WayneFleekHoosier

Good lord. This thread I has it all. Keep this one for the archives and if anyone wants to know what it's like to miss the tourney 2 years in a row. Link them this thread. Tho-mas Bry-ant!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry guys. I thought it was a thoughtful debate. I realize it ended up in the wrong place. As for Bryant. I love his basketball game and would love to have him. Been saying it for months. He's a beast. Plays so hard. Intense. We'd be lucky to have him. No doubt.

so he recruits and signs players of questionable character to begin with? Genius. Retroactively making up for his own mistakes. Sure. Letting players fail multiple drug test and still getting starts and heavy PT. Quite the disciplinarian.

i don't know coach, the other 8 guys you've given a scholarship. Start there. If, in your wonderful recruiting, you noticed they have no passion to play D. Why sign them in the first place? Falls on your shoulders coach, no matter how you want to figure it.

what you fail to understand apparently is coaching is a Fraternity. It's them against the fans/media etc.. They know each other's struggles and stick up for one another as brothers PUBLICLY!

maybe this is why we swung and missed on about 30 recruits and ended up taking a trio of unrecruited kids. Explain that? It's us fans right? Sure it is.

that'll last a day, maybe??

he is much better than most but he has an arrogance and smugness about him. He went out of his way to defend Coach K about accusations that the USA coaching gig is a recruiting advantage. It clearly is, just admit it. It bothered me a tad. Or more. Defend points based on accuracy NOT ALLEGIANCE!

4 CB picks tonight/today, including Jerry Meyer. Hmmm.

Vic is on a tear. 19 Pts 7 A on 8/11 in first half!

Pretty odd. Kinda funny. It's what Chuck does.

Remember, he was recently quoted saying he'd commit in March! Not April. Interesting. If this is true it helps us vs. Kentucky. Man, I don't know. I don't trust Crean to get it done but I've always wanted Bryant. I don't trust Crean to play the right players. Interesting timing on this announcement. Athletic Administration pulling all the stops to save Crean?

not so weird, really. His recruitment was hella shady! Illinois, Michigan St., Kansas as finalist??? Complete shade!!! Those that question me about MSU, not so fast. Look into Branden Dawson's recruitment and others. They play dirty too, just not as dirty as some of the other big fish. Swanigan too. Anyway, I'm not surprised Alexander is shady, I'm more surprised the NCAA or the University actually figured it out.

Townes is incredible. I'd take him over Okafor I think. Both are great. Bummer that as IU remains a mediocre ball club at best, UK is setting the world on fire. Talk about salt in the wound. Sounds like a home game for UK in Georgia. Unreal.

Coach Blackmon specialty, Defense. Gave up 97. His Luers teams never played D either.

FWIW Duke at 19 MSU at 17 Gonzaga 16 Wisconsin 16

For point of reference, ESPN radio just said Kansas has been to 25 straight NCAAs. •envious•

Coach Martin on a Twittersplosion tonight. #HoosierGang is the theme for 2016 recruiting it appears. #whosnext. Coach getting my hopes up for another letdown??

@crimsonquarry: RETIRING FROM VINE, RIGHT NOW https://t.co/iWMYNMIRwb This is his how you defend!!! Take notes, young Hoosiers. Be passionate about stopping your man. Be aware of help side defense. Aaaaarrrggghhhhh!

Short answer, No! Longer answer, we'd have to win 2 or 3 in BTT. We need 2 more wins to be assured a spot, counting the BTT!

@BBaptistHoops: John Beilein said Michigan will submit Pickerington Central grad Caris LeVert's name to NBA advisory committee for draft evaluation.

As an IU fan, those other Indiana schools don't count. You know that. But yeah, you got a point.

Awesome!

Could turn into worst year ever for Indiana sports. NE wins SB by dismantling Colts. Pacers win too many on accident to get a good draft pick, on a wasted year. Hoosiers BB could miss tourney or be a low seed and ousted immediately. Hoosier FB stinks up the joint UK becomes most recent team to run the slate in NCAA. Ugh.. Please no!

Their non conference was legit. They are a super team, we can't honestly knock their schedule much. The SEC is up this year compared to normal which isn't saying much but they've obliterated many teams. Most talented CBB team I've seen with my own 2 eyes. Sickening.