Hoosier51

9 minutes ago, Sea Turtle said:

When there is good news on this year's class, I will post accordingly. 

I'm IU all the way in basketball. Maybe that's why I'm so depressed.    ....

We have had plenty of good news this off-season 

The second line gave me a good laugh. 😉 

14 hours ago, BeenShermin said:

The previous 3 times UNC managed to land an elite big from the Hoosier State, it resulted in championships: Montross, May, Zeller.

Their new coach is getting these recruits only because of the UNC brand. Give it a couple of years and I think they will be falling off just like Duke with Scheyer will be.

1 hour ago, Sea Turtle said:

Or Michigan State.

These kids want to go to good programs. We haven't had one in over a quarter century.

Oh hey look who it is.

Quick question, why do you only pop up only when it is something against IU?

You never post in any other threads but those.

11 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

I think you're right about Ohio State, but Michigan is trying to replace 2 2nd Team all B1G selections (Wagner and Livers) and 2 solid rotation guys (Brown and Smith) with freshmen and transfers. Dickinson got a lot of room to operate inside because of the Wolverines abundance of good outside shooters, and while I like Eli Brooks, he can't make up for 3 over 40% 3 point shooters by himself. I expect to see Mr Dickinson have a lot of company in the post this year.

I truly see us battling with OSU and Purdue for the top 3 spots. We're not reliant on freshmen for our depth any more. I think we'll be pretty good.

 

I forgot about Wagner leaving so that will be a big loss for them, Brown and Smith i think they will be able to replace. You are probably right about Dickinson, it might be a little more crowded for him this year. I might flip them with Ohio State.

I think the Hoosiers ceiling is third which i would be extremely happy with. I say that because we have so much new this season so there is a lot of unknown.

20 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

I also think Maryland, Michigan, and Michigan St fight it out for 4th, and Iowa, Rutgers, and Northwestern are better than Wisconsin or Illinois...

I think with who Iowa has loss that they take a big fall in the standings, and while i think Northwestern might improve and surprise some i don't think they are better then those teams.

15 hours ago, southsidehoosier said:

Andy Katz projections 

I would probably move Michigan and Ohio State to 1st and 2nd, and a toss up between IU and Maryland for 4th or 5th.

Also if Kofi doesn't go back to the Illini 7th through 10th could be close and flipped around anyway. 

 Northwestern and Nebraska are the two teams that i think could surprise some people this year.

5 hours ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

and most pro athletes make more money from sponsors than they do contracts so its really no different.

The money Peyton has made in endorsements is probably crazy high by now. By the time he retired with career earnings and endorsements he had made over 400 million and probably only half of that is salary and bonuses.

1 hour ago, rico said:

Meh, I don't like it when kids leave the state.

To be honest it doesn't bother me at all. It means that Purdue didn't get them. 

1 hour ago, BGleas said:

I don't think the NBA needs NYC, LA, Boston, Philly, etc., for ratings and discourse,

This is the one are i might have to disagree with you on, yes the star players bring the ratings but i also think the markets do. If this was L.A vs Miami with the same players i think the ratings would be better and more people would be talking about it.

1 hour ago, BGleas said:

The only two semi-interesting aspects are will Chris Paul cement his legacy with a title or will Giannis vault himself into the LeBron, Durant, Curry, Kawhi category with a title.

Also these are two pretty big storylines IMO, CP3 and Giannis are two of the biggest stars in the league. The one glaring factor in this series is that it is in two relativaly small markets.

15 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

I agree that Illinois and Iowa will take a step backward, and throw Wisconsin in there too...also, I think Michigan State and Rutgers will either tread water or go backward...

I think IU and Northwestern will show the biggest gains...

Northwestern is one of the only teams in the B1G that i don't mind doing well, so i would be ok with them improving. Most teams in the B1G i like to see fall flat on their faces anymore lol.

Ok lets get this thread back on track for the B1G and not turn it into the Calipari thread.

With most teams pretty much settled, assumuing Kofi doesn't go back to the Illini, which teams will have the biggest dropoff and which will be the biggest risers. I personally think Illinois and the Hawkeyes will be the biggest losers this season. The Hawkeyes and Illini have lost to much to not have a big dropoff. And this might be bias but i think the Hoosiers will be around fourth or fifth in the league and make the biggest leap forward. Last couple of seasons the Hoosier players seemed like they were just going through the motions, hopefully that is different this season.

24 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

The things you're agreeing to about him sure seem like things I would want in a coach.

I would also want a coach that doesn't have to have only NBA All Star talent to win. If the one and done ever goes away he might want to think about going back to the NBA.

24 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

He may not be Coach K or or Coach Knight, but he is a pretty dang good coach.

I think he is an average coach but a really good salesman. Which to be fair is part of the game i guess.

Just now, KoB2011 said:

How has he made so many Final Fours if he keeps getting outcoached in the tournament? 

With the talent he has had he should make the Final Four almost every year. You could put just about any decent coach with that talent and they will make some Final Fours. Heck Matt Painter might actually make one. 😀

1 minute ago, KoB2011 said:

Maybe it isn't great x and o coaching but it certainly is great leadership. 

This i do agree with you on.👍

16 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said:

Most underachieving coach in college basketball just got a lifeline. And I don’t want to hear people say all of us would have loved to have his results blah blah blah. The guy has had a top 3 recruiting class 10 years in a row and has ONE title, thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime recruit in AD. Results may have been even less if they didn’t play in the weakest Power 5 conference and able to coast most of the year. Gets out-coached every year in the tourney. 

Good post 👍 

On 7/4/2021 at 9:49 PM, Leathernecks said:

Don't care that it is insanely early, this is still fun.

2023 B1G rank

2023 national rank

Woot Woot   😀    

 I do think that eventually Coach Allen will have a Top 10 recruiting class. 

32 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Dawson Garcia to UNC.

Glad the Illini didn't get him. Some of the whiners thought he was going there and Kofi was going to return, so they thought they would probably be ranked #1. 🤣

3 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Martha Bomb

 

Boilermakers and the Illini at the bottom lol. 🤣

3 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

More than likely. I hate that Cal is using Illinois as a feeder program though. 2 top recruiters and more than likely Kofi. 

I like that Illinois is getting crapped on, but i wish that it was someone other then Kentucky.

6 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

Would you stay in school another year, make your $, graduate,etc....instead of going the undrafted route to the pros? 

This is probably what made Kofi withdraw from the draft. He probably wasn't going to be drafted high so now he can go to Couch Burning U and make some money and work on his game to maybe improve his draft stock.

5 hours ago, dgambill said:

Honestly...I just don't want any part of Ben Simmons.

To be honest i am with you on this. I don't want the Pacers to waste anything substanial on this guy. He would have one foot out the door in record time if he was traded to the Pacers. On 76ers boards they think he wants to get to L.A. and the fact that he just bought a house there means they might actually be right.

 Also he is pretty much the same player as he was as a rookie with minimal improvement, so I would say no thank to a trade for him.

9 hours ago, IU Scott said:

Weiskamp is staying in the draft and that is a huge hit to Iowa.

 

 With the players that Iowa has lost this off-season they are going to be pretty bad. The Francon meter could reach a new level lol.

Man the NBA head offices has got to hate how these playoffs have ended up. No Lebron, KD, Steph, and big ratings teams like Lakers and Miami making it to the finals, this is their worst nightmare come true. There is a very good chance these might be one of the lowest viewed finals in awhile. 

The funny thing is for me, i haven't watched a game all year and i might actually watch one now with all those teams and players not making it.

9 hours ago, IUFLA said:

I read on ESPN Kentucky is sniffing around. Makes sense with the coaching raid they did on the Whinin' Illini...

Cutthroat business...

Yeah i could see him transferring there since they poached two of the Whiners assistants.

I see Kofi is entering the transfer portal while also staying in the draft for now. Illini have some weird things going on. Brad really needs to thank Ayo and Kofi for getting another year from them or he would be on the hot seat .

17 hours ago, Billingsley99 said:

I find it funny that he has been just as deep in the playoffs with the mighty Clippers as he was with the lowly small market Pacers. 

This is what i get a laugh out of, since he weaseled out on the Pacers he has played with some pretty good players and has accomplished nothing more then when he was with them. By the end of his career he might ring chase and get one like David West but that is the only way. 

There aren't many pro athletes that i have as much disdain for as i do him and the day that turd retires without a  championship other then ring chasing will be glorious.

Also if V.O wasn't a Hoosier he would be up there with Regular Season G with my disdain.

Yuengling Black & Tan really gets me going on certain players lol. 😀

4 hours ago, IU Scott said:

I wonder if a realtor could have a player do some advertising for them and give them a rental house for free

If you ask Zions parents about that they would probably know.