by Kent Sterling The 2-3 zone has been mostly relegated to the dustbin of defensive contrivances employed by coaches of fourth grade basketball teams who don’t know enough about man-to-man to teach it to children – except in Syracuse. Jim Boeheim has won 927 games using the 2-3 zone as his defense since 1976. That […]
by Kent Sterling Regardless of what the NCAA has to say about it, former Indiana University basketball coach is an unrepentant mope. That his penalty for brazenly ignoring rules regarding contact with recruits is lifted today does nothing to ameliorate the damage his hubris, stupidity, and amorality caused at Assembly Hall. The five-year period NCAA […]
by Kent Sterling Bob Knight hasn’t been the head coach at Indiana in over 13 years. That means it’s unlikely any kid currently in high school can recall a time when the big man in the red sweater prowled the sidelines for the Hoosiers. But that doesn’t mean Knight isn’t still a figure looming over […]
by Kent Sterling Not sure if I’m the only person in the media who wrestles with this, but I really don’t like to be critical of people who play collegiate athletics. They are amateurs, students, and barely out of high school. That should keep their behavior from being dissected under a high intensity microscope. Life […]
by Kent Sterling After beating their first four opponents by an average score of 93-69, fans have learned a little bit about the 2013-2014 Indiana Hoosiers. The highly touted freshman class has performed as advertised, and the sophomores have also responded to the challenge of replacing the 70+% of the offense that moved on through […]
by Kent Sterling My allegiance is not hard to win. I’ll never sell my version of the truth to anyone, but if a coach wants me to like him personally, buying me a sandwich or beer paves a straight and smooth route to my heart. Lousiville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz is not buying me […]
by Kent Sterling The NCAA has reversed field on two decisions to ban eligibility of athletes because of media pressure, so it might make some sense to have a media member evaluate decisions on the front end of the process so they don’t appear incompetent once the rulings are questioned and reversed. The latest couple […]
by Kent Sterling Matt Howard is no longer the kid he was when I met him as a sophomore at Connersville High School, but in so many ways he is exactly the same guy. After playing summer basketball on the same team as my son, Matt attended Butler, led the Bulldogs to consecutive National Championship […]
by Kent Sterling Somehow or another, every FBS program in college basketball has decided that it’s wise to schedule an endless stream of patsies at home prior to conference play. It cheats the fans, the game, and the competitive spirit that college basketball is supposed to embrace. Indiana will play LIU-Brooklyn tonight at Assembly Hall […]
by Kent Sterling There was an interesting, but one-sided debate yesterday on Twitter about Kentucky’s lack of desire to play Indiana at either Rupp Arena or Assembly Hall after the UK 73-72 loss to the Hoosiers in Bloomington on December 10, 2011. Dan Dakich challenged Kentucky fans with logic, and Kentucky fans responded – as […]