You are already a member dude, just too ignorant to realize it. The next meeting is February 30th. Don't forget.
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I rate Archie as a "too early to tell". Now that said, I think we can all agree he is not a miracle worker. If it was going to happen as if almost overnight, overnight has come and gone. I think we need to stick with him for the potential that he may someday exude, given more time. IU has failed at the "let's get rich again, quickly" method of hiring - always thinking if but our Coach ____ (fill in the blank) was the next Brad Stevens we should have had. IU needs to get over that mentality and stick with what we got. Coach Miller needs our support - let's not make it any more difficult on him than it already inherently is. Take the Coach Al McGuire approach to life, a life filled with rainbows and unicorns, balloons and ice cream cones. No, Archie will never be in the Hall of Fame. He doesn't have to be nor does he need to be because being so may just make him famous enough to get him fired and we hate to think what something like that might bring.
You're obviously a complete idiot. That symbol and what it represents has more value than anything you will accomplish in your sorry ass lifetime.
No, there's no correlation, you complete and utter moron ..
Crean was obviously a phoney and a fake before he got to IU, that you couldn't see it is not surprising as you know very little about basketball and even less about life and people.
Miller is a basketball coach, not a superficial marketing exec, and we have no clue, yet, if he's the right person for the job. Part of his job is administration and managing not only coaching and only time will tell if he fits and is successful.
The fans and the haters know nothing at this point.. They only guess and feel. One side cheers everything regardless, the other side bitches and moans, regardless. Neither side knows shit, yet.
Different dynamic this time around... I doubt you understand why.
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IU fans today will be happy with a coach who regularly gets us into the NCAA tournament. That is how far we've sunk in expectations but it is the reality of the majority of IU fans today. They are not the minority old gray hairs of yesterday who remember when making regular deep runs into the tournament was the only thing that pleased us. Fans are pleased with achieving more success than what they are accustomed to. Right now, given the reality of the Millennial mindset, making the tournament after a three year absence is good enough - it's success we haven't seen. Then it has to be done on a regular basis for awhile, until a new group comes in and demands more, a success of greater magnitude they have not seen. It's a vicious cycle that always comes full circle. Everything runs it's cycle, including basketball dynasties. It's like starting over and it starts with time. Let's give Archie the time that he needs. Think of it as a courtesy thing. Archie will do a better job if he knows the fans have faith in him. I do. Why can't you?
Now, my curiosity is peaked. What the hell is it? It looks like an evil bunny rabbit.
It’s a Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division based out of Ft Campbell, which is located in Clarksville TN and just south of Hop town KY, how do I know this I served there too.
You probably said the same about Crean. Because everyone did. If you can’t see the red flags please sit this one out and let the rational people decide.
These people need to b called out. Those that supported Crean in years 6,7 and 8! They won’t admit anything
There was a writer Jacob Rule over at Crimson Quarry who still didn’t want Crean fired in year 9! Unreal he probably posts here.
It's a Brigade of the 101st, not a Battalion.
But you knew that because you served there too, right?
You certainly don't post like it.
When Crean couldn't solve a 2-3 zone. Showed he couldn't make in game adjustments. And lost recruiting in Indiana I was done..It was obvious he would never get us far in the NCAA..
My apologies VB about my earlier comment. I thought it was something with Airborne but didnt know details.
Why are you apologizing to yourself, you piece of trash?
Confused as to which username you were using earlier, most likely.
Cool story, Bro. I thought it was a long-eared owl from Fantasia, the Sorcerer's Apprentice scene.
Miller got the most out of last years team. They were a man short before Deron went down, not to mention Hartman was a shell of his former self. This year I am extremely disappointed with CAM coaching job. E en with the injuries this team is a 4 or 5 seed in the tournament that matters. He showed RL favoritism and failed the locker room. He was horrible at making adjustments, both in game and in season. The weave and heave was not working and everyone seemed to know this but him. No plays or sets to put Romeo in a position to succeed. What RL got he got on his own. No two man game with RL and JM. This shouldn't have been this hard to figure out. The biggest thing was not getting a handle on the team split at Xmas. I liked the hire initially but I have to see something spectacular next year to erase this year dumpster fire from memory.
While the rational people are deciding, you can keep a lookout for Billy Donovan's horse trailer since you'll be excluded from the discussion.
Losing Brooks was huge. Fans can say he “is just one and done” and we “don’t need a guy who won’t be here for long” but.....the damage was done by the message it sends and the image it creates. It says: “IU isn’t that important in the home state.”
“IU’s future doesn’t look promising.” “Recruit doesn’t believe in Archie.”
That may be a nail in Archie’s career coffin.
I'm still of the opinion that there is very little benefit in one-and-done's unless you have enough around them to get you deep in the tourney the year they are there. That means you had better be able to recruit several of them (like Duke and Ky) or already have a bunch of pieces in place (which we do not and won't have next year). Brooks is not as good as Langford, and if RL is done this year all we did was waste a scholarship that could have been used on long-term help.
Looking back, Noah Vonleigh, Thomas Bryant, and even Cody Zeller left the program in worse shape by leaving after one or even two years. I would much rather have guys that are going to be here three or four years. At this point we need to build a program far more than we need a great talent who isn't committed to that same goal.
If Brooks sees himself as an oad - which he has publicly stated - he is better off at Kentucky and IU is better off with a scholarship for someone who wants to help us get back to being an elite program.
I don’t necessarily disagree with you about the impact on the court but I worry more about the precedent it sets with getting those longer term 4-star guys that Miller needs to build his program around. It creates an image again that the “flagship” school in the state isn’t the main option for future in-staters. I don’t think that Brooks spurning Archie helps the image he’s trying to build. Maybe it’s not Brooks and his ability but moreso that it creates an image moving forward with future recruits.
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Stupid post of the week. You cant get it right in either BB or FBcan you? "Everyone" comment is blind,deaf and dumb.
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I call bullshit on this as you are too stupid to have served. I think that you owe a huge apology to all of the men and women who have served because including yourself among them, even on an IU message board, is a disgrace to the hero's who are the armed forces. You freaking suck buddy.
Salary matters because with it come certain expectations. True throughout the economy, and why calipari, saban etc command large salaries. And we find no joy in “tearing” down the program. We just have expectations. And that’s where the rub lies - how hard is it to assemble a decent team. Some of us believe a competitive team that fights like hell can be assembled in a single season. Others believe we are in a “rebuild.” I’m with the former as I think this notion of rebuild is greatly exaggerated.
CAM's young and I HOPE can still get IU back to its glory days. There's no great coach walking through the door wanting to coach at IU. Next year could be surprisingly good or bad - lots of wiggle there. If we see lackadaisical play again next year, I'll then be convinced CAM is not the guy.
if you are such a big fan of coach knight why do you keep spelling his name wrong?
Coaching Indiana Basketball creates the level of expectation, not what we pay them. We would not expect less performance if Archie took a pay cut.
Coaches are overpaid, but that is the market's fault.
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