Conversations about Indiana Basketball remains the same. The Hoosiers are underachieving. The cause is debated on message boards and sports bars. Some Indiana fans, tired of the entrenched mediocrity, believe coach Archie Miller is the cause and want him fired. Others believe five years is the minimum a coach needs to build a roster that […]
First of all, if you are one of those lunatics who insist this decade will end with after 2020, please stop reading. I cannot help you, and your thoughts on correct decade definition are bonkers. The 20s start with 2020. Arguing that is the defiant act of an entrenched contrarian. Now that we’ve cleared out the kooks, let’s get […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I wish I could write that I don’t care about Bob Knight coming back to Assembly Hall – that Knight is an unrepentant and self-immersed bully unworthy of our time and emotional investment. But that’s impossible for me. I care that Indiana Basketball fans have a chance to thank Knight for 29 years of irrepressible […]
Indiana Basketball fans are far saner than Michigan Football fans. That false equivalence between two rabid fanbases has been made many times as both programs have failed for many years to live up to expectations. In Ann Arbor, fans crave a win against Ohio State and a return to national prominence. Year after year, they […]
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 […]
Tom Crean is a curious individual. And he is hard to write about. I always feel cruel when I point out some of his foibles. Crean wants so badly to be liked and respected that any effort to point to something that runs contrary to that narrative seems mean spirited. During the beatdown Crean’s Georgia […]
For three years, Indiana Hoosiers guard Devonte Green played mistake-filled basketball sprinkled with occasional flashes of excellence. It appeared Green believed himself NBA ready, and that more toiling in Bloomington was an insult to his talent. Through two games this season, it appears Green has turned a corner. In each game, Green has dropped four dimes […]
