Yes, Michael Ray ... it appears so. I'm not ready to comment fully on the state of IU basketball right now. A long discussion over several pints of Guinness with Messrs Hobbson and Barnes is in order to fully come to grips with where IU is at right now. Suffice it to say, it's not a good place.
I jumped on board with Anthony Grant back at the end of February when I believed IU could simply go the route of "righting the ship" with who appears to be the next great thing. Now, however, I believe IU is in full-blown "we're f--ked and better set this shit straight" mode. And I'm not confident that Grant, Miller, Bennett et al can definitely accomplish this.
We'll release our findings in short order, but I'm going into the Flipside staff meeting with the mindset IU has to go the route of "no-brainer/this guy cannot possibly f--k things up" mode.
I'm left with a short list. Some won't happen, but you get the idea of what I'm looking for. Nobody is going to be perfect, but these are our best bets: Pitino, Matta, Barnes, Pearl, Izzo and -- urgh -- Calipari. All of those guys would fix this scurvey-ridden ship we call Indiana basketball. Sure, some are going to have no interest for a variety of reasons, but from this list we must select.
I enjoy the forthcoming comments inviting me to have sex with myself. Thank you in advance. And go Butler. I'm riding with you now.
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