IU_Realist

If he saw it as a bigger issue, there wouldn’t have been kids back. If this kid was somehow better at offense then we wouldn’t have been competing against Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Clemson and K state. Every computer stats suggests we are worse with him. He hasn’t proven Jack offensively and his defense isn’t a need. I completely disagree. The little effect he will have doesn’t offset the load of crap he has been offensively for the past four seasons. Anything you think you get from him offensively is hope.

He isn’t okay. His PER over his career is horrible. His PER is below average for a guard. He did that in a two bid conference. His stats against tourney teams is horrible as well.

Indiana problem last year because of its offense. We want to pick and choose last year on a couple wins, look at the crap offense. Don’t be in the bottom six in points per game in conference, don’t be in the bottom half in assists in the conference, don’t be the worst free throw shooting team, don’t be 10th in 3 point shooting, don’t be 95th in Kenpom, etc…. Indiana was the best defense in the Big Ten. It improves its crappy offense it wins a ton of conference games. It has plenty of options at the wing from Bates, Galloway, JHS, etc to fill in defense. I will bet that Indiana is a top 10-15 defense next year without Dennis. What will it be on offense? That will determine IU next year. Dennis ain’t fixing that. We need Bates, JHS, etc to improve and get us better.

He is a horrific offensive player. D we have TJD still. Let’s be real. He isn’t going anywhere. We have a better backup in Reneau. Defensively we are set to clean up mistakes. We have Plenty of athletes to guard the wings. Dennis wasn’t solving the issues we had last year. 90+ Offensive team isn’t doing crap and Dennis ain’t improving that.

Last years team was top 25 with Parker Stewart and Miller Kopp on the wings. We have plenty of athleticism on this team to be top 15/20. The only problem this team that is a huge question mark is standing around too much on offense and shooting. O was in the 90s last year…..wasn’t good. Dennis wasn’t making this team better.

Truth hurts sometimes

They are amateurs right? GTFOH Billion dollar deal per year for Big Ten

Dude the universities and NCAA have taken advantage of kids for way too long under the guise of amateurism. It’s a fact. Money being allocated to the school is now being allocated to students who play a game they love. It’s fair. I am sorry that you like to take advantage of people for no reason.

Not really. Who would tolerate this in any environment? It’s old and downright dumb for kids to be taken advantage of. Only athletes in schools are held to a certain standard while being taken to the bank by their colleges and the NCAA.

Amateurism doesn’t exist when a bunch of old institutions make a ton of money off of you.

No you are archaic and are OK with taking advantage of people. These athletes provide a lot of money to the schools and NCAA. They should get something in return other than an education. It’s archaic thoughts and let’s not change things because that wasn’t the way in my times that don’t progress us as a society.

You would hope and yes we will find out.

I agree. But all I was saying is if IU does it after May 1 and a player is told to leave after May 1, IU mishandled it and would be huge aholes if the player has to sit out a year.

But IF Indiana doesn’t want to be a huge ahole they should figure it out by then.

If that’s the issue IU isn’t for him then. I doubt it’s the issue but if it is…he won’t last long here.

I get it but I wouldn’t pay him a lot. Just not worth it. If he can get more some other place good for him. I would actually prefer that because he doesn’t move the needle on offense like we need to significantly improve.

He isn’t even remotely worth that much. He is a role player. It will be interesting but I would pass.

My dad’s favorite phrase: ”You know what happens when you assume?”

I think we will. He isn’t looking like he will be drafted where he said he would stay. Gives Reneau some time.

Everyone should be skeptical but as it looks he won’t be drafted in first and early second so coming back might be his best option.

Players like Cooley. Would not be shocked. Undervalued coach.

Indiana was ranked 24th on D with Kopp and Stewart playing 25 minutes per game. It’s not as needed as a shooter. Dennis was horrible offensively with a PER of 12.9 during his time at WSU. He doesn’t solve our horrendous shooting and our 95th ranked offense. Indiana has an issue here with lacking shooters and two bigs who have not proven to be able to shoot the ball as well. It makes us easier to guard when we just dump it down because teams can leave players alone.

12 days left to enter the transfer portal for immediate transfer so if they don’t want to be a jerk they better do it fast then.

I am not counting on him. I am talking about your comment about him walking. Bigs can take time.

He isn’t wrong and it’s why shooting is a necessity in college. Teams can pack it in, etc. I don’t understand a high volume 3 pt shooter who can’t hit them. IU as of the way it looks and unless someone significantly improves could potentially be a worse shooting team than this year.