ITH Super Happy Fun Time Coaching Search: John Calipari

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Kelvin is out the door and Dan is not our man, so that can only mean one thing: It’s coaching search time! Here’s a look at the candidates that could land in Bloomington. We’ll give you the pros, the cons and the bottom line. This afternoon: Memphis’s John Calipari.
Pros: John Calipari is a proven, [...]

Class of 2007 vs. Preseason All-Americans: The ITH game of the century

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Settle an argument, ITH-ers.
Your loyal correspondent PostmanE, ever fascinated with the joy of potential, has a half-cracked theory floating around in his brain. Big A has already politely disagreed with me, but it’s a good sports debate, so let’s hash it out.
See, I think — thanks to the confluence of a weak All-American class and [...]

CBS Sports has lofty expectations for Hoosiers

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

While making my rounds through Borders last night, I noticed a third college hoops publication on the shelves and it was that of CBS Sports. For the most part it looked like a solid magazine, sans the presence of Gary Parrish.
I took a quick flip through and here are some of the notable things from [...]

Who is Worldwide Wes?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

If you’re a fan of basketball at any level, you owe it to yourself to check out a recent article by Alex French in GQ about William Wesley. Wesley, known as Worldwide Wes, is one of the most powerful men in the sport of basketball. He’s also one of the most mysterious.
That’s what makes this [...]

Mike DeCourcy’s top 5 for next year’s draft

Monday, July 9th, 2007

While we usually don’t put much stock into lists or pure speculation, this particular instance caught our eye. Mike DeCourcy, who covers college hoops (and does it quite well) for the Sporting News, listed his take on five potential guys who could go No. 1 in next year’s draft. Our boy, Eric Gordon, wasn’t among [...]

Bruce Almighty loses another

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

It’s hard to imagine a scenario where an IU fan would actually be happy about a five-star recruit choosing Kentucky as his college destination.
Yesterday, when DeAndre Liggins from Washington High joined the long list of Chicagoland kids who have spurned Illini for greener pastures, it was hard to not be giddy with the continuing demise [...]