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[Jssanto]

Ladies play Harvard tonight. We played very poorly, Moren was not happy, against a less strong roster in Brown last Monday. We won but it should not have been as close.
I suspect Harvard is also not a strong roster making this a chance to improve.
Lex and Beau sat out injured without a timeline to play. Syd Fenn (Frosh) announced as a red shirt. Gives her a nice year for film study and she comes in next year with Maya (both 6’3”).
Syd Parish tweaked an ankle that seems a non issue. We will see if it becomes a nagging deal or not.
We have length but not great team speed. Shay or Lex maybe, but not a lot. We do not have a player of the year candidate and the big ten is very strong.
I think for us to be successful we will have to shoot the 3 very well, make very few mistakes, and play tenacious team defense.
Good luck ladies.

 

[red hornet]

27 turn overs was a killer.

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

Ladies play Harvard tonight. We played very poorly, Moren was not happy, against a less strong roster in Brown last Monday. We won but it should not have been as close.
I suspect Harvard is also not a strong roster making this a chance to improve.
Lex and Beau sat out injured without a timeline to play. Syd Fenn (Frosh) announced as a red shirt. Gives her a nice year for film study and she comes in next year with Maya (both 6’3”).
Syd Parish tweaked an ankle that seems a non issue. We will see if it becomes a nagging deal or not.
We have length but not great team speed. Shay or Lex maybe, but not a lot. We do not have a player of the year candidate and the big ten is very strong.
I think for us to be successful we will have to shoot the 3 very well, make very few mistakes, and play tenacious team defense.
Good luck ladies.

They played horribly and CMM doesn’t look like herself. Ciezki has been a bust in two games. Harvard was also good but not a game we should have lost at home.

 

[kmathum]

27 turn overs was a killer.

was it the press again?

 

[red hornet]

Yes & no. Indiana looked sluggish & slow to react compared to Harvard. The best team won.

 

[Coopster]

Coach Rhet Wierzba, apparently has some medical issue, did anyone notice his hat, etc during tv timeouts? What is going on there? Prayers for a complete recovery.

 

[Jssanto]

I have not yet been able to review the game in detail or hear Moren’s presser, but I think this points out a big flaw for us.
We just do not have that elite guy. No Page, no JuJu, etc. And those teams have at least two players who can be discussed as player of the year candidates.
This team may be the toughest test of a coach staff finding the right combination of players and the correct schemes to maximize their skills.
We are playing without Lex and Beau, and Currie Jelks has been a non factor, but we have a very veteran team.
This season may be fun to watch to see who overcomes adversity, who steps up, who takes advantage of their opportunities.

 

[Coopster]

They played horribly and CMM doesn’t look like herself. Ciezki has been a bust in two games. Harvard was also good but not a game we should have lost at home.

Ciezki doesn't appear to be the right piece to complete the puzzle. I heard many good hints that Beau has made some tremendous strides this summer. Maybe when she gets over the leg issue, she will help add production.

 

[Hatchets7times]

Anyone who thinks this yrs team is what we've seen the last few is going to be disappointed.
They're aren't any Berger' or Holmes.
I saw lot's of fans moaning about pre season rankings..
I'd set my expectations a bunch lower ..And hope Moren can really coach them up..

 

[bwcoach]

Ladies play Harvard tonight. We played very poorly, Moren was not happy, against a less strong roster in Brown last Monday. We won but it should not have been as close.
I suspect Harvard is also not a strong roster making this a chance to improve.
Lex and Beau sat out injured without a timeline to play. Syd Fenn (Frosh) announced as a red shirt. Gives her a nice year for film study and she comes in next year with Maya (both 6’3”).
Syd Parish tweaked an ankle that seems a non issue. We will see if it becomes a nagging deal or not.
We have length but not great team speed. Shay or Lex maybe, but not a lot. We do not have a player of the year candidate and the big ten is very strong.
I think for us to be successful we will have to shoot the 3 very well, make very few mistakes, and play tenacious team defense.
Good luck ladies.

IMO you hit it dead center when you stated no team speed. We don’t match up well with teams that have fast players, and definitely not very well with quick players. That’s what hurt them last year at times.

 

[kmathum]

Yes & no. Indiana looked sluggish & slow to react compared to Harvard. The best team won.

Is lily meister playing? Haven't heard her mentioned.

 

[MichaelRR]

Is lily meister playing? Haven't heard her mentioned.

Yes, Meister tied with Garzon for leading scorer for IU with 20. Parrish was the weak link, only getting 7 points on 7 shots and 6 fts. In two games Meister is averaging 16.5 pts and 10.5 rebounds. IU's continued problem is lack of quickness and lack of depth. IU's bench provided 7 points and 7 boards in 39 minutes combined. Moren has always run a very short bench and that hurts in recruiting depth pieces and developing younger players for starting roles in future years. Without getting a couple more elite talent transfers, she may have hit her high water mark as a coach at IU.