ephul

4 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said:

None of these players had ever played in, never mind won, an NCAA tournament game prior to last night.

I would venture to guess that the overwhelming majority of students on the Bloomington campus have never experienced their team winning an NCAA tournament game.

It really doesn't matter how, just that they have done it, and gotten the proverbial monkey off their backs.

Isn't a sign of a good team that they can win a game in multiple ways? Or, when they aren't playing their best in one facet of the game, they have the ability to make up for it in other ways?

Good win Hoosiers. Keep on playing hard. Warts and all, that's really all this fan can ask for

I think we keep forgetting your first sentence.

This play-in game may have been a blessing in disguise.

I think race should've stayed in the locker room

1 minute ago, Dawg Bawls said:

Except tech...didnt like it, even if was against them

Agreed. That was weak

I'll probably regret saying this, but I feel like the officiating was pretty good and consistent thus far... letting them play a bit

8 hours ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

When was the last time we were not put in Kentucky Bracket.  Its the only reason were the seed we are.  So they could slam us into that Bracket and hope they get the IU Kentucky or IU PU rubber match.  

We weren't in the Kentucky bracket the last several years 😁

Unreal

Just now, CaptKirkHaston said:

Anyone else nervous?

Starting to be...

Just now, CaptKirkHaston said:

Anyone else nervous?

Starting to be...

Michigan an 11 seed?!

Just now, 94hoosier said:

Any on else think when Houston came up we would see IU

I thought for sure that'd be the case 

21 minutes ago, Coach Shep said:

2nd most shot attempts and only making 41%. Also shot selection at the end of games.

2nd most shot attempts on a limited offensive team. His wild shot is as good as anyone else's wild shot.

4 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

I watched the game without sound. Why did Fran and one of cronies enter the IU timeout huddle and how did he not get       T-ed up for crossing half court let alone come within arms length of IUs bench huddle? 

Because NCAA are too chicken$hit to give big bad Fran a T

7 minutes ago, AxnJxn said:

Ok, so you’re saying DD knew what was going on, but just didn’t say anything? I’m just trying to clarify what you were saying with that comment. 

Dakich reported everything he knew/what was going on to the administration (his bosses). I'm not sure what more people would expect him to do.

1 hour ago, AxnJxn said:

 

So, just to clarify, you think DD had no idea what was going on, yet he almost immediately kicked a bunch of guys off the team? That makes sense to you?

Do you think Dakich had the power to fire Sampson? Seriously? Is that what you're saying? He knew exactly what was going on, thus, the administration did too. Did Kelvin Sampson report to Dan Dakich?

1 minute ago, 5fouls said:

3 major take-aways for me

• They outscored us by 27 from the 3-point line.  We have to address shooters this offseason
• We win the game if Geronimo would have been able to play
• Fran should have got a T when he got in our huddle.  Now, a Bohannon 3 would have still won it even if we hit both T-shots.  But, the game may have played out entirely differently.  

Geronimo would've been perfect on the one Murray kid. Race was a just too slow closing. Geronimo would've caused fits.

If Kopp and Stewart can't hit open shits, they provide very little

I think the whistle blew before XJ even got to the Iowa player.

50 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

I'll end my part with this...

@ephul, I've always appreciated you as a poster, but I think you're way off here...

Dakich has already talked his way out of one great gig (ESPN play color analyst..."it was as much my choice as their choice" 😂😂😂) and is fixing to talk his way out of another. 

That stuff about running sandwiches for DoorDash as penance for running up gambling debts? Bullsh!t...and then doing it for sh!ts and grins after he'd paid his debt? Double BS...

I understand his thoughts..."the more controversial I am, I'll get both people who like me and hate me hitting the show" only lasts so long...

Empty wagons make the most noise...

- Maybe the ESPN gig wasn't good for him? It's great from the. outside looking in. What may be good for some, may not be good for many.

- I don't understand the "doubt" of him door dashing. It's pretty down to earth, to be honest. We would applaud anyone else that did this.

- He's been voted the top show in Indianapolis A LOT. Love him, hate him, whatever. I get people not liking him; I really do. But a lot of people enjoy his perspective.

2 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said:

Dakich knew about the problems with Sampson and chose to keep his mouth shut. When it mattered most the dude who can't keep his mouth shut swallowed his tongue. 

If you think that's really the case, I got nothing for you. 

3 minutes ago, btownqb said:

If he said that about RMK, most of you would have camped outside of DD office and demanded a resignation lol 

What is the obsession with defending someone that is so clearly a pos? 

I guess this is what I find funny. Calling Dan a "POS" on here is fine and dandy. But if he "disparages" someone, he's out of bounds.

I just don't see how that makes Dan any worse of a person than people calling him names.

But I guess Dan did it first, so that's all good.

5 minutes ago, BGleas said:

I haven't said a word about winning in regards to Archie. There is no scenario where calling him "lil Archie" for four years is justified. 

A child calls another man "lil Archie" publicly for 4 years because he's mad he's not getting his way. 

And yes, Dakich is held to a higher standard then fans on a message board. That should be fairly clear, he's supposed to be a professional. 

A professional what exactly? A professional because someone paid for him to talk and give his thoughts on the radio? That's exactly what they are paying him to do. To be himself.

I'm not sure why he should be held to a higher standard than other fans when it comes to a matter of being respectful.

He's a human being. As we all are. I'm not sure why our comments on a message board are fine and his are not. I'd say our collective bitching about things does more to the players/coaches psyche than Dan's comments.

3 minutes ago, btownqb said:

So now we have an IU alum and DD mocks him!!! Hes a joke!! 

Again, Woody will be on Dakichs show again soon. I could almost bet on it.

The only person that understands and doesn't take it to heart is probably Woody.

Woody being a former alum still doesn't mean he can't be criticized. I think many of us were and still do criticize some of Woodys coaching. It is what it is. Its year 1 and we've appeared to turn things around. Live and learn.

7 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

I'm sorry, but that makes no sense to me...

So the administration hired Dakich to keep an eye on the ne'er-do-well that they'd hired, with the thought being he'd speak up if Sampson started pulling stuff?

Well, Dan didn't say anything til after the fact...

I always have Dakich kudos for what his did in the interim role...

But his subsequent bitter tears and overboard criticism of players and coaches, especially this year, spent that cachet...

 

The administration knew good and well what was going on with the team.

4 minutes ago, BGleas said:

I'm not disputing any of that. The guy is great as an analyst too.

Just don't try to say he doesn't disrespect and disparage people and go below the belt much of the time. He absolutely, 100% does. 

That's his shtick and it's worked for him. But don't deny that it's his shtick. 

I think he calls it how he sees it. I'm not sure that means he goes "below the belt".

He goes at it with people that he has a spat with. Sure. And there's more to the story 99% of the time.

Is it his "shtick"? Sure.

Just now, BGleas said:

You're dancing around the issue though. You say he isn't disrespectful to people and he indisputably, 100% is. 

There's no justification for calling Archie 'lil Archie's for 4 years. He is purposefully meant to belittle and embarrass the man. That's not criticism, it's acting like a child. 

You said Dakich doesn't do that. We've given you clear, concrete examples and then you just reply with justifications or excuses on how it's ok in that case. 

The guy acts like a 2 year old on radio and social media. 

I'm not dancing around anything. What I'm saying is, there's more to it than Archie wasn't winning, so he called him "Lil Archie".

You call it disrespectful, and that's fine. Let's go back to every game IU has played and take a look at the comments on this forum. My issue is, we all act like Dan is supposed to be different because he has a radio show. He's supposed to leave his personal feelings out of it.

I guess when I say he's not "disrespectful", I'm talking about his general assessments toward IU basketball and criticisms of it. Has he said "disrespectful" things? Sure. We all have. Should he "be better"? I guess this is where I've got a differing opinion. He is who he is. He doesn't need to change just because he's on the radio. If enough people have a problem with it, he wouldn't have a show.