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Would Hoiberg or Collins come here? Lol, I sorta doubt it

Lol, why? I want Indiana basketball to be good, don't you? You even said... "it's not my money" ... It's not mine, either! Get someone to cut a phat check for basketball and keep the hopium on standby.

Then expect the same results in Y1 as in Y4 and wait for 3 years until we hire the next coach, I guess? Football needs to eat first. You know every dollar invested with Cig is spent well. Still, people go crazy about IUBB. They want a better product. You gotta keep up with the market or you're hamstrung. Like you said, not my money. Coaching needs to get better. Financial commitment needs to continue growing or you lose ground relative to others.

Hilariously, I'm pretty sure people specifically said we will know this staff is different if they take care of those 3 teams at home this year. 0/3 is brutal (even though Nebraska is downright good and Iowa is no slouch this year)

If that is the case, fans should adjust their basketball expectations accordingly. It's still year 1... Dolson hired him, he's his guy. People still (somehow) care deeply about IUBB. He should try to help the coach as any AD would and a big part of that will be funds. Yes, we're already spending near the top. It's an arms race with no rules. You always need more. Football needs to eat first, obviously. But basketball needs a bigger slice of a bigger pie, if it can be had. Maybe that shouldn't be the case because the "right" coach would be able to win with the current resources. Even so... See the second sentence of this post.

Ironically I don't think he ever coached Tucker on a team before college. To me, it looks more like a career assistant still learning to be the head guy.

We're pretty comparable basketball programs since like 2014, results wise.

I've been patient all year with this team. I am the son of a coach so I tend to be forgiving of coaches. This loss was egregious. Year 1 was a pass/fail course and if we don't win out, we will not pass the course. Tonight makes the offseason much more of an uphill climb than it had to be. Yes, new team 1-13, delays in hiring staff, etc... it's fair to expect making the field of 64/68 in year 1. Coaches can absolutely still find success without making it in year 1. But it's tougher to excuse in the current landscape where we've got a more than competitive budget. Even with all the "excuses" (some may prefer "context") we should've been able to A) assemble a better roster than this B) with this roster, performed better this season. We had a halftime lead vs Kentucky, up 13 against Nebraska and Northwestern, blew both. USC very winnable game we didn't get done. Overall, the margins are thin in CBB. A few things break differently and it's a different story... But it is what it is. They better be working the portal connections and have something serious in year 2.

Ryan Carr... we're all looking at you buddy. Please save us.

Tucker loves shooting logo 3s except for when there's 1.1 seconds left and we're inbounding from the backcourt? He tries to draw a foul with 1.1? Can't recall the last time I've seen a team piss away a game so badly.

Make Chris Collins an offer he can't refuse before he gets on the bus.

WTF kind of attempt was that by Tucker with 1.1 left? I've been very forgiving of the team this year, but that sucked. Hasn't been fun being an IUBB fan in a very long time. Whatever. At least we have football.

If he doesn't get a T now he literally never will.

I'm beside myself. Sam's gotta hit those FTs Lamar can't get sped up so easily. He needs to play his own pace. DDV let this slip away and it was totally avoidable. The roster can't cut it and the coach is far from perfect. For a senior group they don't play too smart. Gut punch. Indiana basketball died so Indiana football could emerge as a superpower.

My heart can't take this ****

I mean, this is ridiculously poor coaching in the 2nd half particularly. Jeez Louise

Martinelli is going to ruin this. And DDV calls a timeout to... yell at Sam Alexis? Lol

Play smart and coach smart. Please

A pace and space offense is great when you have NBA level shooting. When you don't (all college teams) you need to have other ways to score. Very poorly managed 2nd half IMO.

Thank goodness for this pseudo time out.

This is an embarrassing display.

I blame him for being cold and continuing to shoot early shot clock 3s. Put the ball on the floor or work it for a better look. This is no time to **** around! Lol

Stupid shot Lamar. Stupid.

I'm gonna take a page out of @Loaded Chicken Sandwich's book who was Leal's first believer. Put Jasai Miles in for Dorn please. He plays better with Wilkerson and way better on defense.

JFC. Cut to the basket and feed Sam in the post. WTF