IU’s season opener was last night, and might I just say, yippee! I can’t get *too* excited because the opponent was, well, Nichols State. But there was something there I haven’t seen in a long, long time: offense. It was good to see something other than 4 guys standing around outside watching Bracey Wright settle for a bad, long-range shot.
Marco Killingsworth looked to be a man among boys, and Marshall Strickland had 25 points. The final score was 99 to 65. There were problems to be sure – in the 1st half, defense didn’t seem to be a priority. There seemed to be a lot of turnovers, and the free throw shooting was at 65%. Killingsworth was 3 of 7 from the freethrow line — so he can expect the hack-a-Shaq treatment if he doesn’t get that percentage up.
Still, it was fun to watch and very, very encouraging. IU plays #1 Duke in 11 days which could give us an idea of how good (or not) this team is. Offense. What a concept. Now if we could just drag Dane Fife from his coaching job in Fort Wayne, suit him up, and have him leading the defense.
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