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Counterpoints:   1.  We are now almost 100% guaranteed not to leave Maui with a "good win".   2.  Even assuming we avoid a "bad loss" for the remainder of Maui, we lose a ton of non-conference SoS.  That could easily cost us a seed line in March compared to the non-conference SoS boost we could have gotten by getting to the final game in Maui.   3.  Tonight was #iubb 2014-2015 Part II, and everyone could see it.  Can't finish close games.  Can't run clock and execute in the half court to defend a lead.  Can't defend.  Head-scratching substitutions.  All of the defending Crean because "it's just one loss in November" misses the point entirely in that this was the year we were told that this kind of stuff was going to be behind us.  This team isn't particularly young.  This team has plenty of players who were highly-considered recruits (and other recruits not as highly considered that Crean nonetheless believed would be successful at IU and, by extension, cause IU to succeed). We heard so much in the offseason that the team had grown, that we were going to have leadership, that everyone was stronger, that we were going to be better and smarter (with experience) at all facets of the game.  Tonight showed in dramatic fashion that we are not.