I've read several posts that have described this season as a successful basketball season because I.U. made the tournament. I beg to differ with that assessment. Was this season better than last? Probably, because our defense improved. We cut down on turn overs, and we did at least advance to the tournament. Nevertheless, I would not define this season as successful. I.U. used to be defined as a blue blood program which I no longer think it is. Would any of the other "blue blood programs" such as Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, or Arizona have been content with I.U.'s current status? I doubt it. Kentucky fans are up in arms simply because they were ousted in game one of the NCAA tournament. A "blue blood program" always assumes that they will make the tournament. They also expect to finish in the upper tier of their league, and they expect to advance, not simply get into, the tournament. Using this criteria as a measurement for success, I.U. has not been successful for years. Until they have these expectations, I doubt that they ever will be a successful basketball program again.
The Definition of Success for the I.U. Basketball Program
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