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 […]
One of the best parts of hosting a sportstalk radio show everyday is that I get a chance to talk to local and national experts on all kinds of things. It’s college basketball season and this is Indiana, so I spend a lot of time talking to guys who know a lot about college hoops. […]
When I evaluate the work of others, my first step is to break the production of the employee into component parts. By measuring contributions in individual silos, I tend to be more objective and through that objectivity discover whether my visceral gut feeling is accurate. Let’s do that as well as we can from 35,000 […]
Indiana is not dead yet. Last night’s loss to Purdue will not help the Hoosiers case with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, but it was not the last nail in their coffin. Indiana is 5-7 in the Big Ten, losers of four of their last five after bowing out 69-64 to the Boilermakers at Simon […]
When talking about Indiana University Basketball, I try to be fair. Leading or playing for the Hoosiers is tough. IU fans are demanding in a way that makes affiliation with the program a good news/bad news dilemma. Indiana coaches and players are adored and mocked in equal proportion. There is no level of success, minus a […]
It happens to most teams – that night where a road team’s indifference meets a home team’s urgency. It happened to Indiana last night. The Hoosiers were terrible from tip to buzzer as Michigan rolled to a 30-point win. IU’s defense was as horrific as ESPN’s Jim Calhoun’s analysis was indecipherable. The Wolverines made more […]
Is Indiana an elite college basketball program? Not by Ken Pomeroy’s math, they aren’t. Fans point to NCAA failures as evidence that IU’as star is dimming. No National Championships in almost 30 years. No Elite Eights since 2002. Blah, blah, blah. Forget about that March Madness stuff when evaluating IU. One-and-done tournaments reward hyped-up underdogs. […]
Indiana was not good tonight in their 75-68 loss to Wisconsin at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The defense was lacking, and so Wisconsin made a bunch of shots, including 10 of 20 three-point attempts. Offensive execution was lacking, so the Hoosiers turned the ball over 13 times while Wisconsin gave the ball to the Hoosiers […]
What a year of hoops action Indiana basketball fans have to look forward to. So much potential for thrills and heartbreak with every shot, pass, and recruiting visit. This is why we love basketball – virtually anything can happen, and it likely will over the next 10 months. Some of the biggest stories in Indiana that […]
Dreams are granted. Dreams are crushed. That’s the NBA Draft in a nutshell. Last night’s draft was filled with fun and surprises, as were the two days prior for fans of the Indiana Pacers. A trade sent one Indy native to Utah of all places, brought home another native, filled a gaping hole at power forward, […]