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    Assembly Hall

    I am biased. But here: Assembly Hall is uniquely awesome, like Fenway and Wrigley, and has an unusual way of seating 17,000+. The main level seats are the vast majority and go up 46 rows. They are steep, very, very close to the court, and completely awesome -- unless you are above row 37, in...
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    Grayson Allen - From an Indiana fan

    Interesting you should say that! Talked with someone who was at the game last night and here's what apparently happened: A student led chant of "F*** Grayson" started The long-time IU PA announcer, Chuck Crabbe got on the arena mike and asked that it stop. It stopped and didn't happen again...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    How’d you like the Assembly Hall experience?
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    ***DUKE VS INDIANA OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

    Tim Priller at the buzzer for the win!!!! Or, maybe Duke is just too long and athletic. But maybe Tim Priller! But maybe not.
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    They are bleacher seats, they are mostly for students (although student seats are interspersed, not sectioned off), and to borrow a phrase:
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    Center court, but with a bit of balcony overhang. You'll have a great time no matter what, but I hope you go home shocked and disappointed! ;)
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    Not trying to oversell IU this year; I think that it will be clear early if Duke's quickness and length are just too much for IU to handle. On the other hand, if DeRon Davis stays out of early foul trouble (he's the one guy we can't play without against high-level competition) and IU shows...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    Anything under row 32 or so in the main section is a pretty good seat. Anything above that in the main is 'just okay' because of the balcony overhang. The balcony past the first few rows is pretty grim. With almost 18,000 tickets and a late Wednesday game for tickets that retail from $28-$48...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    Just don't wear Kentucky Blue and you oughta be fine. Even Purdue fans that aren't a$$es are fine in Assembly Hall. As long as you don't go over the top or engage against the random anti-Allen cheer or half-crazy student, IU and Duke are not traditional rivals, and Assembly Hall is an...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    I guess there's a few answers to the question of: "How will IU handle Duke's length?": Archie runs a Virginia style man-to-man "pack-line" defense which gives up some open threes, but clogs the lane on defense and tends to rebound beyond expectations on the defensive glass. Instead of starting...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    Maybe so, but it's a very different place than Cameron. Cameron holds just over 9,000; Assembly Hall's student section is about 8,000 (out of 17,800). The biggest student section in the country, and they will be fired up (and probably well-ahem...'hydrated', lol). Purdue gets this treatment...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    Starters: 1) DeRon Davis C, Soph, 6'10, 250: The only 'true big' on the team. Very effective low post scorer, limited athletically. Not a great rebounder. Effort level has greatly expanded under Archie. Will get Carter 2) Juwan Morgan F, Junior, 6'7", 225: High motor, skilled and strong but not...
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    Let's talk Indiana.

    It was a (soon-to-be) ranked Indiana team that beat the eventual national champion UK squad with Anthony Davis. This Indiana team is not nearly as talented, but is a very, very different team than the one which lost big to Indiana State (ISU hit 17 of 22 three pt shots through the first three...
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    IU/Crean get their first 2016 commit. Grant Gelon.

    Apology accepted. (no rub on the head)
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    IU/Crean get their first 2016 commit. Grant Gelon.

    No team gets all of the recruits that they want. Some do better than others. IU has gotten a McDonald's All American 5 years in a row. The primary problem is sustained on court results, not recruiting.
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