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3Ballin

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9 hours ago, Muckraker said:

The Jesuits are at it again! Everyone knows Northwestern is affiliated with the Dominicans. 

Can we get the Pope to make a visit to Bloomington for cryin out loud!!!  That or with IU being a VERY diverse campus...maybe get some Budists with smooth handles and a nice mid range game??  A Jewish wing, 3&D kinda player??  Heck, id be ok with a Voodoo PF that prayed to Jobu before every game as long as he didn't drink the rum or set off the fire alarm!!!  

 

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Indy1987

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1 hour ago, 3Ballin said:

Can we get the Pope to make a visit to Bloomington for cryin out loud!!!  That or with IU being a VERY diverse campus...maybe get some Budists with smooth handles and a nice mid range game??  A Jewish wing, 3&D kinda player??  Heck, id be ok with a Voodoo PF that prayed to Jobu before every game as long as he didn't drink the rum or set off the fire alarm!!!  

 

Fun fact... The Dalai Lama has been to Btown a couple times.  His older brother was a Professor at IU but passed away a few years ago.   

Go Hoosiers!!!

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BobSaccamanno

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1 hour ago, CoachSS said:

Solid shooter. Training now with a friend of mine. Pretty smart player as both of his parents played professionally. Very good shooter. Big spring and summer for him. If he plays to the level I "THINK" he can, then he can end up as a high major. We'll see what happens. 

Switched high schools this year and seems to be finding a groove. He led his HS team (Notre Dame) to a big tournament championship a few days ago when he had a last-second dunk. 

Great summary.  How would you rate him relative to Luke Goode?

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HoosierKix

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8 hours ago, CoachSS said:

Drove over to watch Louis Lesmond tonight. His HS plays in a very competitive conference and they have had a great season. 25-3 with three legit D1 prospects. 

Lesmond's high school, Niles Notre Dame, played at Benet Academy. Benet's coach was honored for getting win 300 or something. Dude is a great, great coach. 

Anyway...

- Lesmond struggled. I'd go as far as saying "badly" but it wasn't without excuse. Benet was deliberate (read: held the ball excessively) and was smart to avoid getting into a running game against ND. Lesmond's first shot he swished a three from the top of the key after coming off of two screens. His release, his mechanics. He can TOTALLY sell me as a long-range bomber. He is definietly a specialist, I believe. 

- I have concerns over his lateral movement. He was wearing a knee brace so maybe he's nicked up? I haven't seen him before and don't wish to overthink one evaluation. I saw him play four quarters. I'm not an expert on him. And wouldn't even feel comfortable speaking too confidently until I'd seen him 3-4 times. Anyway, I'm not sure he's a high-level athlete laterally. But, there is some lift in his legs. So, he can jump a bit. He had a really nice and-one on an up-and-under when the game was back-and-forth in the 4th Q. Pretty crafty around the rim it seemed. But, again, only one evaluation. 

- I do think he's 6'5. In the 4th Q he got going a bit more. I was a little distracted because I'd moved seats and started chatting with a pair of coaches many of you know... :)

- But, there is some tools to work with. He seems smart. Didn't force anything. Naturally operated off-ball and was looking to shoot first, drive second. Benet put a tiny PG on him to harrass him, flop around and try to frusrtate him. It worked. He wasn't comfortable. But, he made some plays. 

Ultimately, Lesmond is a kid to follow becaue he's a high-major specialist. He isn't a world-class basketball player. He can be a world-class long-range sniper. And, he's on a good trek (from what others have told me about many of his other games) to be just that: a three-point specialist. 

I'll see him later on and have some other thoughts down the line, perhaps. Pretty good player but a long way to go. Interested to see him play again though. Hard to deny the initial postivies (shooting, frame) and some negatives (lateral movement, physicality side of the sport). 

Two other asides...

- His dad played at Purdue. Take FWIW. Not sure PU would ever be a fit for him for a few reasons though.

- Someone in the crowd may have mentioned that he felt pretty good about a kid from Silver Creek... 

Go Hoosiers.

 

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go_iu_bb

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On 12/29/2019 at 5:41 AM, Indy1987 said:

Fun fact... The Dalai Lama has been to Btown a couple times.  His older brother was a Professor at IU but passed away a few years ago.   

Go Hoosiers!!!

I knew that the Dalai Lama had visited Bloomington because a brother lived there but I didn't realize his brother was a professor. I thought he owned the Snow Lion. Did that professor brother also own that, was it another brother, or was my information involving the Snow Lion just wrong?

I'm sad the Snow Lion is no longer there when I go back to visit. The food was good.

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1 hour ago, go_iu_bb said:

I knew that the Dalai Lama had visited Bloomington because a brother lived there but I didn't realize his brother was a professor. I thought he owned the Snow Lion. Did that professor brother also own that, was it another brother, or was my information involving the Snow Lion just wrong?

I'm sad the Snow Lion is no longer there when I go back to visit. The food was good.

I told the story before.  Richard Gere,  and Steven Seagal joined the Dalai Lama for lunch several times at the Colorado Steakhouse when I worked there 

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1 hour ago, go_iu_bb said:

I knew that the Dalai Lama had visited Bloomington because a brother lived there but I didn't realize his brother was a professor. I thought he owned the Snow Lion. Did that professor brother also own that, was it another brother, or was my information involving the Snow Lion just wrong?

I'm sad the Snow Lion is no longer there when I go back to visit. The food was good.

Found the answer to my question. It was the the Dalai Lama's nephew and his wife who owned the Snow Lion while their mother (Dalai Lama's sister-in-law) helped run it. 

https://www.spiritualtravels.info/spiritual-sites-around-the-world/north-america/the-dalai-lamas-family-in-bloomington/

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4 hours ago, The Daily Hoosier said:
Sophomore stats and highlights for Lesmond.

Yeah, he wasn’t going to get an IU offer until he played better in front of the staff. With COVID impacting the April evaluation period and possibly the July period, that doesn’t really help his case. 

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IU4Ever

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And in the meantime, we've extended a formal offer to another SG, Jordan Longino in Pennsylvania so wouldn't seem that Lesmond is much of a priority at this point.  And in fairness to Lesmond, he may have let it be known that he wasn't really interested in IU.  

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