A three-player recruiting class so uninspired it syphoned hope from a fanbase already running on empty lost two of its members yesterday. Clifton Moore is ranked the 143rd best player in the class of 2017 and Al DSurham #239. Both asked for their release yesterday because the guy who recruited them to Indiana has been fired. […]
Tom Crean had two options in leaving Indiana – admit his flaws led to uneven results, or point fingers at IU’s administration as those who caused his program to belch and sputter during three of the last four seasons. Clearly, Crean and his family have chosen the latter, but his brothers-in-law are playing attack dog […]
Let’s not waste our empathy on Tom Crean. Yeah, he was fired yesterday, and that’s never pleasant for a person. I’m sure hearing the news for Crean was an unpleasant and emotional moment, but is it really a worth an outpouring of sympathy from fans and pundits? People making $28,000 a year are downsized every […]
There really wasn’t much doubt this was coming. Uneven results driven by scattershot recruiting and poor fundamental basketball left little reason for hope moving forward if Tom Crean remained as coach. No amount of cheerleading or politicking could change the results of the last four years. Indiana’s Big 10 record of 38-34 ranked eighth among […]
There is a mythology about Indiana Basketball that the 2016-2017 season was an aberration caused by injury, inexperience, and a unique lack of leadership. No question the injuries to Collin Hartman and O.G. Anunoby diminished the Hoosiers ability to successfully compete, but so did irresponsible recruiting and complex schemes. As Indiana fans and administrators evaluate […]
“The Program is in great shape – the team’s gotta improve.” Tom Crean, March 14, 2017, after losing to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the NIT. That quote should be stitched onto a banner and presented to Crean as he leaves Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the final time – which I’m guessing […]
Indiana was presented with a no-win scenario. They chose bad option B over Bad option A. IU Athletic Director Fred Glass had no good option. Two weeks ago, Glass had to choose whether Indiana should host a first round NIT game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall or go on the road. This was contingent upon Indiana not […]
So now Indiana fans look ahead to Selection Sunday to find out where the Hoosiers will play in the NIT. After the false promise built on the spindly legs of early season victories against Kansas and North Carolina, the Hoosiers backtracked into a season where on-court confusion was such a consistent presence, it appeared to […]
My Dad was a guy who liked to say outrageous things, and then when people became upset he never understood, “Why are they worried what I have to say?” I would think, “Words have power.” I wouldn’t say it because you didn’t poke the bear. Amusing himself and the people who shared his unique wavelength […]
People are talking about the Indiana Basketball coaching job – again. The Hoosiers have just finished languishing through their third non-winning Big 10 season in the last four, and alums and boosters are getting restless. While there is still work to be done for Tom Crean and the 2016-2017 squad in the Big 10 Tournament and […]