Whether or not the men and women who play or coach our favorite teams, everyone deserves a stocking stuffer that can bring a better 2016. Here are the top 10 Christmas wishes for those working in Indiana sports with the greatest needs: 1 – A higher draft pick for Colts GM Ryan Grigson. After three […]
by Kent Sterling As the basketball coach at quaint Butler University on historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, there was no doubt who was in charge. Dealing with 20-year-olds who owed their scholarships to coach Brad Stevens, getting players to show up on time was easy. Getting a player being paid $45K short of $12 million is a […]
by Kent Sterling What happened to the days when coaches were obviously stooges who said and did the wrong thing so often that we couldn’t believe a conscious athletic director would continue to employ him. I’m sure they are somewhere, but no place to be found in central Indiana, and certainly not in Hinkle Fieldhouse […]
by Kent Sterling Today on Ahead of the Curve – 1070 the Fan/107.5FM – 11a-1p – www.1070thefan.com (if you are outside of Indiana) Self-immersed athletes are a pox on whatever team they play for, and Dwight Howard has shown that he’s one of the most egomaniacal of our time. Houston gets what they deserve for […]
by Kent Sterling Still stunned by Brad Stevcens’ decision to leave Butler in favor of one of the most prestigious jobs in coaching, Butler is going to stay inside the family to find Stevens successor. After a run of spectacularly successful hires following current athletic director Barry Collier moving to Nebraska, including Thad Matta, Todd […]
by Bert Beiswanger It’s been a heck of a ride the past decade-plus, a pyramid of achievements. 15 years ago, Butler started knocking off the big boys with regularity- regular season games, pre-season tournament games, NCAA tournament games; it didn’t matter. One trip to the Sweet 16 was followed by another…and another…and another. Butler did […]
by Kent Sterling Impossible. Unbelievable. I was about to pick up the phone to call Butler to see if Brad Stevens could come on “Ahead of the Cuve” Saturday, and suddenly reports are everywhere on Twitter that he will be the next head coach of the Boston Celtics. There are many moments when I can […]
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 […]
by Kent Sterling With Shelvin Mack leaving for the NBA, the best team in Horizon League history just lost its best remaining player, but it still remains a special program, and that is going to have to be enough for fans. What they were able to experience the last two seasons was a moment of […]
by Kent Sterling From the first NCAA Tourney in 1939 through 2009, Butler advanced to the Sweet Sixteen twice and the Elite Eight exactly zero times. In Matt Howard’s junior and senior years, they have done both twice, and are 40 minutes from their second straight trip to the Final Four. This is not to […]