Really missing Biggie's 19pts and 12 boards

[JerseyBoiler]

He was a beast and we have no replacement, grrrrrrrrr!

 

[IndySouthsider]

He was a beast and we have no replacement, grrrrrrrrr!

Of course we miss Biggie. But our bigs are not the reason we lost.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

His attitude and work ethic are missed even more.

 

[BoilerStutz]

His courage and confidence are what we need

 

[DannyGranger]

That toughness stands out so much more when you see how little remains

 

[BoilerBabyGirl]

We lost by 30 to Kansas with Caleb. He didn't make that much of a difference.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

We lost by 30 to Kansas with Caleb. He didn't make that much of a difference.

This team would have lost by 50 to that Kansas team. Or more.

 

[mgdavidson26]

Of course we miss Biggie. But our bigs are not the reason we lost.

Did you watch them on defense. Our bigs could not stop undersized interior players. They were put into bad situations because our guards can’t contain the drive. All around bad defensive effort from everyone. Dakota might get a C+, but everyone else a D . . . Especially Vince.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Did you watch them on defense. Our bigs could not stop undersized interior players. They were put into bad situations because our guards can’t contain the drive. All around bad defensive effort from everyone. Dakota might get a C+, but everyone else a D . . . Especially Vince.

I know Vince has traditionally started off really slow in the early part of the year...but this isn’t just slow, this is bad enough to consider benching imo. Bad shot selection, TO’s, poor defensive effort as he was constantly out of position. I wouldn’t mind seeing a twist to the lineup tomorrow to get some guys heads in the right place:

PJ
Eastern
Mathias
Taylor
Haarms

I know it sounds stupid but you start that lineup for a minute or two and bring the other guys off the bench immediately. You tell the three new starters that you want them to play as hard as they possibly can do that they HAVE to be taken out. Some times guys needs a shock like that to get their game day heads in the right place.