Ranger78

watching SMU vs Memphis ==> why does Memphis keep on getting good players?

What a win by Minny... and then I look at the standings and I get pissed off all over again about last nights loss...

watching college b-ball is a lot easier when you don't give a rats ass who wins... lol.

wow... how do you foul the 3 pt shooter twice in a row...?

Dawson with Freshman mistake.... how does he leave his feet there... good Lord.

minny and MSU down to the wire... Trice with Ice in his veins.

Is that guy serious? LOL...   I think of Purdue like dog shit. I only care when I step in it, becuase it smells and I have to deal with it or put up with the smell.

I kinda of like watching Butler and want them to do well, but every time I hear "the butler way" I want to throw up... What the hell is the Butler way -->> loosing the big games in a competitive manner? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

The more I read about coach K the more I like Duke. Duke will get it figured out and I'm hoping they beat UofL this weekend.

And Knights teams always led in these two categories....sorry... I'll cool it with bringing up Knight so much ....

Excellent point, but I believe that's due to our dribble attack offense, which creates a lot of FT's.

I'm almost positive it was during the first overtime, but the argument stays the same regardless. I wish Crean would get into the refs more, so I'm in full agreement with you there. I'm a big Coach Knight fan and he played the refs like a violin sometimes and when he was under control and working them he was great. Sometimes he would loose his mind and cost the team, but in his prime he would get IU 4-6 + more FT a game. Coach Izzo is good, but he whines way too much for my liking. I thought JT3 did a good job working the refs vs IU, but not sure it effected the game much. I think Crean has done a better coaching job this year. The use of the timeout is an interesting argument, because Knight would let some teams play through rough spots to see how they would react. I'm not sure Coach Crean was doing that vs GTown, but In hindsight a timeout when GTown cut it to 6-8 might have made a difference. To me timeouts and working the refs are great, but playing better defense is where this team will either be good or just...well frustrating.... I'm not sure if they will ever be good enough under Coach Crean, but dissecting his every move through this journey will only lead me to drink too much.

That was sick. Feel bad for the Florida kid ...

I heard he flushed Meyers head in the locker room prior to giving the speech. (Some heard him say clap on that Jeff)....

I would also argue that you don't get a tech called on you in overtime, which might have ended up costing you the game with two made FT's. Turgeon was clearly pissed and it had nothing to do with a strategic move to get calls. With that said, I thought he did a great coaching job and Maryland plays with a lot of heart.

LOL - Izzo flat out lost that game. He calls a time out on a clear break away lay up and does not have them foul up by 3... And Crean still gets a backwards slap down and he's not even coaching. Funny.

I agree we're going to miss Luke, but I'm not sure on the details to know how much of this lies with Coach Crean.   From what I know, Coach was taken off guard by Luke's departure and it might have been too late to fix.   I guess the underlying rule is everything falls under the coach and it's his job to know and fix it.   Coach Knight let one of the greatest players of all time leave the program and he admits it was one of his biggest mistakes. From what I've read, I believe Coach Knight left that responsibility to the upperclassmen, which I believe has been part of our issue the last couple years. (lack of upperclassmen)... but clearly that model failed sometimes too.   This team would be a lot different with Luke, but Coach Dale said it best:   "I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. These six individuals have made a choice to work, a choice to sacrifice, to put themselves on the line 23 nights for the next 4 months, to represent you, this high school. That kind of commitment and effort deserves and demands your respect. This is your team."   Another Coach Dale quote that's relevant to this team "I've seen you guys can shoot but there's more to the game than shooting. There's fundamentals and defense."

Lol - well does it make it okay, because she knew Syracuse was under NCAA investigations? I'm okay with what she said, but I'm not sure why Syracuse is getting a free ride. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

Yep... I would understand her statements about IU, but the other school is Syracuse for Christ sakes. I guess Syracuse was forthright during their visit about the cheating and other issues....going on at Syracuse. Wow ... I'm confused. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

I will pray for coach and his family.<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners