Another key to the loss

[Alan Smithee_rivals156293]

Lumpkin's dumb fouls.

It pains me to say it, because he works like a demon on defense and exercises great judgment when he decides whether or not to shoot.

But he had at least 3 dumb unnecessary fouls tonight, and his early departure hurt us on the defensive end and also added some valuable free throw / 2nd chance points for them. Despite trailing, IU never had to foul us to stop the clock.

 

[Medill '03]

Lumpkin's dumb fouls.

It pains me to say it, because he works like a demon on defense and exercises great judgment when he decides whether or not to shoot.

But he had at least 3 dumb unnecessary fouls tonight, and his early departure hurt us on the defensive end and also added some valuable free throw / 2nd chance points for them. Despite trailing, IU never had to foul us to stop the clock.

Just makes no sense when your fifth-year senior does such obvious stuff he learned not to do in HS. You reach, you get called. And he did it over and over.

 

[NJcatsfan_rivals139741]

Also, what has become of Vic Law?

 

[Medill '03]

Also, what has become of Vic Law?

I'm not sure we're seeing anything unusual with Law. Lots of teams have guys like him. Good D, good rebounding, shaky handle that makes him limited as a slasher, good finisher only when he's wide open, streaky outside shooter. You can't build a team or even an O around that. Just because he's highly ranked for NU doesn't mean we can expect him to carry a tourney team. Without Lindsey and Law each scoring at least 15 per game this team has major offensive limitations. Law is good. He's just not an all-conference player right now.