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Instead he plays him a lot.

Has he even touched the ball? I like Davis and Morgan together.

UK got royally screwed by an end of game no-call goal tending. I did not realize that goal tending cannot be reviewed. Really crazy because the refs reviewed if the tip-in was before the clock expired but they could not call the goal tending which they clearly saw when reviewing the clock. In summary, UK was screwed so I don’t care.

I agree and really, really hope it works out. While there are some things I find disappointing I’m not anti-Archie nor do I want to see us start all over yet again.

Yea, there is that :). That being said everyone thought the Ville was a complete dumpster fire. You have to admit it is impressive what he has done in his first year after the Scott Padget emergency year. It’s not as though it was a seamless transition from a great Petino year to Mack. I’m just a little tired of the Coach K started out 0-1,000 in his first three years posts. The first two Sampson teams (he did not complete the second year) went to the tourney. Was it because he was lucky enough to inherit players that were coached and drilled by Coach Davis?

Just asking, because I don’t know, but has he played games against “talent” (ie just not guys that would be pretty good at the HYPER) ? Is he going to, or has he already, play in competitive AAU?

I was very disappointed DeRon did not at least start the second half of the OSU game. Archie started the same 5 guys and they got off to a terrible start (just like the beginning of the game). I’m not saying get rid of Archie but how in the hell do you start Smith in the second half after his first half? If I’m Smith I just assume I’m the starter no matter what. I don’t get it.

In a way I don’t have a problem with this train of thought because I understand a business student picking IU because of Kelly (ie the school will help me get the job I want). On the other hand I cannot believe how overblown the “”Cal will get you to the NBA “ mantra is. He has a lot of players in the NBA because he successfully recruited NBA talent. I could have coached Davis, Rose, Wall etc into the pros while drinking beer, rubbing my belly and watching TV. How many UK players are in the league that no one thought had a chance? My guess is virtually no one, That should be the marker.

Different sport but it reminded me of IU football clinging to a lead against a good team. The end result is inevitable.

LeBron is doing his BS to get Walton fired and a couple buddies on the team.

Hating Duke is second nature to most IU fans but I have to admit that I really like Zion’s attitude and the way he answers questions in interviews. Very impressive.

That was crazy but they blew it with the poor possessions when they went up 20+.

Obviously they are really good but they never gave up. If they win it is a very impressive follow-up to the @UVA win.

Yea, they had 4 or so possessions in a row in which they played like they thought they had already won. This finish might cause Mack to lose his hair.

Good for PSU. I don’t care about the BT standings, since we are not a factor in any way, but PSU has had some really tough/close losses this year. This will be a nice night for Chambers to remember when he is unemployed.

Wow, hard to believe we beat Louisville.They have really improved throughout the year but Mack has the distinct advantage of having six months to put his system and culture into place (sorry, couldn’t help it).

Bingo. Consistent effort is not there. VO had unbelievable drive. I’m not saying that to disparage Smith but VO had/has a will to improve that most people do not possess. Can Smith turn it around? Maybe, but unlikely. Fellow dinosaurs will remember how Landon Turner decided to focus rather than “enjoying” the college life. His turnaround was key to us winning a banner but many kids do not change their “make-up”.

Any news from Dan D, or anyone else, confirming a post-game altercation and which players were involved????

Getting Brooks would be a great shot in the arm. Having him commit, with TJD and a healthy Hunter (along with others such as Rob, Al etc) there would be some hope.

It does help reduce the stress. Next pre-season I am just going to try to pretend I am a Clemson grad with zero basketball expectations.

Good for Crean. The kid is a Georgia native and had previously stated he was interested in playing for his state and that he was impressed with Crean’s involvement with Wade and VO. It’s an illustration of how kids pay attention to coaches getting players to the NBA (wether or not the coach is actually responsible for getting the player to the NBA is another subject).

Aside from the comment being strange how often does Smith show emotion? After a mistake he jogs back seemingly half the time.

Romeo was also in the presser. I am not aware of where Archie is in the time between the end of the game and the start of the press conferences. Would he have necessarily seen the scuffle?

Minny 73 IU 67 The over/under for the points we score in the first five minutes is 4.

Bet there is a good chance Dan D will hear, and name, who the three were on his radio show.