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 […]
The chants were audible throughout the game as IU fans expressed their disdain for Purdue center Matt Haarms, “***k you, Haarms!” I have no problem with yelling at opposing players – it’s part of the fun of going to the game. I have no problem with profanity – skillfully used, it can punctuate a point and get […]
Keion Brooks Dad tweeted this update about his recruitment yesterday: It’s not over but getting close! Recruiting doesn’t start until the parents and player start asking all the hard questions. #noFluff — Keion Brooks (@keion_brooks) February 18, 2019 And I don’t care. He’s the 38th ranked player in the 2019 class, so he’s highly sought […]
Indiana fans are mad – rightly mad. The season that started with such promise has unspooled into a hideous chaos of passivity, stoicism, and malaise. At 12-2, Indiana looked like a team that could overcome its obvious flaws to post wins. As the Hoosiers posted consecutive wins against Northwestern, Penn State, Louisville, and Butler in December […]
Indiana’s Basketball team has lost seven straight games, and people are wondering why a promising season has spun wildly out of control. Injuries, scheduling, effort, coaching, and toughness are among the many guesses being proffered by fans and media. All are correct to one extent or another, but Indiana Basketball has been a consistently mediocre […]
