Do you watch Indiana Basketball and wonder why it is on a never-slowing treadmill of mediocrity? Here is the answer – Indiana University is punishing its Basketball program and its fans for the success it reaped during the Bob Knight era. Three national championships, five Final Fours, 11 Big 10 titles, and a 659-242 record […]
Is Indiana’s mediocrity this season because of injuries or incompetence? Is it an inability to recruit Indiana high school stars or an inability of current players to invest in the process? Is it Tom Crean as a coach, Tom Crean as a recruiter, or a series of unpleasant and unlucky circumstances? All good questions that can be […]
by Kent Sterling Some mistakes you never stop paying for. In 2000, Bob Knight was fired by Indiana University for being a jerk. There was all that nonsense about Kent Harvey greeting Knight by his last name, and Knight typically exploding, but it was the incredible tonnage of bizarre idiocy in and around Assembly Hall […]
by Kent Sterling After watching Kentucky jump out to a 65-11 lead over Montana State and take a 55-12 halftime lead last night against Texas-Arlington, I thought about the poor mopes in Big Blue Nation who paid to attend the games at Rupp Arena. The players for both sides wasted their time in those romps, […]
by Kent Sterling Mike Davis’ return to Assembly Hall last night as Indiana defeated his Texas Southern team piqued my curiosity about his separation from Indiana University in 2006, and what has changed in Bloomington as a result. I was no fan of Davis. He seemed unsure of his ability to lead, and spoke his […]
by Kent Sterling I tweeted during the Texas Southern play-in loss that coach former Hoosiers coach and current Texas Southern leader Mike Davis is to basketball coaches as Jimmy Carter is to U.S. presidents. For the next hour, people offered additional parallels, and thus the birth of this post. Leaders come in all shapes, sizes, […]
by Kent Sterling I love the beginning of NCAA tournaments because hope lies everywhere. Each of the 64 teams that begin play tomorrow in the real first round of the Big Dance have hope that they will emerge from the rubble with a win to gain entry into the 32-team event that starts this weekend. […]
Indiana Basketball – Tom Crean Talks About Leadership and the NCAA
by Kent Sterling Indiana Basketball coach Tom Crean is an interesting guy. Regardless of whether you like, love, or loathe him, he’s a lightning rod in Indiana sports who is impossible to ignore. Heading into his sixth year, the challenges of being the head coach at IU will evolve toward a new level of pressure. […]