Surprising lack of idiocy.

It's hard to understand the Kevin Stallings talk with his being a Purdue undergrad. I mean, Matt Painter, who grew up an IU fan, would make almost as much sense as Stallings.

The Purdue thing doesn't bother me that much. If Bo Schembechler, an Ohioan who was an assistant at Ohio State, could become the face of Michigan football, anything's possible. My main gripe with Stallings is that his resume is underwhelming. He's been at Vandy for nearly a decade, but before the last two years had never had a winning SEC record.

Of course, the reason for the talk is because Stallings worked for Greenspan at Illinois State (I don't know if RG hired him, but he was AD when Stallings was the basketball coach there). Given the connection and the lack of real information, it doesn't surprise me that reporters throw that on the table. I would rather have Brad Brownell of Wright State than Stallings, and I can't imagine that Brownell would turn it down, so I will be disappointed if Stallings is the hire.

John,

You're absolutely right. I was basing most of it on the boycott and I forgot Gordon was there. I have always respected him as a player, but lately he has had the attitude that he needs to be the one to do it all. If he had been content to do what true good players and superstars do he would have continually fed D.J. White in the paint and pounded Penn State into submission.

That's the main thing bothering me about Gordon right now. He is such a talent that if he would work on his passing skills instead of driving headlong to the basket he would become even greater. Great players make their teammates better and get them involved when they themselves are in a slump. If Gordon did that Indiana would be unstoppable because it would force other teams to plan for everyone instead of just him and White. There will come a game where he is not going to get those foul calls and get to the line as much, and he won't be getting them early in the NBA. He definitely could use another year of seasoning.

You are right though. Those two guys are the least whiny guys of the bunch. My apologies on that.

No problem, and I apoloigize if my comment on your site was harshly worded. I'm just trying to temper my disappointment in the team's play with the fact that this situation really sucks and is not of their making. It's nearly unprecedented for a team as good as this one to lose a coach during the season. And I realize it's not as if he died, and that he deserves to be gone, but these guys clearly had a strong relationship with Sampson and it's justifiable for them to be disappointed. I just wish they would realize that the are hurting themselves most of all. As for Gordon's recent play, no disagreement there, although if he were shooting at just his season average then IU would be in a better position. He really isn't a natural point guard, nor is anyone else on the team. I really appreciate Earl Calloway in retrospect.