Christian Watford Archive

Big Ten power rankings: Week 8

  • Staff Feb 16, 2011 3
 

A delayed version of the Big Ten power rankings this week. We’ve waited long enough — and more importantly, we’ve made you wait long enough, so let’s just dive right in, shall we? Inside the Hall Big Ten power rankings: ...

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(Photo credit: James Brosher) This release just popped into our inbox from J.D. Campbell of IU Media Relations: Indiana University sophomore Christian Watford is out indefinitely with a broken left hand suffered Sunday in an 84-83 overtime loss at Michigan ...

BLOOMINGTON — There’s this team I cover, and they do the damndest stuff. See, they lose to a team that is, statistically, one of the worst they’ll play this season. Lose, hell, they get walked on, tooled against the worst ...

Listen to the postgame comments of Tom Crean and Christian Watford (16 points, five rebounds) following Indiana’s 52-49 win over Illinois at Assembly Hall on Thursday in the embedded media players below: Crean [audio:CreanpostIllinois.mp3] Watford [audio:WatfordpostIllinois.mp3] Update: Here’s postgame video ...

Win proves again that it’s all about defense

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 15, 2011 3
 

BLOOMINGTON — Execution is the common theme that runs through all of basketball. Everything a team wants to do, every goal it wants to achieve, however small or large, specific or grandiose, will be determined by its ability to execute. ...

Michigan Postgame Video: Hulls, Jones, Watford

  • Alex Bozich Jan 15, 2011 3
 

Watch the postgame comments of Jordan Hulls (13 points, 4-of-4 from the field), Verdell Jones (24 points, 9-of-10 from the field) and Christian Watford (17 points, 10 rebounds) following Indiana’s 80-61 win over Michigan on Saturday at Assembly Hall in ...

Listen to the postgame comments of Indiana coach Tom Crean, freshman Victor Oladipo and sophomore Christian Watford following Indiana’s 85-67 loss to No. 2 Ohio State on Friday at Assembly Hall in the embedded media players below: Crean [audio:CreanpostOSU.mp3] Oladipo ...

Film Session: Defending the three

  • Ryan Corazza Dec 28, 2010 3
 

As I noted in TMA last night, the Hoosiers gave up several wide-open 3-point attempts in the first half against Penn State, ones that allowed the Nittany Lions to shoot 50 percent (5-of-10) in the first 20 minutes of the ...

A time for change

  • Zachary Osterman Dec 17, 2010 3
 

BLOOMINGTON – What was supposed to happen went down smoothly. The Hoosiers did with SIU-Edwardsville (hereafter referred to as SIUE) exactly what the Hoosiers were supposed to do with SIU-Edwardsville. (OK, my bad. Now hereafter referred to as SIUE. I ...

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Watch and listen to the postgame comments of Indiana senior guard Jeremiah Rivers and sophomore forward Christian Watford in the embedded media players below:

On to the next step

  • Zachary Osterman Dec 4, 2010 3
 

BLOOMINGTON — It has been suggested, perhaps not unfairly, that Indiana’s early-season schedule will eventually weaken it, perhaps critically. A November filled with nameless opponents, it was feared, wouldn’t provide Indiana enough tests to get the Hoosiers ready for the ...

The Minute After: Boston College

  • Ryan Corazza Dec 1, 2010 3
 

Notes on an 88-76 loss to the Eagles: Well, despite the double-digit loss, there were at least some positives tonight, eh? Sure, the Hoosiers came out flat in the first half — running their Verdell Jones-only offense we’ve seen from ...

We’re so 2004. Yes, it’s true, Inside the Hall is adding to our media arsenal a weekly podcast. It’s not Bill Simmons — yet — but hopefully it fills a little bit of a void in the IU basketball world. ...

Believe It: These Hoosiers are maturing

  • Zachary Osterman Nov 16, 2010 3
 

BLOOMINGTON — Let it be pointed out that, on the night Tom Crean cemented his first-ever 3-0 start at Indiana, his team struggled. The Hoosiers shot barely over 38 percent, Verdell Jones had more turnovers (7) than points (5) and ...

Could defense be Indiana’s greatest strength?

  • Zachary Osterman Nov 14, 2010 3
 

BLOOMINGTON — Some of the old weaknesses remain. Surely, you remember them: the endless string of frustrations, the turnovers and sloppy offensive sets and lack of low-post production. It helped that no one seemed interested in defending Verdell Jones within ...

The Minute After: Wright State

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 14, 2010 3
 

Notes on a 67-44 Sunday night win over Wright State inside Assembly Hall: First 10. Wright State took away the 3-pointer from the Hoosiers. Couple that with its impressive ability to draw charges — and IU’s penchant for silly turnovers ...