Analysis: Where does Indiana Basketball go from here?

[GloryDays 5,913]

 My brother bought two pairs of tickets earlier in the fall.One set is to tonight's game and the other is the Minnesota game.

I was totally pumped about it at the time.That was before this dismal start to the season.Now I'm still looking forward to going but its because anytime I walk into the hall I get goosebumps with all the history and remembrance of great games played there ,excitement in this teams prospects not so much.

  One good thing is Morehead St looks to have a good defensive team and it shouldn't be a blowout.I hope that's a good thing anyway!I'm really wondering what the atmosphere will be and what mood everyone will be in.I will cheer my team on and refuse to boo but I might not respond at all when the coach is introduced.

[Feathery 4,005]

Alright do you think an interim coach will make this team better?

It might shock some of the players into stepping up. But overall I think our coaching staff sucks and an interim from this staff will just be more of the same. A change would just let the fanbase breath and give hope for the future.

[BtownBanner6 1,298]

It might shock some of the players into stepping up. But overall I think our coaching staff sucks and an interim from this staff will just be more of the same. A change would just let the fanbase breath and give hope for the future.

So you'd pay to go watch the same team with the same result, just a different coach?

[Feathery 4,005]

So you'd pay to go watch the same team with the same result, just a different coach?

Yes. I support the players, I don't support the coaching staff. If I knew 100% a change was being made I'd buy tickets and make as many games as I could.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

But I still come back to where does IU basketball go from here? What is it going to take for this group of individuals to realize that they have to play defense differently than how they are playing it right now?

 

Maui certainly didn’t serve as the wakeup call that many thought it would.

 

Will Duke do it? I really don’t know. I can’t understand why it takes anything to motivate you to play better on the defensive end. This should be a pride thing. This should be an IU basketball thing.

 

But right now there’s a major disconnect. And the reality is, with the schedule that IU has left to play before the Big Ten opener at Rutgers on Dec. 30, there is going to be no way to know if Indiana is indeed able to improve heading into conference play.

 

And that single point is a very frustrating one.

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The answer turns out, is "Yes"