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Yes, it's Mac's little bro...A little early, but his parents like us

Rice missed two years and played well and he recovered from cancer. I just feel Newton will be a big surprise and be a contributor. I see him being the backup 2 with Galloway being the backup PG

The 7th best job in the country with the 16th best coach in conference.

It’s the same thing by the same people of The Basketball Tournament. Last year was the first year

We missed out on the second Watford, maybe get the second Mgbako.

The grandson decided that he needed to keep a few new walking sticks from our trip to the woods today…. he may end up with a hoarding problem.

This year will be in person race #30 for me. I’m planning on going to the Saturday of qualifying too, unless Little Keet has a sports conflict. I love where I live here in the southern part of the state, but I wish I could be around Indy more in May to experience the buzz in the city and being around folks who know what is going on. I get all that for the Derby where I live, but I wish I got some of that for the 500 down here.

kid hasnt played in 2 years. if he is in any rotation we arent very good.

I don't know if any of y'all listen to the Hoosier Hysterics Podcast but the latest version is Xavier Johnson's exit interview with them... I posted it here, because it dispels a few of the rumors that were floating about concerning Coach Woodson, the kids, and the culture on our basketball team... Enjoy...

We have our 13th player his name is Anthony Leal, we have our 12th his name is Newton. 11th his name is Cupps. We have no back up center. We have a 4 who has proven he cant stop making stupid fouls. you fill with the best you can get.

So I spent 5 minutes of thinking. Millard Fillmore was our 13th President. Easy play on Fillmore (fill more scholarships). Let's just blame the upcoming season on Millard. Darn him!

It's all a function of who fills the last scholarship. Last year if they had landed a solid mid-major guard with the 13th scholly (DJ Davis, Butler, Lance Jones, Purdue, etc), that player wouldn't have been last off the bench. This year, if that 13th scholly goes to an interior player who can defend and rebound, they won't be last off the bench.

He's a good student who won't play pro ball. If he can get a graduate degree from Vandy, that's a good move.

The nice thing is we did as good of a job as can be expected with our core roster. After we get our rotational center, we are on the margins with that last spot.

You can supply your own caption. (there are so many that come to mind)

Is Woodson a great recruiter or not? It has been thrown around that he has proven his critics wrong by his recruiting prowess yet now the new supporting stance is lack of talent and options? It cant be both. Not that I completely disagree with the options narrative. Not long ago, I said specifically that freshman Jalen was easily leaps and bounds ahead of any IU guard on the roster and the X defenders wasn't having it. At the same time, I don't buy the narrative of lack of talent or options as an excuse from a fella that is making 4.2 million dollars and is supposed to be some kind of basketball wizard yet he cant assemble and/or develop a competitive team with all of the available IU resources until mega donors who wont admit their beloved Mr Nice Guy of their glory days is not the coaching expert they had put their mouth and money on step up and increase the ante to purchase the talent needed that he couldn't on his own create or provide through traditional means.

My complaints are this and are based off my personal interpretation of basketball. Some are just my personal annoyances and some i think might be legitimate complaints. But as always, my opinion. Not fact. 1. Starting the same players every game and every half feels strange to me. Even if someone is playing well off the bench or playing terrible, it was almost always the same. 2. Killing momentum runs with weird subs, whether platoon style or just a couple. Don't mess with a winning momentum swing. 3. Seeing a player in the first half who played well in the time they got, not getting any playing time in the second half. Why would a player not get time in the second half if they played very well in the first, i think you should lean into this and team them that playing well is encouraged and gets more PT. 4. The Auto subbing of a player with 2 fouls, and then sitting them for way to long, same as a substitution. Your starters should not site for 5-9 minutes of the game. You should also trust your players to play through having two fouls (There are always exception to this of course). 5. Same offense and defense, even when you're getting toasted. Very little adjustment throughout the game or the year. Just the same think, hoping for the outcome you think will happen. These to me are things i think Coach Woodson could be more flexible in. Again, just my 1c worth.

I've seen Hatton play a lot and I know his dad. I think he has a better game than Peyton Sparks does. He's skilled. He can shoot. He can shoot hook shots. He's pretty intelligent. Not bad for a 12th man.

I am pleasantly surprised that in early May we are looking for final, supporting pieces, and not scrambling to put some semblance of a roster together. This has been an enjoyable offseason thus far.