Team personality

[Yogi'sBicep 1,048]

I believe that success is often made in the personality of the team. You find that teams like MSU & L'ville are successful despite lacking in talent due to the grit of the players. This team has all the tools to be historical, the personality is crucial. Just my opinion.

[mdn82 25,510]

Those teams take on the personality of their coach year in and year out. Their coaches know where they need their team to be and how to pace a season. Hopefully we can at this point follow in those teams recent successes.

[JSHoosier 20,213]

Those teams have better coaches.

[Dalton26 16,892]

Let's ease up on the historical talk before we've even played a game.

[OliviaPope40 6,517]

[Yogi'sBicep 1,048]

Let's ease up on the historical talk before we've even played a game.

if they have everything that a fantastic team needs to have. Isn't the attitude the only thing missing?

[Dalton26 16,892]

if they have everything that a fantastic team needs to have. Isn't the attitude the only thing missing?

UK fans thought the same thing when they made 40-0/national champ shirts before the season even started too.

This team has potential but we've yet to see them play a game this year so calling them potentially historical is a major stretch.

[KingPG21 6,584]

if they have everything that a fantastic team needs to have. Isn't the attitude the only thing missing?

They are missing more than just the personality to be a fantastic team

[TheWatShot 13,999]

Historical? Really? 

[Old Friend 8,389]

So :

 

1)  A team that would basically be a flash in the pan (one good team in a period of years) is possibly historical.

 

2)  Some are willing to go there before we've had our first practice

 

3)  We still need to improve dramatically on the defensive end to even play a role in the conference discussion, let alone national; and a couple of teams in our own conference are going to be at least as good.

 

4)  We're talking about attitude and personality....when we've all heard a team takes on the personality of its coach.  We have a coach who's neurotic enough to change defenses mid-possession and has never won consistently.  Teams with the personality we're all looking for get off the bus knowing they're the baddest bunch in the building, and expect to win every night.  We think this team has a chance to do that?   Most of that starts on the defensive end, and we've been a very poor defensive team because everyone we have needs the ball to be successful, which means offense has been their focus.

 

Is that about it?

 

This team this season will be solid.  Top 15 in all likelihood, and on paper at least that good.  I expect Williams to be fantastic and even dominant some nights.   I expect our back court to be terrific.  But....I don't expect us to solve the defensive problems, nor do I expect to be a great rebounding or a physical team.  Like always, when we're able to run, I think we'll be fantastic.  When we're forced to slow down, we have not solved any problem we've had for years because we have the same coach, the same philosophy, and we'll still be relatively inefficient.  I do expect Indiana to get more opportunities to run, but I don't expect anything near a "historical" team.   We don't have kids with that type of attitude, and we don't have a leader who will pull everyone else up.    We don't have a Buckner.  A WIttman.  An Isiah.  An Alford.  A Cheaney.  A Henderson.  A Coverdale or Fife.   Yogi's not that player....too erratic not good on defense, and sometimes too selfish.   Nobody else has the stroke to play that role.  Like many of Crean's teams, this group is a good mish mash of talent, and that'll be good enough to win games.  It is not good enough and does not have the pieces to be historic.

[Yogi'sBicep 1,048]

Sorry about the outwardly optimistic post about the season. We are going to be mediocre, at best. I'll make sure my voice is controlled for now on. People on this thread are ready to pounce on somebody else for being optimistic, pessimistic, or vague. Come on, guys.

[Hovadipo 56,178]

NO FUN ZONE

[Yogi'sBicep 1,048]

I'm sorry for voicing my opinion. Please, call the dogs off. You guys win. We're average at best.

[JSHoosier 20,213]

Sorry about the outwardly optimistic post about the season. We are going to be mediocre, at best. I'll make sure my voice is controlled for now on. People on this thread are ready to pounce on somebody else for being optimistic, pessimistic, or vague. Come on, guys.

I don't think it really has anything to do with being optimistic.  You said this team could be historic, it's just that that's a pretty big claim considering this team hasn't even had it's first practice yet.  Especially since until they show otherwise we have no defense.

[Yogi'sBicep 1,048]

I don't think it really has anything to do with being optimistic. You said this team could be historic, it's just that that's a pretty big claim considering this team hasn't even had it's first practice yet. Especially since until they show otherwise we have no defense.

early ranking system? B1G predictions topic? Am I in America? Am I entitled to an opinion without being smothered by pessimism? I do not understand how any predictions are justified by your standards.

[JSHoosier 20,213]

early ranking system? B1G predictions topic? Am I in America? Am I entitled to an opinion without being smothered by pessimism? I do not understand how any predictions are justified by your standards.

You can be optimistic without going as far as to say historic.  I expect the team to be pretty good, one year will do absolutely nothing to change my opinion on what needs to happen but that's what I expect.

[TheWatShot 13,999]

Sorry about the outwardly optimistic post about the season. We are going to be mediocre, at best. I'll make sure my voice is controlled for now on. People on this thread are ready to pounce on somebody else for being optimistic, pessimistic, or vague. Come on, guys.

 

Sorry you got your panties in a wad because people disagreed with you. Maybe instead of "controlling your voice from now on" and complaining about the response you got, you could tell us WHY you think this team will be "historical?"

 

 

I don't think of 25-30 wins as being historically good. I didn't even consider our 2012-13 roster to be historical, just very, very good. When I think "historical," I think of last year's UK team (and yes, I know they came up short, and I'm very happy they did). 

[KelleyHoosh 2,263]

Watch it guys... play nice...

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,744]

Historical = winning it all.  We remember those teams and what they did.  Other teams, with successful seasons, aren't remembered so much for the team as they are 1 or 2 players that were a key part of that team.   And years from now, I don't think last year's pUKe team will be considered historical because they couldn't run the table. 

[mdn82 25,510]

Does everyone remember the Pats undefeated regular season? No they remember David Tyree crazy catch to set up winning touchdown. Yes it's semantics but I think most everyone equates historically great with team who wins it all while dominating. We have the talent to make noise (not sure about win it all) but definitely not a dominant team.