Observations from a 1st round IU victory!
IU 70 - Gonzaga 57
You think Sampson felt it was important to get Wilmont going early? You give him the green light and if he gets hot, he'll carry you and that is exactly what happened in the first half. Yes you have to live with some undisciplined shots, but tonight Rod made more than enough to make up for them.
IU's switching defense from their guard rotation kept Ravio frustrated all night long. Me thinks Ravio hasn't seen a defense like that this year.
Stemler's hustle in the first half was HUGE! Plus running the offense through him at the top of the lane led to some very easy/wide open 3 pointers.
Nice adjustments from Sampson at the half. Working the offense through DJ, combined with dribble penetration drew early fouls and got IU in the bonus at the 10 minute mark. The easy points at the line allowed IU to maintain the double digit lead.
Gonzaga definitely takes the cake in the hair category... I thought it was just Morrison last year... now they have Adam wannabees, lice victims and a dude from the late 80's with his name cut into the side of his head... Nice!
What was that I heard Seth Davis say in the lead in to tonights coverage? Gonzaga will beat IU as IU can't score and Gonzaga sure can. Note to Seth, IU was the highest scoring team in the B10 and they play a pretty solid defense as well. Seth is just proof that any idiot with the right personal connection can be an analyst.
CBS just kills me with the way they bounce back and forth from games. Maybe a little split screen would be nice so those of us that would like to watch the IU game could continue to do so.
And finally to wrap up a very nice day 1 of the NCAA Tourney... does anyone feel sorry for Duke? Not me! Great job VCU!
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Nice win for the Hoosiers. Sampson is doing a heck of a job using what he has been dealt. You could see him on the sideline shaking his head at some of the things IU does, but it takes time to break those habits. Davis would have had them keep chucking 3s in the 2nd half and then wouldn't have understood why they stopped falling and IU lost.
Lets beat UCLA.
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