Indiana Basketball fans are exhausted by the seemingly endless malaise surrounding the program. Day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year, the same questions are asked. Is IU about to make the turn toward consistent quality basketball? Is (insert coach’s name here) the right guy to get the program back […]
Michigan Basketball is broken, and only Juwan Howard can fix it. Forget the two trips to the NCAA National Championship Game, Big 10 Championships, and Big Ten Tournament titles. John Beilein’s 12 seasons as the head coach at Michigan were clearly a disappointment. The time has come to reclaim the brand value of the Fab […]
by Kent Sterling I saw a TV spot for the Big Ten Network this morning that listed “elite coaches” as part of the magic of its basketball coverage. Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan, Michigan’s Jim Beilein, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, and Ohio State’s Thad Matta made the cut. Tom Crean, Matt Painter, Fran McCaffery, John Groce, Chris […]
by Kent Sterling Recruiting basketball players is a tough game for coaches, and there are different strategies for each program. Some cast a wide net, and other are more specific in their targeting. Over the last couple of weeks, media reports have featured news about Indiana coach Tom Crean offering scholarships to prep star after […]
by Kent Sterling After two-and-a-half weeks of craziness, the matchup between Louisville and Michigan is hardly an upset. Louisville was the overall top seed, and Michigan was a millimeter away from a putback dropping to tie Indiana for the regular season Ben Ten Championship. Tonight at 9:23p, the Cardinals and Wolverines will play 40 minutes […]