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HoosierDom

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  1. The one where he faded away and missed. Some guys can hit that shot. I've never seen Cupps hit an off-balanced shot.
  2. Why do we shoot so many mid-range and longer 2's? There have been fewer this half, but what makes Cupps think he should take that shot?
  3. I have a very hard time trying to figure out how you can read my post and think I was saying the NCAA was making these rules. Refer to the first paragraph.
  4. Maybe. But, if I'm coach, I would be drooling at the possibility of playing them at the 3 and 4. With Woodson's penchant for big lineups, he might even want to have them at the 2 and 3. Which I wouldn't hate either.
  5. C'mon, there's no comparison here. Doctors and lawyers require training to be able to serve the public. There is no comparable training nor danger to the public. As most readily seen by the idea of allowing kids to go straight to the pros from high school if they so desire. But, even without that provision, the lack of a comparable training period is plain. As is the lack of public risk. The argument quickly devolves into one of anti-trust. If the Pacers decide they won't take a kid who hasn't played 3 years of college ball, they're welcome to do so, but the Bulls will not make a similarly self-destructive decision. So, the only way the Pacers can have such a policy is if some outside entity (the NBA) forces the Bulls to do so as well. That's the sort of thing that public policy is increasingly turning against. A military enlistment is a contract, so you could argue for a term of service contract for colleges, but, again, the analogy is greatly strained and clearly fails as both an analogy and a matter or practicality. The uniqueness of a military contract is criminal enforcement for breaking it. That exists because it's a matter of national security. Any other contract in life is a civil matter and is really just an agreement for money with monetary penalties if contracts aren't fulfilled. We would quickly get into things like liquidated damages and the like, but it's much simpler to just realize that IU is never going to try to sign a kid to a 3 year contract, because if they do, Kentucky won't and Kentucky will get the player. The only way IU could enact such a policy is if some outside entity forces Kentucky to do so as well, which, just as above, is against the strong trend we are seeing.
  6. The obvious response is that it is far more likely that the baseball rule will change than other sports will change to match baseball.
  7. Non-competes are highly disfavored and when they are allowed, are tightly tailored to minimize their impact and to protect trade secrets. I don't see any argument how that would apply here.
  8. This isn't an age restriction. The original post called for kids to be able to go pro right after high school.
  9. I think it's very unlikely we see any rule changes that restrict a person's ability to work. There's no other occupation, outside of athlete, where anything remotely like these rules are allowed by law. The trend is very much against placing further limitations on work.
  10. I also like attaching numbers to my guesses. I'm going with, Walker: 99% (I be believe there are still enough games for him to get a 6th year if he gets hurt soon and we win a couple post season games). Ware: 96%. He has to have improved his draft stock, and another year seems unlikely to move the needle. The 4% he stays comes from the idea that he's probably making more now than a kid 2nd rounder makes, so maybe he gets bad feedback and doesn't want to take the risk. MM: 52%. He's not explosive, so I don't see the NBA drooling over him. Seems like the kind of kid that has to actually play really good basketball to get drafted. He's coming along, but clearly hasn't had a lot of great coaching in his past, so it's either college or G- league next year.
  11. I get that Ware thought Cupps should get out there and guard the 3, but at least guard someone or boxout or somehow contribute while you're trying to sort that out.
  12. Cupps passed up a 3 (there was probably going to be a good close-out) for an off-balanced long 2?
  13. WTF has happened to Mbako's FT stroke? It was so smooth and pure, that did not look the same.
  14. I'm not sure the frontcourt analogy applies, as I don't think Walker or Sparks thought they were going to be starters any where they wanted to transfer. But, other than that, I agree. I can't imagine a guy like Knecht was afraid of competing with Galloway. I don't know Tennessee's roster, but they must have some players in the same league as Galloway that are behind Knecht. I think we just struck out. We went after a small number of high caliber guard/wings and we missed. Might we have been better served taking a back-up option there? Probably. But, I have to assume the staff thought any available options after those 3 or 4 misses were not better than what we already have.
  15. Exactly. I think Galloway can absolutely be a starter on very good team, he just needs to be surrounded by multiple scorers. X has been erratic and MM inconsistent, at best. Put Galloway on a team with Yogi and Knecht (I thought long and hard for a wing scorer from our recent past and came up with nothing) and I think he is outstanding as a starter.
  16. How does X have the game he had against OSU and then play like he did tonight? For a 6th year senior to have that kind of swing - I just don't get it.
  17. I wouldn't worry about asking again the rest of the game. It's safe to assume we're up 20-19.
  18. I'd argue it's just Banks. Cupps is a big drop off from X right now, but X can't go 40 minutes. Why Banks is playing so much, I do not know.
  19. Sparks boxing! I don't see how he didn't get called in Nebraska.
  20. Someone tell me again why Banks plays?
  21. How do you not sit Walker after missing that box-out? That's the kind of play that should have you running steps in the gym while the game is going on.
  22. Is the read for the wr there really to just drop into space rather than keep running open for a deep ball?
  23. I would like to take a first quarter victory lap on my prediction.
  24. Yeah, Michigan having success running the ball seems like the only given of the game. I have a hard time seeing how Michigan's defense doesn't make enough plays to win this, but who knows.
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