Indiana Basketball is Getting the Love they Deserve
By Chris Jackson Wednesday November 28, 2012
BLOOMINGTON, IN-Whoa is all you can say to
Indiana men’s basketball this year, whoa.
Just two years ago, the Hoosiers barely amassed
ten wins-they got twelve.
Some wondered win Indiana hired Tom Crean if
they would get back to their old, winning days. And sure enough, they got back
to that last year. Last year they got 27 wins and lost in the Sweet 16 to the
eventual national champions the Kentucky Wildcats. They got 17 more wins than
the previous season. This season, they’re 7-0 and on pace to get undefeated, not
saying that will happen.
They “creaned” North Carolina on Tuesday night,
winning 83-59. Creaning meant they outcoached North Carolina, and flat out won
on both sides of the ball.
In the Tuesday win against North Carolina, they
outshot, outrebounded, and out-teamed the Tar Heels. Here’s a look at the
comparisons: Indiana made 44.6 percent of their shots and 40 percent of their
three-point shots while the North Carolina made just 37.7 percent of their
shots and just 12 percent of their three’s. They also outrebounded the boys
from Chapel Hill 44-34 and had 21 assists, compared to UNC’s 8.
Forward Cody Zeller and guard Jordan Hulls
helped lead the Hoosiers to the blowout victory. Zeller led the team scoring 20
points and also had eight rebounds. Hulls scored 13 points and made three of
five from three-point range. He also had eight assists. It seemed like he made
all the big shots when they made their move to get ahead by more than twenty
points in the second half. Guard Victor Oladipo and forward Will Sheehey also
added 19 points each.
People thought Indiana would lose and claimed
they were “overrated,” but why would you decide to say something like
that?
Guess what, they destroyed the boys from Chapel Hill.
"It's cool," Oladipo said when asked about the margin of victory
over a program like North Carolina. "I mean, we've been working really hard and
you guys know as well as I know that this program over the last couple of years
was really struggling and we wanted to get it back on top. So to get a win like
that, it's a humbling experience."
It’s humbling, but in a way, it’s an experience, a dream, and a
gift to realize that you’re the number-one team in the country and were able to
beat a team as good as North Carolina by the margin they did.
Even North Carolina coach Roy Williams had to admit that Indiana
is one heck of a team.
"Boy, I would love to watch them play if it wasn't against my
team," Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. "You look down the lineup and Cody
Zeller, he's family to begin with, he's really a load to handle, and two other
guys that I didn't even hear of when they were in high school, they just kicked
our rear ends."
Boy, Williams is right. Indiana was dominating in speed,
efficiency, and just about every facet of the game. Zeller dominates every game
by opening up lanes for his teammates and by just having grea basketball IQ. He
can rebound, score, and even help create plays for
others.
Indiana is 5th in the country in scoring, averaging
88 points per game, and they also make 51 percent of their shots. Their defense
may get criticized, but by the way they stopped North Carolina’s offense, and
allowed James-Michael McAdoo to make just 4-15 shots, that’s impressive by all
standards.
"I know people criticize us for our defense, and they say 'If
they can't play defense, how good can they really be?' " Oladipo
said.
If they can’t play defense to all you “so-called” experts, then
why did they take North Carolina’s offense out of their comfort zone. How come
their the number-one team in the country?
You noticed why they’re the top team in the land, it was obvious Tuesday night and
it’s been obvious all season.
Their team is relentless. They will force you to rush shots and
take unnecessary three’s. That was seen all throughout the second half of the
North Carolina game, and even when you think Indiana is taking a so called
“wasteless” three, they make it, they drain it, they swoosh it.
This isn’t an overreacted opinion, this is a point to make that the Indiana Hoosiers
are the number-one team in the country. They aren’t overrated, their rated right
where they should be. If they can win the Big Ten, that would be a huge
statement in proving they are the best team in the country. And let’s face it,
the Big Ten is a great conference in basketball this year, and Indiana is the
tops in the conference right now, and they will remain that way throughout the
rest of the season.
BLOOMINGTON, IN-Whoa is all you can say to
Indiana men’s basketball this year, whoa.
Just two years ago, the Hoosiers barely amassed
ten wins-they got twelve.
Some wondered win Indiana hired Tom Crean if
they would get back to their old, winning days. And sure enough, they got back
to that last year. Last year they got 27 wins and lost in the Sweet 16 to the
eventual national champions the Kentucky Wildcats. They got 17 more wins than
the previous season. This season, they’re 7-0 and on pace to get undefeated, not
saying that will happen.
They “creaned” North Carolina on Tuesday night,
winning 83-59. Creaning meant they outcoached North Carolina, and flat out won
on both sides of the ball.
In the Tuesday win against North Carolina, they
outshot, outrebounded, and out-teamed the Tar Heels. Here’s a look at the
comparisons: Indiana made 44.6 percent of their shots and 40 percent of their
three-point shots while the North Carolina made just 37.7 percent of their
shots and just 12 percent of their three’s. They also outrebounded the boys
from Chapel Hill 44-34 and had 21 assists, compared to UNC’s 8.
Forward Cody Zeller and guard Jordan Hulls
helped lead the Hoosiers to the blowout victory. Zeller led the team scoring 20
points and also had eight rebounds. Hulls scored 13 points and made three of
five from three-point range. He also had eight assists. It seemed like he made
all the big shots when they made their move to get ahead by more than twenty
points in the second half. Guard Victor Oladipo and forward Will Sheehey also
added 19 points each.
People thought Indiana would lose and claimed
they were “overrated,” but why would you decide to say something like
that?
Guess what, they destroyed the boys from Chapel Hill.
"It's cool," Oladipo said when asked about the margin of victory
over a program like North Carolina. "I mean, we've been working really hard and
you guys know as well as I know that this program over the last couple of years
was really struggling and we wanted to get it back on top. So to get a win like
that, it's a humbling experience."
It’s humbling, but in a way, it’s an experience, a dream, and a
gift to realize that you’re the number-one team in the country and were able to
beat a team as good as North Carolina by the margin they did.
Even North Carolina coach Roy Williams had to admit that Indiana
is one heck of a team.
"Boy, I would love to watch them play if it wasn't against my
team," Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. "You look down the lineup and Cody
Zeller, he's family to begin with, he's really a load to handle, and two other
guys that I didn't even hear of when they were in high school, they just kicked
our rear ends."
Boy, Williams is right. Indiana was dominating in speed,
efficiency, and just about every facet of the game. Zeller dominates every game
by opening up lanes for his teammates and by just having grea basketball IQ. He
can rebound, score, and even help create plays for
others.
Indiana is 5th in the country in scoring, averaging
88 points per game, and they also make 51 percent of their shots. Their defense
may get criticized, but by the way they stopped North Carolina’s offense, and
allowed James-Michael McAdoo to make just 4-15 shots, that’s impressive by all
standards.
"I know people criticize us for our defense, and they say 'If
they can't play defense, how good can they really be?' " Oladipo
said.
If they can’t play defense to all you “so-called” experts, then
why did they take North Carolina’s offense out of their comfort zone. How come
their the number-one team in the country?
You noticed why they’re the top team in the land, it was obvious Tuesday night and
it’s been obvious all season.
Their team is relentless. They will force you to rush shots and
take unnecessary three’s. That was seen all throughout the second half of the
North Carolina game, and even when you think Indiana is taking a so called
“wasteless” three, they make it, they drain it, they swoosh it.
This isn’t an overreacted opinion, this is a point to make that the Indiana Hoosiers
are the number-one team in the country. They aren’t overrated, their rated right
where they should be. If they can win the Big Ten, that would be a huge
statement in proving they are the best team in the country. And let’s face it,
the Big Ten is a great conference in basketball this year, and Indiana is the
tops in the conference right now, and they will remain that way throughout the
rest of the season.
Monday November 12, 2012 Scores
Legends Classic
ND St. 61 #1 Indiana 87
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
Buffalo 68 #25 Florida St. 95
Yale 35 Saint Joseph’s 61
NIT Tip-Off
Fordham 51 Pittsburgh 86
Bowling Green 73 Cleveland St. 79 OT
Fairfield 45 Virginia 54
Lamar 55 Kansas St. 79
Robert Morris 60 Lehigh 89
IUPUI 54 #7 Michigan 91
Pennsylvania 69 Delaware 84
Alabama-Huntsville 78 N. Texas 75
Legends Classic
Youngstown St. 68 Georgia 56
Barclays Center Classic
LIU Brooklyn 94 Lafayette 98 OT
Morehead St. 45 Maryland 67
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Norfolk St. 65 Seton Hall 78
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Troy 65 Texas A&M 83
EA Sports Maui Invitational
Coppin St. 46 Texas 69
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic at Honolulu
AR-Pine Bluff 62 MD-E. Shore 52
Houston Baptist 60 Hawaii 73
Global Sports Challenge
N. Arizona 54 #18 UNLV 92
Rest of the Country
North Florida 66 #17 Memphis 81
Monmouth 57 #22 Notre Dame 84
Maryville (MO) 55 Lipscomb 73
Centenary 47 TCU 75
Presbyterian 44 Clemson 77
TENN Temple 53 Chattanooga 88
Rhode Island 50 Virginia Tech 69 John Carroll 53 Akron 97
NW St. 71 Campbell 67
Boston 75 Canisius 67
Cairn 46 Delaware St. 95
William & Mary 71 Liberty 59
Eastern 52 UMBC 70
Oglethorpe 25 Mercer 70
Johnson & Wales 46 NC Cent. 109
Winston-Salem 65 UNC Greensboro 81
Utah Valley 64 NC A&T 55
Bryant 49 Providence 81
American 61 Quinnipiac 55
Cincinnati Christian 71 Radford 76 OT
Cent. Conn. St. 61 St. Peter’s 64 Webber Int. 54 Wofford 87
Hiwassee 36 USC Upstate 90
Sacred Heart 62 Rutgers 88
Cent. Michigan 61 Iowa 73
Kennesaw St. 67 SC St. 65 OT
Alabama A&M 40 Iowa St. 98
TX-Pan American 61 Bradley 78
Toledo 56 Minnesota 82
St. Francis (NY) 64 Illinois 89
UCSB 72 Illinois St. 100
Rockhurst 41 Loyola (IL) 64
S. Illinois 72 New Orleans 55
Martin Methodist 40 Samford 59
Lyon College 61 SE Missouri St. 89
Portland St. 69 Oregon 80
E. Washington 79 CS Northridge 96
CS Fullerton 68 Stanford 81
West Virginia 50 #19 Gonzaga 84 Davidson 81 New Mexico 86
ND St. 61 #1 Indiana 87
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
Buffalo 68 #25 Florida St. 95
Yale 35 Saint Joseph’s 61
NIT Tip-Off
Fordham 51 Pittsburgh 86
Bowling Green 73 Cleveland St. 79 OT
Fairfield 45 Virginia 54
Lamar 55 Kansas St. 79
Robert Morris 60 Lehigh 89
IUPUI 54 #7 Michigan 91
Pennsylvania 69 Delaware 84
Alabama-Huntsville 78 N. Texas 75
Legends Classic
Youngstown St. 68 Georgia 56
Barclays Center Classic
LIU Brooklyn 94 Lafayette 98 OT
Morehead St. 45 Maryland 67
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Norfolk St. 65 Seton Hall 78
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Troy 65 Texas A&M 83
EA Sports Maui Invitational
Coppin St. 46 Texas 69
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic at Honolulu
AR-Pine Bluff 62 MD-E. Shore 52
Houston Baptist 60 Hawaii 73
Global Sports Challenge
N. Arizona 54 #18 UNLV 92
Rest of the Country
North Florida 66 #17 Memphis 81
Monmouth 57 #22 Notre Dame 84
Maryville (MO) 55 Lipscomb 73
Centenary 47 TCU 75
Presbyterian 44 Clemson 77
TENN Temple 53 Chattanooga 88
Rhode Island 50 Virginia Tech 69 John Carroll 53 Akron 97
NW St. 71 Campbell 67
Boston 75 Canisius 67
Cairn 46 Delaware St. 95
William & Mary 71 Liberty 59
Eastern 52 UMBC 70
Oglethorpe 25 Mercer 70
Johnson & Wales 46 NC Cent. 109
Winston-Salem 65 UNC Greensboro 81
Utah Valley 64 NC A&T 55
Bryant 49 Providence 81
American 61 Quinnipiac 55
Cincinnati Christian 71 Radford 76 OT
Cent. Conn. St. 61 St. Peter’s 64 Webber Int. 54 Wofford 87
Hiwassee 36 USC Upstate 90
Sacred Heart 62 Rutgers 88
Cent. Michigan 61 Iowa 73
Kennesaw St. 67 SC St. 65 OT
Alabama A&M 40 Iowa St. 98
TX-Pan American 61 Bradley 78
Toledo 56 Minnesota 82
St. Francis (NY) 64 Illinois 89
UCSB 72 Illinois St. 100
Rockhurst 41 Loyola (IL) 64
S. Illinois 72 New Orleans 55
Martin Methodist 40 Samford 59
Lyon College 61 SE Missouri St. 89
Portland St. 69 Oregon 80
E. Washington 79 CS Northridge 96
CS Fullerton 68 Stanford 81
West Virginia 50 #19 Gonzaga 84 Davidson 81 New Mexico 86
Sunday November 11, 2012 Scores
2K Sports Classic
Marshall 68 Villanova 80
Hofstra 54 Purdue 83
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Albany 60 #4 Ohio St. 82
EA Sports Maui Invitational
Florida Atl. 56 #11 North Carolina 80
Colgate 63 Marquette 84
Battle on the Midway at San Diego
#9 Syracuse 62 #20 San Diego St. 49
All-Military Classic
Air Force 77 Citadel 70
Legends Classic
Duquesne 55 Georgetown 61
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic at Honolulu
ED-E. Shore 55 Houston Baptist 70
Rest of the Country
SE Louisiana 47 #23 Wisconsin 87
Tenn-Martin 57 #24 Cincinnati 80 UC Riverside 52 IL-Chicago 59
Florida Intl. 70 Boston College 84
UTSA 79 Old Dominion 70
UNC-Asheville 59 UNC-Wilmington 67
Grambling St. 51 Ball St. 78
Brown 58 Binghamton 49
Siena 54 Navy 49 OT
Army 80 VMI 74
LA-Monroe 51 Oklahoma 85
E. Michigan 54 Jacksonville St. 61
Alabama St. 35 #10 Florida 84
Milwaukee 75 South Carolina 82 OT
Manhattan 51 #2 Louisville 79
Texas Southern 63 Boise St. 81
Mount Ida 57 Stony Brook 93
CSU 73 #12 Arizona 82
Jackson St. 47 #19 Baylor 78
Texas Southern 63 Boise St.81
Oakwood 41 Alcorn St. 85
Holy Cross 74 Morgan St. 73
Oakland 79 LA-Lafayette 90
W. Alabama 49 Alabama 80
Schreiner 51 Prairie View A&M 80 Southern 55 Nebraska 66
Saint Mary 96 Nebraska-Omaha 86
Loyola Marymount 58 SMU 73
Mars Hill 68 W. Carolina 95
LSU Shreveport 54 Tulsa 110
Montana St. 72 Seattle 87
New Mexico St. 62 Oregon St. 71
Scores from across California
Division 1
UC Riverside 52 IL-Chicago 59
#9 Syracuse 62 #20 San Diego St. 49
Loyola Marymount 58 SMU 73
Marshall 68 Villanova 80
Hofstra 54 Purdue 83
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Albany 60 #4 Ohio St. 82
EA Sports Maui Invitational
Florida Atl. 56 #11 North Carolina 80
Colgate 63 Marquette 84
Battle on the Midway at San Diego
#9 Syracuse 62 #20 San Diego St. 49
All-Military Classic
Air Force 77 Citadel 70
Legends Classic
Duquesne 55 Georgetown 61
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic at Honolulu
ED-E. Shore 55 Houston Baptist 70
Rest of the Country
SE Louisiana 47 #23 Wisconsin 87
Tenn-Martin 57 #24 Cincinnati 80 UC Riverside 52 IL-Chicago 59
Florida Intl. 70 Boston College 84
UTSA 79 Old Dominion 70
UNC-Asheville 59 UNC-Wilmington 67
Grambling St. 51 Ball St. 78
Brown 58 Binghamton 49
Siena 54 Navy 49 OT
Army 80 VMI 74
LA-Monroe 51 Oklahoma 85
E. Michigan 54 Jacksonville St. 61
Alabama St. 35 #10 Florida 84
Milwaukee 75 South Carolina 82 OT
Manhattan 51 #2 Louisville 79
Texas Southern 63 Boise St. 81
Mount Ida 57 Stony Brook 93
CSU 73 #12 Arizona 82
Jackson St. 47 #19 Baylor 78
Texas Southern 63 Boise St.81
Oakwood 41 Alcorn St. 85
Holy Cross 74 Morgan St. 73
Oakland 79 LA-Lafayette 90
W. Alabama 49 Alabama 80
Schreiner 51 Prairie View A&M 80 Southern 55 Nebraska 66
Saint Mary 96 Nebraska-Omaha 86
Loyola Marymount 58 SMU 73
Mars Hill 68 W. Carolina 95
LSU Shreveport 54 Tulsa 110
Montana St. 72 Seattle 87
New Mexico St. 62 Oregon St. 71
Scores from across California
Division 1
UC Riverside 52 IL-Chicago 59
#9 Syracuse 62 #20 San Diego St. 49
Loyola Marymount 58 SMU 73
Saturday November 10, 2012 Scores
Top 25
Evansville 49 #22 Notre Dame 58
Rest
Nicholls St. 65 Vanderbilt 80
W. Michigan 55 Cornell 63
Princeton 57 Buffalo 53
William Jewell 66 Drake 96
Suffolk 51 New Hampshire 91
Wartburg 50 N. Iowa 103
Portland 52 Ohio 81
ETSU 62 Virginia Tech 80
Air Force 76 Army 65
Elon 59 Butler 74
Arkansas St. 61 Dayton 74
NJIT 63 Providence 64
Chicago St. 67 Green Bay 72
Quinnipiac 65 Hartford 61
Delaware 66 La Salle 73
Southwest 81 N. Colorado 127
Lincoln (PA) 68 Howard 62
Sewanee 36 Mercer 65
Arkansas Pine-Bluff 24 Grambling St. 17
Youngstown St. 80 George Washington 73
VMI 76 Citadel 84
St. Andrews 48 Winthrop 80
Washington & Lee 50 East Carolina 72
UTSA 60 Holy Cross 56
N. Alabama 65 Long Beach St. 75
Sacred Heart 85 Yale 82 OT
Evansville 49 #22 Notre Dame 58
Rest
Nicholls St. 65 Vanderbilt 80
W. Michigan 55 Cornell 63
Princeton 57 Buffalo 53
William Jewell 66 Drake 96
Suffolk 51 New Hampshire 91
Wartburg 50 N. Iowa 103
Portland 52 Ohio 81
ETSU 62 Virginia Tech 80
Air Force 76 Army 65
Elon 59 Butler 74
Arkansas St. 61 Dayton 74
NJIT 63 Providence 64
Chicago St. 67 Green Bay 72
Quinnipiac 65 Hartford 61
Delaware 66 La Salle 73
Southwest 81 N. Colorado 127
Lincoln (PA) 68 Howard 62
Sewanee 36 Mercer 65
Arkansas Pine-Bluff 24 Grambling St. 17
Youngstown St. 80 George Washington 73
VMI 76 Citadel 84
St. Andrews 48 Winthrop 80
Washington & Lee 50 East Carolina 72
UTSA 60 Holy Cross 56
N. Alabama 65 Long Beach St. 75
Sacred Heart 85 Yale 82 OT
Friday November 9, 2012 Scores
Top 25
Bryant 54 #1 Indiana 97
Maryland 69 #3 Kentucky 72
Slippery Rock 62 #5 Michigan 100
Miami (OH) 59 #6 NC State 97
SE Missouri St. 55 #7 Kansas 74 Georgia St. 55 #8 Duke 74
Gardner-Webb 59 #11 North Carolina 76
Indiana St. 59 #13 UCLA 86
North Texas 51 #16 Creighton 71 Lehigh 77 #19 Baylor 99
Southern Utah 65 #21 Gonzaga 103
South Alabama 76 #25 Florida St. 71
Scores from across California-Division 1
UC Merced 62 Sacramento St. 96
Cal Poly 46 TCU 53
UCSB 63 LSU 77
UC Davis 65 Oklahoma St. 73
UC Riverside 59 DePaul 91
Pepperdine 75 Cal State Northridge 81
San Jose St. 68 New Orleans 72
Texas-Arlington 62 CS Bakersfield 60
Fresno St. 53 Texas 55 San Diego
Christian 58 San Diego 91
Pacifica 49 Loyola Marymount 108
San Francisco 62 Stanford 74
Coppin St. 73 USC 87
Bryant 54 #1 Indiana 97
Maryland 69 #3 Kentucky 72
Slippery Rock 62 #5 Michigan 100
Miami (OH) 59 #6 NC State 97
SE Missouri St. 55 #7 Kansas 74 Georgia St. 55 #8 Duke 74
Gardner-Webb 59 #11 North Carolina 76
Indiana St. 59 #13 UCLA 86
North Texas 51 #16 Creighton 71 Lehigh 77 #19 Baylor 99
Southern Utah 65 #21 Gonzaga 103
South Alabama 76 #25 Florida St. 71
Scores from across California-Division 1
UC Merced 62 Sacramento St. 96
Cal Poly 46 TCU 53
UCSB 63 LSU 77
UC Davis 65 Oklahoma St. 73
UC Riverside 59 DePaul 91
Pepperdine 75 Cal State Northridge 81
San Jose St. 68 New Orleans 72
Texas-Arlington 62 CS Bakersfield 60
Fresno St. 53 Texas 55 San Diego
Christian 58 San Diego 91
Pacifica 49 Loyola Marymount 108
San Francisco 62 Stanford 74
Coppin St. 73 USC 87