Wisconsin 78, Indiana 46: no relief.

With how tough IU played the Boilers in Bloomington what do you expect next Wednesday. It could get tricky without Hummel if IU plays as motivated as they did in Bloomington.

LOL!

but I continue to be amazed at how much PT Rivers gets. He loves to drive to the hoop out of control and then throw the ball at people’s feet or lose it out of bounds.

We’ll look back at this and laug-actually, no…I don’t think that will ever happen.

Would it be weird to say I’d rather have last year’s team than this year’s? They were infinitely worse talentwise, but at least they tried to compete.

I really hope this puzzle starts falling together next year with growing experience and more talent on board. I can usually forgive losing for a good effort, but losing on these kinds of efforts makes me long for IU football.

the only thing i can think of is that they are fractured. i saw capobianco and rivers sort of disagreeing/arguing at one point. a few games it looked like they were feeding off of each other, but for the majority of the season i feel like i have been watching a bunch of guys struggle individually.

a few thoughts…

- i actually like what i am seeing out of jordan hulls. he is totally undersized to play big ten basketball, but what he lacks in stature he can make up for in smarts. if he can be a pesky defender, get loose rebounds, dish the rock (certainly can already), make open threes (i believe he can right now), and make free throws down the stretch i believe he will have a very good career at iu.
- i feel bad for christian watford. some players hit the next level and thrive (maurice creek), but some need their talent to catch up to their physical abilities. i do think this season could help him in the long run, but right now he just looks like a beaten man. if he hits the gym, works on his mid range shot, and becomes more agressive down low he will be a phenomenal player, i really think he has that potential. too many times he drives beneath the basket or doesn’t go towards the rim and just dishes it off.
- i really like derek elston. he is one of the only bright spots on this team the last couple months. most of this team seems to be stuck in neutral or regressing, i think elston is improving (i thought this even before last night, i am not a huge stat guy, i like to judge by watching not by looking at the stats after the game).
- i wish jeremiah rivers was a senior.

to all the boilers… while i am quite pleased that your final four shot took a huge hit, i am also sorry for the way it happened. i wish indiana had a robbie hummel every year. i watched him play high school ball at valpo (our rivals) and i have watched him play for the boilers and i have nothing negative to say about him. i hope he has a speedy and full recovery.