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Sure we have some horrendous losses at this point, however, there are some chances to pick up some good wins as the big ten season rolls along. Of course, do I think we will win those games? At this point, no. Dakich said last night this team could beat any team anywhere, he failed to mention that this team can also lose to any team, anywhere.

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Our only two wins against teams worth a crap are UNC and Kansas. Of course those are outstanding wins, but they're not enough to get us into the tournament. I could see this team falling off the cliff and going sub-.500 in the Big 10. We lack leadership on the court and the players have no one on the sideline they can look to for it. I think every loss puts more doubt into their heads. TB and OG are MIA, and our schedule only gets harder from here on out. A couple weeks ago I said I thought we might miss the tournament. At that point I hoped I was just being a prisoner of the moment and overreacting, but now I think there's a legitimate chance of it happening. This might get ugly...

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2 hours ago, bellj833 said:

Only chance is if we go 10-8 or 9-9 in B1G play and win a game in the B1G tournament....chances of that happening are slim. This team has zero leadership along with a terrible coach so chances of them turning this thing around are slim to none. Biggest waste of talent I can remember

I think this is where we end up

 

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2 hours ago, bellj833 said:

Only chance is if we go 10-8 or 9-9 in B1G play and win a game in the B1G tournament....chances of that happening are slim. This team has zero leadership along with a terrible coach so chances of them turning this thing around are slim to none. Biggest waste of talent I can remember

I am usually very positive in my outlook... but unless something changes i don't see 10-8 at all, 9-9 is very possible but looking at the rest of our schedule i am thinking we could very easily end up 8-10... going 7-7 the rest of the way would not shock me... I would hate it but it wouldn't shock me with the way we have been playing.

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1 hour ago, Treesh said:

Missing the dance would be a blessing. Would mean Crean would be leaving soon!


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Plus it makes watching the tournament so much more enjoyable, as you know that your team has no chance of getting bounced.

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2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Our only two wins against teams worth a crap are UNC and Kansas. Of course those are outstanding wins, but they're not enough to get us into the tournament. I could see this team falling off the cliff and going sub-.500 in the Big 10. We lack leadership on the court and the players have no one on the sideline they can look to for it. I think every loss puts more doubt into their heads. TB and OG are MIA, and our schedule only gets harder from here on out. A couple weeks ago I said I thought we might miss the tournament. At that point I hoped I was just being a prisoner of the moment and overreacting, but now I think there's a legitimate chance of it happening. This might get ugly...

So, does Kansas and UNC get punished for a "bad" loss?

How does a team that beats those giants start 1-4 in Big Ten play?

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19 minutes ago, Scooter D said:

So, does Kansas and UNC get punished for a "bad" loss?

How does a team that beats those giants start 1-4 in Big Ten play?

Theyre probably as confused as we all are about how they lost to IU and then our season has gone the way it has. 

Coaching is the easy answer but it makes me wonder if something is going on internally. Crean's teams are known for peaking early but they've been on a downward spiral since late November... Our guys seem to be getting worse as the season goes along. 

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5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Theyre probably as confused as we all are about how they lost to IU and then our season has gone the way it has. 

Coaching is the easy answer but it makes me wonder if something is going on internally. Crean's teams are known for peaking early but they've been on a downward spiral since late November... Our guys seem to be getting worse as the season goes along. 

According to Crean after the game last night, the guys are continuing to get better individually.  It's SO easy to second guess coaching at this point, but sometimes I wonder if Crean is so focused on getting individuals better (and he comments on that A LOT), that he forgets the importance of getting better as a TEAM and playing together better as a TEAM.  

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22 minutes ago, nixie said:

According to Crean after the game last night, the guys are continuing to get better individually.  It's SO easy to second guess coaching at this point, but sometimes I wonder if Crean is so focused on getting individuals better (and he comments on that A LOT), that he forgets the importance of getting better as a TEAM and playing together better as a TEAM.  

I could see that happening as he's so big on player development/getting guys to the next level. He might assume that if all of the players are getting better individually that it'll translate to an improved team without him really having to focus on it. I personally wish he'd focus less on player development and more on developing a team. 

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Missing the dance would be a blessing. Would mean Crean would be leaving soon!


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If we go 9-9 and slip into the tourney fred will extend him even if we lose. He would look at it as a nice turn around from a rough start. I think 20 wins is the magic number for fred. Why do you think he schedules the worst of the worst cupcake teams

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