Indiana vs Wyoming....
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I have a feeling that Indiana is going to win this game and then pull off an upset against St.Mary's, before falling to UCLA in a close game.
I'll take a one point win----that's all that is needed....Maldonaldo , 6'7" PG for the Cowboys is a problem..
IU getting a lot of 2nd chances, which is looking good for them so far. They have been shooting poorly, but the shots will fall eventually if they can keep getting more possessions and shots.
I'm enjoying the rock fight. I'm sure everybody will say these teams suck but I'm enjoying the battle and some solid post play on both sides. The defenses are good.
Finally teams started to make shots, I still think IU will get this one since Wyoming is too careless with the ball, turning the ball over a little too much. I wont be surprised if IU ends up shooting 20 more FGs and win with a lower FG%.
Do play-in games even count as tourney wins? They shouldn't. You aren't even in the real dance yet. Plus you're playing against another lame 11 or 12 seed.😆
Congrats IU fans for a win. Survive and advance. I think VCU and UCLA have shown anything can happen.
Wyoming. You do appear to suck. See you again in about 10 years hope I live long enough to see it.
Wyoming. You do appear to suck. See you again in about 10 years hope I live long enough to see it.
Or Texas A&M....Or Dayton.....
We were absolute dog shit tonight----Had this been game been vs an Iowa, OSU, Purdue, etc, etc....we would have lost by 15-20....
Had IU played as they did in the BTT, would have won by 20+....
It's not really the tourney though. It's a one game elimination of the best of the worst to get to the tourney.
2/10-----Field is 68----And FTR, Indiana was actually safely in----45th overall. But have to move IU/VaTech, to avoid a possible IU/Purdue 2nd round game.. Why IU was in the play in game was explained by DeCourcy..
VaTech was protected by auto-bid; only 16 seeds are subject to that...
Couldn't be an 11 in Purdue's bracket, b/c since we have alrady played twice, we couldn't meet any erlier than the SW 16....NCAA avoids reg season rematches, so we couldn't play ND..Our true seed was an 11...But Wyoming was the only team IU could play----so both were shifted down a seed..
Our true seed was 45 (WYO was 43, RUTG was 44, VT was 46 and ND was 47). WYO was the only team we could play (we played ND once already, and the NCAA avoids rematches of regular season games where possible, and RUTG being in the B1G means we couldn't play them either). VT as an autobid protected them from play-in game--- only 16 seeds are subject to this
16 seeds shouldn't have to be in it at all. They already won their auto bids. That part of the 68 expansion is ridiculous. Michigan def should've been in a play-in.
Can't say I disagree....But thems the rules.
At 45, no way IU should have been in a play-in game, but thats how it turned out. IMO, committee needs to get better. But TBH, I'm glad we were in the play in game----Had we turned this performance in vs St. Mary's, LSU, etc, etc----we would have fukin gotten embarrassed.
They want more $, more eyeballs. So they expanded it.
Wyoming did have a S16 in the NIT team feel to it.
Wyoming did have a S16 in the NIT team feel to it.
Wyoming ain't as bad as some are claiming. I think we all expected IU to win, myself included, but if Wyoming just cuts those turnovers in half, they could have just as easily won the game. Admittedly, that's a pretty big "if."
Maldonado played a weird game. Pretty good post-up game. But, a boatload of turnovers. My biggest criticism of Wyoming is the ball movement was non-existent. They went into ISO mode with Maldonado and Ike. Also, first time I've seen Wyoming play where Jeffries wasn't a scoring threat.
TJD and Geronimo played fantastic. TJD played Ike fairly aggressively and didn't even get into foul trouble. The IU/SMC game should be fun. SMC will dribble the crap out of the ball - and if they get a lead, they can be frustrating to play. IU needs to dictate the tempo of the game and TJD needs to stay out of foul trouble if they want to win.
Maldonado played a weird game. Pretty good post-up game. But, a boatload of turnovers. My biggest criticism of Wyoming is the ball movement was non-existent. They went into ISO mode with Maldonado and Ike. Also, first time I've seen Wyoming play where Jeffries wasn't a scoring threat.
TJD and Geronimo played fantastic. TJD played Ike fairly aggressively and didn't even get into foul trouble. The IU/SMC game should be fun. SMC will dribble the crap out of the ball - and if they get a lead, they can be frustrating to play. IU needs to dictate the tempo of the game and TJD needs to stay out of foul trouble if they want to win.
Maybe this is an example of what it looks like when some of those mid-major types run into athletic ability and length that the P5 rosters typically put out there. If Wyoming played in that B10 they are probably hanging around with Penn St in the standings, just a cut below the 9-11 Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers. Jackson-Davis simply dominated. They are not used to going up against rosters like what IU has so those turnovers might have been part sloppy but also part shock.
I imagine there are gonna be some scores that are gonna say the opposite though in the next couple days.
I mean, yes. Wyoming is an okay team. I'm sure they'd struggle to go .500 in Big Ten play. But at the same time, it's not like they got dominated by IU. They missed quite a few layups. And while some of the turnovers were forced, some were just plain clumsy (fumbling the ball, errant passes out of bounds). Look at the box score - 19 turnovers and only 3 of those were from IU steals.
I do believe Indiana is the better team. However, I don't think the gap between the two schools is that large.
Totally irrelevant---- Alot of Wyoming's turnovers was due to Indiana's pressure. Took them out what they wanted to do, and they struggled with that....Threw the ball to the scorers table a few times. Or had their shots pinned/slapped against the backboard. Indiana's a Top 20 defense for a reason, and last night, it showed.
Wyomng didn't get dominated----but I never felt IU was in danger of losing. Wymog did miss some lay-ups----bit shit, so did Indiana. I counted at least 4/5 in the first half alone.
IU shot 32%----FROM TWO, in the 1st half....12% from three----66% from the line, and still led by 5. We are not an offensive juggernaut by no means----BUT, had you told me those would be our numbers at the half, and Race would have 2 points??? Yikes.
Take this as you will, homerish, or what not---but I think IU was/is a much better team. More weapons, better defense, better rebounding, deeper, and ton more balanced. This game should have been a 15+ point win...
About saying you'll beat St Mary. It was a joke as in don't get ahead of yourself.
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