Hovadipo

It takes one well placed trade to set the whole plan in motion. Hey, you're the one saying this isn't going to happen tomorrow which is why he will get restless and leave. (Or something like that) I'm also saying it won't happen tomorrow, but he's going to wait and see what happens and not just skip town because a bunch of IU fans want him. That's mighty wishful thinking. My opinion: he hangs around in Boston whether Crean gets canned or not. Sure, he might listen to an offer, but he stays.

It's also not as easy hey come coach IU basketball in Bloomington.

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My guy

Psst...Archie Miller had another big win yesterday.
 
The guy isn't as known around here as Brad Stevens, but he is really, really good.

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Lol whoops. No name calling here, I can debate like a big kid. :)

I also like your 2nd paragraph. Totally agree.

Does Hova need a hug?  We understand it shouldn't be hard but no need to call him an a**hole... :lol: :thankyou:
 
Unfortunately, I think BS stays in the NBA for at least a few more years.  Fortunately, I believe he returns to college one day and takes his rightful place as the head basketball coach at Indiana University.

Lol whoops. No name calling here, I can debate like a big kid. :)

I also like your 2nd paragraph. Totally agree.

Lol whoops. No name calling here, I can debate like a big kid. :)

I also like your 2nd paragraph. Totally agree.

Lol whoops. No name calling here, I can debate like a big kid. :)

I also like your 2nd paragraph. Totally agree.

Keep going guys! You've surely almost convinced Ainge to give up on Brad Stevens! It's not like the Celtics are a blue blood of the NBA with a history of building contenders. No way they'll ever get there with Stevens and Ainge.
 
But if Stevens were to come here, he and Glass would definitely turn this college blue blood with a history of building contenders into the power house it has been in the past.
 
While we're on the conversation of superstars winning in the NBA, has anyone noticed what has been happening to college basketball? There's a reason Duke and Kentucky are winning so much.

From Yahoo's countdown of the 40 best bowl matchup. I'm excited to be 31 because of their reasoning. :)

31. New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 26, Bronx, New York) — Indiana (6-6) vs. Duke (7-5)

This would be an excellent basketball matchup, but as a football matchup we’re a little iffy. Indiana’s offense is tough to stop and this is a Duke teams that comes into the contest having lost four of its last five games.

Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but Grant has been bumped to 3-star status on 247 and ESPN, unsurprisingly.

Listened to the first half, and like 3 minutes of the 2nd half when the work phone (iPhone 5) died. Personal phone (Galaxy S4) didn't have the battery life so missed the 2nd half. They win, so that's good, right? On an unrelated note, my trees lost to Valpo, but Donnie freaking Baker was in the house. This is my Zorah Shrine brother. I swear to God he is.

Cubs going hard after Heyward

Rob Johnson as a senior will be awesome.

New player in the mix...
 
Sam Snelling @SamSnellingRMN
Recruiting update post coming tomorrow; in the meantime heard things went well with Eron Gordon & Mizzou and they’re getting involved

It's the dog days of iubb season right now. 3 weeks from today we get actual basketball. :)

Not going (even with GA tickets), not bothering to find a stream, *maybe* listening to Fisch while I play 2k. Play a decent team ffs.

It's the dog days of iubb season right now. 3 weeks from today we get actual basketball. :)

For the sake of discussion I would ask this then, would you be okay with 18-13, slipping in as a bubble team, then getting hot and going on a run to the Elite 8?  
 
With the nature of the NCAA tournament, I think black and white statements of what has to happen for a coach to be retained or let go is kind of a tricky exercise.  Johnny Dawkins was on the hot seat until a sweet 16 run as a 10 seed.  He promptly went back to the NIT.  If not for that two week stretch he might have been fired already.  
 
I have no idea what the perfect formula is, but I think there has to be some sort of combination of regular season performance and post season results.  I think Stuhoo was on the right track with his formula earlier in the thread. 

Hove needs a hug or some aloha.  Cheer up fella, B1G season will be here before you know it.

Not going (even with GA tickets), not bothering to find a stream, *maybe* listening to Fisch while I play 2k. Play a decent team ffs.

It's been 2 games. I'm really not worried about him and can forgive some defensive mishaps if he's giving us 15-20 points a night. Think about him having *another* offseason to develop under Crean too. Having that type of older guy on the court who you can go to for big buckets with a young team next year would be huge.

I love Rawle and would be thrilled to get him, but I wonder how much difference there would be between 1-and-done (assuming) Rawle and a junior Jimmy. If we miss on Rawle because a junior Blackmon stays, I can't say that I would complain at all. I know they're different players with different skill sets, but I would almost rather Jimmy stay. (Which I have doubts about, but that's another conversation)