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The thing with Bates is that he was so highly ranked and those guys are expected to have an immediate impact. I know it's tougher coming into a situation where no one on the team is familiar and comfortable in the offense since this is basically the first year for it and TJD is the focus. It's just aggravating when you look at guys that were ranked near him, like Branham (OH St), Tyrese Hunter (IA St, Tx), Bryce Hopkins (Ky, Providence) and Sallis (Gonzaga) to a lesser extent. I hope he can put it together soon and become another legitimate scoring option.

UNC just has to beat Portland and they get the winner of Iowa State/Villanova. The other bracket has UConn/Oregon and Alabama/Michigan State. Win or lose, they'll play some decent competition on a neutral court. I think they'll be highly motivated at IU and I wouldn't expect them to play with the same intensity as they did their early season opponents.

Lairy had 34 in a 7 point loss at Georgia and he and Smith both had 4 three pointers in that game. It's a homecoming game for Smith (Brebeuf HS) so I'd like to keep those two from going off and take advantage of the overwhelming size advantage.

Stetson goes down to Niagara 66-62. Blackmon with 9, Smith 8 and Brown 7.

I don't think it means anything. They're coming off a big win against Duke so I don't think a letdown is unexpected.

Especially against 4 cupcakes. He scored over 2,000 points in HS and averaged 29 points his senior year. That concussion and/or Archie must have really messed him up. I think he would have been better off going to an established program like Iowa, Virginia or Purdue, instead of the disfunctional mess that IU was at the time.

I was just tracking the box score to see how Matt Cross was doing (he has 9p and 6r). Thought Murray might be decent when they beat #24 A&M but then Colorado spanked them too.

Dexter's team getting pounded by Colorado 80-55. Dexter's got 6 pts.

Cal Baptist wins it 73-64. Brooks with 11 and 6. I didn't realize they were Div 1 , in the WAC and play Minnesota on Monday night.

Washington trails California Baptist 33-26 at the half. Keion Brooks with 2 points on 1-7 shooting.

Jake Forrester is averaging 5.7p and 4r in 13 mpg for SLU.

I noticed that one time IU recruiting target Matt Cross scored 2 points for UMass, which is coached by Frank Martin.

Cincinnati loses at N Ky 64-51. It's possible they were looking forward to playing Arizona in Maui next Monday. Phinisee with 4 rebounds and 4 assists but missed all 3 shots he took.

I think he's shown he's good, especially in Purdue's system with the dominant big. I thought I remembered reading that CMW had to be sold on Cupps. I'm fine with going after guys like JHS and if he leaves after this year, like I expect him to, go get another like him or bring in a veteran from the portal. Apparently CMW turned away a couple of possible transfers, which was fine for this year. There may be several openings for next year and hopefully the portal will fill any needs that new recruits can't. I wanted Smith when Archie was coach but I'm fine with trusting CMW to assemble the roster as he sees fit.

Dan said that for Purdue to be good, they need more production from their wings. He specifically mentioned that Newman, Morton and TKR need to produce. And also Gillis. I didn't take it as a shot at Smith as much as those other guys need to score for Purdue to be good post season-wise. Purdue is going to be good in the Big10, it's just that Smith won't be a difference maker against teams they'll face in the NCAA tourney.

I like Smith but you also have to consider who you bring in after JHS. Dakich, fwiw, said yesterday he was told basically there was a couple of really good transfers that wanted to come to IU but Woodson wouldn't crean anyone.

Tuned in to the Western Ky/UIndy game to check out Lander. Saw him hit a three, commit a turnover, foul and tech foul and airball a 3. Hard to believe anyone could even mention him as a one and done. I know they have a veteran team and it will take time for him to gel with his team mates, but, man, I'm glad he transferred.

Syracuse down 18 to Colgate. Wake Forest down 1 to Utah Valley. Archie 4 minutes away from RI win #1. Up 4 with 4 to go.

Doubt he's going after Kaleb Glenn. He committed to Louisville over a year ago and signed with them last Friday.

Keion Brooks missed his 2nd straight game and Washington struggled to beat Utah Tech 78-67. #15 TCU lost to Northwestern State. Felt old when I saw Chuck O'Bannon Jr plays for TCU and that he's in his 6th year of college ball.

The title of this thread is specifically college basketball that is NOT IU. If you're only here for IU related talk, then it's easy to disregard this thread.

His last xfer was to be closer to home after a couple of relatives had died and his dad and grandma had serious health issues. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33262500/dawson-garcia-return-north-carolina-men-basketball-team-season-due-family-medical-issues

Virginia vs Norther Iowa game cancelled due to the murder of 3 UVa football players, who were shot by a former player (and current student).

The link is for Isaac McKneely, a 2022 guard who is at Virginia. The thread is for Liam McNeeley or am I confused.

Phinisee (0-5 FG) didn't score and had 7 rebounds in their 87-69 win over EKU.