Media hot take artists are in a snit over James Wiseman leaving Memphis to prepare for the NBA. The NCAA Tournament needs stars, they say, and James Wiseman is a star. What will the NCAA Tournament be like without him, they gush. Well, It will be like all of the NCAA tournaments that haven’t been blessed by […]
The NCAA has a trust problem, according to its president Mark Emmert. He’s right. Emmert is spending a significant amount of time meeting with lawmakers trying to head off a spate of legislation that will correct the course of college athletics because the NCAA can’t, or more accurately won’t. The trust issue exists for two […]
It is said by very astute business leaders that the chances of making a terrible decision increases with every additional person involved in the process. Indiana University appears to be testing the limits of that axiom with the formation of a 14-person search committee to find the replacement for athletic director Fred Glass. The committee […]
I love watching the Pacers. They beat the Lakers last night to win their 19th game of the season, but winning is only part of the work they have done to win my heart. In the star-driven NBA where brand value often trumps success in the eyes of fans, the Pacers are an anomaly. They excel without […]
With two games remaining, the 2019 season is over for the Indianapolis Colts, so we turn our attention to 2020. There are many questions to be answered following the Colts collapse after starting the season 5-2 despite the retirement of Andrew Luck. As fun as it was to watch last year’s team rally from 1-5 to earn […]
There is a lot that goes into being an athletic director of a Big 10 school, and Fred Glass will continue to do it all at the highest level until he retires at the end of the academic year. Those who point to the mediocrity of the basketball program relative to expectations as a Glass failure miss […]
With a Monday Night Football win tonight at New Orleans, the Indianapolis Colts will put themselves in a position where they could still wriggle their way into the playoffs. This has been a disappointing season for the Colts because of their 5-2 start. Given the remaining schedule after week seven, it seemed very likely they […]
Indiana needs to get better, and use last night’s win against UConn as a springboard to better basketball, or this season could spin in the same wrong direction as the last three. The Hoosiers beat the Huskies 57-54 last night in one of the least aesthetically appealing basketball games in this young season. The Hoosiers found a […]
Paul George has always been a brand first, and he represents that brand with occasionally excellent basketball but relentless self-importance and clumsiness in comments to the media. George’s on court performance was outstanding last night for the Clippers in their 110-99 win over the Pacers. His 36 points, nine rebounds, and five assists spoke for themselves, but George […]
Improving a roster mismanaged by his predecessor has been relatively easy work for Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard. Addition by subtraction makes heroes of a lot of managers – in sports and business. When Ballard took over from Ryan Grigson almost three years ago, there was a lot of productive subtracting to do. Now the work […]
