OPINION: Let’s just try feeling happy for Rob Phinisee and IU men’s basketball
It’s important not to let preconceived notions of basketball teams determine how good you think they actually are.
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It’s important not to let preconceived notions of basketball teams determine how good you think they actually are.
Some day, DVRs will come with a feature that allows IU fans to fast-forward directly to the roughly eight minutes of watchable basketball the Hoosiers play every game.
The idea that a sports team has a finite number of quality performances it can muster before producing a complete dud of a game is totally illogical. There is no all-powerful force setting predetermined limits on any player’s output.
No matter how uninteresting it was to the neutral observer, IU’s 68-60 victory over Butler University in the Crossroads Classic was must-watch television for Hoosier fans.
Truly, there’s nothing quite like an early season matchup with a severely outmatched team to shake off rust.
Before Wednesday, each of IU’s matchups had been decided by at least 16 points. Surely, a nail-biting thriller was right around the corner.
Once Michigan canceled its matchup with No. 4 Ohio State due to a rise in COVID-19 cases within its program on Tuesday, Twitter came alive with theories that Michigan was just trying to avoid humiliation on a national stage — as if that hadn’t already happened four times this year.
I dearly hope sophomore quarterback Jack Tuttle has a hot bath in his immediate future.
Whether it’s “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” or organized religion, people are often hesitant to pursue niches because the individuals whose lives revolve around them can come across as extreme.
With every valley in life, there comes a peak.
One of these days, IU men’s basketball will beat two good teams in a row.
Competent basketball teams should usually beat sloppy opponents without much trouble. The operative word in that sentence is “should.”
If you’re going to play pretty poorly in half of your games, you’d better schedule your off days very wisely. Good job, Hoosiers.
Well, I think we can all agree that was definitely a game of basketball between a Big Ten school and an Ohio Valley Conference school. Beyond that, your evaluation of IU’s 89-59 defeat of Tennessee Tech just depends on how cynical you are.
I don’t think it’s unfair to say IU has been tremendously lucky this year.
In a year largely defined by COVID-19, Hoosier Hysteria transitioned online last night, regaling fans far and wide with a pre-recorded broadcast that really stretched the definition of Facebook Live. So, what exactly did we learn from this 17-minute snapshot of IU men’s basketball?
IU football is 4-0 and ranked No. 9 in the country. Sorry, I just feel like I have to keep affirming that or else it will suddenly become untrue.
On this week’s episode of “IU beats a surprisingly underwhelming opponent by simply not totally screwing up,” the Hoosiers traveled to East Lansing, Michigan, as the No. 10 school in the nation.
I want to preface this by saying I realize it’s easy to root for a winning coach. Additionally, football fans are an extremely fickle breed and their opinions should always be treated as fleeting and not taken seriously.
If you’ve ever been congested with a head cold and blown a particularly impressive snot rocket, you’d know what it was like witnessing IU move downfield against Michigan. To any offenses struggling to establish consistency, I highly suggest scheduling a game versus the Wolverines.