Hoosier Headlines for February 22, 2010: Cook Hall and belated Minnesota postgame.

by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Feb 22, 2010 12:43 PM EST

Cook Group Makes Large Donation to IU Sports (Inside INdiana Business)
The Cook Group has made a $15 million gift to the For the Glory of Old IU capital campaign, which will be most immediately utilized to support and enhance the new basketball development center for the benefit of the men and women basketball program student athletes. In recognition of this historic gift, Indiana University will permanently name the new basketball development center "Cook Hall."
Cook Hall in pictures (The Hoosier Scoop)
This is a must-click for those who want a look at the new practice facility.
The Minute After: Minnesota (Inside the Hall)
Someday IU basketball fans will look back on this and smile, right? (Hoosiers Insider | The Indianapolis Star)
Crean goes small, this time with 4 guards (The Indianapolis Star)
"Indiana coach Tom Crean has employed three-guard lineups consistently throughout the season, generally when he hasn't been happy with the production he has received from his frontcourt players. Saturday, he took it a step further. For the final seven minutes of the first half and a good portion of the second half, Crean went with four guards on the floor in Indiana's 81-58 loss to Minnesota at Williams Arena."

More trouble for struggling IU (The Indianapolis Star)
"Minnesota (16-10, 7-7 Big Ten), playing its second game in less than 48 hours, was good from inside and out against the Hoosiers. The Gophers made nine 3-point field goals, and held a commanding 38-16 advantage in the paint."

Gophers Win Second Straight Convincingly (The Daily Gopher)

Local IU fans remain faithful during tough times (WFIE)

IU's losing streak reaches 8 games (Indiana Daily Student)
"After putting his big men on the bench, IU coach Tom Crean said he saw the ball movement he envisioned from what was planned to be a guard-heavy offensive attack."

Dumes goes off for Hoosiers (Indiana Daily Student)
"Dumes has had his ups and downs with IU the last two seasons, often shown by his shot selection. But to say he hasn’t been a key player for IU, at least during the Big Ten season, would be wrong."

First-half deficit too much for IU (Indiana Daily Student)
The avalanche began quickly, as Minnesota took an 11-point lead nine minutes into the first half. The Gophers ended the first half with a 19-point lead.

Telep: Moses Abraham to visit IU for Wisconsin game (Inside the Hall)
Insert your Exodus/Promised Land/Chosen People joke here.

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Terry Hutchens

Seems to think that IU is entitled to a top 10 basketball program and it will happen on its own in the next few years. What say you John?

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by PurdueMatt on Feb 23, 2010 11:12 AM EST reply actions

Well, a search of this blog’s archives will reveal that I’m no huge fan of Terry Hutchens, and if I had been blogging when Mike Davis was coach, when Hutch would bend over backwards to make every excuse for the guy, he probably would have a restraining order out on me.

So, while I can’t speak for Hutch, I’ll say this: programs with IU’s tradition tend to bounce back eventually. I do think it will happen, and I think it’s likely, although not certain, that it will happen with Tom Crean as coach. I don’t think it will happen “on its own,” but will require everything that any other successful program requires: recruiting, player development, strategy, and so on. I know Purdue fans get all hot and bothered about the “entitlement” of certain fan bases (IU and Notre Dame most acutely, Michigan and OSU to a lesser degree), but I view it less as an entitlement than a duty. Coaches like Branch McCracken and Bob Knight built IU into a championship caliber program. Because it’s happened in the past, I think it’s the duty of IU’s current leaders to make it happen again.

I think Purdue fans should relax and enjoy the ride. The current Boilers probably are the best Indiana-based team since the 1993 Hoosiers, yet you guys are obsessing about Terry Hutchens, Bob Kravitz, ESPN, and Tom Izzo.

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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Feb 24, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions