Rex Hudler

They key is, my position would not be any different right now if they had beaten Maryland. The decline I am seeing has happened after that I don't think that things would be any different right now. In fact, if they won the NCAA Title and then had a losing season last year, it is possibly MORE people would be calling for his head.

greasy, below is part of an answer he gave to a different question..... My point is if the system isn't fitting the players, adapt the system so it will. If that is not possibly, then recruit players that will fit the system. It's the head coach's responsibility to make changes necessary. Right now, the IU offense is like a recurring nightmare. Something has to change. Two and a half years of this nonsense has to stop. Another portion of the same answer... I agree in regards to Strickland, but don't about Bracey. Bracey may be the best we have at the point right now, but having him at the point in control of everything will not make the other players better. I am more than willing to be proven wrong on this one, but I'm also willing to bet that if Bracey remains as the point guard, his scoring average will go up, but the overall productivity of the offense will not. Then what happens when Bracey leaves? They have to be careful because they may go backwards like the football program did when Randel El graduated.

Already read it greasy....... I understand his argument, but I still think mine is different. It is not based on their won-loss record, but how they have played over the past 2 1/2 years. I am trying to look at a bigger picture, a pattern. His answer was clearly based on wins and losses within this season. If that is what I had a problem with, then I would give his answer more credence. But IU could have the same record they have now and I would be happy, if I was seeing improvement in the areas of concern. That's always been my problem, not W's.

Anyone know if the Rule V draft can be followed love, either on radio (internet) or some kind of chat session? What time does it begin?

Evansville beat previously undefeated Western Kentucky Sat night.... they are now 6-1....... at least that is going well so far.

I just joked with someone that being an IU fan, all we had to hang onto was soccer....... sad, lol

rub it in, thanks.......

What would a better job be?

Not sure who the next coach should be........ I will say this. I will be happy to support Davis if he can get things turned around. I just don't see much improvement in the past three years. That is my problem with Davis. Recruiting will only take a coach so far. And just so you know, I am far from one of those old-timers that are still hoping Bobby Knight returns. I am not anti-Mike Davis personally. I lean toward being anti-Mike Davis only because I see the program going backward, not forward. Time will tell, I guess........

I'll be interested in seeing his Saturday report....

Be careful comparing the UNC situation to ours. Let's not forget that the situation at UNC cost one coach his job. If you want to compare apples to apples, who is going to replace Davis and come in and make the big impact??

For the record, Kentucky started two freshman, a junior (transfer in his first year), another junior and a senior. The player that had the biggest impact on yesterday's game was a sophomore who is still considered a project and barely got off the bench last year. You don't see people talking about Kentucky as rebuilding. The fact is, most teams are built with quality freshman and sophomores. Especially if coaches want to recruit the top talent, they have to figure out how to compete that way because the top guys won't stick around for four years.

greasy, the problem is the "next year is going to be huge" argument can't continue on forever. This team has had the same problems offensively for 2 1/2 years, not just the for the first 6 games this year. I am well aware that we are young. I am also aware that the offense they seem to be running rarely seems to work. At least not with any consistency. They can't win being a one man show with Bracey. Bracey and Marshall have played the same way for the past two years and it isn't working. Strickland makes stupid mistakes still and looks like a freshman. Bracey does what he can, but somewhow they have to figure how to incorporate the others so he doesn't have to do it all by himeself. When he scores 31 of the team's 58 points, it makes the others worse, not better. It sets progress back. I like how they battle defensively. I like some of the young talent. But let's look at the difference between Indiana and Illinois. Illinois has a freshman big man named Shaun Pruitt (sp?) who would be starting right now for the Hoosiers. Right now he can't get off the bench in Champaign. There is a major difference between the level of the two programs. Bracey Wright probably wouldn't even start for Illinois. (Chill out Illini fans, this is an IU discussion, not an opportunity for you to make fun) If he did, he would simply be a role player. I'm not looking at how things are right now as much as I am looking at the past three years. The Hoosiers were coming off an appearance in the championship game, had experience returning (yes, losing Jare Jeffries early hurt big time) and good recruits coming in. After 8 games, the team forgot how to play basketball. Unfortunately, they haven't figured out how to play offense since. Last year they had some experience and two soph guards that got lots of PT as freshman. Did that help? Nope Leach never got better. Strickland arguably got worse. Mike Roberts has never improved. Sean Kline has gotten worse. At least in the past, those kind of players improved enough to help out. Players like Steve Eyl, Jarred Odle, Brian Sloan and others were no different than Roberts and Kline, yet we aren't seeing progress with the players we have now. It seems to me that IU is constantly talking up that next great recruiting class, while the current recruiting class continues to struggle. IU isn't going to win by Davis recruiting the 5 best players in the country. They will find no consistency that way. The role players have to improve and contribute and not just move to the end of the bench so the next inconsistent freshman can come in and take their place. The experienced players need to step up and make the others better. None of that is happening right now. Maybe it will two months from now, but I don't see any evidence that a return to glory is anytime near. When I see evidence that this year's team is finally getting it, then maybe we can look to next year. But until then, I can see the same excuses next year about how "young" they are. They will continue to be young until Davis figures out which players to play and allows them to play more than 3 minutes at a time. So far, I can't see that happening any time soon.

Cheat, where did you find that write-up?

His HR rate will stay low if he pitches in Birmingham, but that could be deceiving. HR's aren't all that bad if there is no one on base when they are hit. Low walk totals can help a pitcher overcome giving up a few extra dingers. We'll see if that is how it plays out for Brandon..... or is it Adam??

proper grammer or grammar? Guess spelling isn't important either, huh?

Jason, get off the drugs. There is NO way a GM would or should make such a trade unless they KNOW they can re-sign Hudson.

And I am saying that it won't happen.

That's a major fluff piece...... one that skips right by the bigger problems. I have a hard time being patient when they look so bad. It's not so much the losing as it is how inept they look doing it. it's more that the offense has looked s***ty like this for 2 1/2 years, so it is hard for me to keep hearing the "their young" statements. While it may be true, they can't be young forever. That cannot be a perpetual excuse.

The one I picked up this past week for you. Can't say what it is... haven't given it to you yet.

Out of curiosity, how many viable black candidates are there for big time head coaching jobs?

You can say that Manny's lack of seriousness/focus definitely hurts his team in the field. He is one of the rare players that his bat almost always makes up for his mistakes and more, but he definitely hurts his team when he is in la-la land on defense.

I wouldn't expect a quick promotion at all. Kris has a long way to go before being MLB ready, if he ever gets there. Don't look for help from him in Chicago in 2005.

Yeah, Adam McCarthy....... what the hell is up with that?

From CBS Sportsline....