Comments on: The Morning After: Tennessee State http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tsell http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 Tsell Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:46:44 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-4010 For anyone going back to this thread... ...I should have started with the fact that I really like how Stemler plays. I even think he should start sometimes. IU needs him. This team needs him. I am super glad that he saw a sports psychologist to get over that shooting slump. The media though...definitely has some extra love for the "hard-working, blue-collar, carries his lunch pail, "Rudy", "Norman Dale" fundamentals, smart, high basketball-IQ" white players out there, Stemler included. If you don't want to see it (or hear it), that's okay. If you think that racism doesn't exist, move to Kentucky, and go cheer for your Wildcats in Adolph Rupp Arena! For anyone going back to this thread…

…I should have started with the fact that I really like how Stemler plays. I even think he should start sometimes. IU needs him. This team needs him. I am super glad that he saw a sports psychologist to get over that shooting slump.

The media though…definitely has some extra love for the “hard-working, blue-collar, carries his lunch pail, “Rudy”, “Norman Dale” fundamentals, smart, high basketball-IQ” white players out there, Stemler included. If you don’t want to see it (or hear it), that’s okay.

If you think that racism doesn’t exist, move to Kentucky, and go cheer for your Wildcats in Adolph Rupp Arena!

]]> By: widget http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3768 widget Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:08:51 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3768 The thing that makes me nervous is just how thin our team is without Gordon right now. For a sizeable stretch the other night no one on the floor wanted the ball. We couldn't break a press, we were looking for someone to take the game over. For that I give Stemler credit. He stepped up and knocked down a few shots, breaking the mental log jam. We're gonna need to grow up pretty fast. The thing that makes me nervous is just how thin our team is without Gordon right now. For a sizeable stretch the other night no one on the floor wanted the ball. We couldn’t break a press, we were looking for someone to take the game over.

For that I give Stemler credit. He stepped up and knocked down a few shots, breaking the mental log jam.

We’re gonna need to grow up pretty fast.

]]> By: Winston Morgan http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3649 Winston Morgan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:14:21 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3649 It is not just Stemler. The whole team except for number 23 and White are marginally talented division 1 players. It is not just Stemler. The whole team except for number 23 and White are marginally talented division 1 players.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3642 Kyle Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:46:55 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3642 If you all new anything about basketball, then you would understand the value that Lance Stemler brings to this team. If you all new anything about basketball, then you would understand the value that Lance Stemler brings to this team.

]]> By: PostmanE http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 PostmanE Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:20:56 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3635 Keith: I didn't infer the race issue, for the record. And lastly, everyone: I'm not hanging on the comment simply for the merits of the comment itself; I only care about it because it is an example of stuff we've been hearing all year, from both media types and fan types. That's all I wanted to discuss. Keith:

I didn’t infer the race issue, for the record.

And lastly, everyone: I’m not hanging on the comment simply for the merits of the comment itself; I only care about it because it is an example of stuff we’ve been hearing all year, from both media types and fan types. That’s all I wanted to discuss.

]]> By: KeithB http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 KeithB Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:16:53 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3634 Hoosier Hound said it all, just hit the mute button. Why is it that some mega corp put together the BIG TEN Network and couldn't find any decent announcers? In last nights game, excluding DJ, everyone had a low light to be concerned with. Unfortunately these POP Warner announcers shouldn't be calling any games at all, but for someone to hang on to some stupid comment by them and then to rant about racism shows how little you care about the TEAM and really need a life. It's a game people, nothing is perfect. My glass is half full and Thank God I realize it. Hoosier Hound said it all, just hit the mute button. Why is it that some mega corp put together the BIG TEN Network and couldn’t find any decent announcers?

In last nights game, excluding DJ, everyone had a low light to be concerned with. Unfortunately these POP Warner announcers shouldn’t be calling any games at all, but for someone to hang on to some stupid comment by them and then to rant about racism shows how little you care about the TEAM and really need a life.

It’s a game people, nothing is perfect. My glass is half full and Thank God I realize it.

]]> By: McD http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 McD Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:42:19 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3632 IU vs Kentucky 1990 on BTN right now, talk about all 5 players playing hardnosed man to man, rebounding, and motion offense, even the bigs Nover and E Anderson. What a lineup with Bailey, Chaney, and the Graham brothers. Linden Jones the only senior. Dakich is still on the bench. I think it's going to take Kelvin a couple more years to have these kids playing like this, getting all the kids to buy-in and usher the MD era out of Bloomington. IU vs Kentucky 1990 on BTN right now, talk about all 5 players playing hardnosed man to man, rebounding, and motion offense, even the bigs Nover and E Anderson. What a lineup with Bailey, Chaney, and the Graham brothers. Linden Jones the only senior. Dakich is still on the bench.

I think it’s going to take Kelvin a couple more years to have these kids playing like this, getting all the kids to buy-in and usher the MD era out of Bloomington.

]]> By: sizeless http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3625 sizeless Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:39:21 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3625 TSell and MKM..... go peddle ur racist b.s. to al sharpton or jesse jackson.... noone on here is gonna take the bait. TSell and MKM….. go peddle ur racist b.s. to al sharpton or jesse jackson…. noone on here is gonna
take the bait.

]]> By: casey http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3624 casey Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:03:52 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3624 I am getting REALLY burnt out with all of this negative Stemler talk. KS feels that Stemler is the best choice, the players feel that he is the best choice. Leave it alone. There is a lot more worthwile conversation that we could be having. I am getting REALLY burnt out with all of this negative Stemler talk. KS feels that Stemler is the best choice, the players feel that he is the best choice. Leave it alone. There is a lot more worthwile conversation that we could be having.

]]> By: McD http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/comment-page-1/#comment-3619 McD Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:01:20 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2007/12/04/the-morning-after-tennessee-state/#comment-3619 Echo David on that one, this is really getting out of hand with the race card and man crushes. PostmanE - I think you are reading way too much into the analyst's commentary and he was just filling dead air. Everyone can see that Jamarcus made the play happen. I happened to be at the game last night and Assembly Hall rose to their feet more times because of the play of Lance Stemler than any other person on the court. What a turn around from the 1st game of the year. Also, not sure if it made BTN, but the big screen showed a fan holding a sign that read: "If you have Insight, you can't read this." The place erupted with laughter. I think in general it is easy for the fans to identify with Stemler because he plays with heart all the time, which is different than playing hard. And I would argue that the whole team does not play hard all the time - go back and watch the Xavier tape and see some of the transition defense and blocking out and help-side rotation efforts. A couple of other thoughts: Where would this team be without Mike White the last couple of games with his production and a needed extra body? This team gets immediately better on defense and rebounding with the return of AJ Ratliff on Dec 15. He gives us another excellent on the ball defender with shot blocking ability and goes to the glass well. Echo David on that one, this is really getting out of hand with the race card and man crushes. PostmanE – I think you are reading way too much into the analyst’s commentary and he was just filling dead air. Everyone can see that Jamarcus made the play happen.

I happened to be at the game last night and Assembly Hall rose to their feet more times because of the play of Lance Stemler than any other person on the court. What a turn around from the 1st game of the year. Also, not sure if it made BTN, but the big screen showed a fan holding a sign that read: “If you have Insight, you can’t read this.” The place erupted with laughter.

I think in general it is easy for the fans to identify with Stemler because he plays with heart all the time, which is different than playing hard. And I would argue that the whole team does not play hard all the time – go back and watch the Xavier tape and see some of the transition defense and blocking out and help-side rotation efforts.

A couple of other thoughts:

Where would this team be without Mike White the last couple of games with his production and a needed extra body?

This team gets immediately better on defense and rebounding with the return of AJ Ratliff on Dec 15. He gives us another excellent on the ball defender with shot blocking ability and goes to the glass well.

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