Win @ Minny, and game vs Rutgers becomes an NCAAT play-in game---probably for both?

2-1 over the next three, gets us in....Though I'd feel really comfy with an add on in the BTT..

A magician worked on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician did the same tricks each week.

However, there was a problem, the captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick.

Once he understood, he started shouting out the secrets in the middle of the show, "Look, it's not the same hat." "Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table." "Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?"

The magician was furious but couldn't do anything, it was, after all, the captain's parrot.

One day, the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself with the parrot, adrift on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean. They stared at each other with hatred, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day, then another, and another.

Finally, after a week, the parrot said, "Okay, I give up. Where the heck is the boat?"






and a chick....

Buicks win 86-83....Underwood ejected....OSU led by 12 with 3 minutes left----Illinois got to one.

Branham is the real deal----torched Illini for 31.

Q. Coach, do you feel like Xavier is someone that puts like a lot of pressure on himself? And I guess how have you tried to help him balance that line between playing with intensity but not forcing things?

MIKE WOODSON: Well, I think all these young players put pressure on themselves. If they could just stay out of the paper and leave social media alone, they might be a lot better.

You know, I mean, again, X means well. He wants to be great. He plays -- he competes, man. He's a competitor. That's what he does. And he's had his ups and downs, man.

But for the most part, man, listen, this is the first time he and I have had an opportunity as coach/player to get together, man. I'm pleased at how he's played this year. He's come a long way from the beginning when we started to where he is today. When I see things like that, that means he's put in time and he's working.

Things are tightening up at the top. The top 4 teams are Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio State. IU has played them all tough except Illinois. It is a tough League where we are beating each other up. IU should be a NCAA tournament team but like in football we may just be kicking against the pricks. Wish we had the canceled game back against UNC-Asheville. That game might have given us a better chance at 20 wins. Of course if we would have held on to win a game or two we choked off would have been better. And, if the dog hadn't stopped to take a dump, he would have caught the rabbit too! LOL
Go Hoosiers!
82

Pure, crisp white. And red for God Sakes.

Eh, that's it.

Please come back. Most improved player on the team.

Thanks

Kellerdog

Unfortunately, not warming up and not playing.

All they need is a point guard that does not miss from the field, shoots 85% the charity stripe and has a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio. Easy peasy.

Dude is the heart and soul of this team. War Damn Pit Bull…

They say lower body. What is the specific injury?

Well Done! Played within yourself and with the flow... Impressive!

see what happens

Just win.

Indiana is back in Assembly Hall taking on Maryland as it tries to avoid a six game losing streak.

We don’t have to mention how big of a game this is for NCAA Tournament hopes.

Tip in a little under 2 hours.

I have a question about IU's walk ons. I notice that at least two of them are guards and I was just wondering. Are they so lacking in talent that they can't play in ball games? I know they are on the team to prepare the regular players in practice, but are they really that bad that they still can't play even when the team is under manned at the guard position? Can't any of them shoot? I know this is kinda silly, but I'm just curious. Perhaps they don't travel with the team on road trips. I really don't know.

Just curious if mods have any info.

Flight out of Indy tomorrow at 10:15am. Is traffic going up to Indy in 69 around morning commute, ie 8-9 am, heavy or flow smoothly? Trying to determine if I want to stay in Indy tonight and drive up after the game or just stay in Bloomington tonight and drive up tomorrow am. Pros and cons to both. The only thing I don’t know is what traffic looks like going up ton Indy after all this construction that’s taken place. Appreciate feedback. I need to book a room!

until I realized they can't hold onto a lead.

But seriously, I have never had such high hopes for a Hoosier team since Kelvin Sampson left and been so disappointed with the results. They have had the lead on so many teams only to fall apart at the end. When I see them winning at halftime, I have no confidence in them to win the game.

Hoping to win 3 of the next four and then a good performance in the Big Ten tournament or no NCAA once again. (I know - posting the obvious - but just needed to get it off my chest)

I have thought maybe trying that might open up the middle some and force Trayce to expand his game. It would be interesting to see for a segment or two. I think they've tried it with Durr and Trayce, but obviously Durr isn't as good as Race.

I know masks are now passed',but my RA physician told me yesterday that I should continue to wear a mask in public for the foreseeable future. "Immunocompromised still need to wait a while to declare victory."

Maybe Putin will put the war on hold until we can finish off this Covid thing ...

and what are we drinking tonight?

February has not been kind to our boys. We need to turn the tide quickly if we are to have any hopes of salvaging a tourney spot. A home game against a not-so-good Maryland team is just what the doctor ordered. Look for big games from Trayce and Race as well as Xavier and Tamar Bates. We'll see a good game, start to finish, and easily cover the 6.5 point spread.

IU 78
Terps 65

Victory Brewing Golden Monkey for me tonight.

What say you Hoosier fans?

GO HOOSIERS!!

At least I hope so.
Go Hoosiers

SSAH by coach:

Knight: 350-49, 87.7%, seven 0 loss seasons, 7 losses during ’84/‘85, 50 game winning streak
Davis: 62-18, 77.5%, 14 losses in last 3 seasons
Sampson: 32-2, 94.1%, one 0 loss season, 1,000,000 text messages, 300,000 joints smoked
Tom Crean: 120-40, 75%, one 0 loss season, 19 losses in first two seasons
Archie Miller: 48-22, 69%, lost at least 4 every year (BK only lost 4 times in a season 3 times)
Mike Woodson: TBD

I thought this was pretty interesting. During my 4 years in Btown we were 55-5 at home. Makes it pretty obvious why I became the fan that I am today.

I wasn’t happy with the Sampson hire at the time it happened. I didn’t like his OU teams and their reputation. It does make you wonder if he would have hung another banner or two. I’m sure arrests would have been up also.

I doubt we will ever see a stretch of success like the BK years but no reason why we shouldn’t be top 3rd of B1G and competing in the NCAA every year.

Woodson knows this history and will do everything he can to get us back. The jury is still out so only time will tell.

3 straight must win games