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cthomas

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  1. Watching some of those videos just reminds me of how complicated and difficult and how accommodating and funny CBK could be. I watched one with Sage Steele where she ran into him and asked him about her dad who was a football player at Army when Coach Knight was there. He was gentle and kind and accommodating to her and it meant so much to her. The knee jerk reactions from people who only knew him from short TV clips or agenda inspired articles are lazy and sad to see. RIP CBK.
  2. Not sure if he got credit for it, but it looked like Cupps blocked the last shot from Florida Gulf Coast.
  3. When I was at ISU, SMW was an all girls school in West Terre Haute. Why are teams beating up on the girls school?
  4. First game for him this year. I think we forget that it takes kids a while to find their place. Those guys who were a part of the great teams in the early 90's took their lumps early in their careers. We just don't have much patience with kids anymore. If they aren't great early, we just seem to write them off. Give Banks and Gunn a bit to settle in. They might just surprise us.
  5. The talent is there to be a really good tear. We have to understand that they are still figuring things out. It will take a while. CMW knows how to get the best out of this group. We talk sometimes like he doesn't see what we see. Pretty sure he does. In listening to various former players talk about CBK I was reminded of how far advanced he was compared to the kids coming into the program. CMW knows how to coach. He will get everything possible out of this team.
  6. Man I suffered through all of those. I wish we could just look at people through the lens of the time in which they lived instead of judging them by today's standards. CBK was the perfect coach for IU during his best years. He was an innovator and changed how basketball was played. What most people don't understand is what a great humanitarian he was to so many people. I am grateful to have lived during his entire tenure at my favorite university coaching the greatest game ever invested.
  7. Yes, 100%. Take everything with a grain of salt if you like but understand that everything in recruiting is fluid and what is true now might not be an hour from now. I appreciate everything that gets shared and know that nothing is 100% until a recruit says it is. I have no contacts and know nothing about the inside operation of the program and appreciate whatever anyone wants to share.
  8. I've always thought that it's possible to be sorry for someone's passing without making them out to be someone they were not. He had a difficult early life and that is hard to overcome. However, that doesn't excuse what happens later. I'm sorry at his passing and feel for the pain that those close to him are feeling. Also, not at all sorry that Sampson is no longer our coach.
  9. That is a rabbit hole if there ever was one. Lots of information about some really shady characters in the area who may or may not have been involved in the murders. Almost too much to make sense of after a while.
  10. There seems to be evidence that the crime scene wasn't properly secured and / or contaminated. It was also reported that pieces of potential evidence were not collected until some time after discovery of the bodies. I'm also really disturbed that the sheriff refused search dogs and drones with heat imaging technology in the early hours of the search. The whole investigation reeks of gross incompetence to me. I want someone held accountable for this horrible crime, but I want to to be the right person or persons.
  11. This and if I remember correctly he has had some pretty credible people with high level NBA experience telling him all of the positives of CMW. I'm taking about you, Carmelo.
  12. Exactly. CMW is building a team. He is looking for pieces that fit what he is trying to do. Given the talent he has coached in his career, I am not questioning anyone who he wants. I'm thinking he knows what he is doing.
  13. CMW came in assuming we already were. I have loved his attitude since he was hired. The goal is championships, plain and simple. I worked for the Postal Service for 34 years. Our on time delivery standard was always something less than 100%. I never understood u. CMW's goal from day one was a national championship. I absolutely love that. This is the coach we have needed for a very long time.
  14. I worked at one of those when I was in college at my residence hall. Yes, I am THAT old.
  15. The possibility of a last minute bidding war always worries me.
  16. Would like to know what their conversations with CMW were like. I'm assuming he know all of those guys.
  17. That's really the crucial point. Roles will have to be defined and the team will have to accept what those roles are. We have a few guys with immediate NBA aspirations. Not all of them can be featured in CMW's system. Will they accept lesser roles for the good of team? Figuring all of this out may take a while. What I really like is that we have some guys with experience on the bench who can maybe steady the ship as we work through all of this. The potential here reminds me a little of the 81 team minus Thomas. Our frontcourt SHOULD be among the best in the country, if they can figure out how to compliment each other. Hopefully, they buy in on the defensive end because that can keep us in games while the offense catches up.
  18. I expect some rough games early. Too many new pieces and roles for a smooth start. The talent is there to be a really good team as the season processes. I might have picked a bad season to quit drinking.
  19. I hope you are right on the Thomas reference. Isiah was arguably the best player to play at IU in my lifetime. If Fland can be close to that we are going to be very, very good.
  20. My dr. won't allow it. Driver has to be present at check-in and provide a cell number contact for when the procedure is complete.
  21. I'm not going to trash the coaches because I'm sure they don't want to lose or be the butt of jokes. However, this is beyond a dumpster fire, it's a tire fire at this point. The question is whether or not there is another win on the schedule.
  22. Been a fan since the late 50's and except for a few years IU football has been abysmal. I follow now but don't get too invested. I don't expect a lot of wins, but I would like to see fundamentally sound, competitive play.
  23. I read the filing and it was beyond disturbing. Local law enforcement apparently misrepresented some witness statements or flat out changed some of the details. And, seemed to have done a very poor job processing the crime scene. My take away was that this is going to be anything but a slam drunk conviction of Richard Allen. Also, whoever the person or persons who killed those young girls was a very sick, sadistic person(s).
  24. I thought the sky is always falling.
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