Articles posted in March 2013

Opening Day for the Cubs – Bad News for Baseball’s Most Moronic Fans
March 31, 2013

by Kent Sterling There is no punchline worthy of the beginning of baseball’s best joke – How stupid are Cubs fans? Scores of sentimental dork sportswriters romanticize this ridiculous bunch.  Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times extolled the virtue of the 2.88 million who poured through the turnstyles to watch one of the worst teams […]

Youth Basketball Needs More Programs Like the Pacers George Hill’s G3
March 31, 2013

by Kent Sterling The Indianapolis Star’s Mike Wells posted a very nice piece today about the youth basketball program the Indiana Pacers guard and Indianapolis native George Hill funds and runs. According to Wells, Hill does it right.  The players have to make grades to play, and the fundamentals are stressed. The shame of the […]

Former IU Athletic Director Rick Greenspan Is in Deep Trouble – Again
March 29, 2013

by Kent Sterling Oh boy.  There was never any doubt that former Indiana University Rick Greenspan is a self-immersed kook, but he has now been accused of being an unrepentant xenophobe – or a guy with a sense of humor on par with Archie Bunker. Oregon will take the court in a couple of hours in […]

Louisville Workout for Midwest Regional Loose and Fun – Same as It Ever Was
March 28, 2013

by Kent Sterling After watching hundreds of workouts and shoot arounds, one thing I know is that using them to predict the outcomes of games is impossible.  Louisville is loose as hell, laughing, shooting, and enjoying themselves.  That’s the way the Cardinals have rolled forever. I remember at the regional finals in Knoxville in 1983 […]

2013 NCAA Tournament – Success with Three-Star Recruits Is Nothing New
March 28, 2013

by Kent Sterling I’ve written often about a class of 2007 summer team that played together without ego, a lack of concern for being recruited, and a love for one another that oddly remains the exception to the rule in youth basketball.  With the successes of Florida Gulf Coast, LaSalle, and Wichita State in last […]

Chris Collins to Be Hired at Northwestern – First Six Months Key for Collins Era
March 27, 2013

by Kent Sterling Bill Carmody can coach.  Make no mistake about that.  Northwestern is going to find out whether Collins can coach, and Collins is determined to find out whether Northwestern is capable of building a winning program. CBSsports.com is reporting that Chris Collins has agreed to be the next head coach at the only […]

Advice for Shaka Smart, Chris Collins, and other Coaching Candidates – Go for Happy
March 27, 2013

by Kent Sterling VCU head coach Shaka Smart is going to be offered the UCLA job if he wants it.  Duke assistant Chris Collins has reportedly interviewed for the Northwestern job.  There will be dozens of jobs available this offseason – USC, Minnesota, Ball State, among the many others – and Brad Stevens will be […]