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 […]
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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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 […]
“We don’t see you fitting into our plans here.” That’s what IU basketball coach Archie Miller told Grant Gelon a few months ago, according to the NW Indiana Times. It was an honest, direct, and unpleasant assessment to hear. Gelon was unhappy at that moment with Miller, and remains so. Indiana offered to make good […]
Firing someone is never easy. Whether done for financial or qualitative reasons, making the call to fundamentally change the life of a person in your charge – and his or her family – is tough. It’s not just hard because of the upheaval it causes the person being told to scram. Termination is the final […]
Let’s not waste our empathy on Tom Crean. Yeah, he was fired yesterday, and that’s never pleasant for a person. I’m sure hearing the news for Crean was an unpleasant and emotional moment, but is it really a worth an outpouring of sympathy from fans and pundits? People making $28,000 a year are downsized every […]
“The Program is in great shape – the team’s gotta improve.” Tom Crean, March 14, 2017, after losing to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the NIT. That quote should be stitched onto a banner and presented to Crean as he leaves Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the final time – which I’m guessing […]
