IUHoosierJoe

100% agree with you that Beard is one of, if not the best, coach in the country. I believed that when he was at Little Rock and he proved it beyond a doubt at Texas Tech and everywhere else he’s been since then. Several years ago, there was someone else who fit that profile, named Billy Gillispie. Sadly, he flamed out at Kentucky. Now, I’m not saying everyone is the same. What I’m saying is alcoholics and high-pressure situations don’t generally mix well. When you’re talking about hiring someone to coach 18-22 years olds at this school, that has to factor into the equation.

Purdue 83, Indiana 68

Maybe they called him…..to ask him about Kalen DeBoer.

We probably couldn’t have. And he obviously wouldn’t have stayed even if we could have.

Indiana 73, Minnesota 72

Rutgers 71, Indiana 64

That ref strutted around like that several times. Reminded me of TV Ted.

Was at the game and didn’t have the clearest view there, but I was told a fan touched the ball, therefore it was ruled out of bounds.

World’s Most Obnoxious Fan Base 77, Indiana 71. Hope I’m wrong because I’ll be there and I’ve never seen them lose in person.

In my opinion, he's always been the best choice of the "Indiana guys."

Taking care of one’s self first and foremost requires a full understanding of the consequences of your choices and decisions. Honestly explaining those consequences to someone who doesn’t fully understand them certainly involves empathy towards that person, although the person hearing it often may not perceive it that way.

For a lot of them: 1. I'm irreplaceable, 2. I'll get lots of great offers, 3. The coaches of my current team will chase me down and beg me to stay.

Nebraska 77, Indiana 68

Indiana 86, Kennesaw 77

lol. I think you like to argue. Spend some time reading what other coaches say about Dusty May. Read what Tommy Lloyd said after the game. I’ll let the experts in the field tell me about Dusty May. And I’ll let message boarders compare him to the likes of Frank Martin, etc.

Sure. I'd probably take everybody on that list before Crean or Archie, which was the point I originally responded to.

No doubt, and I’m not dismissing what Stevens did or his coaching talent. But I think what May has done is at least as impressive. It amounts to much more than just one great tournament run when you’re talking about a school at the level of a Florida Atlantic.

He built FAU’s program from basically nothing. Improved every year he’s been there. Dominated in the regular season last year and did even better in the tournament. Took a mid major to the Final Four. And he’s proving this year that last year was no fluke. Crean? Marquette was a good program when he got there and he maintained it. Had one good tournament run and underachieved in the tournament the rest of his tenure there. Archie? Change Crean and Marquette to Miller and Dayton and put ditto marks. I would argue that if May has another good tournament run this year he is a better candidate than Brad Stevens. Butler was an established, good program. FAU was nothing. There’d really be no comparison to what May has done.

The NET is not a result-based metric; it’s a predictive metric (mostly). If you beat poor teams by just a couple points (as IU has also done), you’re not expected to do as well in future games.

Indiana 80, North Alabama 71

Indiana 74, Morehead St 68

I don’t think it was being used yet then, but it certainly would have been just as bad or worse at this point in the season. The thing killing our NET right now is the close games we played against horrible teams. If we can win these next 3 games by a big margin, it will help significantly.

Kansas 77, Indiana 69

I see the Curt Cignetti thread has just become another Bash IU thread.

That could have been a special year. Top 15 offense, but literally one of the worst defenses in the country.