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The "Crean players" have been the best players today. This could be a whole lot worse next season.

I've been frustrated by this all season. With the way the game is played today with shooting and stopping the 3, the fact that we start 3 guys who aren't a threat at all from there and two of which need to be 5 ft from the basket frustrates me to no end. Smith being at the 3 just makes no sense.

Just a downright embarrassing effort on defense today

It's almost as if we expect to lose on the road so we just try and get it over with and get home as quick as we can. No effort from anyone. Not sure why people expect to be better without Green. He's not the reason we're getting smoked by 20 already.

Not sure I'm seeing much of an adjustment on defense. Still getting whatever they want

We can't play this hedge defense with the personnel we have. Brunk and Davis aren't quick enough to recover for it. TJD isn't much better. So many of their points are on the pick and roll or getting blown by with the drive. I just don't understand why we don't abandon that.

Did my original reply get deleted? I didn't even swear or name call or anything. Can you please help me out, a DM would be fine, I'm not sure how I broke the rules if I did.

Sounds like he's your friend and that's fine, but in defense of others I think the whole asking Mrs. Crean about Stevens weighs heavily in their opinion. I didn't see the post-game presser so I can't speak one way or another. I would also just add that plenty of times when people criticize the players the common defense is "they are just kids". If it was as confrontational as it's made to sound here, then I'm of the opinion the way it was asked to Green sort of falls into that camp (although to be honest I don't think the players are above criticism). Again I didn't see it or hear it so can't speak to it one way or the other. Slow day for me as some other team introduced a show stopping bug into the code base so more active than I intended to be here, but just thought I'd speak up as you were coming out a little hot this morning. Great win last night and hope the team can build off this and sustain any sort of momentum gained as they hit the home stretch of the regular season.

Almost have 50! We usually don’t get there until there are 3 minutes left in the game. Where has this team been?

Iowa’s poor defense just might be what this team needs to wake up and play hard. I’m sure their morale was pretty low after the last 4. Green going off for 30 again might help too

A lot of talk about good and bad Devonte. There’s been more bad Rob this season, not sure I can remember a good Rob showing up this season

First TV timeout which has typically meant Devonte in for Rob. Happens every game since Rob became a starter after his injury woes

Would striking out like we seemingly have make whatever Donovan requested for his assistants more realistic? I still want Archie to succeed, I just don't see how it's possible. He might not be that IU guy like others want, but I'd think Donovan would be a guy who could unite the fanbase immediately. Somethings gotta change, be it Archie or whoever.

I thought Crean and Izzo were both Heathcote guys and worked just a year together? And wasn’t Fife the youngest coach in D1 at the time of his only head coaching gig? Get a guy from Mars for all I care as long as they can get IU winning consistently, no reason to get agitated with me

Relax, just was questioning why people were so dead set on Alford and needing an IU guy. Heard it often and in the grand scheme of things I’d rather have Fife who’s not struck out at a few stops already vs Fife who’s been tutoring for the best coach in the conference for quite a bit. I’d wouldn’t really want either of them if I’m honest

That’s my fear, they lose out and give up before we get to the winnable games at home against Minny and Wisconsin. Want to be wrong but just have no confidence in the roster as currently constructed. Roster needs an overhaul in the worst way but I have little faith in next year barring some incoming transfers.

Please not Alford, like the guy but want no part of him after the Pierre Piece debacle and his results at his latest stops. If we're taking an IU guy just because he's an IU guy I'd rather have Fife

All the more confusing of why Archie pocketed those 2 scholarships. The guard play was awful last year when Phinisee went down. Surely coach could see that and didn’t do anything to address that. Don’t get it

16-15 would mean another W, correct? Who do we beat at this point? I’m all for looking at the bright side so help me out as I’m really down at the moment

This. Just once I would love to see Rob be aggressive with his shot. Needs to shoot more. Even if his drives, it seems like he hesitates and stops even at the slightest resistance. Need some guards that can get by a guy and make the defense help and force them to recover. Even if we don’t have guys that could knock a shot down I’d just love to see someone get aggressive with the dribble and blow past a guy. Not a big Green fan but at least he’s looking to score, not sure about anyone else at times

People were convinced Crean wasn't the guy after the Syracuse Sweet 16 game, which was a team that was a #1 seed. I'll never understand why Loaded Chicken Sandwich, Brass Canon and Josh get so much grief for being convinced Archie is not the guy. Seems a bit hypocritical to me and I say this as fan of the Archie hire. This is not what I expected and I don't think shooters solves this

Go after him again. He doesn't have Westbrook anymore, may be even more inclined to get out. So disappointing, I thought Archie would be the guy. But this isn't fun to watch.

Durham was wide open on that Smith drive and charge. No one near him.

I just took the opportunity to reference Seinfeld.

Or trade Jay Buhner.