tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post8130404575663430756..comments2023-09-24T06:26:50.414-04:00Comments on Frankly Speaking: From Myles Brand to Kelvin Sampson: The decline of Hoosier hoops.Frank Wellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10463410780530079540noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-2961153959673861132008-02-18T10:53:00.000-05:002008-02-18T10:53:00.000-05:00Hey Mike,I stand totally corrected on the Converse...Hey Mike,<BR/>I stand totally corrected on the Converse Basketball shoe name...I can't believe a basketball fanatic like myself missed that one. Especially because I used to buy them all the time. Duh...must be cobwebs in the synaptic relays. Guess that's what wikipedia is for.<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_%28salesman%29<BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-69725293905301385882008-02-18T08:49:00.000-05:002008-02-18T08:49:00.000-05:00Great stories Frank and Rod!If the Hoosiers have a...Great stories Frank and Rod!<BR/><BR/>If the Hoosiers have any sense....which lately they haven't shown any, they will hire someone with Knight connections. Dakich, Crews and Fife come to mind but I'm sure there are others out there. I can't see Alford leaving New Mexico and I'm not sure I would want him to coach IU. Could you imagine the pressure he would be under?<BR/><BR/>One final comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-6115682918691775882008-02-16T16:18:00.000-05:002008-02-16T16:18:00.000-05:00Cool story Rod. But aren't those Converse shoes ca...Cool story Rod. But aren't those Converse shoes called CHUCK Taylor's?Sorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551525893025698078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-30680968027488377832008-02-16T12:16:00.000-05:002008-02-16T12:16:00.000-05:00My first basketball coach in college was Howard No...My first basketball coach in college was Howard Nourse. Now you may not know that name, but I bet if you were to ask Coach Knight, he would tell you that he knew him from his playing days at Ohio State in 1960 as part of the National Championship Team. Howie (as we, his former players call him)<BR/>was the backup center to one Jerry Lucas, who of course went on to NBA stardom as the center for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-57549216084784042052008-02-16T09:43:00.000-05:002008-02-16T09:43:00.000-05:00Coach Knight is available again. Think he could re...Coach Knight is available again. Think he could return? Not a chance. And the Golden Boy Steve Alford just moved farther west. Sampson is definitely on his way out. It's just a matter of time (you should see how he is getting ripped in the Fort Wayne paper).Sorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551525893025698078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-33928930685808299022008-02-16T09:10:00.000-05:002008-02-16T09:10:00.000-05:00Even as a Purdue man, it's sad to see the current ...Even as a Purdue man, it's sad to see the current condition of Hoosier basketball. I'm okay with them losing (and certainly encourage it) but not with the off-court affairs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-79761692526896010462008-02-16T08:24:00.000-05:002008-02-16T08:24:00.000-05:00Go BOILERS!!!!!!!!Scott - ButlerGo BOILERS!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Scott - ButlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com