Tim

I don't post much, but lurk quite a bit... I just wanted to say that I *really* like the new theme/layout. It's clean, efficient, and *fast* in Chrome on my PC. It just feels quicker and more stable than the last version. To me, that's more important than lots of fancy features and graphics, so don't feel like you have to go changing a bunch of things! Oh, I guess just fix the broken images under everyone's avatars. :)

It's been a while, but I think I expected Duke to win, but held out hope for an upset.  When Duke went up big early, I had a sinking feeling that it wasn't going to be close.  Then the comeback happened.  Then Moye's block happened.  That was one of the most exciting IU basketball moments I've witnessed! (I was too young to remember '87.) Then the desperate feeling of Fife's foul... Then, finally the relief when the free throw and put-back both missed.  I still remember where I was when it happened!

  We have the same odds of winning the championship as #1-seed Oregon.  Interesting.   Also, I like what happens when you hover over Kentucky.

  "Neal averaged 12.3 points and 3.7 assists per game and shot 35 percent from the field. He had almost as many turnovers (101) as assists (114) this season."   Oof.

You guys realize you're just arguing pedantic semantics, right? You don't fundamentally disagree, so who really cares? So let's talk about when we'll be rid of Crean.

  He's intent on going down with the ship, isn't he?

Annotated breakdown of IU's defensive confusion. Ugly. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dKtvpUO26k

  This is pretty much how I feel about it.  What exactly are we afraid of, hurting someone's feelings?  If these guys are going to take the cheers and adulation when they succeed, then they can take a few boos when they play without effort or continually make the same mental mistakes.  Obviously, don't boo everyone indiscriminately, but there are times when it's perfectly justified.

I honestly don't see what's wrong with a few well deserved boos.

  http://www.celticsblog.com/2015/11/25/9797816/mad-brad-when-your-defense-is-a-sieve-youre-not-a-team   Mad Brad: "when your defense is a sieve, you're not a team"

I watched their first exhibition game this year. It was a packed house, and a rowdy one, at that. For an exhibition. I was impressed, and somewhat jealous. Regarding Luke... I had a feeling this was going to happen. I saw the guy play his senior year in HS, and he was a man among boys. We saw flashes of it last year, but he didn't stay long enough for the rest of Hoosier Nation to see what he could do! We'd be a very different team with him this year.

Gonzaga is blowing this one open, now up 20. I'm not sure SMU is that good, guys.

Pitt ended up winning by just 7, though Samford had it down to a three point game with under a minute to go. Pitt hit some free throws to hold on. Samford previously lost to Purdue by 40(!), and Pitt previously beat Niagara by 33. It was a strange result, all around.

Pitt has kept a lead on Samford, but hasn't managed to pull away, with 6:00 to go. Five point lead. Samford is kenpom #332, so about the level of competition of MVSU.