Feathery

I still watch all the games but to have me excited we need to have a brand of basketball that is fun to watch and can win at the highest level. We went from a coach who had a great offense and no defense to a coach that coaches defense at a high level but sucks at offense. to get me excited about IU basketball again, I need the university to want to be the best. Be willing to pay top dollar to get a top coach. Archie isn’t even a top 10 paid coach. That tells me IU isn’t willing to pay top dollar. Until they are I can’t get overly excited because they will ultimately stay in the same boat we have been in for the last 20 years.

Only if boosters, who are also taking a financial hit, are willing to pony up. If Michigan isn’t going to fire Jim Harbaugh, then IU isn’t firing Archie Miller this year.

Be patient. His buyout is $10 mil at the end of this season. Next year will be the first season on the hot seat, as his buyout drops to $3.35 mil on April 1st 2022. So cheer for the team to be successful because nothing is going to happen for another year and 4 months. At that point he will either get fired or get an extension.

77-73 IU

64-58 IU

Man, I had forgotten about Clockwork Nutjob and TIR. The good old days.

Having the NCAA’s cancelled last year hurt IU IMO. We were making the dance which had the games been played would have helped with some negative perception and recruiting. So Archie needs a strong year this year and make the NCAA’s. To help immediately the answer is Parker. Aminu may be a great athlete and have tremendous upside. But if he is looking to make the league ASAP, that won’t play well with this group of players as it’s all about the team right now.

Franklin

88-62 IU

Getting some valuable playing time right now too

2-1 was what I was hoping/expecting for before the tournament started.

Not going to give up on Lander. He is still adjusting. You can tell by how the speed of his shot varies and lacks consistency. He is thinking too much right now.

74-69 IU

Archie teams at Dayton would have games like this. Which is why he wasn’t at the top of my list when hired. Still early in the season. Let’s see how things play o it a little bit. My gut tells me it’s too early for say get him out of here. If it’s ugly come March, my gut might be saying the opposite.

Today’s Most Valuable goes to the fans. Sorry players, but you didn’t sit through 2 hours of wondering meanderings of Bill Walton.

Hoosiers - 69 Friars - 65 I originally had the score reversed in my head. I couldn’t hit send with IU losing a toss up game. Let’s Go Hoosiers!

First thought Vic, but I’m going with a senior Yogi. Yogi was fantastic his senior year and is what we need for this year.

Rob definitely has to play because of his defense. He also shot a good % from deep. Hope he stays healthy and improves as the season progresses.

I think we will be a better team but might not be finishing high in the conference or have a drastically different record. The Big Ten is as strong or stronger than it has been in such a long time, and it’s been strong recently. With more top players staying in school instead of going pro, likely bc of COVID, we may not have closed the gap as much as a normal year. I can see IU finishing 11-9 in conference if all the games get played. Still concerned about free throw shooting and to a lesser extent 3pt shooting.

90-55 Hooooosiers

I’m assuming this was aimed at me. The context was I hadn’t been on the site to read your comments. See context matters. edit: if my assumption was wrong and it wasn’t aimed at me, then it also proves that context matters. :)

What about them? They were atrocious for 2 years and a 5* kid has decided to stay longer than anyone anticipated. Kudos to them for having preseason hype. Illinois still hasn’t made a NCAA tournament with Brad Underwood, though they would have last year. Just as Indians hasn’t made it, but would have last year. If TJD decides to stay for a 3rd year, IU will be absolutely loaded his junoir season and I’d expect a top 10 team preseason. That’s what Illinois just had happen with their 5* guard staying for a 3rd year.

You want to compare a leftover John Beilien roster to a Tom Crean one? Context my man. Always look at the context.

I couldn’t care less about the experts. Archie wasn’t my first pick but I had the same expectations no matter who was hired. Year 1 start rebuild. Year 2 keep building and improve record. Year 3 make NCAA’s. So far Archie has done that, or was on pace before COVID. If no COVID, then we are looking at a weaker Big Ten this year and the experts would have IU higher. Year 4 I want to make the NCAA’s and start a trend of that being the minimum expectation on a yearly basis. Once we are in the dance, then we have a punchers chance vs anyone in the country. We have two 5* players, a upperclassmen PG, and finally a balanced roster that will allow for more shooters on the court. 8th place and a NCAA birth seems to be the floor to me.

I personally think we are better than 8th this year. Archie had us poised for a tournament bid in year 3, which was what I was wanting when he was hired. The Big Ten is loaded this year and I think we can be a good team in conference. Have a solid season and make the tournament and recruiting will be fine. The NCAA’s is always a crapshoot. We could be a one and done or we can make a run. It’s all about matchups, health, and who can get hot.