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I don't buy "could have" arguments one bit.

In case you didn't read MY post, genius....I said congratulations on staying with the theme. Reading comprehension a problem for you? Like I said, you're on the podium for being negative. In this thread and others. Thank you very much for the vocabulary lesson. I'd be happy to go toe to toe on that or anything else whenever you feel like it. Same for the explanation. You're also on the podium for un-necessary, un-earned, unbridled, and comical condescension. You're another internet tough guy, which always makes me laugh. No chance you'd speak to me that way in person. Enjoy your podium finishes. I bet you're very proud of yourself.

Both committed to Crean. Archie needed bodies and was hired in late March, so would have been very difficult to gab other kids for the 2017-18 season. All he did was get them to stay with their commitments. He did not recruit them. I'm not sure what your agenda is or is not, but those 3 kids were not Archie's recruits.

Way to stay with the negative theme! You're on the podium.

Untrue. He didn't recruit Durham or Smith, either.

It's a damned good thing the admin around here doesn't tolerate name calling. But I promise you....there is no way you would speak in that childish condescending way to me or anyone else on here face to face the way you do hiding behind a keyboard. The guy who acts like the smartest guy in the room is generally one of the dumbest. The way you write confirms it for me, but I digress. TJD as an NBA 5 (and maybe a 4) is one of the more ignorant comments I've seen on this board. You might want to differentiate between "big" and "tall." I digress again. Tristan Thompson is (or was) an elite NBA defender. Do you believe TJD can guard Steph Curry and hold him 10 points below his average and to 34% shooting over a 7 game series? Thompson did. But go on and focus on the offensive game or minutiae. That's easier. He also averages 12 PPG. That's a little better than "zero offensive game." But hey....don't let facts get in your way. I'll let you reply and rant if you'd like to; but I'll go back to ignoring you. There's just no point. You and your little club enjoy being angry and upset over everything, and believing about yourselves whatever it is you do. Trust me, amigo....you don't know more than everyone else here; and I'd be surprised if you truly know more than anyone. You know what everyone says about opinions, right?

That's fair, but TJD isn't going anywhere until he learns how to guard someone and gets some semblance of a jump shot. He's not big enough to play in the NBA with his current offensive game.

I don't. I have seen Leal play once, and he was pretty good. Did more inside than out because people were running at him and doubling him on the perimeter. He's a good shooter as is Geronimo. Galloway is more of a driver than a shooter. His game reminds me of Pete Maravich....meaning only that he's "different." Creative would be a good word. He's also a very willing defender.

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Little more to that story. Leal, for example, shot 39% from the 3 point line a year ago and 51% as a sophomore. You think he forgot how to shoot? I don't know when people around here started to expect the worst and believe every negative thing they could find, but it's poison. Fire everybody. We need....anybody else!

All 3 recruits next season are better shooters than anyone we have now. Everything else in your post is fair, but that comment just isn't true.

More laughable waste of time. It is not time to discuss firing anyone, and you jokers just can't help yourselves. Fred Glass is retiring. His last act is not going to be firing the guy who was his biggest hire. Archie Miller isn't going anywhere this season, and this discussion is the definition of insanity. Next season? If the situation hasn't improved? THEN is the time to begin the firing discussions. Now? It's just another mob discussion; same as "fire Tom Allen" and "fire Fred Glass." The easy way out of anything is to quit or just end something. Break up. Get rid of it. "I can't deal with it." It's elementary simplicity at it's finest. I hate our offense, I am not impressed with what I see right now; but I also know Devonte Green is a captain. The older players on this team are that bad. And they're not Archie's. It is very much time to be concerned, and I am definitely on that bandwagon; but the discussion of firing him is incredibly stupid. That's not happening. We might as well say it's time to re-launch the Gemini Space Program! Let his team "get old" and then let's see where they are.

Yep. And that's something that's not mentioned very often. Our line was really bad, so it would have served a huge benefit to have a better blocker there.

Hardly. Not at all true. How long have you been watching Purdue?

Some of the play calls were ridiculous. Almost like "okay, we put in this end around...when should we use it? How about....now?" How many yards did we lose running the ball because someone on defense was completely unblocked? Honestly? Our O-line has been injured, but also horrible on occasion. Ramsey still doesn't make quick reads, but our receivers sometimes didn't recognize they were the "hot" a couple of times and left him with no options. I really thought our defense was good today. Our offense needs to get better. Simple as that.

I don't put the onside kick on him. That was a great call by Tennessee. If anything, it's on our special teams coach. Sometimes, teams make great calls. That was one. The clock management? Absolutely on Allen.

You are a master of hindsight. Please offer something else.

Stupid hindsight argument. Stop it.

Biggest mistake? Not calling last timeout in the first half w 8 seconds to go. Had plenty of time to take a shot and THEN kick if they missed it. 8 seconds, I think. Instead? Let clock get to 0:03 and kick without taking a shot. Horrid clock management.

UT 31 IU 23 And I hate that. Hope I'm wrong.

I think he hasn't played healthy since mid December of last season. That likely has a lot to do with it.

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Doesn't mean he's a college shooter at the Big Ten level. We had a kid make 67 three pointers last year, and he can't get off the bench at D3.

Indiana already has 3 guys committed next season who are 6'5"-6'6". Kaufman is listed at 6'8", but he's not that tall. He also isn't much of a shooter and plays almost exclusively in the post. Since we have Hunter, Smith, and the 3 recruits next season, I just see a log jam. I also think we need PG's and bigs more than him, but I'm also willing to be wrong in saying we don't need him and maybe he can be Juwon Morgan?. He's ranked #60 on 247 and #86 on RIvals (who lists him at 6'7"). Where is he #30?

Ha. No, I didn't see it. I saw the comments that said it looked like only Brown cared, but that's about all. In my opinion, there's absolutely no way to get a fair assessment of Brown watching a high school game because he doesn't have any help, and every team he plays throws either player after player at him or junk defenses to stop him. I've been coaching 22 years now. High school level for 11. I've seen a lot. I don't always know how to articulate what I see and I sure don't have a whole lot of original thoughts about players, etc. But I do usually know what I'm looking at and described it when you asked the other day. I'm sorry to hear they had a disaster. The team I'm with now has no common opponents, so I won't even see film on them. I've seen Muncie Burris on film because we played a team which played them, but that's as close as I get and Blackford doesn't play MB until February 27th. Please keep me posted!