The night before the NCAA tourney

Here are a few IU articles to get you ready for the game tomorrow night. I pulled out a few quotes from Coach Sampson... a coach that gets it. What a breath of fresh air!

Gave his heart for "glory of old IU" - fortwayne.com

“Errek Suhr’s an Indiana kid, and maybe more importantly, he’s a Bloomington kid,” IU coach Kelvin Sampson said. “I think Errek Suhr has left a great legacy here because of how he approaches the game – his heart, his toughness.

“I told my assistant coaches this: ‘Find us another Errek Suhr.’ I always want a kid like Errek Suhr on my team. I thank the good Lord that he chose to come here to walk on. He made Indiana basketball a little better. Absolutely.”

IU's success depends on 3s - indystar.com

"I know that some people think we rely on the 3-point shot too much, but we are who we are," Sampson said. "That's not something you can just flip on a switch and change. In the future, we'd like to be a team that is more diverse in its offensive approach, but for this season, one of our identities is the 3-point shot. And we've got some people who can knock it down, too. But when the shots aren't falling, it makes it a little harder for us to be successful."

Three-pointers will decide IU's fate - fortwayne.com

"Rod has an extroverted toughness,” he says. “That doesn’t mean he won’t throw the ball away occasionally or dribble it off his leg or hit a big shot. He’s capable of all that."

"Armon has a quiet toughness to him,” Sampson says. “He’s developed that toughness. Once you get put in the saddle, you have to respond. He’s a bit of a gamer."

Go Hoosiers! Beat Gonzaga!