Basketball is a vexing game. It attracts those who seek the spotlight but rewards those who reject it. Indiana’s 88-75 win over Louisiana Tech last night was a perfect example of what basketball can be when played by a team – and also what happens when players selfishly pursues glory. Indiana showed fans both one […]
Tom Crean is a curious individual. And he is hard to write about. I always feel cruel when I point out some of his foibles. Crean wants so badly to be liked and respected that any effort to point to something that runs contrary to that narrative seems mean spirited. During the beatdown Crean’s Georgia […]
For three years, Indiana Hoosiers guard Devonte Green played mistake-filled basketball sprinkled with occasional flashes of excellence. It appeared Green believed himself NBA ready, and that more toiling in Bloomington was an insult to his talent. Through two games this season, it appears Green has turned a corner. In each game, Green has dropped four dimes […]
It doesn’t matter a tiny bit to me where Dawson Garcia goes to college. Fans of basketball programs at Indiana, Marquette, Minnesota and Memphis will be on pins and needles Wednesday afternoon at 4:30p ET as they watch Garcia pull a hat from under a table with the logo of his chosen school. It’s an absurd […]
Indiana Basketball’s November march of paid opponents continues tonight at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as the University of North Alabama comes to town. For many of us, these games are the only moments we consider the existence of schools like North Alabama, and we wonder things like, I wonder if North Alabama is actually to the […]
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IU Basketball has brought a mixed bag to fans during the past three seasons, and last night’s meaningless exhibition played in front of friends and family at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall was no different. The Hoosiers played well in the second half, overwhelming Gannon by 30 points, but Gannon actually led late in a miserable first half. There are two ways to […]