Category Archives: Indiana State

Trees out; Eagles in

March 19, 2011 – 3:07 pm

I was never so relieved about the result of a basketball game as I was when SU was up by 18 or so with under 3 minutes left. I didn’t watch the game live, I had a prior commitment (thanks a pantload, schedulers, for holding the SU game during the only time slot in all [...]

By Josh | Also posted in Big East, Jim Boeheim, Marquette, NCAA Tournament, Rick Jackson, Wins, Zone defense, syracuse | Comments (0)

overconfidence and taking games for granted

March 14, 2011 – 3:10 am

Not that I recommend this particular philosophy in sports, but if you are the type of fan who is inclined to overconfidence and cockiness, you will find this tidbit from Donna Ditota’s initial article about Indiana State useful:
[INST Coach] Lansing characterized the MVC as a man-to-man basketball league. His team, he said, rarely sees [...]

By Syracusan | Also posted in NCAA Tournament, Zone defense | Comments (2)

A completely uninformed Indiana State preview

March 13, 2011 – 9:00 pm

Based solely on data gleaned from the internet. Mainly here and here.
SCHEDULE
Record: 20-13
Pomeroy RPI: 109
Path to the dance: won MVC tournament
Best wins: Wichita St (in tournament), Missouri St (once regular season, once in tournament), though neither of these teams made the field of 68
Notable losses: by 9 at Notre Dame in November, by 13 [...]

By Josh | Also posted in NCAA Tournament, syracuse | Comments (1)