LamarCheeks

After Fitzner goes 0 for 2, I get him to the bench. He doesn't bring much else besides outside shooting and if he's not hitting, there's no reason for him to play

Man, hate to rag on a guy for missing a shot, but Fitzner HAS to make that. That's why he's in there. And he was wide open.

In this tweet announcing TJD's commitment, he's wearing a jersey with piping on the neck and shoulders. Wonder why the current jerseys don't have that?

I find the fact that McRobbie took money from our B1G Network deal and using it for academic expenditures a very interesting conundrum. Do other B1G schools do this? Since athletics is responsible for generating that revenue, should the money go there? I don't know the answer. I'm asking. ... Has anybody seen "Friday Night Lights" the TV series? This reminds me of an episode in which Buddy (a big-shot town businessman who is a big-time booster and former player) and the boosters raised a truckload of money for a Jumbotron at the football stadium. Meanwhile, the school is in financial dire straits and had to cut teachers and is doing without basic materials. So Tami, the principal, took Buddy's money and redirected it toward academics -- nixing the Jumbotron. Both sides have very valid arguments: Without Buddy and the boosters' work, that money wouldn't even exist. And they raised it and solicited donations specifically for the purpose of building a Jumbotron. But when the school is floundering financially, doesn't a Jumbotron seem very frivolous? ... And poor Eric was caught in the middle. He married to Tami, so wants to support her, but also is the football coach -- and wants to keep Buddy and the boosters happy. ... Great writing on that episode.

I'd like to see us bring back belts. The Van Arsdale twins totally rocked that look in the 1960s.

U.Va. committed two turnovers -- two! -- at Maryland. Both were offensive fouls. I think we probably had two before we even took a shot at Cameron. https://pilotonline.com/sports/columnist/david-teel/article_6ff5f22e-f3ff-11e8-a444-8f0592da5aca.html

East Carolina just fired its football coach -- Scottie Montgomery. He failed miserably there, but had a pretty good run as an assistant at Duke (the last few as OC), including helping to beat us in the Pinstripe Bowl. ... He might be one of those guys who's more suited to be a coordinator than a head man (kinda like CTA). I'm assuming someone will snap him up pretty soon. I wonder if we'd have any interest? Or if he'd have any interest in us? That is, if we pull the plug on DeBord. My guess -- even if did that and were interested, we probably couldn't pay him enough. ... I would love to see an offense, where if we're facing a third and 8, we actually throw a 9-yard pass. Or maybe even a 10- or 15-yard pass. Because when you do the simple math, throwing a 5- or 6-yard pass on third and 8 leaves you short of the distance required to achieve a first down.

This is pretty humorous. I wonder if Goodman has a beef with Dakich. I don't often see one media person calling out another like this (though it's pretty much deserved). ... I'd love to find out Dakich's "sources" -- if there are, indeed, any. I remember Tim Kurkjian said on ESPN once that he has a deal with his sources -- he will grant them anonymity, but if they're wrong and burn him, he will reveal their identity.

Sheesh, Purdue looked as bad as we usually do on a final possession. What was with that cross-court pass! There was no way that was gonna happen.

He grew up there, played there and was an assistant there. I'm guessing for most, that made it a natural fit. But home is where you hang your hat. ... I know Knight turned down Ohio State when he was at IU and many coaches have either spurned or left their alma maters (Rich Rod/WVU in football; Les Miles/Michigan in football; Darrin Horn/WKU in hoops), so going home or being home isn't always the best fit. Oh, one big one I forgot: Alford spurned IU (after IU spurned him, however) LOL!

Hoosiers 78 Windy City Kitties 73 (yes, I know they actually play in Evanston)

So far, I have seen dozens of stories about staff changes at programs whose season has ended. Yet from Bloomington ... crickets. Please don't tell me we are standing pat.

Damn, I didn't change the channel fast enough before Scott Van Pelt came on. The first few seconds of him were almost as painful as that game.

Look at it this way: Hickory lost to Cedar Knob and still won a state title. ... We can recover from this!

Have we even had one dunk tonight? I don't remember one.

Why, after 17 turnovers, did Green think think he could make that pass? ... Sometimes, I just don't think we're capable of learning from our mistakes. And tonight has provided plenty of opportunities for learning!

If we're losing this bad to Duke, imagine what Gonzaga would to to us! LOL!

Maybe I'm crazy (don't say it!) ... but why not put Moore and/or Forrester in for 3-4 minutes and see what they can do. Maybe they can't do anything but at this point, can it be any worse?

Um, yes. I said Duke was better at every position and you said you disagree.

People can scream all they want. That's kinda the whole point of this site.

Disagree all you want. It's true. They're better at every position.

This is just a simple case of men vs. boys. They're bigger, stronger and better at every position.

Yo, turn that crap off and stick with the game.

It's madding to see how we don't value each possession. Many of these mistakes are just poor fundamentals.