redbirds2000
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Yep! 8-38 from 3 for Indy. We got lucky they had a bad night.
vs #10 Evansville - 2024 MVC Tournament First Round - Thursday, 3/7/2024 - 6 pm - Bally Sports
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Birdfriend72
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We have been so close. But- that’s life! I have met some great friends along the way- and they are priceless!
Birdfriend72
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Depends on the offense we are running. If we run a 3 guard offense johnny is fine. With who we have right now- we are fine!
This. I’m disappointed in the loss. I’m more disappointed a “fan” calls our players “bums”. Completely unacceptable and an awful representation of our fan base.
I keep perhaps 7 players. Two recruits coming in. Need minimum of three athletic transfer/ JC players. Problem is we are so bad who would want to come here. I disagree on kinzinger. I don’t want him to be the point guard. I want him at the 2. Pence and Walker both freshman so I keep them. Foster is the real deal. Unfair for Darius at this point because of the injury but I keep him if he wants to return as he’s the one guard who can get points on his own. Every team needs one. I keep Poindexter cause he’s talented, just has to regain his confidence. Banks a backup at best. Just doesn’t have point guard instincts.
100%! Yet we have to come to the reality of...we lost our last 2 games - to 2 teams - who had lost 18 consecutive games combined. We beat a top 25 team....we lose last 2 to an 18 game losing streak. Maddening. I guess we'll know in 6 months who's with us for next year. That's a long freakin time. Later doods.
PS. We, BY FAR, played our best...and pretty good...basketball with the 7-8 man rotation going down the stretch. Now I love a deep bench...love it. But you gotta ask yourself...why did we play our best basketball during that stretch? Blues clues.
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Redbirdfan06
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Do you think Pedon will make major roster moves and have some difficult conversations with guys that could return? Or do you think he just replaces a couple of seniors and most of this roster is intact next season?
I dont see a lot of these players that could return having other options other than staying at isu if they wanted to continue playing D1 basketball.
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Brutally tough loss in person.
But I’m never giving up. I’m 48 and was at ISU for two NIT and two NCAA Tournament trips.
I, For one, am looking forward to the Kinziger/Norris backcourt.
Hope an offseason of development pushes Walker and Pence to a higher level.
I’m searching here, I know. It hurts right now.
But I’m never giving up. I’m 48 and was at ISU for two NIT and two NCAA Tournament trips.
I, For one, am looking forward to the Kinziger/Norris backcourt.
Hope an offseason of development pushes Walker and Pence to a higher level.
I’m searching here, I know. It hurts right now.
This one like the last one is on the coaches and ISU management. Sports fans follow two college sports more than any others and that is men’s basketball and football, period. Until ISU takes steps to address this it makes it real easy to stay at home and pass on season tickets again for another year. Sadly a once respected mid major program 20 to 30 years ago has become what we now. This is redbird basketball, no caps, we are that bad. This year is enough for me to believe management needs to start realizing that they need to not just be thinking about but to begin implementing plan b, c, or d. When my Purdue friends call me up not to razz me but to give condolences it is bad and recognized as bad by sports fans.
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Evansville dictated from the jump. Could tell from the first possession we were bothered by what they threw at us on D. Never adjusted. Frustrating.
The head fakes, extra passes, and dribbles in then back out are maddening. Whole crowd around me behind the bench was urging anyone to just SHOOT IT.
Feel bad for Kendall. Rough way to go out.
Time to hit the recruiting trail. Hard.
The head fakes, extra passes, and dribbles in then back out are maddening. Whole crowd around me behind the bench was urging anyone to just SHOOT IT.
Feel bad for Kendall. Rough way to go out.
Time to hit the recruiting trail. Hard.
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Joe Petrakis had at least 1 D1 option after he left here. He hasn’t done much last I checked at WIU, but he did staybD1. Considering some teams in the Summit, OVC, Horizon, and Chicago State, the opportunity is there.
There are a few guys on the roster that I hope we keep. Besides that, if some players leave, we will have the opportunity to use those spots for more production. Not everyone has to be a starter, but you would hope to have more contributing depth. Anyone coming in will have an opportunity for significant minutes. Anyone remaining will have an opportunity to improve their game to earn those minutes.
Geez I’m not even that far in but I’ve been certainly getting less and less committed and I hate fairweather fans……….but we haven’t seen fair weather in a long time
So you noticed the smart fouling on their part too
SlackBooDom
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I don’t think Pedon should care if they have D1 options. If he likes his job he will make major roster moves.
Not to jump on your rant but it’s beyond me that whether it’s a business decision or not that State Farm has basically no interest. They could single handedly make us relevant and have a good local team to entertain clients with etc. Especially in the NIL era but choose not to. I don’t even think it would dip into their chiefs budget.
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Gather 'round, boys and girls, and let an old timer tell you a story. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a basketball program that not only was typically at or near the top of the MVC, but it also occasionally made the NCAA tournament, giving the likes of defending national champions all they could handle for 39 minutes and beating an upper-level team from the SEC. It was a proud program with a history of success that was the envy of many in the Valley. Today...not so much. The end.
The program did show signs of progress at times this season, but they need to be a serious contender to finish in the top 4 of the conference next season or else someone's seat is going to go from lukewarm to fairly hot, whether fair or not.
The program did show signs of progress at times this season, but they need to be a serious contender to finish in the top 4 of the conference next season or else someone's seat is going to go from lukewarm to fairly hot, whether fair or not.
If the roster returns basically intact the results are likely the same and he won’t be here much longer. You have to turn over at least half the roster, sucks for the players but Pedons job is to win
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My measurement for success this year was
1. Did this season prepare us to be successful for next year
2. A resemblance of a plan
3. Improved guard play from last year
I don't know if there is a clear answer at this point which is unfortunate
1. Did this season prepare us to be successful for next year
2. A resemblance of a plan
3. Improved guard play from last year
I don't know if there is a clear answer at this point which is unfortunate
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He should be looking at a staff shakeup as well, because this is not working.