1 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,880 You're listening to the Back Home Network presented by Home 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:21,960 Field Apparel. Welcome back to Crimson Cast, 3 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,200 Galen Clavio joining you. It is Friday, March 29th, The 4 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,760 last. Friday of March Hard to believe 5 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,640 it's. Almost over already. 6 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,240 We got April right around the corner here in. 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,600 Bloomington We've got little 500 festivities. 8 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,440 Starting to ramp. Up we've got Eclipse 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,440 festivities. Getting ready to ramp up in a 10 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,520 about a week and a half. It'll be a crazy next 30. 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,800 Days here in Southern. Indiana and I am appreciative of 12 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,680 all you folks for tuning in for this. 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,720 Crimson cast daily episode. We've been doing the shorter 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,960 ones here lately, since there's not a whole lot of ironclad 15 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,840 concrete news to talk. About with IU Basketball, but we 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:57,800 do. Have some today. 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,080 So we're going to talk about that. 18 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,840 We're also going. To talk a little bit about the 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,599 IU. Women as they head to Albany 20 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:06,840 today to take on South Carolina and what's going to be a 21 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,440 fascinating and difficult match up in the Sweet 16 and. 22 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:10,960 We'll talk a. Little bit about the men. 23 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:13,920 'S tournament as well. Some interesting results coming 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,480 down yesterday that might have some implications for IU. 25 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,880 Basketball we should. 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Be able to deliver the podcast. 71 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,880 Right to your inbox. Let's start by. 72 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,000 Talking about the big news from IU men's basketball. 73 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,080 Yesterday, which was of course that five star. 74 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,480 Recruit Bryson Tucker. Committed to IU Tucker. 75 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,680 An interesting case this. Was a player who for a long 76 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,440 time. Was debating between Michigan 77 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,920 State, Kansas, and the G League Ignite. 78 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,480 Which is of course that like hyper. 79 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,920 Developmental League that the NBA launched a few years ago. 80 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:38,880 They actually just announced that. 81 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,600 They are killing that off, so I'm not sure if that 82 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,200 specifically played into. Tucker's decision, or if it. 83 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,000 Was simply. You know, maybe college. 84 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,080 Is the best place. For me, maybe the NIO money 85 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:51,880 just. Looked better. 86 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,400 It's hard. To 100%. 87 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:58,000 Say as all we really got was a quote out of Tucker that 88 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,640 essentially said that. Indiana's. 89 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,200 Play style suited. His game and that he was 90 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,480 looking. Forward to to. 91 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,000 To coming to IU. So it's an interesting one 92 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,400 because. Tucker is a fine. 93 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,360 Athlete and he's a really interesting prospect from the 94 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,480 standpoint. Of he's got a lot. 95 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,959 Going on in terms. Of his his overall approach to 96 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:22,440 the. Game on the inside. 97 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:28,160 He's a very smooth athlete. From all accounts, he's he seems 98 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,160 to understand. How the game is played? 99 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,280 There's multiple comments about a really high natural basketball 100 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:40,120 IQ, comes from an athletic family, good, you know, good in 101 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,520 transition, explosive athlete. These are kinds of things we 102 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,160 keep seeing about him. It's an interesting recruitment 103 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,000 in that I don't think anybody really. 104 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,120 Knows how to feel about it. Other than wow this sounds 105 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,280 intriguing and it is nice and and I think that. 106 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,280 You know, certainly the coaching staff deserves credit. 107 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:57,360 You lose a 5. * and Liam Mcneely, you. 108 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,200 Go out and get another highly regarded player. 109 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,640 I'm. Very curious to see. 110 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,720 You know, I don't want to parse words too much, but I'm curious 111 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,000 with the comment from Bryce and Tucker about Indiana system 112 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,400 fitting his game. One of the big. 113 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,520 Complaints and I think one of the things that's maybe keeping 114 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,920 people from leaping fully. In to getting excited. 115 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,880 About this IU Offseason is. The style of play itself. 116 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,000 And I think a lot of people have been hoping that perhaps Indiana 117 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:22,680 would be shifting their. Style of play. 118 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,680 To something different but. We'll have to see, I think one 119 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:27,880 of. The things that's fascinating 120 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,680 with the. Departure of Kalil Ware. 121 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,560 And. With the other roster 122 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,040 departures, but. The retention of Malik Renew. 123 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:37,240 The likely retention of Mackenzie and. 124 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,120 Bako is you know what? Exactly. 125 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,120 Does Indiana decide they're going to do as they head into 126 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,440 this upcoming season? You know and we've. 127 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,720 Obviously belabored it quite a bit on the podcast, but the idea 128 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,680 that the IU approach offensively. 129 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,640 Was going to change significantly with the departure 130 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,400 of Trace Jackson. Davis, which I think is what 131 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:56,840 everybody thought was going to happen. 132 00:05:56,840 --> 00:05:58,880 Didn't actually happen as Indiana. 133 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,000 Played a very similar style. But it was much worse at it this 134 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,200 past year and. So I think. 135 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,040 There's going to be some folks out in the IU fan base who. 136 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,000 Are excited about this recruitment. 137 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,440 From a numbers perspective, from the fact that. 138 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,360 This is clearly a sought after recruit if. 139 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,000 Michigan State and Kansas are going after. 140 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,960 A player you can. Be pretty sure that they're in 141 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,840 the upper. Echelon of recruits, but I do 142 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:22,080 think. That there is some tempering of 143 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,800 expectations or excitement based upon the. 144 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,000 Idea that nobody really wants to see. 145 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:32,960 Indiana run it back in terms of style next year offensively and 146 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,480 you know that's going to be something that we'll have to 147 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,840 keep an eye on as the. Rest of these roster spots get 148 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:41,440 filled, so six additional roster spots still to be. 149 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,560 Filled. I doubt Indiana. 150 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,880 Will fill all of them. They're going to have to start 151 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,640 doing, you know, pulling some people specifically in in the 152 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,680 portal and I think. We'll see that over the next 153 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,320 week or two. As Indiana seems like they're 154 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,320 starting to get some traction with some of the. 155 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,200 Folks in the portal, we've heard rumors. 156 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,240 Tony Perkins, the point guard at Iowa, has been rumored. 157 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,080 You know Connor Hickman, I think his name is. 158 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,880 Out of Bradley is. A guy whose name keeps popping 159 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,200 up. Who knows, you know? 160 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,320 But I I I am really. Fascinated how Indiana ends up 161 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,280 constructing their roster and then what they decide to. 162 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,160 Do with it if there's. You know, a move. 163 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,480 Towards a a more perimeter. Oriented game, I think that that 164 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,240 would certainly. Suit what fans are looking for, 165 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,560 and more importantly, suit what modern. 166 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,720 Basketball seems to want, and there's no reason why Tucker 167 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,560 can't fit into that. Kind of a style. 168 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,520 It is just interesting and and I think Jared Morris put it really 169 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:36,160 well. On on the. 170 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:37,840 Discord for the Back Home network. 171 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,600 You know, it kind of feels like. To some degree you can like. 172 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,360 The fact that you get a talent like Tucker. 173 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,360 And he's he's a good mid range scorer but. 174 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,120 The player that. Indiana didn't get which was 175 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,680 Liam Mcneely the. The guy who backed. 176 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,920 Out of his commitment really seemed to fit what Indiana 177 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,880 needed. On the floor more. 178 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,400 Will Indiana change what they do? 179 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:02,920 I think that's going to be a really interesting question. 180 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,800 But again, I think it it will and should. 181 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,720 Largely be dictated on who. Else they're able to bring in 182 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,840 and then what kind of system can they construct around that so. 183 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:13,520 We'll see. What happens again? 184 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:14,800 I mean it's. Friday I. 185 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,160 Doubt we'll see another commitment. 186 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,880 Before this week is out, but I bet. 187 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,480 We'll see another one next week and I'm really interested to see 188 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,200 where Indiana goes with. All of this, they've. 189 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,720 Clearly been able to make a bit of an impact in terms of. 190 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,040 Of talking both to their own players and now. 191 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,520 To a potential incoming player who's now an actual incoming 192 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,400 player and Bryson Tucker. They've been able to sell all of 193 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,159 those players on the. Vision for what's going on in 194 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:39,440 this upcoming season, and certainly the nil money hasn't 195 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,159 hurt and clearly looks like Hoosiers connect out there doing 196 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:44,000 a. Lot of good work. 197 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,040 And and making sure Indiana's competitive in a lot of these. 198 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,560 Areas so I'm really. Fascinated to see what happens 199 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:51,960 next and it. Is a good thing. 200 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,760 Indiana pulls Bryce and Tucker in. 201 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,320 Let's see who. Else they're able to get, as 202 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,560 they've got quite a few holes left to fill this kind of. 203 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,840 Segues into the next thing I wanted to. 204 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,920 Talk about, which is this whole idea of. 205 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:07,920 What's working in college? Basketball at this particular. 206 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:12,600 Moment in time, and if you got a chance to watch last night, it 207 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,880 was an interesting night in the Sweet 16, the Thursday Games. 208 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,720 As you know, four teams went in favored. 209 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,760 Only one of the. Favorites actually ended up 210 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,240 winning the game. Connecticut just smashed San 211 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,560 Diego State, Which? Was if you've watched college. 212 00:09:26,560 --> 00:09:29,200 Basketball. That was not surprising, but. 213 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,600 Iowa State loses to. Illinois and Iowa. 214 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:32,960 State was favored, I think by three. 215 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,080 Or 3 1/2, at least according to the. 216 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,400 The predictives. North Carolina was. 217 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,880 Favored over Alabama, Alabama. Ends up winning that game and 218 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,800 then of course Arizona was a big favorite. 219 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,720 I think there were 6 or 6 1/2 points at the start and Clemson 220 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:48,240 ends up beating them by 6. They almost completely flipped 221 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,560 that that number. So what? 222 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:52,960 What? Can we glean from all? 223 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,160 Of this, well, first of all I think. 224 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,520 It's important to note that there's no. 225 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,560 Absolutes in College Basketball And there's a. 226 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:01,720 Bunch of different ways the teams can win. 227 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:04,400 It is. Fascinating, I think, to look at 228 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,440 the teams that are remaining in. The We've got 12. 229 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,320 Teams left or. Yeah, I think. 230 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,880 That's right, 10 or 10 or 12 teams. 231 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,320 I think it's 12. I can't do math off on the top 232 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:16,880 of my head, but it is 12 right now since we've. 233 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,760 Got the other sweet? 16 games coming in and what's 234 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,400 fascinating to me is if you look at the teams that are left in 235 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,280 the teams. That have lost there's a every. 236 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,280 Team is in the top 30 offensively in Ken Palm. 237 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,720 The lowest rated offensive. Team left is Tennessee. 238 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,160 They haven't played yet. So if you take them out of the. 239 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,600 Equation The lowest rated. Offensive team is Clemson and 240 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,800 they're at 20. 4th You know so. Clemson, even though I think. 241 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,240 Some people look at them as. Kind of a secondary figure in 242 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,440 this tournament. They played really well 243 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,600 offensively over the. Course of the season that I 244 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,160 mean, having a top 25 offense is nothing to sneeze at. 245 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:53,920 You look at the. Rest of the teams. 246 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:54,920 And you look at the results that. 247 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,120 Happened yesterday and what I think is interesting is Alabama 248 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,200 who was. 4th. In Ken Palm, offense and only 249 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,640 104th in defense, knocks off a much more balanced North 250 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,040 Carolina team. Who wasn't quite as good 251 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,360 offensively? North Carolina ranked 16th in 252 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,560 Ken Palm offense, 8th in defense. 253 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,920 Illinois A-Team who is number 2 in the country right now in 254 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,800 offense, 84th in defense. They knock off Iowa. 255 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,240 State, who was 50? 3rd in defense and for, excuse 256 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,920 me, 53rd in offense and 6th in defense and. 257 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,240 You look at the. The rest of the teams that are 258 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,640 kind of in the mix and there's. Just a lot of really good. 259 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,400 Offensive teams you've got, obviously, UConn. 260 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,480 Who strolled through. They're the number one offensive 261 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,880 team. Purdue is third, Duke is. 5th 262 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,400 Illinois as we mentioned, is second. 263 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:47,160 Gonzaga is 7th. You know, Marquette's 19th. 264 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,160 Which is shocking because you'd think they'd be much better than 265 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,240 that Creighton's 10th. So. 266 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,000 The reason I bring all this up, you know, is. 267 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,440 That normally there's this paradigm. 268 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,840 Within college basketball that you have to. 269 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,280 Have a balanced team and that both your offense and your 270 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,080 defense need to be in the top 25 of Ken Palm. 271 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,680 And if you're going to have a chance of getting to a Final 272 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:09,000 Four or winning a title, And there's. 273 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,880 Individual exceptions, but that's. 274 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,880 Become kind of a. Statistical truism over the 275 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,720 course of the last. Seven or eight years, and 276 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,520 there's nothing surprising about that like of. 277 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,560 Course the best. Teams are probably going to be 278 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,040 balanced and have both. Good and. 279 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,160 Offense and good defense. But. 280 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,840 Chances are. That you know the. 281 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,240 If you've got a team that's really lopsided one way or 282 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,680 another, you could be ranked highly in Ken Palm, but you 283 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:35,280 would eventually be taken out by the more balanced team That 284 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,280 doesn't really seem to be. Happening so far. 285 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,040 In this tournament it. Feels like the scales have 286 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,440 tipped more towards the offensive side of the basketball 287 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:44,440 now. It's not perfect. 288 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,120 I mean, Baylor was a really, really good defensive team. 289 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:48,120 Excuse me. Really good. 290 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,000 Offensive team, Average defensive team. 291 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,040 They ended up losing. To a more balanced team in 292 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,440 Clemson. But by and large, you look at 293 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,760 the Iowa State result, you look I'm. 294 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,840 Really fascinated by Tennessee tonight because I. 295 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,040 Have a real suspicion. Creighton's going to win that 296 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,920 game. And you look. 297 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,760 At some of the other teams that are out there. 298 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,600 And again, while it's not perfect. 299 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,400 It does feel like the scales have tipped a little bit towards 300 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,040 the. Offensive side of the equation 301 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:18,280 in terms of which aspect of efficiency do you want to make 302 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,320 sure you have down first and I think something. 303 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:22,880 To do with that. You know. 304 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,480 Involve some of the rules changes that have. 305 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,480 Happened in college basketball. With the the block charge rule, 306 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,240 with you know some of the other items you've got to. 307 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,960 Ultimately be able to score consistently and efficiently 308 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:37,600 and. All of the teams. 309 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,640 That are in right now, with maybe the possible exception of 310 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,760 Tennessee. You know offense has. 311 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,840 Really been a key? Part of what they've done over 312 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:48,880 the course. Of the season, the other game 313 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,080 I'm really fascinated by. Today is this Duke. 314 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,280 Houston game because it's a It's going to be an interesting 315 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,600 example. Of a team that's really good 316 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,880 offensively. In Duke their 5th in Ken Palm 317 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,720 and and. Very good, but not. 318 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,640 Great defensively, their 20th versus A-Team. 319 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:08,480 That's amazing defensively in Houston, their second and 320 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,080 they're. Pretty good offensively. 321 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:11,840 They're they're 14th in Ken Palm. 322 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,520 How does that clash? Occur and who's able to win that 323 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,400 battle? Ultimately, I have a sneaking 324 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,400 suspicion it's going to be Duke with their offensive. 325 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,480 Efficiency and a. Lot of these teams. 326 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,000 You know if you if you look across their different profiles, 327 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,600 they all. Kind of share somewhat. 328 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:31,520 Similar characteristics in terms of the the really good. 329 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,840 Offensive teams, you know they tend to be. 330 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,600 Playing a style that, as we've talked about, emphasizes. 3 331 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,880 point shooting or. Emphasizes some individualized 332 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,160 aspect. Of of offense. 333 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,520 That makes it much more efficient for them to score so 334 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:47,920 like. You know. 335 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,320 Purdue's a fascinating case. I'll use them as an example. 336 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,920 They do a bunch of things well, but. 337 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:54,960 You know the things. That they do that contribute to 338 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,560 their offense. Efficiency the most are a. 339 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,240 They're the top. 3 point shooting team in the country 340 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,040 they shoot 41% from. Three they are. 6th in the 341 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,800 country and offensive rebounding percentage and they are also 9th 342 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,640 in the country. In free throw attempt rate you 343 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,520 look at. UConn like UConn. 344 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,560 Really earns their bones by being the best or one of the 345 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:15,800 best. Shooting teams in the country. 346 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,160 They're 7th in the country and effective. 347 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,800 Field goal percentage. They don't turn the ball over. 348 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,800 Which means they retain a lot more possessions. 349 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:23,360 They're 43rd in the country. And that. 350 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,840 And again. They're really good at offensive 351 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,080 rebounding. They don't, really. 352 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:28,360 Care too much about getting to the. 353 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:32,080 Free throw line comparatively. Speaking Duke again. 354 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,040 They rarely turn the ball over. They don't offensive rebound as 355 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:37,880 well as some of the. Other teams that are in the 356 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,320 upper echelon, but they compensate for that by shooting 357 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,720 incredibly consistently. From both. 3:00 and from 2:00 358 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,920 and then you take a team like Illinois. 359 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:52,560 Illinois does everything. Pretty well, they are top 60. 360 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,920 Five in the four. Factors. 361 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,560 Offensively, they're 30. 4th and effective field goal percentage. 362 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,680 They're 56th and turnover percentage. 363 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,280 They're 17th and offensive rebounding percentage and their 364 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,360 63rd in free throw. Rate. 365 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,640 So the reason I bring all this up is as we talk about IU. 366 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,960 And what they need to do from a systems perspective, I use got 367 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,880 to find something that they can hang their hat on that is a 368 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,160 primary methodology of. Here's how we're. 369 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:20,360 Going to score? Here's. 370 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:24,440 What our offense is all about. Last year, we know it was. 371 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,280 Getting to the free throw line. But then Indiana couldn't 372 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,400 actually convert. When they got to the free throw 373 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,800 line, they were 333rd in the country in free throw 374 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:33,480 percentage. But. 375 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,960 Where Indiana really struggled. Offensively, in terms of 376 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,720 efficiency was they didn't extend possessions because they 377 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,480 couldn't get offensive rebounds. They were two, 154th in that. 378 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:43,000 In turnover. Percentage. 379 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,240 They were 208th in the country offensively, which meant they 380 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:46,000 gave. Away a lot of. 381 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,560 Possessions and from an effective. 382 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:50,480 Field goal percentage. They were fine. 383 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,800 But they weren't that. Fine, because they only were 384 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,320 96th in the country and they were also pretty bad at 385 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:57,680 shooting. Threes so. 386 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,960 You know, I I bring these things up because as I was sitting 387 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,760 there watching that Alabama, North Carolina game last night. 388 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,720 I was like this feels like a. A different sport. 389 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,119 Alabama North. Carolina are playing. 390 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,520 This is so fluid offensively, you know, and Alabama. 391 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,040 Knew exactly what they wanted to do in terms of they were going 392 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:15,960 to hoist. Threes. 393 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:19,319 There was confidence among their players shooting it, but they 394 00:17:19,319 --> 00:17:20,720 were also. A team. 395 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,520 That was really focused on, you know, doing. 396 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,520 The things that needed to be done to. 397 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,760 To to make sure that they were. Efficient and what they were 398 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,800 doing, I mean that was a team that fell behind twice I think 399 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,240 by. Double digits but you. 400 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,280 Get to the end of the game. Alabama ended up scoring 401 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,080 basically 1.25 points per possession. 402 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,520 Offensively, they shot 26 threes. 403 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,960 They hit. 11 of them which is a. Really good percentage at 42. 404 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:47,840 Percent, but they also got. Offensive rebounds on 38 1/2% of 405 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,040 Available Opportunities and they didn't. 406 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,160 Turn the ball over. They turned the ball over on. 407 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,960 14% of possessions. You know, and then North 408 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,080 Carolina was just as good. North Carolina only turned the 409 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,240 ball over 8 times. In the whole game, North 410 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,040 Carolina shot 38% from three, which is awesome. 411 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,400 It it's just amazing to me watching the offensive 412 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,560 efficiency that those two teams specifically. 413 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,440 Ran out there and it just. Got me thinking. 414 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:15,160 Like how far Indiana from a system perspective and from a. 415 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,600 Style of play, perspective has to go to get to that level and 416 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,440 whereas before I think you could make a. 417 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,120 Legitimate argument, that. Well, you can just. 418 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:26,760 Be a great defensive team and proceed in the NCAA tournament. 419 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,520 I don't think you can do that anymore. 420 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,360 Like, at the very least, you have to have. 421 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,960 An offense that's in the top 30 if you want to. 422 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:38,200 Get to the sweet. 16 and beyond. And that's going to require a 423 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,360 tremendous amount of triage in the offseason, not just in terms 424 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:44,560 of the players Indiana brings in, but also in terms of the way 425 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:45,880 that they're implementing those players. 426 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,480 And you know, you think even even last year when Indiana. 427 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,840 Was, you know, a pretty good team. 428 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:57,280 By the numbers, they were still only 28th offensively in Ken 429 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,440 Palm for that entire season, and that was with Trace Jackson 430 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,840 Davis, one of the most efficient individual scores. 431 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:07,160 In all of college basketball on the floor. 3738 minutes a game, 432 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:11,000 So just some things to think about as we reflect on what's 433 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,840 going on in the NCAA men's tournament on the women's. 434 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:18,360 Side really quickly, just wanted to basically say good luck to 435 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,040 the. Indiana Women's basketball team. 436 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,880 It was a tough. Draw getting drawn. 437 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,360 As the four. Seed in South Carolina's 438 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:26,800 regional. But. 439 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:32,520 I do think from the standpoint of how this meters out in terms 440 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,440 of the tournament, if you had aspirations of going to the 441 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,680 final. 4. Or winning a national title, 442 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,240 which I think Indiana. Clearly does. 443 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,240 You were? Going to have to beat South 444 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:45,240 Carolina at some point and does it matter where and when that 445 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:46,400 happens? Probably not. 446 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,640 This is South Carolina team that's been incredibly dominant. 447 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,600 They are 34 and O on the season. They've they. 448 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,480 Really have barely been. Touched they had. 449 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,200 To hit a last second three against Tennessee in the SEC 450 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,800 tournament to to win that one. But other than that, they've 451 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,320 basically been untouched almost the whole season. 452 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,080 But they were that way last year too, to a large degree. 453 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,160 Maybe not quite as dominant and they. 454 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,520 Lost to Iowa? In the Final Four. 455 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:14,640 So it's not an. Insurmountable circumstance for 456 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,840 IU, but South Carolina is incredibly good, and it's going 457 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,280 to take a much better shooting display. 458 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,160 And I think just a looser. Overall mentality than what 459 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,680 Indiana had in that game against Oklahoma on Monday. 460 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,120 And the nice thing is I think Indiana's got it in them to do 461 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:32,360 that. Obviously you've got Mackenzie 462 00:20:32,360 --> 00:20:33,680 Holmes, who's going to be under a lot of. 463 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,240 Defensive pressure and South. Carolina is certainly going to 464 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,120 key on. Her, but as she. 465 00:20:38,120 --> 00:20:39,960 Showed in that Oklahoma game, she can. 466 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,200 Face that and still figure out a way to get. 20 points in a 467 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:44,600 night. But Sarah? 468 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,760 Scalia, Mackenzie, Holmes, Yarden, Garzone, Chloe, Moore, 469 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,360 McNeil, Like. That group has got to. 470 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:55,520 A hit shots regularly from three they're going to, they're going 471 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,400 to have to have that. Extra level of. 472 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,400 Efficiency that comes with getting the extra point. 473 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:01,480 They're going to also just have to. 474 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:02,840 Play much better defense than I think. 475 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,800 We saw them play. Against Oklahoma or in the first 476 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,320 half against Fairfield and you know, we've seen Indiana be able 477 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,000 to do that. You know, we've seen them in in 478 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,800 certain games throughout the course of the season. 479 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,880 Be able to really, you know, clamp. 480 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,400 Down and make. It very difficult, you know they 481 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:19,800 played a very. Physical game, for instance 482 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,600 against. Iowa at home and. 483 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,520 That ended up being a a. Big success. 484 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,600 There's just a lot. Of things that will have to go 485 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,200 right for Indiana to win this game. 486 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,840 But. That's what happens when you 487 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,160 play the top teams in the country and I think Indiana, the 488 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:37,240 nice thing is, as we've kind of seen like they're. 489 00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:39,280 That no one's. Expecting them to win this game, 490 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,920 but they are not a sacrificial lamb. 491 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,240 I mean, this is a team that was in the. 492 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:44,640 Elite 8A couple. Of years ago. 493 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,440 It's a team that was in number one seed last year. 494 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,000 It's a team that. Has beaten some. 495 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,960 Really good teams so far this season and I don't think Indiana 496 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:55,520 is going to be at all intimidated by South Carolina 497 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,960 and I think a lot of teams are intimidated. 498 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,160 By South Carolina North. Carolina certainly looked 499 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,240 intimidated. By South Carolina last. 500 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,160 Week when they got. Just obliterated by. 501 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,880 Them in the second round. So, you know, look. 502 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,320 It's one of those things where Indiana. 503 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,120 They get off to a good start. They hit some shots if they can 504 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:14,680 keep themselves in the game and keep that defensive intensity 505 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,720 up. I I really like their. 506 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,840 Chances of of keeping it close and getting it to. 507 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:20,640 The fourth quarter. Within, like, you know, 508 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,240 somewhere between three and six points. 509 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,840 But it's going to take their best effort of the. 510 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,600 Season and you know, we've seen them come out and play. 511 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,080 Well, to start with. I I think of the game at. 512 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,680 Iowa this year, where they started off well. 513 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,000 People started hitting shots. For. 514 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,200 Iowa Other than Caitlin Clark and things kind of unraveled. 515 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:40,680 A little bit for. Indiana and then in that. 516 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,080 Third quarter, Iowa just? Ran away with the game. 517 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,960 We kind of saw the same thing in the Big 10 tournament against 518 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,000 Michigan. We kind of saw it. 519 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,600 Against Ohio State up up there, we've. 520 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,360 We've seen this team struggle especially in in third quarters. 521 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,200 So it's going to take a level of of discipline and focus. 522 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,880 In terms of just keeping their mental capacities in the game 523 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:02,720 throughout the. Course of it all, but there's 524 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,240 certainly the. Talent there for Indiana and. 525 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:06,960 It's this. Is not like. 526 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,600 I think you see some of the matchups in in the women's 527 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,360 tournament where you'll have a team like South Carolina or like 528 00:23:12,360 --> 00:23:14,200 UConn a few. Years ago Who's just so Uber? 529 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,040 Dominant that it's like. Wow, this feels. 530 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:17,880 Like a completely different. Level I don't. 531 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,200 See that with? IUI think if IU. 532 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,520 Can get some shots. To fall early, they're going to. 533 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,200 Be in a position where they. Could shock the. 534 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,240 World on. This and so I'm really excited. 535 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,280 To see what happens in the game games at 5:00 tonight, so be 536 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:35,360 sure to tune in and. Hopefully the Hoosiers have a a 537 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:37,200 great game and come. Away with a victory and end up 538 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,080 in the Elite 8 and they're playing on Sunday, so. 539 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,040 Anyway, that'll wrap it up. Relatively short episode. 540 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,200 Appreciate you all joining. 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