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That’s a very interesting starting 5. So does anyone know the deal with Green? I’d imagine he’d be starting instead of Anderson. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I think everyone is forgetting one... The Hash-Slinging Slasher. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I thought about it.. if we can beat Nebraska AND Northwestern, we could very well be ranked because we play Penn State. Meaning we’d be in the rankings through a bye week and help ratings by going to PSU ranked. Which would help the perception for PSU by beating a ranked team. James Franklin does have a vote in the coaches poll. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Trent Green calling the Colts game today. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

My College Football Top 25 1. Alabama(1) 2. LSU(2) 3. Ohio State(3) 4. Clemson(4) 5. Oklahoma(5) 6. Penn State(8) 7. Oregon(7) 8. Notre Dame(9) 9. Florida(10) 10. Georgia(11) 11. Auburn(13) 12. Utah(15) 13. Baylor(17) 14. Texas(12) 15. Wisconsin(6) 16. Iowa(19) 17. SMU(20) 18. Minnesota(NR) 19. Cincinnati(22) 20. Appalachian State(25) 21. Iowa State(NR) 22. Michigan(16) 23. Boise State(14) 24. San Diego State(NR) 25. Louisiana Tech(NR) Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

You don’t have the ability to “slash” from the block. Was Shaq considered a slasher? How about Montrezl Harrell? No. But they caught it on the block and dunked it right? What didn’t they do though? Slash. Because perimeter players are slashers. Not post player. But I guess we can start considering them slashers from now on. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

You do understand that slashers start from the perimeter right? Trying to play Smith on the block only is only going to make him fail. More than Hollowell failed while Crean was trying to make him be Watford 2.0. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Cool moment in the Minnesota game. Kid may have only been holding for an XP, but I’d say that’s pretty good after 4 battles with cancer. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I don’t remember saying anything about Vic. I think someone else did. I compared him to Mo Harkless. Because he fits into the mold. Harkless, Al-Farouq Aminu, Andre Roberson, Luc Mbah a Moute. Guys that are good defenders who can still improve from the outside but it isn’t exactly necessary because of the intangibles they have. There are specialist in the NBA and some guys who have never heard of and never thought should have made it, make it. How many people thought Royce O’Neal and Torrey Craig would be starters in the NBA on two of the best teams? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Well you can’t slash from the block. And how many were yelling at their TV’s to tell Troy to stop dribbling? Probably everyone. But he was a great slasher and did improve a little as a playmaker even though he was still a bit out of control. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

5-2... just one more and it can be gained next week. Last time we started 5-2 was the 2007 season when we won 7 games. I think we have 3 very very winnable games left and a winnable one against Michigan. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

So much for that great defense. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

His skill set is slashing and defense. It isn’t banging down low and working on the block with his back to the basket. But if he wants to work on his shooting why should we as fans disparage him? We should be excited that he’s motivated and willing to work on a part of his game that he knows isn’t good enough. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Should be a win. Shouldn’t be as close as last year. Hopefully this team is ready to whoop some a$$ and take care of business. When was the last time Indiana started a season 5-2? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Archie’s job is to coach the team. And part of that is helping Smith succeed at IU and beyond IU. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Juwan Morgan was a great college player. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. There are players playing in the NBA that he was better than in college. That happens. Smiths career isn’t over. His dream to make it to the NBA isn’t over. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Archie’s job is to make players better, put players in a position to succeed and as part of being a basketball coach at a school like Indiana he has to help guys reach their goals and dreams. What player would ever commit to Indiana if they feel the coach doesn’t care about their goals to reach the NBA? You think Al is playing PG now because that’s what is best for the team? Because that’s what he is best at? Probably a part of his growth and what scouts want to see and Archie likely sees that as a positive because he can now develop Al into a multi purpose guard. Which makes the team better. You think Archie is telling Smith to quit working on his game because he’s not going to make the NBA? Or is he encouraging him because he knows it will make the team better? You would be an awful coach at the college level. Smith is a perimeter player. Being a slasher is being a perimeter player. The amount of 3/4’s that cant or couldn’t shoot the 3 is a pretty good number. And Smith May never become a rotation player but may a bench mob dude and I’m sure he’d be happy with that. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Except you want him in a role he doesn’t fit and one that will make him fail. He’s a 3/4. He’s a slasher, defender and when focused and aggressive a rebounder. We’d love to see his 3 game get better because it helps the team that much more. Not wanting guys to expand their game and get better literally makes no sense. A guy like Smith can work on his 3 ball and still work on the rest of his game and he’s already a natural slasher and good defender. And if he has a dream of playing in the NBA and has the work ethic to make it happen, then that is awesome and every fan should support that and hope he continues growing as a player. Good lord, people call me a pessimist yet want to dog on Smith for trying to make a dream come true. You really don’t have to be a good shooter to be in the NBA and you don’t even have to be able to dribble. Smith has the tools to make a roster and him trying to make himself better and into an NBA prospect will only make this better. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Did I say all teams do it? No. You just like to put words in my mouth so you can disagree. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Who said Indiana was ever going to do that? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Kendrick Nunn went off for 40 points for the Heat out of nowhere. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Well think of it like this, if he gets on the NBA’s radar, then he’s probably playing well. That’s a positive. But people here want him to play like an Emmitt Holt or Freddie McSwain but that’s just not who he is and he’s never been that type. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I was never part of one. The most successful teams I was on we ran strictly motion outside of one play because my dad was such a huge fan of Bobby Knight. But if you ask a guy like Mike D’Antoni, he is a guy who is going to shoot a lot of 3’s and on purpose. It’s his goal to shoot a lot. Stan Van Gundy’s gameplan in Orlando was layup or 3 and it was successful for a little bit. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Because that isn’t who Justin Smith is. He’s a Maurice Harkless type of player. A guy that is seen in the NBA as a slasher and defensive guy who can play the 3 and small ball 4. Just like Harkless. And a guy they’d let work on a 3pt game but it isn’t exactly a necessity early on in his career. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

You may not like it, but that’s today’s game. Which has actually helped advance the game as players have become more versatile. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app