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Re: College Basketball 2008-2009

Rusch33

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how did i let myself miss the first 5 min of the UI/IU game?

i wouldnt mind running the score up today.

 

is that their best player that just get carted off the court?

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how did i let myself miss the first 5 min of the UI/IU game?

i wouldnt mind running the score up today.

 

is that their best player that just get carted off the court?

 

Prichard is their best player. Dumes is an out of control guard, he's not much of a loss on his own, but if he can't come back today, their already shallow depth is gonna be a real problem.

 

Bruce won't run up the score. He has no beef with Crean.

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45 in a row at home, 20 of them Big East, tying Pittsburgh's record for home league wins. 30 and 14 for Luke - he overcame a 4/16 start from the field.

 

Next on the gauntlet is Big Monday at Louisville.

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how did i let myself miss the first 5 min of the UI/IU game?

i wouldnt mind running the score up today.

 

is that their best player that just get carted off the court?

 

Prichard is their best player. Dumes is an out of control guard, he's not much of a loss on his own, but if he can't come back today, their already shallow depth is gonna be a real problem.

 

Bruce won't run up the score. He has no beef with Crean.

 

Dumes is not a good player. If I were starting a championship caliber team, he'd probably be the 5th or 6th player on IU I'd pick (Pritchard, Williams, Story, Roth would be my top 4).

 

But Dumes is hugely important to this IU team. He's the guy IU turns to when in shot clock jams. He's the only person who can get Roth open by breaking down the defense on the pick and roll play they like to run. He shoots low percentage shots, but he hits enough of them to often be better than any other type of offense IU can run. This team needs him badly.

 

The first half was about 1/4 Illinois playing well (good 3 point shooting), 1/4 Indiana playing poorly (Dumes being out, missing several 2 footers), and 1/2 Illinois just being a whole lot better than IU.

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how did i let myself miss the first 5 min of the UI/IU game?

i wouldnt mind running the score up today.

 

is that their best player that just get carted off the court?

 

Prichard is their best player. Dumes is an out of control guard, he's not much of a loss on his own, but if he can't come back today, their already shallow depth is gonna be a real problem.

 

Bruce won't run up the score. He has no beef with Crean.

 

Dumes is not a good player. If I were starting a championship caliber team, he'd probably be the 5th or 6th player on IU I'd pick (Pritchard, Williams, Story, Roth would be my top 4).

 

But Dumes is hugely important to this IU team. He's the guy IU turns to when in shot clock jams. He's the only person who can get Roth open by breaking down the defense on the pick and roll play they like to run. He shoots low percentage shots, but he hits enough of them to often be better than any other type of offense IU can run. This team needs him badly.

 

The first half was about 1/4 Illinois playing well (good 3 point shooting), 1/4 Indiana playing poorly (Dumes being out, missing several 2 footers), and 1/2 Illinois just being a whole lot better than IU.

 

Correct. I don't like Dumes, but he's integral to this particular IU team. It's unfortunate how much he's relied on and hopefully it won't be so next year. Losing him hurts though.

 

Illinois moves the ball very well.

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How's Dumes defensively? I don't recall anywhere close to this many open looks in the Iowa game.

 

Above average. He's way too aggressive to try to get turnovers at times (just like the rest of his game) which leads to some breakdowns, but he has quick hands and good awareness on the court.

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Story of the year for IU. Take 2 steps forward, then 2 steps back. Two close conference games to start, only to get destroyed.

 

And I agree with the Dumes sentiment. He's the best scorer, but he'll have to really control his game to get some minutes next year, with the real talent coming in.

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