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He's also the poster child for pretty much zero development in college. He was 2nd team all American as a freshman with pretty much the same PPG and rebounds.

He's not exhausted his eligibility if he's in the transfer portal, Tom...

Assuming Goode comes, IU is rapidly approaching the point where scholarships need to be treated like rare gold. Some of these players are simply going to hit the portal too late for IU interest.

Seems like IU has done a better job retaining talent than most of their B10 brethren. The only IU player I'd love to have back (not happening) is Ware.

I'm almost losing track of where IU is...does Goode make 11 if he commits? If so, I'm guessing the staff is down to recruiting one more 4/5 and then sitting on the last scholarship in case the perfect fit pops up late (I'd love Humrichous and think he'd likely get starter minutes.)

So there are two mods diddling Turdue cheerleaders?

Miami players entering the portal make me wonder if the Ruiz gravy train has run it's course. Last I saw, the bulk of his wealth was a shitty penny stock that was going down the toilet and that company was the source of his NIL "advertising" money. ...but I haven't looked at it for awhile.

I doubt they are worried. The NCAA is completely toothless in regulating the NIL. If I were a school, I'd ignore them.

If Edey was six inches shorter, Purdue loses in the first round again.

Oh crap...MP is an admin here? 😮

That's exactly the way I'd play it...a late high quality add.

I figured it was Sparks decision to leave? Assume he's looking for more minutes.

Dude is even Canadian. Considering he's 7-7, he's surely as good as Edey.

Yeah...I don't want any more nutcrackers on the squad.

I also see #2 & #3. Hope that experiment crashes and burns and Nutgers sucks for the next hundred years. That's how little I think of the douchebag Harper family.

I'm the same. Someone mentioned ND as competition but has he even scheduled a visit there?

Has he scheduled any visit beyond IU this Thursday and Friday? That would indicate something...

Dude was tough as nails...heart of a lion. He hated losing. ...but he loved him some barley pop. Oops...sorry...he is NOT in the portal.

Someone said earlier that Anderson was likely looking for more minutes than IU had to offer. Good problem for IU to have in April.

If IU has all three of those guys, then yeah...no doubt some or all of them log significant minutes as a second wing defending a 4. I could see Mgbako or Goode pulling that off. My suspicion is that Tucker would need more time in the weight room before covering most college 4's. Goode fits because he has enough experience to cover a 4 at least for a few minutes each game, particularly if you have a 7-foot rim protector backing him up.

Sure, in spots. As you said, the defense is a concern so I wouldn't want to run that lineup more than maybe 10-15 minutes unless it is really working well, perhaps against a smaller lineup on the other side.

I could see it in spots, especially when you need to draw defenders out of the land, but I sure wouldn't want to start a Kopp/Goode at the 4 in the Big Ten. I could see on occasion, running two wings and two guards and keeping someone like Ballo back under the rim. That would certainly provide a nice change of pace and make some space for shooters.

Back at the subject, Goode would slot nicely into the current roster. Would be tough for me seeing him play the 4 unless you're temporarily going small. Looks like a natural 3 to me. I don't remember Miller Kopp being a real effective 4 in IU's system. I hate the idea of waiting a whole week to resolve this one, but I guess there are enough open spots to give him a week. Just seems silly when he likely already knows.

Yeah, in hindsight, it was a year late. The only disagreement you and I have is whether or not Woody should have known that after their freshman year. Tough call. I hate shoving kids aside prematurely though.