Game Thread: Illinois @ Indiana Tues., Feb. 2, 9 pm ESPN/2

[LamarCheeks 18,568]

I was gonna suggest that if anybody wants to watch some classic IU hoops, ESPNU is showing us against Iowa from 1983. 

But we lost that one. 

Bad night all the way around. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,287]

This one is on me.  I haven’t been watching IU much because they do poorly when I do.  I missed the Iowa game and then I watched the Rutgers tonight.  I just followed the box score tonight until we were up 64-58 and then started watching because we I thought we were going to win.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,170]

Fred Glass meant to say bottom 4 in the B1G and praying for NCAA invites as his expectations.

 

Get real. I don’t care who the coach is, can’t be much worse. We have 2.5 bigs on the team and .5 of them Puff the Magic Dragon.

 

 

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[Stuhoo 80,158]

Whaddya think HH?

[Trish 11,527]

1 minute ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

He’s not being mentioned because that’s who we want. He’s being mentioned because that’s who Dolson will almost certainly hire. This is the inevitable result of Archie failing. 

Exactly. 
 

Nate Oats isn’t coming here. Chris Beard isn’t leaving the south. 
 

It’s Steve Alford at this point. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,287]

3 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

And still helped the team play great. It was the Durham/Phinisee mix that killed us. 

I hope you find peace someday.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,661]

1 minute ago, Treesh said:

Boring program then. Oh well, the tides of college basketball are turning. 

Turning how? Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas will all be fine. UCLA is coming back. Indiana still sucks. Nothing is changing. 

[Brass Cannon 24,503]

Just now, Treesh said:

Exactly. 
 

Nate Oats isn’t coming here. Chris Beard isn’t leaving the south. 
 

It’s Steve Alford at this point. 

Or a different up and comer that maybe doesn’t suck 

[Trish 11,527]

Just now, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Turning how? Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas will all be fine. UCLA is coming back. Indiana still sucks. Nothing is changing. 

Duke, UNC, Kentucky, and soon to be Kansas will be hiring soon. One of them will be fine.. maybe. 

[Josh 12,611]

7 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

I'm not sure who you are talking to here.

Really?  You haven't seen...

• It's not his fault, the administration hampered him
• It's not his fault, you need to give him more time
• It's not his fault, the cupboard was bare
• ...all teams do it
• ...all they need to do is make shots
• ...your expectations are too high
• ...you don't understand basketball
• Etc...etc...etc

[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

I was gonna suggest that if anybody wants to watch some classic IU hoops, ESPNU is showing us against Iowa from 1983. 

But we lost that one. 

Bad night all the way around. 

I’ve been watching old games on YouTube. It’s like a big, warm blanket...so comforting, especially when there’s commercials

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,170]

Exactly. 
 
Nate Oats isn’t coming here. Chris Beard isn’t leaving the south. 
 
It’s Steve Alford at this point. 

Makes sense but there are plenty of options out there for 4-5 million a year. Let’s see if the Admin cares.


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[LamarCheeks 18,568]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Hey Lamar, we gotta get him—Dave Bliss ain’t walking through that door.

 

For all those insisting we hire an "IU guy," he is a former assistant. Was on Knight's staff in the '70s. 

[Stuhoo 80,158]

Just now, Josh said:

Really?  You haven't seen...

• It's not his fault, the administration hampered him
• It's not his fault, you need to give him more time
• It's not his fault, the cupboard was bare
• ...all teams do it
• ...all they need to do is make shots
• ...your expectations are too high
• ...you don't understand basketball
• Etc...etc...etc

Ooh that would be bad.

You should quote the non-Iowa game post that said those things.

 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,661]

2 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Duke, UNC, Kentucky, and soon to be Kansas will be hiring soon. One of them will be fine.. maybe. 

Any of the 4 can have whoever in the world they feel like grabbing and will spend that money if they have to. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,287]

Just now, Josh said:

Really?  You haven't seen...

• It's not his fault, the administration hampered him
• It's not his fault, you need to give him more time
• It's not his fault, the cupboard was bare
• ...all teams do it
• ...all they need to do is make shots
• ...your expectations are too high
• ...you don't understand basketball
• Etc...etc...etc

For the most part, no.  

[RaceToTheTop 25,287]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Ooh that would be bad.

You should quote the non-Iowa game post that said those things.

 

Yeah, I think there are a lot arguments going on outside of this board that people are carrying over to here.

[Stuhoo 80,158]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

For all those insisting we hire an "IU guy," he is a former assistant. Was on Knight's staff in the '70s. 

And then, when he became a head coach, the criminal conspiracies started.

 

[LamarCheeks 18,568]

5 minutes ago, NOLA Hoosier said:

I’ve been watching old games on YouTube. It’s like a big, warm blanket...so comforting, especially when there’s commercials

For some reason a bunch  of 2013 games have popped up on my YouTube feed recently. It's kinda bittersweet, though -- it's fun to watch winning, competent basketball, but sad to see that we had such a great team and couldn't even get past the Sweet 16 because our coach couldn't figure out how to beat a zone. 

[LIHoosier 26,045]

5 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Fred Glass meant to say bottom 4 in the B1G and praying for NCAA invites as his expectations.

 

CTA may win a Big 1.0 title or natty in spite of all the hurdles, but this hire will be Cool Dad's legacy.