Rowand44 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 SIU takes care of business at home and beats the s*** out of Evansville by 28. Now we go to Des Moines to play Drake and then the big one on Monday at UNI who is losing to Creighton right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I agree with greasy on this one. I expected IU to have a tough time in this game at full strength let alone down two starters. What IU lacked tonight was intensity. Two things happened that I think hurt them. They jumped out to an early lead and Marco was on early. I really think because of those two things, IU relaxed a bit. They never showed the defensive intensity that has been one of their strengths this season. They never really got after MSU on the defensive end and MSU got too many loose balls/long rebounds. IU seemed passive at times in those situations. I think Lavin was dead on early in the 2nd half when he said offense wasn't going to win the game, that the team to make defensive stops would pull away. All in all, despite the lack of intensity, I was okay with IU's performance tonight. They hung in there for a long time against a great team in a nearly impossible place to play. IU has lost 12 straight at the Breslin Center. Being down two starters did not help either. Give MSU props, they had to defend their home court and did it. No way they wanted to go to 0-3. Oh and aboz, he didn't call Paul Davis a pussy, just said he looked like one. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Jan 11, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) I agree with greasy on this one. I expected IU to have a tough time in this game at full strength let alone down two starters. What IU lacked tonight was intensity. Two things happened that I think hurt them. They jumped out to an early lead and Marco was on early. I really think because of those two things, IU relaxed a bit. They never showed the defensive intensity that has been one of their strengths this season. They never really got after MSU on the defensive end and MSU got too many loose balls/long rebounds. IU seemed passive at times in those situations. I was telling my friend about this. This game was backwards for IU. We've started out SLOW every game this year, and come out blazing in the 2nd half. IU had a pretty solid first half, and that definitely relaxed them. They came out too slow in the 2nd half and never had the chance to catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Creighton wins at UNI which should make heads happy. Makes me happy as well as that gives us a two game cushion in the mvc. EDIT: I should say 2 in the loss column, 1.5 overall. Edited January 12, 2006 by Rowand44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Duke is kicking ass and I'm sure that's what Palehose is posting about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 lmao at coach K already starting with excuses. Apparently his team led by 4 seniors is too young to be a great team. Good stuff. You gotta wonder if Vitale and Patrick would sob openly if Duke lost this game, luckly they don't have to worry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Sheldon pulls off a triple double with his 10th block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 KU wins 7th in a row. 10-4, 1-0 in Big 12 Rotation is finally set, good road win. My hoosiers are in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Northwestern lost to s***ty Penn State, thank God so that stupid "they are undefeated in the Big 10" talk can stop when they were ONLY 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 10:54 AM) Northwestern lost to s***ty Penn State, thank God so that stupid "they are undefeated in the Big 10" talk can stop when they were ONLY 2-0 They played Purdue, Minnesota, and Penn State their first 3. There are mid-majors that should be undefeated with that conference start, but it was not to be. Seriously, I don't think anyone had any illusions that they were going to stay near the top of the Big Ten. They seem to do that every year: start out with two wins before reality sets in. NU actually played pretty well, but every time they were about to take control of the game Penn State went on a 3-point barage. They only went like 9-25 from the arc, but they came at the right time. The killer was when NU was down about 6 after a sluggish start to the second half, then took the lead after some improved defensive intensity and some fast break points. Then Luber comes back and hits a 3 from well past NBA range with 4 seconds left on the shot clock. That killed any momentum. It'd be nice if NU actually had any shooters, we can't hit open 3's or even a free throw most of the time. I guess that's what happens when you have one legit Big Ten player. That game killed any chances of a tourney run. NU just can't afford to give away games to the bottom feeders, especially at home. You probably won't hear from me again unless they pull off an upset, which is possible at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Blue Demons off to a nice start at Pitt. I smell upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) Mejia and Chandler are beasts for DePaul. Got several other nice players, Wainwright seems to be doing a nice job. Then again, the only DePaul games I've watched this year besides this one was their loss at NIU I attended and their win at Wake. 32-29 Blue Demons at the half. Pitt 1 of only 3 unbeatens left in the nation btw. Edited January 13, 2006 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 08:22 PM) Blue Demons off to a nice start at Pitt. I smell upset. Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 11:01 PM) Whoops. Still a strong showing...They're just not there yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 wainwright looks like he either needs a good nap or needs to drink less scotch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 DePaul is solid, but they really have a system overload on wing players. If they had 2 more big men (like a center and a 4) they could be really good, because they have several very good guards and wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 http://cyclonealley.org/documents/Blalock_...11006112634.mpg Oh God that was orgasmic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 ISU @ Texas Tech starts in like 10 on ESPN. Strong slate, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzynski 12 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Alot of good games on today.Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 10:48 AM) ISU @ Texas Tech starts in like 10 on ESPN. Strong slate, heh. This could be a pretty big game come March, especially for Ttech, they really need this one. Go tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 OMG, ISU hasn't chucked up 15+ three's already. We've got a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 11:39 AM) OMG, ISU hasn't chucked up 15+ three's already. We've got a shot. You might wanna tell your squad to stop letting zeno in the lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Palehose..are you guys still on break?? Cause it's quiet as hell in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Miami and #20 North Carolina are entrenched in a battle in Chapel Hill, UNC leads by 1 with 5:49 to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) Brad Buckman gets helped off the court with a twisted ankle, the guy was almost in tears with a twisted ankle. Edited January 14, 2006 by Rowand44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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