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Gotcha. Part of that would be he's bringing in guards who probably aren't that good in the first place so that would be the evaluation part of the process which is failing him. They certainly don't get better under him though and might get worse. He's an overrated coach and his teams are often overrated because of it.

I've seen quite a few articles about how much of a steal TJD was during the draft. The Warriors seem high on him as does the area media. Some think he's a better selection short term than their 1st round pick and at least one thinks he'll be better both short and long term.

Right, is sounds like comparing him to Curbelo might be a complement which is what I meant.

I hadn't heard of (or thought of) DGL in a while so I looked to see where he finished. His ranking dropped like a rock. From top 10 to a 3*. Wow. So you may be giving him too much credit.

I agree about Kentucky but between IU and Alabama it seems like a toss-us without knowing his priorities. In regards to IU, he spoke about the NBA. He mentioned they want to win. He did mention how big basketball is. For Alabama, he talked about their style of play and the talent. He recognized that basketball is second to football. When IU lands McNeeley, that could help IU in regards to the talent he'd be playing with. But I'm sure the NBA is his goal so talking about that only when talking about IU definitely doesn't hurt.

Late? He's class of 2025 so he's only a junior.

Crystal Ball pick for IU today. Only 6 confidence. That said, it looks like the guy doesn't make them unless he's pretty sure (or maybe he changes them at the last minute if wrong). 100% for this class and 95% overall. Maryland insider so not close to either school and probably not the family.

Bummer

What are you basing this statement on? Did I miss something like a top x list that doesn't have IU?

Don't they play different positions? I thought Newell is a 4/stretch 4 while McNeely is a wing.

It's also what got TJD to come back.

The other day I saw an evaluation that talked a bit about his defense. I can't remember where or I'd link it. Basically, that guy's take on McNeely's defense is that it isn't as bad as some seem to think it is. He does a good job with positioning and staying in front of his man. Not great at defense but not terrible.

Just McNeely for now but it certainly doesn't hurt with his teammates, especially Queen. They haven't really talked about being a package deal (at least, not publicly) but they're very good friends from what I've seen and have made multiple visits to schools together like both IU visits and the Kansas visit. He'd have at least some time to recruit his teammates.

That would be GREAT news! Start the dominos falling, Liam.

That there were issues in HS is no surprise to me. Looks like I would've made money if I had made that bet. It also doesn't surprise me that Self didn't suspend him until now. He probably knew about the HS issues and recruited this kid after the charge in Texas. So he very likely knew that it was a pattern and not an isolated event. That he recruited him anyways shows his acceptance of that kind of behavior if the player is talented enough. I would wager some outside force initiated the suspension and not his conscience suddenly making him do the right thing. Maybe someone higher up in the school told him to do it or, more likely, it was about to go public.

I read the first two pages and most of the responses were appropriately critical of the player and/or staff. I'm guessing the staff either didn't do sufficient homework or, more likely, recruited him despite knowing about his past beyond the charge in Texas. This is the guy's second reported act of violence against a woman in just over a year. I'd be willing to bet money he has an issue with women and there are more acts of violence that weren't reported.

Looks like the mods on the Kansas board removed the first link. There must have been some really ... interesting ... responses in there.

Yes. At once.

He posted the takeaways from the podcast as his own. It was pretty much a copy of the other guy's takeaways. The chances of him having the exact same takeaways in the same order, format and very similar and many times identical wording is almost zero. The other post:

That's almost word for word what Stuhoo on BTB posted yesterday. You should give credit instead of posting it as your own.

Boateng is more of a wing player (2/3) than a primary ball handler. At least that is my understanding of looking at him being listed in those 2 positions and not as a CG. I've never seen him play.

I know why Liam isn't answering. That phone is missing 2 cords lol Edit: I think he's also holding the receiver upside down. This picture is great.

I wouldn't say it's a good sign as I don't really think it's a sign. It certainly isn't a bad sign, though.

I would assume that it could be either and would depend on the deal made.