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it will probably factor in a little bit with the committee, should IU be on the bubble, that SMU was without their best player when they squared off against us.

I'm happy with the win, but don't forget Incarnate Word won at Nebraska earlier this year.

Not a good example. Noah was no where near featured. He wasn't happy in his role. Whether his fault, the guards' fault or coaching or any combination. He was neglected, especially when you look at his shot attempts and how many were just based on offensive rebounds. He was a top 10 pick regardless of where he went to school, though the same can be said of UK's talent.

Why would you think this makes things look any different for the IU vs. EWU game? Different games and different teams. I want IU to beat EWU regardless of how any other team performs.

I don't know why people perpetuate this fallacy. When Crean took over he had a roster with some holes, but he continued to kick players off the team or have players leave. Yes, DD kicked some players off the week or two before Crean got here. He decided not to give some of those players another chance (unlike the multiple chances he is giving Hanner, Yogi, Troy, Stan, etc.). Certainly it could be debated whether or not the kids from years ago or this pervious season and this season should be retained. However the point here is that Crean started his first season at IU with no returning scholarship players--in part (for good or bad)--because of the decisions he made.

One family coughed up $40M for Assembly Hall. I'm pretty certain enough coin can be found to buy out a bad coach that costs $11.5M.

I never said anything about SMU. I said 3 opponents (Lamar, Texas Southern and Mississippi Valley State.). I think SMU is a solid mid-major. Let's not forget they were waxed by Gonzaga before playing us. They'll be even better when Kennedy can play.

Terrible defense: no one boxes out, everyone leaves their feet, no one communicates. Keep in mind this terrible defense has been against 3 teams that will end up in the bottom 250 of D1. On the positive side I liked the dribble drive (when IU dribbled with a purpose).

You are spot on. Holt was enrolled at a prep school for this year before IU threw a scholarship at him in August. Remember his best offers were from low major schools in the northeast. He is more developed than April, but he isn't someone who can be counted on for major minutes. He's not that talented of a freshman.

In reference to HoosierDribbler's post, sure three should be. However, there is no leadership on this team. There wasn't last year. Think about Yogi. One would assume he would be one of those leaders, especially considering he is one of the very few players on this team that's had the benefit of learning from upperclassmen like Hulls, Watford, VO, etc. But even Yogi made a seriously terrible mistake. With near complete roster turnover two consecutive years and signing kids last minute that coaches really don't know there is a serious void of responsibility and accountability. Before anyone takes this the wrong way. I'm not blaming Yogi, Crean or anyone else for this incident. It could totally have been a freak accident between friends. I'm merely citing how sometimes issues like these can arise.

Definitely wouldn't say "like Vonleh did" considering many people close to the situation, including Vonleh himself, think he was misused and underutilized.

I've seen more than a few posts about it not being good that a basketball recruit is at an IU football game while the IU football team is playing terribly. Please keep this in mind, no basketball recruit in the history of ever has allowed how a university's football team plays impact his decision. It's the most illogical complaint/thing to worry about.

"I know its not fair to judge because Gary Harris is a good kid and Adrien Payne is likeable too. Many others too." Payne is likeable unless you know about him and a teammate, Appling I think, who raped a girl.

It seems foolish to waste time with an in-home visit after the kid had already selected NOT to make IU one of his five official campus visits. I'd rather learn that the staff is pursuing other, more viable, options.

Just because some of you are only now learning about this doesn't mean the IU program is. It's quite likely IU knew about the issue, has tried to take take of it over the summer; but issues like one's ability to enter into other countries are out of IT'S control. Sure Crean's a bad coach, but not everything is his fault or the program's fault. Some things are out of our control no matter how we plan ahead.