IU at Penn State

Random thoughts while sitting on my couch on a rainy day in Speedway.

This is the perfect trap game... IU rebounds from the close game at OSU with 2 blowout wins at home, then has to play a noon game at Penn State with their students still off campus against a team that plays zone exclusively.

And IU started off very slowly going down 5-17 while PSU hit everything they threw up 6 of 7 from the field.

I must say I like how Sampson has a quick hook and if you take bad shots, miss a defensive assignment or a block out, you are going to take a seat.

Why must the announcers always bring up Mike Davis during IU games and say "He was such a good man and did such good things at IU." What good did he do? I don't ever hear any examples. Enough already!!! We now have a coach and this team is playing so much better. He is UAB's problem now!

Glad to see DJ play with patience and instead of forcing shots, he instead went to the offensive board and got some easy put backs.

I love the "Mess with the High Life and the High Life will mess with you" commercials. "$11.50 for a hamburger? Y'all must be crazy." Outstanding commercials.

Everytime I see Wilmont with the ball I find myself saying "No don't take that... nice shot." Talk about a streaky shooter that has never seen a shot he doesn't like. And he was on fire in the first half keeping IU in the game. 6 3 pointers and a put back gave Wilmont 20 pts at the half

What a first half of runs... PSU 15-3 run, IU 8-0 run, PSU 10-0 run, IU 7-0 run

Sampson is going to be on fire at halftime... his team didn't bring the defense in the first half. I think they will in the 2nd.

Penn State can't be happy only being up 1, 41 - 40 at the half after playing a nearly perfect half of basketball.

Oh adjustments... what a beautiful thing. Sampson had IU driving into the PSU zone early in the 2nd half and got some early fouls on Penn State. Which is a good thing cause there was a foul called on every possession at both ends. Hey DK... what was it you said about the B10 letting them play? Not today. Ticky Tack Ticky Tack. And IU adjusted... amazing what a coach can do.

Nice to see Mike White come in and play solid minutes when needed today. His play inside in the 2nd half was every bit as important as Wilmonts in the first half. As was Ben Allen's in the last 4 minutes.

IU's defense in the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half held Penn State to 13 points and IU took the lead for the first time at the 10 minute mark... 55-54.

I love the Guinness Brilliant Pass of the game... brilliant sponsorship opportunity... BRILLIANT!

IU never panicked... not when they were having big runs put on them... not when they were in serious foul trouble early in the second half... not when DJ went down with his 4th at the 8 minutes mark... they just kept making adjustments and playing through it... that is a sign of a great leader under pressure. I loved the slowdown offense with the lead... until PSU started their full court pressure then it was attack with Bassett... and the zone defense to protect DJ inside was key

IU 84 - Penn State 74

That is a game IU loses last year... Thank you Kelvin Sampson.

Off to sell my timeshare and start working from home.

Go Colts!