I think you’re a loser and show go back to your stupid shopping blogs

You sound like the type to wear sweaters and drink coffee all day and you probably root for the Celtics and Cards, eh?
I bet your name isn’t even Dave.

I think you have the greatest most original name ever!!!

U too good to respond to me???

I think your crazy

Perhaps I did go a little bit too defensive lol. Yes they did, but those teams weren’t exactly the best quality defensive teams. The uptempo style is reinforced by aggressive and quick guards (defensively and offensively). Jordy Hulls, for as much as I loved him, was a defensive liability. We’re gonna be playing smaller again this year but Blackmon/Johnson have at least 2 inches on Hulls, are much longer, and much faster. Watford was also a bit of a liability in my eyes. A little slow, lacked motor, and sometimes settled for threes. We don’t have that problem with Troy. He also doesn’t have C wats shot or trailing ability so its give and take, but I think this team is actually more suited for Crean’s style. I’m not saying they’re better by any stretch. I respect your opinion. Just disagree

Slow down, cowboy. You’re almost taking it personally. As I said, I wasn’t refuting your opinion. I just have a different one.
And even with our better teams, the Cody teams, our opponents often forced us into half court battles.
I’m glad you’re so sold on Crean.
You’ll notice I didn’t down him. I’m just not as high on him as you are.

Yes I said clearly we haven’t seen the results yet. And that was for underage drinking, one of whom was like within a month of turning 21. Something we have all done in college and probably earlier. Personally I’m a big believer in lowering the drinking age anyway but that’s not a topic for this website. Anyway far from a heinous act. I’m in no way a fan of how he handled Hanner’s situation. My family has been affected by drinking and driving in a big way, but I can find errors with lots of coaches, and I don’t think Hanner is a bad kid by any stretch. Just made a really really dumb decision.

“He chipped away at it and eventually got us back on track. He did the same last year.” …. We went 7-11 in conference and lost our last three games, eventually missing the NIT.

“Turns boys into men”…. Over 50% of our (potential) starting lineup has been incarcerated in the last year…

You can’t say “also” then continue to point out something you already have. When I said “toughest” I meant mentally and said that quite clearly. It all depends what you define as mentally tough. All I know is he took the job in the “dark ages” and never hung his head or got too low when the doubters came flying in. He chipped away at it and eventually got us back on track. He did the same last year. We haven’t seen the results yet, but I’m optimistic about the season as you can tell. He kept coaching each player like he meant everything to the team. Perhaps your definition of mentally tough is man throwing a chair across the floor because he is throwing a temper tantrum like a 5 year old at bedtime?

No I don’t have a problem with Knight. In fact I rather like him. When it comes to the laughing stock comment, Knights halftime speech to his players at Purdue is ringing in my head. Indiana is supposed to better than ninth in the BIG. Everyone knows it and wasn’t afraid to point it out. Perhaps you don’t remember the “Ball State’s better” chants.

As far as coaching goes that’s another matter of opinion. That’s a topic we could discuss for hours. However what I do know is he is a willing learner who frequently studies others. I, as a student and aspiring history teacher, would love to have someone like Crean as a teacher. He values relationships, effort, and treats everyone equally. He turns boys into men. Very few, if any, of his players I’ve ever looked at and been able to say anything less than, “hey that’s a first class individual.” If my memory serves me correctly our team had the fourth highest g.p.a. in the BIG last year? Look at his lottery picks. Oladipo graduated in 3 years. Cody could have in two and a half. And I think Vonleh was like 46% of the way done with his degree after his freshmen year.

Speed kills yourself when you’re inexperienced and make silly mistakes. We did that a lot last year. Players like Troy and Stan were thinking home run before they even caught the ball. At times it seemed like half our turnovers came off of stepping before dribbling. I mean ya do that 3 times and the opposition capitalizes each time that has a potential impact of -12 to -15. Our slashers now have a year with solid minutes under their belt and they seem eager to improve. We’ve added a handful of shooters and secondary ball handlers without sacrificing any speed, which should open things up much more for those slashers in the half court. Already I think this team is much improved over last years team and we’re playing in a far weaker BIG this year.

he’ll need to cut down on his turnover rate too. Anything around 20% is just not acceptable for a starting PG.

As I said, just curious… I tend to agree that we had several close games last year that would have put us right there last year, but 9th place in the B1G is borderline “laughing stock” (although we beat several of the top ranked teams).

I’d disagree that we don’t have one of the best coaches in the conference. Geesh. I saw comments wanting to nominate Tim Miles as one of the best in the B1G within the NEB article and that guy had loosing records in the Moutain West and North Central Conference before getting the NEB gig. He had a great year. I think CTC had a few of those too… I’ve heard of the Mountain West at least… It’s a what have you done for me lately mentality IMO.

As for the press… CTC has referenced installing such in interviews. I’m not sure that I think it’s a deal breaker, but based on interviews, it appears he agree’s with you (and RonB on the Forum).

Nice! I wish Hanner could have started playing “through his lapses” in Canada; the fans would have been more forgiving then. But count me in as a Hanner fan, and I like your analogy of letting him just run the race. I wanna see him doing it against the cupcakes. And yeah, Yogi is the shizzle, lol.

1st, Yogi was thedish, then look to score as a frosh. Then he became coordinate the offense, but shoot at will as the supporting cast looked lost. Now, he can coalesce those 2 seasons, expand his intangible skills, and expand his plethora of shots to become the shizzel/dizzel to leave fans speechless.

2. Hanner is like Secretariat, an amazing athlete compelled to be successful. The difference being, Hanner has not been allowed to run a complete race/game. Hanner demonstrated glimpses of his potential last year, but lost focus @ times. His jump shot is solid, as well as his FTs . . . .no need to comment on his aerial skills. This is his time to shine and play with the energy, discipline, passion, and skill that will put him on the National hoops radar.

Big question, will CTC afford him the chance to play through his lapses, coach him to excellence, and let him run?

Secretariat was allowed to do this in the Belmont and millions were in awe. I hope to be inspired by his performances over the next 2 years, hopefully on an ongoing basis!
(The analogy to Secretariat attests to the fact that Hanner is a unique human with out-of-this-world athleticism.)

Dave, I think you nailed the head on the hit!! Or something to that effect.

The “laughing stock” reference and “toughest coaches” I find a “bit” exaggerated. LOL!
Also, he finds CTC to be tremendous and mentally tough. I’m willing to say he needs a couple of more years.

Unless CTC presses, which I have seen nor heard no indication of, it’s quite easy to slow down IU’s tempo. “Speed kills” both ways; i.e. as we have demonstrated quite, ahem, successfully, we don’t do slow very well.

Not really “refuting” anything he says. Just of a differing and humble opinion.

HannerTime I wanna hear your breakdown of Hanner’s game. Seriously.

If I remember correctly, he credited McClain with scouting Michigan.

LOL, Ole Man warming up for the season!

I love how subtle you are about us being in the top three or two seeds! My prediction too, brother.