While I agree, I think there will be an adjustment period once White gets back as the teams learns to play together again.  I am also really looking forward to Ben Allen getting more minutes.  He's definitely a role player, but I think he'll be very good down the road, especially when his confidence to play inside grows.

 

I like the potential I see with IU, but the road will not be without a few bumps along the way.

 

I agree about Allen. He's been a very bright spot this year. I'd have no problem seeing him get more minutes.

 

Allen and Killingsworth haven't been on the floor at the same time much, which I understand, because there's the potential of fouls. However, I wonder if we can ever see 3 big men on the floor at once when DJ's back. With Allen's shot, he'd have no problem playing as a small forward. That'd be fun to see, and I feel it could be successful.

Indiana could very well win the conference if White and Marco stay healthy AND if they get consistent guardplay. But I have been very underwhelmed by the guards Indiana has, so they need to find somebody who can get it done at that spot in conference play.

It was pretty damn funny yesterday at the game there was this IU fan I was talking to about the Big 10.  So I say I think the order will go in the Big 10: 1) MSU, 2) ILL, 3) IU.  He says, have you ever been to a game at Illinois?  I say no.  He says, well I have a few friends there who talked all of this crap last year when they had that good team so I finally gave in and went to a game there (pauses for a second)  It's funny going there because you look up in the rafters and all they have is a final four banner from 1987 or whenever it was, then the rest is cobwebs.

Just a random question; why does every single IU fan play the history card?

Indiana could very well win the conference if White and Marco stay healthy AND if they get consistent guardplay.  But I have been very underwhelmed by the guards Indiana has, so they need to find somebody who can get it done at that spot in conference play.

 

 

I agree. But I think that will change when Vaden becomes more of a wing player once White gets back and as Ratliff continues to adjust to the broken hand. Ratliff doesn't look real athletic, but the guy can jump out of the gym and I think his upside is huge. How much of that we see this year remains to be seen.

 

I'm optimistic, but you won't see me around here predicting any champinships just yet.

Just a random question; why does every single IU fan play the history card?

 

I can give you two answers... pick the one you like the best.

 

1. Have you ever seen me play the history card?

 

2. Because we have the card to play!

Just a random question; why does every single IU fan play the history card?

IMO, the history card only applies if you've experienced the history you are talking about. Do you think i play the Hawks history card to Blues fans? They've never won a cup, and we last won one in 1961. I could care less about titles that were won when i wasn't born/was very little and under a completely different regime.

 

Also, we didn't just make a final four we made it to the national championship game. Bad year to do it, as both UNC and Illinois were 2 of the best teams in recent memory IMO.

Loyola hosts Purdue tonight on Comcast Sportsnet at 7. Loyola has a real nice team (that IMO will represent the Horizon League in the dance) and I expect them to win this one.

Loyola beat Purdue 80-65, pretty much dominating and in control the whole game. Loyola is very talented for a Horizon League team and IMO could definitely win the league, make the dance, and give somebody fits once there.

 

But.......Purdue is amazingly bad.

 

Luther at the Illini game in Portland Saturday night....(Rockets had a game at the Blazers Sunday). Great to see him there (was on camera during the game a couple times too) probably my all time favorite college hoops player.

Luther at the Illini game in Portland Saturday night....(Rockets had a game at the Blazers Sunday).  Great to see him there (was on camera during the game a couple times too) probably my all time favorite college hoops player.

 

Plus, I like the hat.

The Indiana Daily is reporting Mike Davis said that DJ White should see floor time in the December 19 game against Charlotte.

ESPN/USA Today Poll

 

 

 

1. Duke (30) 9-0 774

2. Connecticut (1) 7-0 738

3. Villanova 6-0 716

4. Louisville 5-0 654

5. Memphis 7-1 613

6. Florida 9-0 595

7. Texas 8-1 591

8. Illinois 10-0 558

9. Oklahoma 5-1 529

10. Washington 8-0 501

11. Gonzaga 6-2 474

12. Michigan State 7-2 383

13. Boston College 6-2 354

14. UCLA 7-1 330

15. George Washington 7-0 306

16. Wake Forest 7-1 264

17. Maryland 7-2 259

18. Indiana 5-2 237

19. N.C. State 6-1 197

20. North Carolina 5-1 157

21. Nevada 6-1 126

22. Kentucky 6-3 119

23. Iowa 7-3 85

24. Wisconsin 7-1 75

25. Ohio State 4-0 62

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Michigan 58, Syracuse 58, Arizona 47, Pittsburgh 42, Houston 31, LSU 22, West Virginia 22, Bucknell 19, Ohio 15, Xavier 11, Notre Dame 7, Buffalo 7, Colorado 6, Kansas State 5, Air Force 5, Alabama 5, Iona 4, Clemson 4, Northern Iowa 3, Vanderbilt 3, NC Wilmington 2, New Mexico 1, Oklahoma State 1.

DROPPED FROM RANKINGS

Alabama 19, Arizona 25.

Not sure how Texas is ahead of Illinois after that abomination of a performance they put in at The Meadowlands Saturday.

Illinois should be #5 not Memphis

six big ten teams. not too bad.

Hmm, not even one ISU vote surprises me.

Texas is going to get killed by anybody that can shoot 3's. In a game early this year against West Virginia, they got KILLED from beyond the arc and only won because WV couldn't make a free throw in the last minute, and then we all saw the Duke game.

 

Also, how is Kentucky ranked?? They blow. Also, I think we will find out as time goes on that #1 and #2 in this poll are in the wrong order.

Texas is going to get killed by anybody that can shoot 3's.  In a game early this year against West Virginia, they got KILLED from beyond the arc and only won because WV couldn't make a free throw in the last minute, and then we all saw the Duke game.

 

Also, how is Kentucky ranked?? They blow.  Also, I think we will find out as time goes on that #1 and #2 in this poll are in the wrong order.

 

 

Texas will fall again at Hilton Coliseum in January.

Also, I think we will find out as time goes on that #1 and #2 in this poll are in the wrong order.

 

That'd be interesting. I just hope UConn doesn't drop below #2 before, February 4th. UConn is in Bloomington for a non-conference game in the middle of the Big Ten schedule.

the pollsters will try to keep Duke, NC, Kansas, Kentucky and UCLA around as long as possible.

 

I also think it has something to do with the Louisville matchup this weekend on CBS, two ranked teams sound so much more appealing.

That'd be interesting.  I just hope UConn doesn't drop below #2 before, February 4th.  UConn is in Bloomington for a non-conference game in the middle of the Big Ten schedule.

 

I wouldn't get too cocky. Marcus Williams will be back long before then, which should make UConn very difficult to beat.

I wouldn't get too cocky. Marcus Williams will be back long before then, which should make UConn very difficult to beat.

 

Haha, what about what I said was cocky? I just think it'd be fun for IU, being that it could potentially be the second #1 team to come to Bloomington in the span of a season.

AP TOP 25

1 Duke 

2 Connecticut 

3 Villanova 

4 Louisville 

5 Memphis 

6 Texas 

7 Florida 

8 Oklahoma 

9 Illinois 

10 Gonzaga 

11 Washington 

12 Michigan State 

13 Boston College 

14 UCLA 

15 George Washington 

16 Wake Forest 

17 Maryland 

18 Indiana 

19 North Carolina 

20 Nevada 

21 North Carolina State 

22 Iowa 

23 Kentucky 

24 Arizona 

25 Houston 
 
 

Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 115, Ohio St. 108, Wisconsin 88, Pittsburgh 63, 

Bucknell 59, Syracuse 56, West Virginia 47, Clemson 27, Indiana St. 27, Xavier 27, 

Ohio 19, Iowa St. 16, Iona 14, Alabama 11, N. Iowa 11, LSU 7, Oklahoma St. 7, Arkansas 5, 

Buffalo 4, Vanderbilt 3, Missouri St. 2, Georgia 1, La Salle 1, Montana 1.

Haha, what about what I said was cocky? 

OH YOU KNOW

 

The only top 25 action in CBB involved Big 10 teams.

 

#24 Wiscy beat NC Wilmington 54-51.

 

#25 tOSU beat Norfolk State 92-59.