Non PU related, but how does Sean Miller continue to have a job?
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What true IU fan deems himself the expert in all things Purdue? To set the record straight...I've made two posts about Alford...he's Indiana born and bred. I've also posted about Lewis because WHEN I was an IU fan, he was what IU basketball was about, and yes, I'd much rather see him as a PU assistant than see him with Cronin at UCLA. Lewis would bring a lot of grit to the program. I've also posted about Cal and UK, Missouri and Conzo, Izzo, Beliein, Sean Miller, Wade, Bruce Webber, Billie's Donovan and Gillespie, and just about every other coach in the game. I've also posted on Lil' Archie and his success at Dayton and his failures at IU.
No matter what Math thinks, I see Courtsense in everyone of your posts. And your argumentative nature and incredible need to be right about everything fits Know it All Court to a "T". I've looked at a lot of IU posts and never see you there under this current handle.
Face it Court....or whomever your next handle will be...you don't have a clue and you post to attempt to validate that you're someone important. As for TT...I've supported all of those who coached at IU or another location from the Knight tree. Something you can't claim you've done.
Oh, and one other thing....I've supported Painter and the team far more over the past few years than some who are PU grads. Now go back to arguing wiht your daddy, Victor Bear.
And whatever I said, it triggered you to the point that you simply can't get over it. If I'm going to play your game... you continue to show your dishonesty. You said I "flat out called Cal a cheater." For someone who seems to pride himself in parsing words, you aren't very good at parsing your own.
You claim to know that Cal has never deviated from the rules -- which you cannot possibly know. Most of the rest of college basketball disagrees with you.
When did they look like the bad guys? When UNC Asheville gets penalized for UNC cheating? Hell did they do anything about Zion? How about Lil Archie’s brother? They know cheating is going on and they take a blind eye in regards to their cash cows. Do you really think they’d be doing a damn thing if the FBI hadn’t gotten involved!??
Keep in mind you're talking about courtsense. He likes to make stuff up and try and pass it off as fact and fails miserably at it.
Amateur athletics has been corrupted long before big money.
If the players want money, go pro. Period. The school's revenue is irrelevant.
What people don't understand is where the money goes. It's not like people at the NCAA are getting paid millions of dollars because the NCAA Tournament brings in so much money.
The NCAA distributes so much of this money to its conferences ($600 million) and it also uses the money to put on top-notch events (NCAA Championships cost $100 million to put on). Another $100 million is allocated for athlete needs - so if a family member dies, the school can actually pay for the athlete to fly home.
The NCAA Basketball Tournament is one of the most well thought out, organized events that puts the athletes first. It's a great experience and it is not cheap to organize these.
Most of the money revenue generated by the NCAA that gets redistributed back to its member schools are used to fund scholarships. It ain't cheap funding 200+ student-athletes a year. The money the schools make off athletics are typically through TV deals negotiated by the conference. Purdue is making it's money off the BTN, not the NCAA.
Sean or Archie? Regardless it’s irrelevant to the original comment. Archie doesn’t recruit in the same stratosphere as his brother. Arizona has had a top 10 class 8 out of the last 10 years under Sean. Archie in 8 years as a head coach has 1 class that has been ranked in the top 50 of the 247 composite. They aren’t remotely comparable.
No idea what his class rankings were but he's pulled some highly rated guys to iu. At this point there's no excuse not to make the tournament next year. Rivalries aside, i really just don't think archie is that great of a coach, or at least he hasn't shown it. Definitely not a terrible coach. But not a bob knight type which is what most hardcore iu fans expect. Iu needs another special coach if they ever are going to start winning championships again.
I don't see them making that kind of hire. Matt Painter is head and shoulders above anyone they've had since Knight, with the possible exception of Kelvin Sanctions.
If they do it will have to fall into their lap, unless some established coach secretly has iu as a dream job. Their last however many hires are a pretty good indication that like most teams, they can't just hire whoever they want. Only about 3 or 4 teams in college bball have that luxury.
A lot of iu fans still see their program as elite. In reality they could be 3rd or 4th in the state. Obviously they can’t get their first few choices for coach. I remember iu fans saying they’d get Mark Few. I asked them why he’d leave a better program to come to that hot mess.
Oh they still get the stud of the state. I hear the bragging that they’ve pulled the last 2 Mr. basketball winners. Does anybody honestly believe that lil Archie is better than Painter!? Do you think Romeo would have been standing in the corner not doing a thing playing for Purdue?
The fans still want what they once had and so does he state media. That status has disappeared like a fart in the wind.
I would think that IU fans living outside the state of Indiana have a clue. The IUStar is such a cheerleader for their program that the gap-tooths and other resident fans believe the propaganda that they are the "flagship" program for the state and the B1G.
IU still has strong residual "cred" in the state. Older people still think of them as the basketball center of the state. It will probably sta y that way until Purdue or Butler win an NC. All those IU banners from years ago have some relavence in the minds of Indiana residents still. However, the kids now days don't carry that same respect for things that happened before they were born.
So, they get two Mr. Basketballs? We know Lanford went there because UL -Petino got canned. What drove TJD to go to IU? That is an interesting question.
I think we are going to discover that TJD is not the player that either Haarms or Williams is. Nor could he beat out Dow for the first center off the bench after Haarms graduates. Simply stated, he would not play at Purdue, and if he wanted to stay close, then IU was his best option. That is my theory on his recruitment.
IU still has strong residual "cred" in the state. Older people still think of them as the basketball center of the state. It will probably sta y that way until Purdue or Butler win an NC. All those IU banners from years ago have some relavence in the minds of Indiana residents still. However, the kids now days don't carry that same respect for things that happened before they were born.
So, they get two Mr. Basketballs? We know Lanford went there because UL -Petino got canned. What drove TJD to go to IU? That is an interesting question.
I think we are going to discover that TJD is not the player that either Haarms or Williams is. Nor could he beat out Dow for the first center off the bench after Haarms graduates. Simply stated, he would not play at Purdue, and if he wanted to stay close, then IU was his best option. That is my theory on his recruitment.
Except TJD doesn’t play center and Purdue recruited him very hard.
We know, after watching Langford this year that Lil' Arch will allow him to play as he wants to play. According to my friend who's kids played with TJD, we might expect more of the Langford attitude.IU still has strong residual "cred" in the state. Older people still think of them as the basketball center of the state. It will probably sta y that way until Purdue or Butler win an NC. All those IU banners from years ago have some relavence in the minds of Indiana residents still. However, the kids now days don't carry that same respect for things that happened before they were born.
So, they get two Mr. Basketballs? We know Lanford went there because UL -Petino got canned. What drove TJD to go to IU? That is an interesting question.
I think we are going to discover that TJD is not the player that either Haarms or Williams is. Nor could he beat out Dow for the first center off the bench after Haarms graduates. Simply stated, he would not play at Purdue, and if he wanted to stay close, then IU was his best option. That is my theory on his recruitment.
Pls explain why the NCAA has no power. I understand they don’t care but why no power?
I stand corrected. I was only speculating, and it turns out my initial premise was incorrect. TJD is a power forward, and would have probably found plying time at Purdue.
