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Yeah since we didn't have one on the team last year….

Id rather them just concentrate on winning rather than being in any poll. As we've seen with plenty of teams (example: Butler) there are plenty of teams that get ranked and don't really deserve it, so rankings don't mean squat

After seeing them play Im glad we "missed" on them. Yes Goodluck would've added some defensive help but not much

Goodluck with a whopping 7 points

He definitely brings a lot of hustle and his shot is falling. The only place he kinda kills us is on D. He is a classic example of over helping and he leaves his man wide open on the wing, and Hartman usually does a full sprint towards his man only to run past him with his arms flailing in the air. Not my favorite thing to see in the game but I will definitely give him credit. I was ready to write him off at the beginning of the year and he has definitely improved.

Fischer with 6 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 fouls and 2 turnovers in 26 minutes against North Dakota 

At least we are losing multiple games to cupcakes like Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Purdue, etc.

I honestly am not sure what role he should play. He can play decent defense and handle the ball at a decent rate, but other than that, there isn't much he can do. He can drive, but he can't finish or make free throws if he is fouled and he can't shoot. His role is mostly just to give Yogi/RJ a break at the point for a few minutes as we all pray that he doesn't do anything dumb

I think top 3. Besides Wisconsin the only other big ten teams that are winning right now are OSU, Maryland, and Indiana. We match up well with every B1G pretty well. There are a good amount of B1G teams that can't match up with us either. 

http://www.sbnation.com/2014/12/21/7429969/brad-stevens-celtics-rumors-indiana-rebuild-sunday-shootaround   http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/21/brad-stevens-insists-he-wont-leave-celtics-for-a-college-job/

In the article itself it says he is an Arkansas commit….

I dont understand…team never shows up again??

I don't think being in the Top 25 is all its cracked up to be this year. I feel like its a struggle to find 25 good teams this year. UNC for example has gotten embarrassed in their 3 losses and are still in the top 25. 

I honestly felt that he still put up a lot of crazy shots like he does every game. The difference is the last few games they have been falling. I squirm in my seat every time Troy starts taking off on a fast break. He still has trouble finishing but Ive really liked what Ive seen the last few games. If he can keep getting them to fall, then everything looks good

I understand that we all want to watch them play, but if people keep paying for this crap, chances are they do it more and more every year

Understood. I've taken my fair share of long breaks from the board. Gets ridiculous every now and then and its better to leave for a bit rather than get sucked in by the downward spiral of thought that goes on.

There should be a boycott of this online Big Ten service by all IU fans. If nobody pays to watch these games, they will stop doing it.

Can IU coaches use the Anthony Lee example as negative recruiting against OSU

Not its supposed to be that he was the high school player of the year as an IU commit. I think thats the sentiment they were trying to convey. But I agree it would've looked better having him photoshopped into an IU jersey as the preseason freshman of the year in 2016. But now thats give IU the chance to still send one like that!

I've said it all year and will continue to say it that Michigan and MSU are overrated! 

Im glad Duke survived such a tough opponent…the mighty Elon. 

Should've known you'd be around to attack my posts as usual. Good job!

Again, all you do it criticize my posts and resort to attacks. 

You never even explained how it was even similar. Thats cause its not. Your example of the Cubs doesn't make any sense. You didn't even explain your case, cause there is none. Your example is a joke. If you wanted an actual example you could've gone with the Warriors letting Mark Jackson go, The Nuggets letting George Karl go a few years ago, the Clippers letting Del Negro go a few years ago, the Reds firing Dusty Baker, etc. Those are examples of teams that had winning records yet fired coaches. Any team that consistently looses with no prospects of winning can be expected to fire coaches. So you can keep saying Im picking and choosing, but Im actually including an explanation to back up my claims. All you are doing is criticizing my posts and not actually posting anything to back yours up. Classy! 

I agree 1000% percent.