On DD show let Archie have it about saying team was not tough enough pointing the finger at Franklin who is only 65 percent with ankle. Don't understand how you can blame Franklin for not being tough enough but your starting point guard gets the pass? Also said it's time for Archie to go love the passion.
IU’s Archie Miller blames his team’s loss to Illinois on a lack of toughness. And here I'm thinking it's a lack of coaching
This must be the media theme du jour. Big Bozich had a similar article today.
Doyel has column space to fill, he's sensationalistic, and he's far from a basketball expert.
He wrongly interpreted Archie's comment as finger pointing at Armaan. I suppose Armaan getting picked was the last thing he remembered, so he equated Archie's comment to that.
Archie is right, they aren't tough enough.
UI got the majority of the 50/50 balls, hustle plays, and mental awareness plays throughout the game. That's toughness, and it's a killer in a tight game*. *Any game IU has a chance to win will be a tight game.
Race made 6 of 12 free throws. I forget how many of those misses were front ends. That's largely mental toughness, and those are also killers in tight games.
So Archie is right, and his words are misrepresented by Doyel.
Do you want Archie to coach them up or not?
You do realize that you don't need to rely on a journalist's interpretation of post game presser comments, right? Here judge for yourself...
Archie Miller and Trayce Jackson-Davis addressed the media following Indiana's 75-71 overtime loss to Illinois on Tuesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
www.insidethehall.com
