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Big Ten Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2019-20 season

By Adam Childs

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 17: Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany presents head coach Tom Izzo the championship trophy after the Michigan State Spartans beat the Michigan Wolverines 65-60 in the championship game of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 17: Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany presents head coach Tom Izzo the championship trophy after the Michigan State Spartans beat the Michigan Wolverines 65-60 in the championship game of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – JANUARY 25: Rob Phinisee #10 of the Indiana Hoosiers shoots the ball against the Michigan Wolverines at Assembly Hall on January 25, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – JANUARY 25: Rob Phinisee #10 of the Indiana Hoosiers shoots the ball against the Michigan Wolverines at Assembly Hall on January 25, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

11. Indiana

Indiana went from exceeding expectations two years ago to having fans grumbling for Archie Miller’s job a year later. After a 12-2 start last year the Hoosiers went on through a dreadful 1-12 stretch where they weren’t even in a lot of games. Their one win? A shocking upset of Michigan State, but that was all the Hoosiers could celebrate. But even then they still almost made the NCAA tournament because of wins early in the year.

Gone from lasts years team is Juwan Morgan who was great inside and one-and-done, Romeo Langford. Morgan is going to be a big loss for Indiana, but the question is if Langford will be missed. Yes, he was a great scorer, but rumors were that he wasn’t the best teammate and there were chemistry issues inside the locker room. This could be a classic case of addition by subtraction.

The problem for Indiana this year is that they just don’t seem to have a ton of talent on their roster. But that might be the best thing for Miller and company in Bloomington. Miller did a great job at Dayton with less talent and maybe getting his type of guys in his system will prove to a better solution.

We know Miller can coach but can he do it in the Big Ten. They need him to get them going on the right track or the cries for his job will be getting even louder. He needs to be judged on the next couple years, not just this one. But in the meantime, this might be a rough year for the Hoosiers.

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