Class of '66 Old Fart

Never met a shot he didn't like.

Nah, it's really CTC's wife.

With the product we've seen over the last 1/3 of the season I am mystified by this obsession to be in the NCAA tournament.  This team is not capable of making any noise in the tournament other than pfffft.   If it gets in, MAYBE it wins one game because the sun and the moon are properly aligned but that's it.  1 game at best.    And if by some miracle we do get in, I hope we are a very low seed to match my, and I suspect many others, expectations. 

Or maybe - The hills are alive with the SOUND OF CLAPPING

Titanic!

Most teams have injuries that keep starters out of multiple games.  That's where coaching adjustments (or lack thereof) come into play.

Yes, yes and yes.  Words (that won't be censored) simply can't adequately describe how most of really feel.

The last 4 in the local YMCA invitational?

I think the end of the season swoon indicates CTC lost this team in the locker room.

Didn't mean to imply I agreed with it but I think it's just the reality that if Bryant commits, CTC is guaranteed another year.  And if he's as good as he's been billed, it could go a long ways towards solving our problem in the post.

Absolutely buys him another year for sure because if Bryant commits and then CTC loses his job I've no doubt Bryant immediately de-commits.

Actually, coming from the usually featherweight NCAA, I thought it was pretty harsh.  Now, they need to rip UNC a new a**hole as well.

The beauty of this forum is that we can agree to disagree.  I just don't think that Smart's background is what IU needs and I feel the same way about Woodson, Wittman, Chaney...  all of whom were great players.  I just think the experience of college level coaching and recruiting is more important for the long term success of the program.   There aren't a lot of pro coaches who seem to drift back to the college level and have success and a lot of college level coaches who try the NBA seem to drift back to the college level.    But I'm old and cranky and haven't had my daily nap yet.

Keith has zero head college coaching or recruiting experience.  

The defense rests and asks the judge for a directed verdict.  GUILTY as charged and sentenced to go coach somewhere else.

Sadly, he'll be back

This whole thread is for naught based on an exclusive interview Fred Glass gave Mike Miller of the Herald-Times earlier today.   The most important paragraph:  “Tom is definitely not coaching for his job on Saturday,” Glass said. “I’ve always thought that was silly whether it was pro football, where this guy’s gotta win this wild card playoff game or that guy’s gotta win two games in the conference tournament or something to keep his job. I just think that’s silly, whether it’s the NFL, or college football or college basketball. I believe you’ve got to look at the body of work. For Tom and his years here, I think the body of work is pretty darn good and certainly merits his continued leadership of the program.”   So everyone just buckle up for another rough ride next year.

No college coaching / recruiting experience and the NBA is a whole different type of ballgame.  And I would feel the same way about Keith Smart's name being mentioned or Calbert C., even though he has been working as a college assistant coach for Jim Crews at St. Louis.

Unless Fred Glass was blowing smoke up everyone's kiester, CTC is here for at least another year.  He gave Mike Miller of the Herald-Times an exclusive interview today.   I think the following is the most important paragraph:  “Tom is definitely not coaching for his job on Saturday,” Glass said. “I’ve always thought that was silly whether it was pro football, where this guy’s gotta win this wild card playoff game or that guy’s gotta win two games in the conference tournament or something to keep his job. I just think that’s silly, whether it’s the NFL, or college football or college basketball. I believe you’ve got to look at the body of work. For Tom and his years here, I think the body of work is pretty darn good and certainly merits his continued leadership of the program.”

I'd be happy to take him now and roll the dice.  Another couple of years and he's that much closer to being MSU head coach. 

What a genius.  CTC just said Iowa's second chance points made the difference.  Has he been coaching blindfolded all season?  Rebounding has been poor for this team almost every game.

Zeisloft apparently just made a comment in the post-game that "having leadership at this point in the season is crucial".  Hope CTC was paying attention.

I hope he was including the coaching staff in 'everyone'.

And baseball season is underway.

Even worse than tonight's performance is that I don't think it will be much better next year if we can't bring in a legitimate 'big'.  The freshmen will be physically stronger but we painfully learned this year that we can't win by out shooting other teams.  It takes a legitimate presence in the middle and some level of defense which CTC seems incapable of teaching.