It could be worse: Butler 56- IU 46

[MichaelRR]

IU is now 1-2 with loses to Harvard and Butler; their hopes for another NCAA bid are probably already dead without winning the BTT.

 

[rgarlitz]

Not a great start, but there are 28 games left in the season. Plenty of opportunities out there to build a resume if they've got the horses. Moren usually finds the answers.

 

[MichaelRR]

Harvard was picked 3rd in the Ivy league and the game after beating IU they got skull drug by
Quiinapac 76-53. Butler is picked 8th in the Big East out of 11 teams. The BEast is so weak this year UConn fans are already crying that if they lose any games in pre-conference the extreme weakness of the conference will prevent a 1 or 2 loss UConn team from getting a #1 seed in NCAA's. We are talking BAD losses to teams that are most likely going to end up in the 101-200 range in end of season computer rankings. IU's next game is hosting Stanford, so 1-3 to start the season is the most likely occurrence.

 

[rgarlitz]

I agree, 1-3 looks likely. But, then again, Painter's 2019 team started 6-5 before winning the B1G and advancing to the Elite 8. (No bad losses, though.)

Maybe you're right. We'll see what Moren does with that group. Mackenzie Holmes left big shoes to fill.

 

[tomgloe]

I agree, 1-3 looks likely. But, then again, Painter's 2019 team started 6-5 before winning the B1G and advancing to the Elite 8. (No bad losses, though.)

Maybe you're right. We'll see what Moren does with that group. Mackenzie Holmes left big shoes to fill.

Don't forget Scalia,

But yeah it's just too early in the season to know what's going to happen. I think we end up around .500 give or take a few games. We might be looking at two more wins(IU) that most of us thought weren't possible before the season started.