Indiana and Butler Basketball teams need to look in the mirror and answer a very important question
No one looks forward to adversity, but everyone is thankful for it after it is overcome. Indiana and Butler have basketball programs experiencing some serious adversity right now. Butler is in last place in the Big East after losing to Marquette. Indiana lost its seventh straight last night at Rutgers. That’s the magic of college. […]
Indiana is not playing good, tough, collective basketball, and fan frustration is about to explode all over Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Seven weeks are left in this season, and it appears to be heading to a destination all Indiana fans have are way too familiar with – disappointment. The majority of the last 25 seasons […]
Don’t take offense to the headline – I’m right there with you! Every year, we invest in the believe that this will be the year the glory of ol’ IU returns to Assembly Hall. Every year, we shake our heads in dismay. Wash, rinse, repeat. This year, hope seemed reasonable because it’s Archie Miller’s second […]
It’s so tempting to bring in the #22 ranked player in a class – a kid who is seven inches longer than he is tall, has a 46-inch vertical jump, and has limitless shooting range – but if he is only interested in NBA mock drafts and the millions that he and his family believe […]
If you’re an Indianapolis sports fan, and you’re not smiling this morning – you are really hard to please. Wins by the Colts and Pacers yesterday put the cherry on top off a spectacular sundae of action that began with another Pacers win on Friday in Philly against the team with the best home record […]
Last night, I watched “The Last Days of Knight” – an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the CNN/SI work that led to his firing at IU – and I felt dirty. As with any basketball fan who studied at Indiana University in Bloomington during the Knight era, I’ve given a lot of thought to […]
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Coaching changes bring a change of culture. Culture change brings adversity. Adversity brings roster changes. Such is the cycle of life in college basketball. Curtis Jones was recruited to Indiana by Tom Crean, and he played his freshman season for the former coach. When Archie Miller replaced Crean, it became clear very quickly that the […]
If anyone needed proof that life isn’t a movie, last night’s opening night debacle for the Archie Miller Era at Indiana stands as solid evidence. No one other then Indiana State coach Greg Lansing would have approved the script that had the Sycamores hitting 17 of their first 22 three-pointers to win 90-69. Miller was […]
Helping people is what I enjoy best, and today my efforts are to help former Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean compile his list of reasons not to pick up the phone if the University of Louisville calls. I also want Louisville fans to wrap their arms around a few facts as they build expectations as […]
