Devonte Green is an IU basketball player who some love, and others loathe, but no one is indifferent Some believe Green will play in the NBA, and others believe he shouldn’t come back to Indiana. He hits shots, and he turns the ball over. He gets steals, but allows a clear path to the bucket. […]
Indiana lost to Wichita State tonight, and its season went poof – if playing in the NIT counts as an actual continuation. Six wins against quad one opponents showed the Hoosiers to be capable of beating excellent teams, and 12 losses in 13 games showed they were also flawed in the extreme. Whether the losses came […]
Romeo Langford wants to compete at basketball. He wants to win. He wants to improve. Somehow, Indiana fans have come to the conclusion he’s counting the days until the NBA Draft, and that wealth is his only priority as his time at IU draws to a close. They are crapping on Romeo with enthusiasm. Its has […]
Breakfast with Kent – Sick of IU fans crapping on Romeo; Pacers lose in LA; Butler plays tonight
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Indiana Basketball does not need to figure out how to compete with Duke and Kentucky – it needs to find a way to catch up with Purdue. Oof! For an Indiana guy, that was hard to write, but it’s true. Purdue has gone to the NCAA Tournament five years in a row, 11 of the […]
Bob Knight is not well. Stories have circulated for a couple of years about Knights’ health, and I’m sure you have heard them. Legendary IU play-by-play voice Don Fischer went on a radio show in Michigan and declined to answer a question about Knight and his former employer mending fences because of Knight’s health. Fischer […]
Nothing wrong with Purdue students yelling “IU sucks!” Who does it bother?
Trying to end the “IU sucks!” chants at IU is silly. Disliking a rival is every bit as important to sports fans as their love for favorite teams, and putting collective voice to it is righteous and decent. Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter explained his feeling about ending the chant after yesterday’s win against Ohio State, “What […]
In a stunning development, the hopes of the Indiana Hoosiers to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament are not only alive, but thriving. The window that was open just a crack now appears to be open enough to offer hope that the Hoosiers control their own destiny with two final regular season tests. After […]
Here’s what ESPN’s Sage Steele tweeted about IU fans leaving Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall early Tuesday night: ..And now I’m seeing how many fans have left..what?! A struggling team on the verge of a big, much-needed win, in double OT..what’s going on at Assembly Hall?! I don’t care how much we’ve been struggling, you NEVER. […]
There is no sure-fire strategy to succeed at scoring the basketball. For teams with good players at all five spots, ball movement and selflessness works. For teams with one dynamic player, a good player, and three who can’t shoot, the ball needs to be controlled by the star. It’s tough when there is a single serious […]
