MadAboutIndiana

The 2015-16 Hoosiers could just play zone.

I don't see any reason why Tom Crean's product can't win a national title. Most here said he'd never assemble a better team than Cody's sophomore year--until he did. I respect your perspective. I simply don't see the relevance of Indiana's greatness in a past era. We are fighting a totally different war now. Timing is everything. Bob Knight was here at the right point in history. Maybe Crean is coming into his own as he turns 50?

I'm just not a real IU fan, I guess. A true Hoosier hates Tom Crean with a passion. I'm glad you know what it takes to win a title. I'm sure you were a wonderful coach.

I'll never contend that a coach is above criticism. The only thing he hasn't done is go to the Final Four. The program is healthy. Crean brought it out of the abyss. Not an easy task, though that's what it's made out to be--because Crean did it, it must be easy. Academic focus, character development, strength training, recruiting, etc. etc. are all in place. The program is now healthy enough for sustained success. The down year after the last Big Ten title can be attributed to the large classes Crean had to start out with, along with the impossible-to-predict development of Zeller and Oladipo. But hey, let's start over! Again.

Come again? En inglés? The man has won two Big Ten titles. That's a fact. He's proven himself. Dan Dakich said it perfectly on the Illinois broadcast. Sure, there are things that didn't go as well as you'd like, mistakes made, etc. but the guy has done not just a good job--he's done a phenomenal job the last 8 years. It's truly sad that many can't give him an ounce of credit.

I feel bad for you. Seriously.

Other than Isiah, has there been a better guard at Indiana? Ferrell is one hell of a player and is going to be a second round steal

Which is 100% reasonable and justified! My point is that it doesn't matter if IU loses out, or any other poor scenario. Winning the conference saves his behind.

Let me get this straight... we don't have unanimous acknowledgment of the fact that there's no chance they can fire him now. Clinching the B1G... That does it, no? The national reaction to firing him the year of a conference title would be fascinating to see, though!

Sorry if that came off as an attack^ don't mean to attack anyone individually! Just trying to better understand the lack of excitement around this team

For the love of God... Syracuse was a great team. Ranked #1 that season. What is the point of rehashing a game from 3 years ago? Other than to keep the focus on everything but Crean having any level of success. Of course IU has to finish strong! Obviously. But it's like a lot of people expect us to lose out every time we have a good win. It's not Crean's fault this program slipped to irrelevance. Can't you be happy that IU has a respectable, healthy program? A Final Four probably quiets things for good. I'll give you that. That kind of run is badly needed.

True. Never have understood why the committee values play in conference tournaments so much. Louisville getting the #1 overall seed in 2013 due to winning the Big East tourney was a joke.

The fact that Indiana hasn't won the BTT before...is absolutely irrelevant to this season. The BTT itself is kind of irrelevant, tbh.

How many teams have you seen play better basketball than Indiana during the conference season? There aren't many. Michigan State would be one. UNC, Kansas. Villanova I guess? We have a deep, complete team and our fans are scared. It's laughable. This team can absolutely contend for the NCAA. It's a crapshoot. We have as good a chance as any IMO. Look around at these other teams! College ball is diluted right now. There's always room for debate but you'd have to be ignorant or stupid to keep questioning whether Indiana has a tough team this year. It's as plain as day that this team is having a ball playing together.

A good portion of our fan base believes IU will lose in the round of 64/32. There is extreme paranoia. What is up for debate? You don't fake your way to a Big Ten title. I don't care what the SOS was. Indiana dominated their opponents, for the most part. There are two games left. Two. This is real. No debating whether this team can contend.

As good as a loss? Wow, man. Indiana is the Big Ten champion as of yesterday. What is with the paranoia? This team is for real. It isn't up for debate. IU is one of the best in the country right now.

A Big Ten title means year 9 of the Crean Machine is assured... Wouldn't it be something if this turns out to be *the* year?

Am I doing something wrong or am I really the only one in the chat? Never done this before.

Crean was robbed that year. Worse was Victor not winning player of the year. If not Vic, should've been Cody. Not Trey Burke....

the actual worst.

That cast of analysts... Sigh. Gottlieb is actually worthless. The NBA guys may as well not be there. They'd do better pulling in random fans off the street to provide insight.

Defend, rebound, and the rest will take care of itself. Hoping "it" finally clicked for Troy Williams and he's getting "it" now. Good/great Troy, the one who spills it diving on the floor, makes this team very difficult to beat.

Great post! As opposed to Mick Cronin, who led commendably in that incident. Mick would be an interesting candidate for IU, but hasn't done enough to warrant calls from fans. He's a really good coach.

^true Mack wants the Kentucky job anyway. He's a fine coach, just don't see his style working here. Much like Sampson.

Why is it that Chris Mack has not been mentioned much by IU fans until this season when his team is one of the tops in the country.... Not like his program/team just blossomed. IU should stay far, far away from Mack, however. Slime doesn't do him justice!