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Inside the Hall turns one year young

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

A year ago today, Big A tossed down the very first post on this here blog. (About Bud freakin’ Mackey of all people.) Since then, it’s been about the most gosh darn eventful time in IU’s recent — or perhaps entire — history. To wit: we had Mackey and crack, Sampson phone problems, Senderoff’s resignation, […]

Dakich: “That ain’t quittin, that’s just missin”

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Former Indiana Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant coach/Interim coach Dan Dakich talked to Al Hamnik of The Northwest Indiana Times and Hamnik fired off some questions we’ve all been clamoring to have answered. Dakich gave a couple of good responses and predictably, dodged the toughest question:
NW Times: It’s been rumored there was a drug problem on […]

Around the Hall: Dakich, Meyer, Greenspan and more

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

– Dan Dakich talked to Terry Hutchens of The Indianapolis Star and the former interim coach addresses Kelvin Sampson, Armon Bassett, Jamarcus Ellis and the overall state of Indiana basketball. Dakich will get $180,000 promised to him by the university and hopes to coach somewhere next season. Dakich was criticized for kicking Bassett and Ellis […]

Decision on dismissed players looms for Crean

Monday, April 7th, 2008

With the news on Sunday that both Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis have contacted Tom Crean to discuss reinstatement, the new Indiana coach is faced with a pivotal decision less than a week into his tenure.
From a basketball standpoint, allowing both Bassett and Ellis to return to the program is a no-brainer. The duo represents […]

On Dan Dakich and the dismissal at The Dagger

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Headline alliteration is my favorite kind.
Those of you interested, I wrote a quick post this morning discussing Dan Dakich’s huge huevos for dismissing Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis at the Dagger. Here’s a little taste:
The entire situation is incredibly weird: According to this report in the Indianapolis Star, the two players missed a meeting that […]

The Morning After: That’s that

Monday, March 24th, 2008

College basketball seasons are long and dynamic things. They’re not like college football seasons, which require drilled excellence from the outset and where a midseason loss can kill your chances at winning a truly screwed-up national championship. They’re not like NFL or NBA seasons, where each team is basically what they are starting in training […]

Dakich: “No question I should be the coach”

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

A member of the media asked Dan Dakich to lobby for himself as the next head coach at Indiana and he did just that following IU’s 86-72 loss to Arkansas. Here is that audio for you:

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