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With less teams inside the arc (and the ones that are right on the border except Zags) you could argue it makes the field more wide open.

I like option C

I didn't watch either. Weather was too nice to spend the afternoon inside. I'm surprised at how hard fought the game sounded.

This actually makes me miss Crean a bit, though he'd still be creepy weird.

The talent level on the roster isn't anywhere near good enough. Side by side comparison of 2012-2013 roster with 2021-2022 roster. Spoiler alert, it's not close. PG: Yogi ✅️ vs Johnson SG/wing: Hulls ✅️ vs Stewart SF/wing: Oladipo ✅️✅️✅️ vs Kopp PF/wing: Watford ✅️ vs Race (this is close) C/post: Zeller ✅️✅️ vs TJD Bench: Sheehey/Elston/Abell ✅️ vs Phinisee/Galloway/Geronimo

Are we still trying to get Bracey the ball?

...can't shoot. We're playing "finish the sentence" right?

So how's everyone doing? An exciting time to be a Hoosier fan!

Lander will be a stud 3 years from now and we can all get a chuckle at how far he came. I really think he will be a high level college PG if given time to develop in the right system.

But thats the most important 5%

Need to get the ball in the basket but the defensive effort is incredibly high.

New coach but still can't shoot 3s or FTs apparently

This solidifies IU as a program living in the past.

Doesn't mean they want to play for him. I'll be surprised if any top 5 player in the league signs there as a free agent. So they are left with finding the next Tim Duncan or Steph Curry (if one of those even exists anymore) or catching the right combination of players a la 2004 Pistons.

I think his days there are numbered. If Ainge is going to tie his tenure to Stevens, his days are probably numbered too

It's a players league though. I'm not sure top players are going to want to play for Stevens.

It's a rhetorical question btw

I wonder if Dolson's comments about "not hearing from me until we have our guy" will bite him in the @ss

This is probably the closest thing to the truth. I doubt he wants to deal with all the college baggage. At the end of the day we may never know if he seriously considered it but there did seem to be some real belief from the IU side.

I'm a little concerned we may end up further down the list

I know you had ties to the organization at one point. Did you ever seriously think Stevens would leave the NBA for IU?

Cool. I just met my Purdue thought quota for the year with my last post. So cheers 🍻

It was a joke. I don't come here to get Purdue fans insight. I have enough friends who are Purdue fans. Stlboiler is fine. I just get annoyed sometimes. Painter is a top 3-4 coach in the Big 10 probably. Archie - middle of the pack right now. Hoping that changes soon.

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Maybe, but that was also a different era