This is Indiana! IU Basketball fans say “This is Indiana” a lot – as though evoking the name of the university and state that takes such pride in its basketball heritage can shake off the rubble and cobwebs of a program that has receded into national irrelevance over the past quarter century. During that 25-year period, […]
Ed Schilling is moving on, according to multiple online reports. Archie Miller’s original staff (Schilling, Bruiser Flint, Tom Ostrom, and Bill Comar) remained intact for two years, and Schilling’s decision to bolt could be explained in a number of ways – Miller is a tough guy to work for, recruiting is a pain in the ass, […]
Indiana Basketball getting back to where fans crave it to be is not about Bob Knight. It’s about the values that are established by successful basketball programs – many of which were embraced by Knight as he led the Hoosiers to 11 Big 10 titles and three national championships. Being successful is not dependent upon […]
Today, it’s Indiana’s turn in the crosshairs of the “Chasing Ghosts” series at ESPN.com, and the regurgitation of the last 19 years since Bob Knight was fired is not pretty. Mike Davis, Kelvin Sampson, Dan Dakich, Tom Crean, and Archie Miller are discussed as unworthy successors to Knight’s throne as the King of Bloomington, and […]
Jake Forrester has entered the transfer portal, and IU Basketball fans are worried. There are plenty of reasons to be concerned about Indiana, but Forrester’s potential defection should not be among them. This is equally true for Clifton Moore, a sophomore who is definitely transferring. Nothing against Forrester or Moore, but players transfer – especially players who spent a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
