1. Austin Williams is my MVP. 10 points (on 5-9 shooting), 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist. Kid really gave us a spark.
2. Our offense continues to be putrid though. 21-65 from the field (32.3%) and 5-22 on threes (22.7%). We lose this game if Indiana doesn’t completely lay an egg.
3. Rotation notes - pretty clear Austin has supplanted Noah in the guard rotation. Also (sadly) clear that Palmquist has started to take most of Gavin’s minutes.
4. IU had it rolling in the high/low game with Reneau and Ware in the first 10 minutes, but we then started playing better defense and even went to a matchup zone which was pretty effective. Later we were just doubling the post and making good rotations to prevent open shooters when their bigs passed out.
5. Simpson had a bad game, going 2-13 and generally playing out of control. He had difficulty getting good looks in the mid range game because of IU’s length inside, which caused him to take more difficult shots. But he redeemed himself by hitting FTs down the stretch.
6. Mag not terribly efficient, but he’s becoming a stat stuffer. He had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals, and played really good defense on whoever he was guarding.
7. Cliff remains ineffective (to say the least) on offense, but he’s an elite rim protector with 5 blocks, and he rebounded with more authority today with 11 rebounds.
8. JMike with another 10 points and 6 rebounds, but he was a bit sloppy with 4 TOs.
9. The magic is real folks. We continue to own the Indiana Hoosiers.
2. Our offense continues to be putrid though. 21-65 from the field (32.3%) and 5-22 on threes (22.7%). We lose this game if Indiana doesn’t completely lay an egg.
3. Rotation notes - pretty clear Austin has supplanted Noah in the guard rotation. Also (sadly) clear that Palmquist has started to take most of Gavin’s minutes.
4. IU had it rolling in the high/low game with Reneau and Ware in the first 10 minutes, but we then started playing better defense and even went to a matchup zone which was pretty effective. Later we were just doubling the post and making good rotations to prevent open shooters when their bigs passed out.
5. Simpson had a bad game, going 2-13 and generally playing out of control. He had difficulty getting good looks in the mid range game because of IU’s length inside, which caused him to take more difficult shots. But he redeemed himself by hitting FTs down the stretch.
6. Mag not terribly efficient, but he’s becoming a stat stuffer. He had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals, and played really good defense on whoever he was guarding.
7. Cliff remains ineffective (to say the least) on offense, but he’s an elite rim protector with 5 blocks, and he rebounded with more authority today with 11 rebounds.
8. JMike with another 10 points and 6 rebounds, but he was a bit sloppy with 4 TOs.
9. The magic is real folks. We continue to own the Indiana Hoosiers.
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