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8 minutes ago, iuswingman said:

so a more under control XJ?

Umm.. maybe-- hopefully 🙏. 

But-- I am willing to bet my house he's more mentally tough. 

33 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

RB David Holloman has entered:
 

 

Absolutely no surprise we lost another RB. 

3 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Last week in the morning I drove from Indy to Kokomo and back to Indy. In the after noon I went from Indy to Salem then back to Indy. Actually was in Brownstown twice last week.

That's easy compared, incredibly easy, compared to the drive we're talking about. 4-5 hours ish round trip for all of that. 

I like the drive from Indy to Kokomo. 

5 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Driving, no, but the same plane that went to Laporte from Bloomington this morning at 6 am, landed at Indy regional (12 northeast of the city) about an hour ago...short drive to Greenfield...

Be looking for a flight plan from Indy regional to Huntingburg airport this afternoon 

 

Yes, I agree. makes perfect sense lol 

2 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

So now we're nitpicking how the staff gets to visits? 

haha brother, I'm shocked it took this long.... 

Just now, iuswingman said:

was the contact period only today?

I have no idea. But uhh.. it's not my money, I would be flying, too, if given that option. It's worlds safer, as well. 

4 minutes ago, iuswingman said:

no wonder our recruiting budget dwarfs everyone else's budget.  Can't even drive for in-state visits lol

3.5hr drive Bloomington to LaPorte-- 215 miles

2hr 55 min drive LaPorte to Greenfield- 170 miles 

3hr 5min drive Greenfield to Heritage Hills- 165 miles 

It's not even doable in a day. 

Just now, KDB said:

LETSS GOOOOOO

6 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Is Harrelson home in Fishers or at school at La Lamueir

 

It was a guess, but "in home" I assumed meant at their home in whatever town they live in. Could be wrong, though. 

52 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

Mike Woodson and the staff are visiting Greenfield Central today 

Bloomington to Fishers to Greenfield to Heritage Hills is a haul 

51 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

Mike Woodson and the staff are having an in home visit with Sisley later today. 

Fishers to Heritage Hills is a HAUL 

I still think there are no less than 15 mins a game for Goode and some games 20 mins+.... Tucker is a FR, Malik has foul trouble, and Goode is be our 1st or 2nd best shooter. 

Maybe Notre Dame can offer more than that, but I think the minutes are there, I really do. 

@ledies22

21 minutes ago, Hoosier4Life53 said:

How confident are we that Goode is coming? For some reason I don’t feel good about this…we’ve been fooled by the portal before. Just a few days ago Essegian was a done deal, and look how that turned out.

I have no idea, Jamie Shaw seems pretty confident, though. 

18 minutes ago, DWB said:

I still think we need to find a true point guard. Rice may be an OK part time at the 1, Cupps isn't even close to being a true PG (yet), and I'd rather have Gallo @ 2-3.

We've got the opening, just need to fill it. Seems like most of the attention in the portal is 2-5 positions. (we needed those as well, but I'd like a knock down shooter point guard)

I fail to see any mins left at the 1-3, especially if Goode is added. Heck, the backup roles are already filled in those spots, as well. 

43 minutes ago, tdhoosier said:

Overall, I like the potential versatility. We have a lot of multi-positional players. The question on everybody's mind is how versatile Woody will get and what combos will work defensively. 

Gallo 1-2-3
Carylle 1-2
MM 3-4
Malik 4-5
Tucker 2-3
Goode (fingers crossed) 3-4

Ballo will probably only play the 5. And while Rice may be able to play off the ball, I'd imagine he'd be the primary ball handler at the 1 when he's on the court. 

We always say we hav a lot of depth at this time of year, but at least on paper, it seems that we can show the opposition a lot of different looks. 

Not to dive too much into this, since it's the expectations thread, but I think he (CMW) could really make life easier on himself... by just getting Malik/Ballo out of the game early--- 16/17 minute mark-- get one of them out, get TG in... 

Bring the other back in at the 13/14 minute mark when the other one needs a break... and then go from there. The caveat is Malik's foul trouble, while it improved drastically from his FR year-- there's still work to be done... at the same time, I don't think Malik needs to average much over 28/29 mins anyway, he was at that mark this past season. 

12 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

IF Goode commits (haven’t seen anything definitive) would that crack open the door of recruiting Ft Wayne?

9 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

would it help any more than Matt Roth being a head coach in Fort Wayne? probably too de minimis 

There isn't some plethora of D1 basketball recruits coming out of FW anyway. 

Football on the other hand.... 

1 minute ago, Zlinedavid said:

Even the IU-Purdue animosity can be overcome if it’s…*ahem* what’s best for business. 

We'll see... either way, I'd prefer someone else. 

These aren't my ideas, stolen from another poster, but I agreed with him--- Moussa Cisse , Justice Ajogbor 

14 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

We’ve seen OSU-Michigan and Alabama-Auburn transfers this offseason. 

You're underestimating Purdue's willingness to be petty. 

I'd prefer a better rim protector than Furst, he does rebound well, though.  Don't see the Purdue to IU thing happening. 

1 minute ago, GaloisGroupe said:

With Goode committing, we are basically one solid role playing big away from a dream roster. 

 

This barely seems real.

Make it fit, right? I see it. 

5 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

Yeah, in hindsight, it was a year late.  The only disagreement you and I have is whether or not Woody should have known that after their freshman year.  Tough call.  I hate shoving kids aside prematurely though.

And I get that. But again, it was the combo of all of those decisions. 

1 minute ago, 5fouls said:

Paragraph #1: You're playing the hindsight game.  A lot of players make a substantial Freshman to Sophomore leap.  And, Kaleb Banks flashed some potential in multiple games his freshman season.

Paragraph 2:  Whether it turned out to be the correct decision or not, those that saw CJ Gunn in practice thought he deserved a Sophomore year.  Guys like you and I didn't see him in practice.  Your overall argument condemns Woodson for bringing Gunn back, yet you admit he had an advantage in the ability to evaluate and make a decision.  You're using a contradiction to support your message.

 

Those types of players can usually dribble.  I am not the D1 HC that offered Indiana fans one of the more shit seasons in its history by trusting Gunn and others.  

I see little that contradicts that. Terrible decisions by our staff and our terrible development. One of those two stick, you can choose which one. 

Just now, FKIM01 said:

I think most people came to the conclusion that both banks and Gunn had issues by the end of the last season.  I was much less sure after watching their freshman seasons.

Props to you for owning that one...I couldn't help but laugh as I will when it's my turn to eat a comment.

I loved the idea of him being 6'6, etc etc... but that one little comment isn't the same as Woodson and staff seeing an entire years worth of data and practices and then keeping him. But this is just a piece of the complaint.. it was all 4 of those guys plus Newton, plus XJ, plus empty scholly. All of that combined.  

9 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

You sure about that?

 

Yes.  I'm sure.  

2 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

Yeah my crimson colored glasses that day were thick. Kid sucks. 

"6'6 long athletic" should have trusted my initial evaluation.