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| dedicatedIUfan | Dec 31 2010, 07:11 PM Post #76 |
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Appreciate you trying to put up a defense. I have watched every game and I know there is something not adding up. I believe it is VJ's selfishness. He knew Watford was going to be the go to guy and he is more than likely pouting like the freaking baby he is. 1st half assessment of VJ and I didn't even catch the first 5 minutes: 3 turnovers, 2 defensive lapses, 2 terrible shots (could be more), and maybe 5 points. He is soft of defense and makes pour judgements on offense. |
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| tAmazingHoosier | Jan 1 2011, 05:40 AM Post #77 |
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What exactly are YOU hoping for with this team??????? and Who in the hell would you rather be coaching our team? Because others along with myself will tell you that NONE of the elite coaches of the league wanted to inherit the mess we had at IU. It's an inevitable uphill battle for the first few years... and shit like this happens.... people like yourself exist to make snide, negative remarks about any little thing you can, and NEVER give credit where it's due. It's funny how some of you guys were all aboard the happy train when the recruits for the future started piling up... (which effects our current roster ZERO percent), but when our team plays how we all imagined before the season, it's alarming/worrisome. Come on now guys, be real. Coach Creans first REAL class (Watford, Creek, Hulls, Elston) are sophomores.... They aren't one and done's, they're 3-4 year players that are at IU to LEARN the game of basketball and earn a respectable degree. We can see improvements in some of our players games. We can also see much much more room for improvement. That's the beauty of having our team at the infant stage, it's easy to see what we need to work on. Lack of leadership is the absolute #1 thing killing us, and with that team defense too. Some of you guys just aren't realistic at all anymore. |
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| geepergibson | Jan 1 2011, 08:12 AM Post #78 |
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it's easy to see what we need to work on..................it is how to set a screen AND how to use that screen. every game i get so pissed because when the man with the ball at the top of the key starts to dribble, he does not set his man up properly to use the screen. there is always space between the ball handler and the screener. the ball handler needs to "rub" his man off the screen. i was taught how to use a screen back in seventh grade when i first started organized basketball. how is it that these college athletes do not? can i get everyone to repeat after me? FUNDAMENTALS, FUNDAMENTALS, FUNDAMENTALS.
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| dedicatedIUfan | Jan 1 2011, 10:09 AM Post #79 |
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That is funny that you say that. I was watching last nights game and DD stated the very same thing. Guys like Pritchard, Elston, and Capo getting silly fouls on the screens, DD said it was more the ballhandlers responsibility to set his man up and wait for the screen to be set. VJ is the worst at it and it is usually him handling the ball when TP, DE, and Capo draw a foul for a moving screen. There is a lot of things that need fixed on this team and the first think that needs to be be developed is leadership along with an inside pressence. We do have some bright spots: Watford, Hulls, VO, and Rivers have all played consistently decent all year long. We just need to get some others to go along with them. Another incouraging note is that our turnovers are starting to come down. We only had 14 in last nights game and about 25% of them were from one player. If we can get him to start respecting the ball, then we will have better possessions and lower turnovers. |
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| tAmazingHoosier | Jan 1 2011, 02:54 PM Post #80 |
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I wonder who committed the "25%" :ermm: |
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| Evilempire | Jan 1 2011, 03:54 PM Post #81 |
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Everything you just said falls back on the coaches. At some point you have to say screw winning the game, if you guys aren't going to play the game the right way then you can pick splinters out of your ass for the rest of the season. The biggest gripe I have with Crean is that he isn't holding guys accountable for the basic stuff. Effort, running a simple pick and roll, rotating in a zone......what he's doing just baffles me. He has done a very good job the last 6 months or so of recruiting, but that's about it. I see almost nothing in regards to player development. He's going to need all the talent he can get just to compete with the top tier coaches in the BT......cause he's not one of them. |
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| dedicatedIUfan | Jan 1 2011, 04:43 PM Post #82 |
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+1 I am not bashing Crean, but what most of what Evil stated above is pretty much how I feel too. It is frustrating enough not to win, but if you aren't going to hold guys accountable then you aren't doing your job as a coach. I agree, since we aren't going to win the B10 and probably will finish below .500 and another year with out any postseason tournament, then screw the season and start playing the guys that are doing the right things and put guys on the bench until they finally get it. There is no doubt about it, the guy can flat out recruit, a great cheerleader on the sidline, and his offensive schemes are great (but only if you have the personnel to run them). Butthe guy lacks in making that tough call with players by setting them on the bench. I realize he may be getting caught up with putting what he feels is the best players on the floor and trying to win the game, but that isn't working. Some of these guys have it in their heads that they don't have to work hard and continue to improve because Crean will not do anything about it. Where does the motivation come from? |
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| BTown11 | Jan 1 2011, 04:49 PM Post #83 |
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