Official Prediction Thread: IU @ Maryland

[IU? I'm Fine]

Opponents have figured how to beat Indiana. Play good defense inside and challenge Indiana to shoot from way out.

Maryland and Indiana have loads of similar statistics. Except IU gets to the line better. Notably, neither shoots the 3 well. Maryland is known as a very good rebounding team.

One other thing is that their PG Cowan is a senior. He is very good. Well, he is very good when he moves the ball and doesn't overdribble.

UMD lost two recent games. Why? What can IU learn from those UMD losses? Penn. State beat UMD by playing a great defense. Seton Hall beat UMD by playing a great defense. Any questions?

So there it is. Indiana has to keep trying to get inside. If Indiana can draw the fouls then they need to make them, too. One of our guards, or a couple of them, need to defend Cowan like Penn. State did.

On offense, Indiana has to move without the ball. The spacing must be good all game. Assists, come on guys, pass the ball to the open players! Does anybody know how to screen? And value the ball like Wisconsin does, duh. Brunk, you don't have to go outside to screen and then try to fight back to defend in the middle every play. And on defense, IU cannot leave that one poor-shooting UMD player to get set beyond the 3. Draw fouls on their big and get him outathere.

Of course, IU won't do all of that. IU has a problem at our PG position at times. And our wings...have really bad stretches when their brains take siestas. And opponents now know how to beat us. It is at Maryland...being a road game...so that is in UMD's favor. But there is one very real wild card. The twins will be leaving UMD and their mother is ticked at UMD's head coach Turgeon. I mean real mad. Does this disrupt UMD's team much? Stay tuned after these messages:...…..

Here is what I predict. Indiana grows up.

Indiana 70; Maryland 68

OK it is more hope than what I think. But, I am an optimist.

 

[snarlcakes]

Opponents have figured how to beat Indiana. Play good defense inside and challenge Indiana to shoot from way out.

Maryland and Indiana have loads of similar statistics. Except IU gets to the line better. Notably, neither shoots the 3 well. Maryland is known as a very good rebounding team.

One other thing is that their PG Cowan is a senior. He is very good. Well, he is very good when he moves the ball and doesn't overdribble.

UMD lost two recent games. Why? What can IU learn from those UMD losses? Penn. State beat UMD by playing a great defense. Seton Hall beat UMD by playing a great defense. Any questions?

So there it is. Indiana has to keep trying to get inside. If Indiana can draw the fouls then they need to make them, too. One of our guards, or a couple of them, need to defend Cowan like Penn. State did.

On offense, Indiana has to move without the ball. The spacing must be good all game. Assists, come on guys, pass the ball to the open players! And value the ball like Wisconsin does, duh. And on defense, IU cannot leave that one poor-shooting UMD player to get set beyond the 3. Draw fouls on their big and get him outathere.

Of course, IU won't do all of that. IU has a problem at our PG position at times. And our wings...have really bad stretches when their brains take siestas. And opponents now know how to beat us.

Here is what I predict. Indiana grows up.

Indiana 70; Maryland 68

OK it is more hope than what I think. But, I am an optimist.

I think we will come out and play well. We aren’t a good shooting team, but we’re also not as bad as we have been the past couple of games. Also, Maryland is still coached by Mark Turgeon. I won’t go as far as predicting a win, but I think it will be a close game. Hopefully, we make enough shots to win.

 

[.Gerdis]

I expect us to come out sharp, and jump to an early double digit lead. Durham has to have an awful taste in his mouth from last Sunday, I expect to see him very focused, and will predict he helps open up things with some early threes. With Durham back, and Green able to reflect on that 8 minutes of crap, I expect our backcourt will play much cleaner on offense.

as long as we maintain concentration / focus, I do not see this being close. Value the ball. Play tough D (disciplined), get the ball inside.

74-62.

 

[go_iu]

I expect us to come out sharp, and jump to an early double digit lead. Durham has to have an awful taste in his mouth from last Sunday, I expect to see him very focused, and will predict he helps open up things with some early threes. With Durham back, and Green able to reflect on that 8 minutes of crap, I expect our backcourt will play much cleaner on offense. But we won't, I expect to get hammered. This is the game that will tell us if the season is lost, and I expect it will show that it is. And NO, Aloha Dummy, before you even start, I am a life long IU fan, do not have multiple usernames, just being realistic.

as long as we maintain concentration / focus, I do not see this being close. Value the ball. Play tough D (disciplined), get the ball inside.

74-62.

 

[IU? I'm Fine]

The post failed to be posted properly. Readers, if they really do want to read the post have to decipher the gray part.

And the poster seems to be confusing realistic with pessimistic. And then attacks another poster personally. Another fail.

That's three strikes in one post. You're out!

(Back on ignore.)

 

[dbmhoosier]

This looks like Apollo getting ready the fight the Russian unfortunately. 81-59 MD

 

[IndianaEd70]

Maryland 79 IU 59

 

[ufo33]

MD 82
IU 58
B1G road Loss

 

[fkfootball]

MD 75
IU 62


We suck. There is no other way to put it.

 

[Hoosierific]

Here is what will happen. IU will fall behind something like 20-6, then they will slowly chip away and get it down to a ten point halftime defecit. In the second half they play decent get it to win 2 or 3 points at 60-57, and then typical of this team will let Maryland go on a 15 to 2 run to win the game 75 to 59. I've seen this movie before.

 

[Wiedersehen]

We come out of the gate motivated and knock down some shots early. IU races to a 15-5 lead. Maryland claws back to make it a 6 point game at half.

game stays tight until about 10 minutes to go before IU hits some clutch buckets.

IU pulls away late for a 77-65 victory.

 

[ufo33]

MD 82
IU 58
B1G road Loss

I was close 77-59

 

[Jayhoosier83]

Here is what will happen. IU will fall behind something like 20-6, then they will slowly chip away and get it down to a ten point halftime defecit. In the second half they play decent get it to win 2 or 3 points at 60-57, and then typical of this team will let Maryland go on a 15 to 2 run to win the game 75 to 59. I've seen this movie before.

Nailed it. Got tonight's lottery numbers?