Naismith

How Many Timeouts Did T. Crean Call?

This present day, senseless, "Nickel-Dime" Officiating drains all fluidity - and will potentially ruin this game.     But, I'll take the win.

Did the BTN audio @ Penn State project the most rancorous home crowd in recent history?  

I strongly suspect that this was the same "soft touch" officiating crew we had in Madison.     Calls may have gone both ways - but momentum wasn't a possibility ... 

Where were the screens / picks?

More than ever, this will be "Yogi's Team" on the road.     For IU to lose, they'll need to go through Yogi!     Sorry, Kevin, You are who You are ... The Tallest Man on the Team.

It was like watching grade school basketball.

What's with Brey talkin' Smack?  I was picking IU by 6 - now make it an even dozen.  Thanks Mike!

With the Big Ten schedule looming, this team's extreme lack of mental & physical toughness will drive them down like a ten penny nail into a down pillow.     Absolute mental and physical fortitude, a dogged will to win & a disdain for losing - this must emanate from the top and in a hurry!

OK.  I've calmed down.  I've looked over the box score.  Bottom line, I'm proud of the effort put out by our, very gifted, players.  If we had played this game in Bloomington, then we lose by 10.  If this team could learn to anticipate and play "position defense," (for starters, stop reaching and MOVE into the lane) - then, at home, we win.   I wish we could play Duke a half a dozen more games this season - by March, we'd be ready!

As Always, I Truly Believe That Duke Should Change Their Mascot From A Blue Devil To A ZEBRA!

There better not be a single time-out left on the table after this fiasco is over!

I'm Just Tired of Our Hoosiers Going Into Marquee Match-ups as The Under Dog. 

It's entirely possible that Stevens doesn't wish to spend his off time traveling across the globe pandering to 16 year olds as well as dealing with the unfortunate revolving door of the "one & done" atmosphere of today's NCAA BB environment.