Bittersince87

Nice topic.

You can't be afraid to play the best. I think yogi has evolved from even the last time we played them. Bryant and Troy have also have gotten better by slowing down a bit and not forcing things. In order to be the best we'll eventually have to play one of those teams. It will be a close game no doubt but I want to see them playing the best.

At the same time I would love to see a Msu matchup. I think we can take them, and boost our seeding.

The big ten is flooded with good coaches. Good to see and if iu makes upward progress it will definitely be earned.

He does this a lot. You get used to it .

Good stuff. Haven't been this excited to enter the postseason in a long time.

On PTI Wilpon claims that he finally opened up to old Hoosiers and took some advice and changed things a bit . Music to my ears.

Honest question? Do u guys think the Blackmon injury helped us? Sadly I think it did. I hope the kid comes back next year but he did not care about defense at all. I mean it was awful ( am I wrong here?). It's very hard to play team defense when u have to shift to cover Blackmons man. I hope he learns some valuable lessons and picks up his defensive game next year.

For the record my beef has always been that Crean, with all the talent in the world has not been able to get passed the sweet sixteen with us. With our resources and money pouring in that should not happen. Big ten titles are nice but I think it says more if u can beat teams outside your league. If u go deep it says that your team can handle and compete with teams with different styles of play and coaches that employ different philosophies. To me that's the true test. I will say this though if this team goes to the elite eight- to final four I'm happy and there's no room for anyone to complain. This team feels different and some how compared to all his previous teams, coach Crean has finally changed his tactics and if he stays the course with those tactics I think it will help him achieve continued success. I mean that defense looks great, I'd think you'd be lying to yourself if you said iu has played that type of team defense in coach Crean's tenure. His substitutions are also more balanced ( still needs help there ) and the time out to try to stop Iowa's run in the second half... Who saw that coming. I'm hoping he gave in to his stubbornness and decided to change a bit . I hope goes far.

I want our starters to play but I hope the subs take a lot of minutes. Could be very helpful come tournament time.

Man very happy for our boys. I believe this team has "it". I hope it shows come tournament time.

Did coach call a timout?.....hu

4 seed my ^##%.

Wow we look good.

I feel better about this team at this point of the season than the team that won our last big ten title. More energy.

I hate ESPN

A time out? Cut to the game!!!

U stink Florida . Deal with it!

If we win tonight it gives off a strong statement to the committee that we're for real.

I think this team is final four good as well. If we can't get past the sweet sixteen , I'm going to be depressed.

couldn't have said it better.

Love me some defense. I hope they put the foot on the throttle and kick some %}# the rest of the season.

again how is eight years impatience? You're just circling the wagons to prove a point that doesn't make much sense.

You don't know it but fans like u are the reason we will stay mediocre. I've never heard of any company or anyone else who expect such poor results and still get paid 3 million dollars a year. U really have to understand that Indiana University is a national university and has to compete beyond the scope of the big ten. The big ten shouldn't be our sole measuring stick, because the big ten hasn't won a national championship since Cleeves played for Michigan State. I have traveled the country and went to graduate school at UNC and taught at Duke and they look at us as a joke. That needs to stop and we need set ourselves up for bigger expectations without feeling guilty to do so. Stop making excuses and stop being afraid. We deserve a better product on the floor.

8 years of the same mediocrity. Impatience? Really?