IU's film reveals streaky behavior
IU coach Tom Crean and his players went through tape in preparation for Sunday’s 6 p.m. game against Iowa. Judging from the results of IU’s past nine games, one could guess it wasn’t pretty.
IU coach Tom Crean and his players went through tape in preparation for Sunday’s 6 p.m. game against Iowa. Judging from the results of IU’s past nine games, one could guess it wasn’t pretty.
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack placed a premium on this final stretch of games before the Big Ten Tournament.
Too much went wrong, too soon. Like so many previous losses, this one happened quickly. Thursday’s 78-46 loss to Wisconsin marked IU’s worst loss in Assembly Hall, a stretch of 39 years.
After losing the second of two matches against No. 19 Wisconsin, the Hoosiers travel to Iowa on Sunday to take on the second-worst team in the Big Ten.
Three used to be the magic number. Then there was IU coach Tom Crean.
Fans chanted IU coach Tom Crean’s name as he walked off the court and into the north-side exit Thursday after he was ejected for two technical fouls. But the Hoosiers lost to Wisconsin 78-46, the largest IU defeat ever at Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers were looking for a streak-stopper, but after a lackluster performance against the Badgers, their historically-long losing streak has reached nine games after a 78-46 loss.
Many of you are probably upset with how the Hoosiers are playing, especially of late. You might be frustrated with the players. You might be frustrated with Crean. But if anyone expected a quick fix in Crean’s attempt to right the S.S. Hoosier ship through these “uncharted waters,” then you’ve gone off the deep end.
IU is missing lots of weapons — a sharpshooter, a big man and a leader. Even coach Tom Crean, who said his eyesight has deteriorated since joining the Hoosiers, can see that. But the team is missing something bigger than one individual: depth.
No one has ever condemned Wisconsin for playing too fast. The most methodical of any team in the conference, the Badgers make the extra pass, avoid mistakes and rebound the ball well.
With all the players added this season and progress made earlier in the year, IU has the same problems it had in 2008-09. In fact, it is coming dangerously close to the longest losing streak of last season within conference.
The Hoosiers are getting another addition — but not to the roster. The IU board of trustees announced Friday that Assembly Hall will get a new roof.
Herb Magee has always put comfort over style.
The IU Athletics Department received a major financial boost on Sunday when IU President Michael McRobbie and Athletics Director Fred Glass announced the largest single gift in the department’s history.
Only a coach could look at IU’s 81-58 loss and find something positive to take into the next game.
Despite the many things the Hoosiers (9-17, 3-11) did wrong Saturday night, the team managed to keep its turnovers down to nine, below its average of 15.2.
Love him or hate him, Dumes has grown and is showing that with his recent ability to drive.
The Hoosiers extended their losing streak to eight games in Minneapolis, as the Gophers took a 19-point lead into the half and never looked back.
The Hoosier team that squeaked by the Gophers a month ago will not be the one traveling to Minneapolis this weekend. Back in January, the Hoosiers had gone through a three-game winning streak — two of those on the road — before the Gophers came to town. And it had been about two and a half weeks since IU beat Michigan on New Year’s Eve in the Big Ten opener.
IU coach Tom Crean stopped mid-sentence when talking about Michigan State point guard Kalin Lucas’ level of competitiveness. “There’s no question he’s a next-level player — All-American, the whole thing,” Crean said after taking a deep breath to start the declaration.