Fort Wayne up by 2 over Indiana - last minute BTN
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Thanks for the heads up--watching in Florida now. Going to OT!
I know nothing about those two teams. I hope North Texas since we are still giving 12 points and this game might mean Indy is beatable. Too early in the season to tell about anyone.
THAT was COOL!!!
1st Top 25 win EVER for Fort Wayne.
Love seeing scenes like that.
(Game was in Fort Wayne)
1st Top 25 win EVER for Fort Wayne.
Love seeing scenes like that.
(Game was in Fort Wayne)
Fort Wayne outstanding when Indiana was playing man-to-man. Their dribble drive in the paint killed Indiana. Not so much when Indiana switched to 2-3 zone. Nevertheless, great win by Fort Wayne and shocking upset.
Thought that Indiana struggled on offense for the entire night. Didn't see the same movement as the past few games and their shooting wasn't good. In addition, Fort Wayne (that Calhoun kid who fouled out late) did an outstanding job defending the rim. Indiana really struggled to score points in the paint, whether to Thomas Bryant or on the dribble drive.
Edit. 7-24 at the 3 point line well under their 44% average prior to the game
Thought that Indiana struggled on offense for the entire night. Didn't see the same movement as the past few games and their shooting wasn't good. In addition, Fort Wayne (that Calhoun kid who fouled out late) did an outstanding job defending the rim. Indiana really struggled to score points in the paint, whether to Thomas Bryant or on the dribble drive.
Edit. 7-24 at the 3 point line well under their 44% average prior to the game
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That was one hell of a win for Fort Wayne. But boy did Indiana look horrible in that game. Number 1 for them, I believe Blackman plays out of control and is a ball hog. He committed from what I saw at least five turnovers in the second half. Credit still has to go to the Fort Wayne kids who fought and fought all night and held their composure even when Indiana went on that run at the end of regulation to tie the game.
Hopefully for Indiana this is a major lesson learned. You can't just walk into someone else's building and expect to show up and win by thirty.
Hopefully for Indiana this is a major lesson learned. You can't just walk into someone else's building and expect to show up and win by thirty.
So the posting before the end of the game jinx thing only works on us?
I thought for sure after seeing this thread the Hoosiers won. lol
I thought for sure after seeing this thread the Hoosiers won. lol
I watched that game, and now I can't figure out how they were ranked #3. I thought they were going to be dynamite this year, but I thought they had a lot of studs coming back. Were they missing players? The team that was on the floor last night was not a top ten quality squad in my view. I guess I'm not in basketball mode yet, I can't remember why I thought they'd be so good this year...
Believe that Indiana is very talented and they were ranked 3rd due to their season opening win against Kansas.
Similar to last year, it's a matter of their commitment to playing defense and taking care of the basketball (turnovers). Last night for 30 minutes, their man-to-man defense was horrid. When they switched to the 2-3 zone, they figured out Fort Wayne's weakness
They lost Yogi (heart and soul of the team), Troy Williams, Bielfeldt and Zeisloft (3 point specialist) from last year's team, as well as, Colin Hartman is out indefinitely due to his knee. Last night OG, probabaly one of their better defenders, didn't play for most of the evening due to supposed illness.
Their recruiting class is also talented and it's a matter of player development for Jones, Davis, Green. They also have 2 transfers, Newkirk from Pitt and McSwain (think he's a JUCO transfer?).
Last night's loss reminded me of Indiana early last season. No defense and tons of turnovers. After their Duke loss they committed to playing defense and improved enough to win the B1G regular season championship.
Similar to last year, it's a matter of their commitment to playing defense and taking care of the basketball (turnovers). Last night for 30 minutes, their man-to-man defense was horrid. When they switched to the 2-3 zone, they figured out Fort Wayne's weakness
They lost Yogi (heart and soul of the team), Troy Williams, Bielfeldt and Zeisloft (3 point specialist) from last year's team, as well as, Colin Hartman is out indefinitely due to his knee. Last night OG, probabaly one of their better defenders, didn't play for most of the evening due to supposed illness.
Their recruiting class is also talented and it's a matter of player development for Jones, Davis, Green. They also have 2 transfers, Newkirk from Pitt and McSwain (think he's a JUCO transfer?).
Last night's loss reminded me of Indiana early last season. No defense and tons of turnovers. After their Duke loss they committed to playing defense and improved enough to win the B1G regular season championship.
dconifer, it's hard to say if they were missing any players. I don't know the squad that well, but you're right, they didn't even look like a top 10 team or a top 25 team for that matter.
Preseason rankings are about where people think a team is going to be, not where they are, and with so much talent spread all over, good teams that don't play well -- especially on the road (credit to IU for doing that) in a place that had to be unbelievably fired up -- will get beaten sometimes.
And yes, that's why college basketball can be so great.
And in basketball-mad Indiana, it's especially cool. And Mastodons is a cool name, too.
And yes, that's why college basketball can be so great.
And in basketball-mad Indiana, it's especially cool. And Mastodons is a cool name, too.
Great, great comments after the game by Fort Wayne HC Coffman and kudos to Tom Crean for going to Fort Wayne to play the game.
"They'll be talking about Indiana coming to Fort Wayne for the next 50 years,"
http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...dit-not-grief-for-playing-game-at-fort-wayne/
"They'll be talking about Indiana coming to Fort Wayne for the next 50 years,"
http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...dit-not-grief-for-playing-game-at-fort-wayne/
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I saw part of their exhibition game vs little Hope College on BTN. Hope was right in it for about 24-25 minutes. Indiana looked really bad on defense. They finally got interested and blew them out.
That's the knock on Indiana this year. It may not be the last time it cost them a game.
