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Shiny new thing syndrome. As a fan base, we get excited about each and ever commit. Every recruit is automatically better than what we have now, and most of them would have started for our undefeated '76 team. Heck, if @IU Scott announced, we would tout his church league stats and pencil him in as the starting 2.

Regarding all the posts about putting TJD on their all-time Hoosier team. For me, selecting a player for an all-time team is difficult when taking into account 50 years worth of fandom. As I get older, my criteria of what makes a 'favorite' changes. As a kid growing up in the 70's, I idolized players for their performance on the court for the Hoosiers. Didn't matter what they were like off th he court because in that day and age you didnt really know, and even if you did, the stats were more important to a kid like me. During the 80's and 90's (late teens through mid 30's) I favored players that I had seen play in high school (Damon, P. Graham, Edwards, Henderson, among others). I gave special designation to Keith Smart, not only for the Shot, but for the way he dominated the last 6-7 minutes of that game. The dark days of the post Knight era through the early Crean years just aren't a tine I look back on fondly. Even 'good memories' like 2002 and players like Eric Gordon and DJ White are not high on my list. 2010 to present. Watford was a favorite of mine even before the WatShot. I loved Vic until the way he left the Pacers. He lost me there. Yogi was a slow burn but over time he grew on me and I now consider him one of my favorites. Romeo I prefer to think fondly of his high school years. Nothing about the Archie years is a good memory. I really, really did not care for Archie, and that will forever taint that period for me. That brings us to TJD. I can honestly say that as a Jr. and Sr. at IU and this NBA season have pushed TJD to the pinnacle of my personal fan favorite list. I love everything about the way he plays and represents IU. He is not only a great player on the court, but someone easy to like by the way he conducts himself off the court. The only NBA I watch are Warriors games, and that is solely because of him.

Everyone on the list is a Hall of Famer https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/longest-tenured-players-with-one-team-mlb-history-01hqjrha0dzb

Cheater

Yes, that's an empty square. On Yankees All Star, my brain originally thought Bill Dickey (correctly), but my fingers typed in Bill Terry. And, I'm offended that the grid gave @Zlinedavid a better score for Dan Wilson than it did me.

The world has gone mad. What is the minimum NBA salary for an undrafted rookie free agent that makes a team?

I haven't grown up yet.

In a prior life, this would be a perfect lead-in to a Purdue cheerleader joke.

I hate UK 1,000 times more than Purdue. I dont really care or not if Purdue wins or not on most nights. I just dont want them to win a National Championship or against IU. Otherwise, I generally like it when Big Ten teams do well on the National stage.

My point is that the Edey 'frustration' by IU fans would not exist if he was a Hoosier. My issue is less about people who complain about 3 seconds or getting away with fouls. A good amount of that is true. That said, anyone that says he's not really that good and point out he'll never be a great pro are the ones being just a smidge hypocritical. There is not an IU fan out there that would not love to have him on our team regardless of how skilled he is or what his NBA future looks like. Are we trying to win games or trying to look pretty regardless of the outcome.

Then, why do you watch?

I saw the pkay live, but never paid attention to the details on replay. But, from what I heard, CES did not properly give him the slide signal. That said, if I'm India, and I know the fly ball is not deep, you gotta consider taking a peek yourself. The throw was so high, no way he gets tagged out if he slides.

Reds are winning playing dumb. Imagine how good they would be if they played smart.

The Pirates started last year red hot as well. Think they were still leading the division at the end of April.

My fantasy team says 'Thank you very much'.

Everyone complaining about Edey would sacrifice their left testicle if he were to announce he's grad transferring to IU to play ball next year.

9. Pleasantly surprised to get below 10 on this one. I will confess I got extremely lucky. I was intending to put Orosco in the Guardian/Oriole square. Somehow I ended up on the Guardian/Padre square and didn't realize it. Thank goodness he worked there as well. Enzo Hernandez may be my favorite answer in the Immaculate Grid. I use him every time the combination pops up. Random baseball card memory from my youth comes in handy. The name 'Enzo' was unique and stuck with me. @IUFLA we both got Boog and we got Candiotti on different squares. I thought of Ernie Whitt as well, but was not 100% sure he was ever an All-Star.

Trust me I know. I work in the downtown business district. 2 daytime shootings in this area in the last few weeks.

Judge yourself however you wish, but I was just catching up on this thread and I was itching to get caught up so I could post this exact same thing. Some people are cool when they find out they think like me. Most, however, are horrified.

I have to ask. Who are you responding to? I read the all the posts on the previous page and see nothing that fits.

I have been to events at the Brown, but never actually stayed there, or eaten at the restaurant. It is a very nice hotel though. The main nighttime/entertainment district is about 3 blocks south. Walkable depending on the time of day. Would probably Uber back to hotel at night if you do go there though.

When was the last time we lost to a #15 or #16 seed. We can argue semantics, but there is a difference between 'being the 'best' and being the 'premiere'. The Lakers aren't the best in the NBA Western Conerence. They are the premiere. The Yankees aren't currently the best MLB team. But, they are the premiere franchise in the sport. etc, etc, etc.

You're desiring a 3-way with Edey and Caitlin Clark?

@Naturalhoosier Not a good start to the Joe Espada era in Houston.

Why is Fletch such a misfit?