Comments on: Indiana Hoosiers

By: jeffery sandes

jeffery sandes — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:09:42 +0000

just 2 let every no iu had the chance to go to the sweet 16 with kelvin sampson but now that the dumb coach who dont know any of the plays just holds up signs dan dakcih is coachong them they might not even get past the first round

indiana is my favorit team and if they dont gat their head in the game they will not go that far at all. eric gordon and dj white need to get back to the way they was playing with kelvin sampson and they might just go some where

By: tom burns

tom burns — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:05:27 +0000

Chris, You have one thing right and one thing wrong ( not bad for a MSU grad) Indiana in the final four is your right one. I went to the same high school (Andrean) as the IU coach did, his last name is spelled DAKICH not Dakish. Thanks Tom Burns

By: gary leach

gary leach — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:36:13 +0000

indiana needs to get a coach like calbert cheaney or qwinn buckner someone who has played on an excellent college team taught by a great coach and then got further experience in the pros

By: Christopher Mackinder

Christopher Mackinder — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:45:44 +0000

@ Dex: There is no denying that Gordon is a heckuva talented athlete. I, and I’m sure most of the Big Ten would be, shocked if he stayed in Bloomington for another season. Here are my reasons:

-The coaching situation changes everything. Gordon de-committed from Illinois and committed to Indiana when Mike Davis was fired. He obviously must have not only disliked Davis but he had to have liked Kelvin Sampson. Now that Sampson is gone and, based on the way Indiana has played in its last five games since Sampson “resigned,” I don’t see Dan Dakish staying around next season either. That would mean, if Gordon stayed, he would have played for three coaches in two seasons. I just don’t see that happening.

-The NBA is too tempting. With all the hype surrounding this year’s freshman class (Beasley, Love, Rose, Mayo and Gordon), the newest “Fab Five” would bring surefire headlines to the NBA Draft. Oh, the $$$ won’t hurt either.

-Indiana won’t be in contention for a Big Ten title next season, even if Gordon stays. D.J. White is the heart and soul of that team and when he leaves, no one on the roster will fill that void in the paint. Ellis and others are great from outside but DeAndre Thomas isn’t the 30-minute-a-game answer. I don’t see Gordon wanting to stay in college for a 20-10 season.

***And, just to throw this out there, while I think Gordon is a great talent, I worry about him at the next level. Every team needs a 6-foot-3 guard that can shoot the lights out, but what bothers me about Gordon is his inability to get his teammates involved in crunch-time situations. Too many times I see Gordon trying to take over a game. He’s great, but he’s nowhere near the type of player LeBron James or Dwayne Wade are. His 21 ppg is great but I think he could have been a “lock” as a top 5 pick had he been a little more unselfish with the ball this season.

By: Dex

Dex — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:51:13 +0000

Chris, What do you think about Gordon? She he stay or should he go after this year? Being a Hoosiers fan, of course I would love to see him stay. But I think that it would be for his own good if he stayed just one more season. We’ve all seen how amazing he can be at times, and how mature he plays for a freshman, but we’ve also seen how turnover prone he can be. I think he’d be a top 10, maybe top 5 pick if he turned pro this year. But I think if he stayed in Bloomington for one more year, he could go number one. Anyway, I get to see the Hoosiers play Friday at Conseco, so go Big Red.