INDIANA BEATS MSU at Home - Race Played Four Minutes!

    I am starting to really enjoy Indiana basketball again. The pundits and the fans and homers like me are thinking that the Hurry'n Hoosiers might actually be as good as the pre-season magazines had touted: Are we Top Ten? In each of the six losses there were reasons to think that we were not really good enough. Xavier Johnson went down with an ankle injury, and then Race Thompson with his leg... And the losses started piling up...

    We won 8 days ago against Wisconsin without their best player, then we got past... who was it? Ahh, the Thursday night game in Champaign. We handled the Illini! We played defense! And scored! Jackson-Davis is living up to All-American hype, and others are contributing. Jordan Geronimo has been doing great things. Malik Reneau is back to his aggressive, smart self.

    Even though I missed watching the game while I was at church today, I saw the score updates and savored the last 7 minutes of the superior score. Ahh, yes! And while talking to a big Miami Heat fan, before leaving my chapel (paging Victor Oladipo! hey-hey!), I saw that RACE THOMPSON was in the game!

    Yes! A sixth year senior who needs to contribute to get us there in March.

    March? Say, what, NCAA March Madness? Could it be? Hmmm... Kansas has proven beatable, as has Arizona. Anyone can lose! And IU can beat them! Like Temple tripped number one Houston today.

    We can beat Purdue, I know that we can. Might play a little Duncan Luncombe, or whatever his name is. He helped us beat Wisconsin.

    Next up, a poorly constituted Minnesota. Here is my projected minutes, adding Race to the mix. What if Xavier were good to return by February? Whhoooooo, boy! Deep, talented, and experienced again?

    We play defense now, did I proclaim that already?

    Trayce Jackson-Davis: 30 minutes, 18 points, 10 rebounds

    Jalen Hood-Schifino  : 25 minutes, 14 points, 5 rebounds

    Trey Galloway           : 25 minutes, 12 points, 5 rebounds

    Miller Kopp               : 25 minutes, 8 points, 4 rebounds

    Jordan Geronimo       : 25 minutes, 8 points, 5 rebounds

    Malik Reneau            : 20 minutes, 8 points, 5 rebounds

    Tamar Bates               : 20 minutes, 10 points, 3 rebounds

    Race Thompson         : 10 minutes, 4 points, 2 rebounds

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What does that add up to? 180 minutes, 82 points, 37 rebounds. 

That would work. Add a few more of CJ Dunn or Kaleb Banks, or Duncombe... And we hold the Gophers to under 60...

    On to Ohio State this next Saturday night! We can do this!

    GO IU!!! Fight, fight, fight!