What Do You Love Most About Indiana Basketball?

[Stuhoo 83,107]

Please...no Peter Jurkin jokes.  In no particular order, I'll start:

 

1) Walking from the concourse, the first seconds into my view of the floor while going to seats.

2) Don Fischer on the mike

3) The traditions; all the things I love stay with the program decade after decade

4) Reminds me of my college days - just one of the great stages of my life that I am so blessed to have experienced

5) From my student days, scoring great lower level tickets in the parking lot thirty minutes before game time for $15.00

6) Darryl Thomas in the low post

7) Knowing that Coach Knight was smarter than whoever was on the other bench

8) Chris Reynolds and Victor Oladipo's on-ball defense

9) Dane Fife and Eric Suhr's off-ball defense

10) The band

11) Calbert Cheaney jump-stopping from 10 feet

12) Cody Zeller hedging out at a guard

13) Uwe Blab catching the ball consistently and hitting a bunch of hook shots by his senior year

14) Matt Nover outworking big guys who were way more talented than he was

15) Chuck Crabb

[LockdownD 2,246]

Love those banners.

[OliviaPope40 6,736]

1. The banners

2. The tradition

3. Listening Don Fischer on the call when the WatShot happened

4. Having players like Vic and Cody

5. The atmosphere of Assembly Hall 

I'll come up with more later.

[JSHoosier 20,875]

Not being a UK fan.  Or a Purdue fan, life would really suck.

[MrYuk 208]

The traditions...the loyalty of the fans, the passion that comes with the game of "Indiana Basketball" <br /><br /><br />

[FortWayneHoosier 6,327]

the fact that weve basically had the same jerseys, candy stripes, and no names on the back are something i always appreciate. It just shows the tradition Indiana basketball has. Assembly hall is also an awesome place to be for a big or even exhibition game.

[jayben00 75]

1. the type of players IU recruits, i.e., character, maturity, along with talent

2. As with others,  Don Fischer telling the story

3. the intensity of fan involvement in Assembly Hall

4. the history - banners, player alumni, games of the ages

5. Bob Knight

6. Tom Crean

[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

The glory days with Knight and the tremendous amount of Hoosier pride.

The IU-UK game and the re-emergence of that Hoosier pride.

[coachmayhew 1,414]

Everything, the candy striped pants, Martha the mop lady, the banners, Assembly Hall, the effort of the players, the outcomes of the games, the moments we go through with family & friends that will never be forgot, the throwing of chairs, the WatShot, the game of basketball in the best state of the USA!

Feel free to add anything I forgot, I know there is way more because "it's Indiana, it's Indiana."


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[hoosierski 66]

1) Alford's jumper.

2) Players like, Pat Graham, Matt Nover Brian Evans, Eric Anderson, Kirk Haston, AJ Guyton, Eric Gordon, DJ White, ........

3) the feeling I get every game like it IS the most important game.

4) Those Uniforms that I hope never change.

5) my kids asking the day after the Hoosiers play, "when is IU 'a next game"

More to come...


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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3) the feeling I get every game like it IS the most important game.

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Nothing like it.

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[jdailey1981 155]

Because we are IU....there is no other reason. Our history speaks for itself.

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

1. The passion that is Indiana Basketball
2. the fact IU fans can fill 1,000 different IU websites
3. Seeing Hoosiers stuff everywhere I travel and instantly being able to talk to those people like we've been friends for years.

4. Assembly hall
5. The feeling I get everytime I walk into Assembly Hall.
6. Constant memories from all my shenanigans down at IU.
7. Reminds me of my Grandpa and his IU Brick that he would throw at the TV screen on bad calls.

Too many things to list honestly. Such an awesome place and awesome group of fans.

[JSHoosier 20,875]

1. The passion that is Indiana Basketball
2. the fact IU fans can fill 1,000 different IU websites
3. Seeing Hoosiers stuff everywhere I travel and instantly being able to talk to those people like we've been friends for years.

4. Assembly hall
5. The feeling I get everytime I walk into Assembly Hall.
6. Constant memories from all my shenanigans down at IU.
7. Reminds me of my Grandpa and his IU Brick that he would throw at the TV screen on bad calls.

Too many things to list honestly. Such an awesome place and awesome group of fans.

The Bad Call Brick?  A foam IU brick?  I nearly got one of those when I was a student, I figured if we were going to keep Mike Davis as coach I'd probably need it.

[KingPG21 6,587]

No Peter Jurkin jokes? ........... Hm, pass. 

[jcummins 15]

Everything about being a Hoosier!!

Watched IU ball with my grandfather

Grew up in New Castle Indiana which gave us two of the best players Mr Benson and Mr Alford

Every time I walk in there I feel history made and the bright history come

Still cry when I see Martha the Mop lady

[JaybobHoosier 12,003]

Tradition, culture, fan base, and desire to do things the right way. Those four are things I love about Indiana Basketball. There are more, but really cherish those four things. Big props to my dad's mom for making us IU fans. Can't thank her enough for that! Sent from my DROID4 using BtownBanners mobile app

[hoosierski 66]

Games like last night!! Go Hoosiers!


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[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

[quote name="JSHoosier" post="29658" timestamp="1389718980"]The Bad Call Brick? A foam IU brick? I nearly got one of those when I was a student, I figured if we were going to keep Mike Davis as coach I'd probably need it.[/quote] haha that's the one!

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Bringing this back to light from all the frustration last night. Remember, there is a reason you LOVE Indiana Basketball, sometimes we just need some help remembering what that is.