by Kent Sterling Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari won a National Championship, and decided to flex his muscles by picking up his ball and going home. People achieve some success, and they get to decide to stop doing those things they feel are unpleasant, and the prospect of the Wildcats losing at Rupp Arena against [...]
by Kent Sterling Isiah Thomas has done a hell of a lot with his life – all of it following his career as a player has fallen short of the expectations of the employers who have sent him packing. He was a fierce competitor on the floor, graceless in defeat and jubilant in victory. Florida [...]
by Kent Sterling Sure, they’re happy now. Write a little bit about how the University of Kentucky and its basketball fans love winning over all else, and get ready for misspelled and misstated invective. Big Blue Nation is a prickly bunch. They guarantee victory against Indiana tonight, and the rest of the way in the tourney. They say [...]
by Bert Beiswanger After it was reported this past weekend in the Muncie Star Press that Ball State basketball head coach Billy Taylor would be retained, I couldn’t help but think… At a recent tribute to legendary Ball State announcer, Morry Mannies, President Jo Ann Gora said the following: “As president of Ball State University, [...]
by Kent Sterling Rarely does sport, outside the suite in Indianapolis where the pairings are decided for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, give fans so obvious and perfect a matchup of polar opposites. Indiana vs. Kentucky is the Cold War of college hoops, and as Kentucky ponders abandoning the annual rivalry, the wonderful knuckleheads in [...]
by Kent Sterling There is a weird vibe to Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean. He’s always seemed just a little bit strange to me – like he was constantly eager to prove to people that he knew what the hell he was doing, instead of just doing it. Appearances are big with me. Some coaches [...]
by Kent Sterling Verdell Jones III is a kid who came to Bloomington with a great attitude, athleticism, and the dream of playing meaningful basketball at the place where it matters most. The dreams were answered with 28 wins in three years, and relentless hard work designed to wring the very best basketball possible out [...]
by Kyle Miller Is it bad to consider the weekend not over until after Monday Night Football? Since my weekend is dominated by my addiction to fantasy football, I see nothing wrong with a three day weekend, every weekend. What a great time of the year. College basketball is heating up as conference play approaches, [...]
by Kent Sterling It’s been a long time since Indiana posted anything resembling a gaudy record. The 107-50 blowout win today over Howard isn’t worth raising a banner, but the 11-0 record for a team that had been 28-66 the previous three seasons shows the program has turned a corner. Or has it? The schedule [...]
by Kent Sterling Indiana Basketball beat their neighbor to the south 73-72. You know, the one that keeps kids around for nine months and turns them loose to the NBA. Yeah, those guys in blue and white. This is THE win that fans in Bloomington have waited for since disgraced former coach ran the SS [...]
