send us stats or results for this report at insidethehall@gmail.com. Here’s our latest update:

2011 SIGNEES

+ Austin Etherington (Hamilton Heights): Twenty points in a 58-56 win at Peru on Feb. 26 to clinch the Mid-Indiana Conference title.

+ Cody Zeller (Washington): Twenty-five points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and four assists in a 69-50 win over Evansville Memorial on Feb. 25. Final regular season stats: 24.6 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.8 bpg, 66.4 percent from the field, 68 percent from the foul line.

2012 COMMITMENTS

+ Hanner Perea (La Porte La Lumiere): Twenty-five points and 19 rebounds in a 95-43 win over the Croatian U17 National team on Feb. 21.

+ Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell (Park Tudor): Eleven points and nine assists in a 67-55 win over Indianapolis Cathedral on Feb. 22.

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The Minute After: Ohio State

by in The Minute After | February 27th, 2011

Thoughts on a 82-61 blowout at the hands of the Buckeyes:

Unwatchable.

For maybe the first time all season, that’s what Indiana became this afternoon in Columbus.

This was a game that even with limited production from Jared Sullinger (0 field goals, five points all on free throws, sat out all but three minutes in the first half because of foul trouble) and Jon Dielber (just 2-of-7 from three) Ohio State still dominated from start to finish. The Hoosiers just never really got into this game.

It often felt like Indiana the last two seasons under coach Tom Crean: Not enough talent, not enough experience, but bringing plenty on hustle.

This is the reality of the Indiana program right now: The gap between the Hoosiers, a team set to finish at the bottom of the Big Ten for a third straight year, and the Buckeyes, a team set for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, is a big one.

In the first half, Indiana missed all eight of its 3-point attempts, and had more turnovers (10) and fouls (13) than field goals (9). And though Sullinger was a non-factor in that half, freshman and Indiana native Deshaun Thomas filled in admirably, scoring 16 points in 10 minutes (6-of-7 from the field, 2-of-3 from three). He finished the game with 22 points.

Crean busted out a full-court press for a long stretch in the second half, but the Hoosiers trailed by 20 or more for almost that entire frame. OSU alley-oops were frequent.

Chicago Bulls TV color man Stacey King often says “too big, too strong, too fast” after point guard Derrick Rose rips off an impressive move to the bucket for two.

On a day like today, that was Ohio State: just too big, strong and fast for the Hoosiers.

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Live Blog: Indiana at Ohio State

by in Media | February 27th, 2011

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Pick to Click: Ohio State

by in Pick to Click | February 27th, 2011

Rules are here, for those unfamiliar.

Pool for Ohio State: All players are eligible to be picked.

Picks are due by 3:45 PM ET on Sunday afternoon.

A few reminders:

+ State the name of the player (not a nickname) that you’re picking. If you use a nickname for a player, your pick will not be counted. Also, please state who you are picking as the first thing in your comment. We’re tracking over a hundred picks per game. It’s more difficult to keep track of everyone’s pick if it’s not the first thing in your comment.

+ Please make sure you are using a valid e-mail address if you are not registered.

+ Please make sure you are using the same name each time to pick if you are not registered. We are tracking wins by the name you use to submit your pick. If your name changes on a game-to-game basis, credit for your pick will be given to the name used to submit the pick.

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Know Thy Opponent: Ohio State

by in Opponents | February 26th, 2011

Last time around, Indiana caught Ohio State during its first losing streak of the season, one that continued as the Buckeyes beat the Hoosiers 85-67 on New Year’s Eve.

This time around, it’s more of the same — as the Hoosiers haven’t emerged victorious since Feb. 2 against Minnesota.

And it’s going to be yet another tall task for Indiana to pull out a victory. The Buckeyes sports the second-best offense in the Big Ten (1.15 points per possession) behind Wisconsin. They own the second-best defense (1.02 points per possession) behind Purdue.

Nationally, it’s much of the same. Ken Pomeroy ranks their offense (adjusted offensive efficiency) second in the nation — with the Badgers again besting them for the top spot. By Pomeroy’s adjusted defensive efficiency metric, the Buckeyes are 10th nationally.

So yes: This team is quite good. But we already knew that.

Back on New Year’s Eve in the first IU-OSU tilt, freshman stud (and likely NBA lottery pick) Jared Sullinger often attracted the defense, which led to open looks for his teammates all night. Ohio State shot 68.4 percent (13-0f-19) from three and 60.5 percent (23-of-38) from the floor. That’s efficiency.

If Indiana again chooses to load up against Sullinger on defense, it could be another case of guys like Jon Diebler — a very capable shooter from beyond the arc — raining on the Hoosiers due to easy, open looks from three. We’ve seen that song and dance on several occasions this season.

And if they choose to go one-on-one on Sullinger, he could have a field day.

As coach Tom Crean noted, this team can beat you in a variety of ways. Beyond Sullinger and Diebler, William Buford’s and David Lighty’s athleticism needs to be accounted for all over the half court. And freshman Aaron Craft has given the Buckeyes another capable ballhandler, when the question heading into this season was if anyone was going to be able to step up and assume that role.

Add it all up, and things are trending towards a sixth straight loss tomorrow afternoon. But if, as Crean said, the Hoosiers play mistake-free basketball and are accountable for each other on defense, they may at least be within striking distance when crunchtime hits.

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Tom Crean on Ohio State

by in Media | February 26th, 2011

In lieu of availability this weekend ahead of Indiana’s trip to Ohio State, we were all e-mailed a selection of thoughts from IU coach Tom Crean regarding his team’s tilt with the Buckeyes. Take a gander below to see what he said:

Indiana Head Coach Tom Crean on the Ohio State game

“First and foremost, this is another great opportunity for our players and coaches. We get to play on CBS on a Sunday afternoon against one of the top teams in the country.”

”We will have to play mistake-free and make the most of our opportunities on offense. We have to move the ball, make the extra pass and take the best shot possible each time down the floor.”

“Each game is an opportunity to find out something about yourself. When we have played with toughness and resolve we are a different basketball team, home or on the road. We have to play with trust and belief in one another and we have to play with a controlled confidence. As I said after the Purdue game, we played hard, but we didn’t always play smart.”

“Defensively, they have so many weapons that we are going to have to be active with our hands, move on the pass to disrupt what they want to do and contest every shot. We can’t allow them to be active on the offensive glass.”

On Ohio State

“Ohio State is a great example of a player-led team. Their seniors (Lighty, Diebler and Lauderdale) have done a great job of integrating their younger players.”

“I think everything starts with Diebler, because he’s as good a shooter as there is in the country and the ball continually finds him back because of the way he finds other people. They’re such a dominant team and they’re so good at so many positions that you just can’t let guys do things that they don’t normally do in games.”

“Last time against us, Buford got hot early with the three and it just created everything else for the rest of the team and we did not have an individual match-up for Jared Sullinger.”

“Ohio State is different because of how much talent they have and there are multi-dimensional. These guys can beat you from three, they can beat you from the pull-up game, they can beat you at the rim and you’ve got to get up and you’ve got to establish more will and grit and resolve to that.”

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