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NEBRASKA 83, INDIANA 77: Reaction with Michelle Garmon (2.139.2) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome back, offense to the Central Indiana Sports Report for a special edition of the IU Report Grant Shouse and my cuts hold not available today.
• 0:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Grant had a game that he was calling Mike said he's somewhere in Tennessee on his way back from the Peach Bowl.
• 0:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: So we will get both of their opinions on the basketball team on Tuesday's IU Report.
• 0:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: And of course, continue to football coverage throughout the week.
• 0:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: We will have a lot of it.
• 0:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: Instead, I am joined by Tipton Tribune and L. Wood Colleter, Sports Editor, Michelle Garmin.
• 0:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: Get her reaction to I.U.S.
• 0:45
  [SPEAKER_00]: 83-77 lost the number 10 in Nebraska on Saturday.
• 0:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: And Michelle, I think the good news, if you come away from this, was that the last half of the first half and the first half
• 1:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: IU played as well as you could possibly play against one of the best teams in the country.
• 1:06
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yes, they did, and a lot of people are upset and can't blow a 16-point lead at home, and you should, but I leave seeing, through the years, Greg.
• 1:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: We've seen the best teams in the conference do that against really good teams, some cards.
• 1:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: They showed an amazing stretch of basketball.
• 1:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: They are just not getting enough consistent production from Sam Alexis Conner way and in right.
• 1:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: And right Conner way had great games here lately, last couple, but they really get new much today.
• 1:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's got Conner way's decision making was not very good for about 70% of the game.
• 1:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: But that stretch was pretty much centered around Lamar Wilkerson who had 32 points and just was really good today.
• 2:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's been really good like since conference plays opened up after the Christmas break and even in the conference games before that.
• 2:10
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's been really good in the big team conference.
• 2:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he's performing at an all big tin first team second team level depends on what he does the rest of the conference season.
• 2:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's
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  [SPEAKER_01]: a terrific shooter.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And he's got a quick release.
• 2:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: He squares up.
• 2:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think where he's really improved here the last few games and in the conference plate, this is ability to drive to the basket and finish.
• 2:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: I, he said earlier this year that in the interview that what he wanted to do this year was he wanted to become a more complete score, a three level score.
• 2:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think he has done that.
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, he's hit mid range jumpshots.
• 2:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: He drives to the whole amount of conversion group of plays and he's got such a quick release.
• 3:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm not so sure.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I've ever seen
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  [SPEAKER_01]: an Indiana player draws many fouls or be able to attempt as many four point places this young man has.
• 3:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, he gets fouled almost once a game, at least in conference play from three point range.
• 3:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think that's a testament to his range and a testament to his quick release.
• 3:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: This is the kid that wasn't recruited by anyone coming out of
• 3:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: And he has become, he's leading the Big Kinnon scoring in Big Kinn play and it's not close.
• 3:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's up to 28 points of game, second is 22 and a half, I think.
• 3:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: Secretary Breeze has got a stat of foul trouble.
• 3:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: He scored 17 today.
• 3:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: So he looked a little bit better off the bench.
• 3:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: I fought.
• 3:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I thought Ray Bailey was in there too long in the second half.
• 3:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he plays well and stretches, but I think he gets tired when he gets tired.
• 3:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: I use interior.
• 4:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, they're not strong on the interior defensively anyway.
• 4:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: And when Ray Bailey's in there and he gets tired, they get even weaker.
• 4:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Not a lot going on inside right now.
• 4:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: No.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I really like Sam Alexis, I like his game.
• 4:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: He sets a lot of picks.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He moves without the ball.
• 4:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: He does those kinds of things.
• 4:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: But today, he just was not a good day for Sam.
• 4:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: No, it wasn't.
• 4:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: He really didn't play well the last Saturday, either.
• 4:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: He needs to get back into groove.
• 4:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: And then like I said, I think Conorway is the one that reflects this meeting most.
• 4:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: With in-right, you weren't expecting a lot of,
• 4:40
  [SPEAKER_01]: offense, although he'd produced through the last couple, but he always plays gritty and he's always gives you a good minutes defensively, kind of way, he's some games he's in and he played really well sharp decision making sharp passes can score, but then the game's when he's not.
• 5:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: Our games that are really bad for Indiana and he, he's got to become more consistent or Nick Dorne's got to pick things up because we.
• 5:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: for Indiana to do what they want to do or you know or be in the top half of the big 10.
• 5:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: I don't I don't foresee then and I didn't foresee them to start the season, contending for the big 10 championship.
• 5:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just thought that I wanted them to contend to get one of the buys in the big 10 tournament.
• 5:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: not a double boy just a boy.
• 5:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I don't know where he's going to get treated that because he you know, he does handle the ball a lot.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When he's 100% focused in, he's pretty good.
• 5:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I always think you always know when he's not, 100% focused in is when he goes the freezer a lot.
• 5:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I, you know, things like that are when he misses bunnies and then he's not, I don't think he's locked into where he needs to be to help the team be.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Take that next step.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Hey Michelle, you know who does look like a contender?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: that a breath of your cornhouse, you know, I'm defeated.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: How about that, I think he's an outstanding coach and I am.
• 6:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: While back, I'm before they brought in Whitson, I was like, go after Hordeberg.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This guy is a better coach than what people you want to think.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: He knows the game and shooters.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: He knows how to
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  [SPEAKER_01]: his teams can shoot name and knock down threes.
• 6:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: And that's such a huge part of today's college game, the ability on have perimeter shooting, something that who just really didn't have for eight years, four under our team, four under Witson.
• 6:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: So yeah, that's a nice roster he has to.
• 6:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: They have four or five really nice players and they're going to be a top three or four seed I believe.
• 7:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that big 10's going to come down to the end.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You got Nebraska, you got Michigan, and you got Purdue, and those three are probably just a little bit above, but Michigan states not far off that pace.
• 7:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: Then you've got Michigan state, and you've got Illinois who's also not far off that pace.
• 7:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: I've watched Illinois, of course, been a hunter cast place for them.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They're okay, they just haven't, they haven't bowed me.
• 7:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: I don't think like the other, like there's other, my top three teams in the big 10 have.
• 7:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: We certainly have the talent to be able to compete.
• 7:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just don't pick Illinois as, as good defensively, I can, in transition against really up tempo teams.
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that's where they struggle.
• 7:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: And that's why I think,
• 7:55
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, I put them kind of behind Michigan and then I think because they do have a lot of size, they can also be
• 8:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: struggles defensively.
• 8:06
  [SPEAKER_01]: I guess really good perimeter shooting teams Nebraska and then produce kind of a mix of both.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They got the inside game.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They can really go with a simple brain Smith is such a good decision.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Make it work the basketball.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So Michigan State and Illinois are probably just a little bit of a level below those other three.
• 8:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, and then you've got teams like Iowa and Indiana with new coaches and have shown some flashes of really playing well.
• 8:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: I will say this where I'm so proud of Indiana is the boosier.
• 8:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: Is this they don't they don't get blown out this year you know what little wind up 18 to O on them if that's the previous four years under what's in and they need a previous state years They lose that game by 50 they don't get back and stay you know stay with in striking distance
• 9:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: you know, intellect and that game.
• 9:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm game like today when Nebraska came all the way back, they probably end up losing that game by 20 or 30 and not battling, being able to battle until it ends.
• 9:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, that's that's why I like watching this Indian a team and, you know, and for those that are disappointed,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They have to stop and take a moment.
• 9:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: Everybody should need to stop, take a deep breath and realize.
• 9:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: Garen de Vries had to replace the entire roster.
• 9:36
  [SPEAKER_01]: Tom Creen did not have to replace his entire roster.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Diveries did.
• 9:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: And he brought in guys that aren't familiar with the big temps necessarily playing.
• 9:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: The schedule like what a big tin team doesn't like an Indiana or, so I think it's adding, I think where the Hooray right now is not in a bad place.
• 9:59
  [SPEAKER_01]: They have, we can say the nice thing is they know what they are and they're working on them.
• 10:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: All right, well, there's three and two in the big 10 now, 12 and four overall Tuesday at Michigan State Saturday at home against Iowa, the following Tuesday at Michigan then at Rutgers Purdue at home and then they go on their west coast trip to UCLA and USC Michelle thoughts on that stretch and can I you keep their head above water.
• 10:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think the kid is going to be a tough stretch.
• 10:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think Rutgers is winnable, you know, traditionally they play a funny, because of really the big 10 teams that they've played well and made it to the upset last few years or through the history is Michigan State.
• 10:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: They have played well in the past.
• 10:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: No, I know, this is a brand new team, but they have played well at the Brezhling Center.
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: And so that's not a complete wish.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Iowa at home.
• 11:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: And the column there, you know, I think that should be a good game.
• 11:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that you can win that.
• 11:06
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I'll tell you what, Greg, I think the night that they host Purdue Boyle of Makers, I think in the end of who's your basket.
• 11:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that's the night they're going to honor the end of who's their football team.
• 11:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: And the Heisman trophy winner, Mendoza, just to for just a ratchet up the crowd.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: According to ESPN analytics, you will go three and four in that stretch, but two of those that they have them losing are really close.
• 11:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: UCLA and Purdue, so that ESPN analytics says they could go five and two if everything went well.
• 11:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yes, I mean, yeah, they kick you 5 and 2, 3 and 4 would, I wouldn't be upset with 3 and 4.
• 11:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: I would like to see 4 and 3.
• 11:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just don't know that UCLA is consistently solid.
• 11:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: So, I think they would have a chance at that game.
• 11:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: So, like I said, the Purdue game is going to be interesting.
• 11:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: Because especially if the Indiana is football team,
• 12:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: does what had was two years ago the unthinkable and they would pull off in the national championship and you have coaxig and a boy isn't, you know, and Fernando Mendoza there on that night, it will be an electric environment.
• 12:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much to Michelle for filling in for Grant and Mike.
• 12:26
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