Indiana lost 69-67 in overtime to Florida State last night, so why did I enjoy watching the game so much? Losses nest with me forever – my personal defeats and those of teams and people I back – so this is a bit of a weird sensation. I did a Periscope immediately after the game, and […]
There is nothing like a quick three games in three days against power conference competition to take the early December temperature of a college basketball team, and that check-up at the Maui Invitational is complete for the Indiana Hoosiers. Like all teams, there are ways in which Indiana has shown growth over last year’s unit, and […]
Indiana welcomes Tennessee Tech to a mostly empty Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall tonight at 8 p.m. (BTN) as college basketball returns to our lives for the first time in more than eight months. Because it has been a long time in a weird year, you might need a refresher course in Indiana’s Basketball program. Here […]
The Indiana Basketball roller coaster is fun again. Up and down it has rolled through solid wins against Florida State and Penn State and miserable losses to Purdue and Maryland (2X). Devonte Green has been a one-man thrill ride with made threes and ill-conceived lob passes with equal enthusiasm. Coach Archie Miller was intractable in defending screen […]
Indiana lost yesterday, and that’s all fans will remember – the 77-76 loss to Maryland. Moral victories, after all, don’t earn bids to the NCAA Tournament. But the Hoosiers didn’t simply lose at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, they lost while playing better than they had all season. The offense moved the ball inside and then kicked […]
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 […]
This is Indiana! IU Basketball fans say “This is Indiana” a lot – as though evoking the name of the university and state that takes such pride in its basketball heritage can shake off the rubble and cobwebs of a program that has receded into national irrelevance over the past quarter century. During that 25-year period, […]
