Negativity Thread

[AKHoosier 6,739]

56 minutes ago, NOLA Hoosier said:

I think Archie is done tbh. He may not be happy at IU. Would not be surprised if he came to an agreement with the university and just resigned quietly. 

I'm starting to think this is the case.  Why not just go be a millionaire at some other school with half the pressure and an administration maybe willing to play ball in the cesspool of basketball recruiting?

[LIHoosier 25,855]

Shape up or ship out, Ryan

[Josh 12,568]

1 hour ago, Old Friend said:

I don't buy "could have" arguments one bit.

Yours was too, no?  Except mine had facts

[Josh 12,568]

FIRE HIM! This is embarrassing 

[coonhounds 8,787]

I am beyond disappointed in tonight's effort. Going to listen to arch on radio but my gosh u can't have this

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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,619]

Both committed to Crean.  Archie needed bodies and was hired in late March, so would have been very difficult to gab other kids for the 2017-18 season.  All he did was get them to stay with their commitments.  He did not recruit them.   I'm not sure what your agenda is or is not, but those 3 kids were not Archie's recruits.

But he did recruit them. He recruited them to stay. He still wanted them. He could have easily let them go, maybe bring in a guy who had decommitted from Dayton or just went for a big 2018 class or grabbed some 1 year rental grad transfers. He had options. But he wanted Smith and Durham. And he’s been the only guy to coach them. Durham isn’t good enough to be a starter on a good IU team. Smith is, but he has no shooters around him because Archie hasn’t recruited any.


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[Josh 12,568]

Archie has issues motivating his players, designing a good offense, building rosters, and holding players accountable.  Other than that, he's ok

[coonhounds 8,787]

Archie won the game but lost the post game radio comments imo

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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,619]

Archie won the game but lost the post game radio comments imo

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Oh god.... it can’t get worse than after the Maryland game.. what did he say?


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[Alford Bailey 12,350]

What if we just tank and get the #1 pick

[coonhounds 8,787]

Oh god.... it can’t get worse than after the Maryland game.. what did he say?


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He was proud of them for getting the win.

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[Brass Cannon 24,246]

Just now, Alford Bailey said:

What if we just tank and get the #1 pick

Worked for Georgia last year

[Brass Cannon 24,246]

Just now, coonhounds said:

He was proud of them for getting the win.

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From comments on this board i would be proud of 2 or 3

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,619]

Like I said in the game thread, now would be a great time for a reality check. I’d literally walk into the locker room and say, “ We got the win. But you aren’t good. I’m not good. We need to change a lot. We need to get better. If you aren’t committed to that, leave now.”


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[8bucks 6,352]

If you watched the handshake line end I was expecting to see sober, maybe angry faces but several of the guys were smiling and laughing. During the game Seth Davis said someone needed to get angry/mad and lead this team.

Al did some of that and I kind of wonder if the exchange with smith and Archie on the bench wasn’t smith trying to do something similar.

But to many of these guys just don’t seem to have that edge. I bet they are great guys but sometimes you need that person who is going to chew you out if you are laughing right after winning a terrible game.




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[Golfman25 5,017]

Start by getting rid of the bubble gum.  What is he, 12?

[AKHoosier 6,739]

Whatever.  Just get to the tournament.  That's the only goal of this season now.

To be a program that matters, you have to get to the NCAA tournament.  If you don't, you're nobody.

The journey won't be pretty, but it doesn't matter.  All we gotta do is get there.

[KzooHoosier82 972]

Northwestern lost their two best players and pulled a guy off the lacrosse team to run their offense. If they had half the talent we did they’d be a top 25 team. Something is missing with Archie. I suspect he’s a one trick pony of a coach with zero ability to adapt his system. 

[HoosierTrav 7,732]

2 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Remember when people were ridiculous for having concerns about Miller. Pepperidge Farms remembers. 

I’ll admit, I thought you all were just miserable sacks. I thought it was a great hire. I was wrong. 

[tyappleg 2,967]

44 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Start by getting rid of the bubble gum.  What is he, 12?

What flavor trident he chews is the least of our concerns right now.