Ranger78

Lville shouldn’t have been allowed to hire a coach. The fact they didn’t receive the death penalty is amazing to me. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

I agree. Not smart to give up a in conference home game. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Not sure, but I’ve been bouncing back in forth between NEB vs OSU and Illinois vs Maryland. Maybe trying to promote the BIG on the east coast. Someone might have a better explanation on why they’re playing at MSG. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It’s at MSG in NY. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Illinois up on Maryland. Illinois really competes. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Lol with the pompous attitude of some of the posters on here. I think some of you truly think you could do it better. Laughable... Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I just want to see some defensive up take. It’s simple play harder then the other team (well maybe not). I’ll let the brain trust speak about the offensive challenges. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

4 years sounds reasonable. I have faith in something much higher than Coach Miller. And I’ve thought about a ****** and grab of Coach Knight to bring him back to center court of AH to break the curse. I do know this - people that love IU should really hope for Archie to succeed, because, I’m not sure where we go from here. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It’s how we work these days... Alabama loses the national championship game and everyone starts talking about how Saban has lost the reign. Everything is so ‘NOW’ related and few have any patience to let anything grow. I’m not sure Coach Miller is the answer and I’m getting less and less excited about IU basketball, but we must give him a chance. If we beat PU on Saturday, we won’t be any closer to the answer. The answer takes time. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

The offense would look a lot better if the players could hit open shots. The longer we show we can't make open 3's the more teams will sag and take away the dribble drive. And I think that's why Archie has stayed with Fitzner so long. In theory, he's supposed to be able to knock down the open shot. Fitzner mechanics are off and his shot actually doesn't even resemble what it did earlier in the year. I personally would run RP and Al off a few screens and get them some open looks. I think they're our best shooters. Juwan looks tired and it looks like his legs are toast. He's missed a lot of close in shots and he's not getting much lift. The defense looks good at times, but we still give away too many easy buckets. (it's like help the helper is foreign to some of these guys) For the most part, I think this is simply lack of effort, which is showing up with rebounding (or lack of rebounding). I don't even get too upset anymore. I just watch and hope Archie and the team figure it out.

It’s going to be sad when JM graduates. He’s such a great teammate and leader. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I'll be praying for his family and friends.

The 5th foul on Zion was questionable and bang / bang for sure. I do find humor in a Duke fan complaining about the refs.

Roger thanks Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Does anyone know if Rob has a history with concussions? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Good Green showing up. He has potential to be special. Good sign that he pulled that last possession back out and ran the clock to zero. He just needs to play within the offense and not try to do too much. He’s a really good on the ball defender. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Prayers out for Terry and his family.

Archie post game interview was awesome. He can’t stand the camera and answers all the questions like a basketball coach. I love it. He knows this team needs work and I think he will get it done. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Nature of beast when you're dealing with 5 star recruits and the coaching staff will need to handle the negative recruiting. At the end of the day, I'm hoping wins do matter, but I'm probably looking at it in a very simplistic manner. I'm not sure a high in flux of 5 stars is the best way to build a winning program anyways... but again, just my opinion. The one thing I'm confident in is that Romeo will be successful in the end. ... good win today... good talk ... I'm out for the night....

Are you saying his draft stock would be higher if he went somewhere else? I think this whole conversation is a little premature. I'm not an NBA scout, so I don't have the first clue where Romeo will go in the draft, but this whole argument is a slippery slope. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm saying I don't have the first clue. To me it's hard to believe that Romeo would be shooting better from 3 @ Kansas right now.

Why is not good for IU. Do you think 5 stars will shy away if he doesn't go lottery?

Silence can be good... It all depends on the circumstances...

I'm more comfortable at the end of the game. I'm starting to believe they're playing to grind it out. Coach needs to get them used to running from the front. Have you seen the movie 'Secretariat'. Coach needs to re-train this team to go from the start and not wait to the last few minutes.

I’m not sure you want your coach to be a dickhead out of the gate. If that’s the case, I’m fearful what level he will need to go to in the game. At some point, I’m hoping, this team will perform with purpose out of the gate. If you’re always a dick it holds less meaning when it matters. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners