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Message: [QUOTE="YKCornelius, post: 4905076, member: 9864"] Dillon77, what was your impression of Coach Moran bringing in Mackenzie Holmes off the bench, down by by four with less than seven minutes to play to try to pull out a victory? To say that strategy didn't work would be an understatement, as Holmes was disastrous, played 4 1/2 minutes with +/- rating of minus 12, zero points, 0-2 with two fouls and a turnover. Moran was quoted in the IndyStar during the week as not going to risk Holmes health for the sake of yesterday's game, but it appears that when things were going to hell-in-a-hand-basket, she had a startling change of mind. The question I have is why and for what? Presuming Holmes was able to produce a Willis Reed moment and Indiana was able to pull out a win, the Hoosiers still faced potential back-to-back games going forward. Was she thinking that if Indiana made it to the B10 semis, they might be able to hang onto a top four seed? It almost goes without saying that Indiana should not be hosting a first round game in the NCAA tournament. I'm guessing that the committee will give them a 5, 6 or 7 seed based on their overall season. IMO, without Holmes they are a bubble-team (at best). With a gimpy Holmes, they will be my pool pick for a first round "upset". [/QUOTE]