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7 minutes ago, BruceDouglas said:

Yes, I want him at Illinois.

Guess that's what I get for not noticing your profile pic lol

3 hours ago, BruceDouglas said:

We have our point guard.

Is that just who you want or you really think we can get him?

4 minutes ago, KDB said:

I agree. If we land him, I would be surprised if he plays 3 seasons at IU.

In the current landscape, it is surprising when anyone stays 3 seasons.

29 minutes ago, BankShot said:

Didn’t we already have April fools?

April is a month long

Been hearing rumblings...

Woodson makes 2+2 = 3.  He gets less out of his players than their talent

Couldn't win a game in tourney with TJD on the roster and it took TJD and JHS to eek out a single tourney win.

We had soon to be NBA player Ware this year and couldn't even make the tourney.

Unless he gets the Calipari level All-Star team, his teams won't get anywhere because he runs a system that gets less from more.

Sure hope we can get some All-Stars coming in or Woodson actually changes his approach (doubtful given his comments that confirm he still thinks beating a dead horse in the post is the way to go), but not holding my breath that our ceiling will be anything higher than squeezing into the tourney.

King lebron or bond, LeBron bond

shouldn't title be 2025 rather than 2026?

With his hairdo, Sunseri is just as tall as Kelly lol

Hopefully shooting for the fences works out.

Lewis in 25 and then Kelly in 26.... make it happen 

2 minutes ago, HoosierDPU95 said:

My mom always said, "you have to have some janitors on your team." Play solid D and clean up the misses on both ends. She referred to Steve Eyl a lot as an example. Thinking back on how much she talked about him, I think she thought he was a hotty too.

Do you look a bit like Steve Eyl?  jj

19 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

And there's the big we need.  Defensive oriented, can crash the boards on both ends.  Him, Reneau, MM and two sharpshooting guards. 

No more buddy ball in the post for the love of all things.

1 hour ago, OGIUAndy said:

I believe so. But you never know these days what kids are thinking. IMO the relationship with the coach(es) is more important than the school these days. You can play anywhere and get noticed or drafted high. Look at North Carolina. 

I agree and hope Lewis feels that way too.

Issue now is NIL and how important that is to him.  I doubt we would be the highest bidder.

23 hours ago, OGIUAndy said:

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/college-football-recruiting-julian-lewis-usc-commit-five-visits#:~:text=The quarterback was named the,14.6 yard per pass average.
 

 

I'm guessing the Trojan Blade post is referencing what Tom Loy said back in February rather than something recent.  

13 hours ago, IU Scott said:

just watched this episode and it is not the most flattering picture of this recruitment.

Basically said he is a very good player but his handlers are making all of his decisions for him. One said what he heard we paid him is astronomical and is way touch for him. I am afraid that things like this will kill the locker room because we are buying our roster and not constructing the roster.

 

What all these players are making would be considered astronomical to us peons.  Whether or not it is overpaying is subjective 

On 3/31/2024 at 6:17 PM, Zlinedavid said:

Oh definitely. That woman is more bats**t than a mascara factory.

so is she more crazy than the average woman? lol

I'm guessing we are on the outside looking in on this one.  Been a little too quiet.

16 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

I dont mean to get into semantics, but it's a bit different. He didnt decline a meeting. He had one set up for after the off period, which means he did have interest. I'm pretty sure he just found another team. I think he has a top three right now.

I think the hope is that he setup the meeting thinking we were keeping the same offense and going to run a big man next to reneau again.

And then he cancelled it when finding out Woodson is changing things up and we really only have a backup center spot available.

On 3/30/2024 at 9:08 PM, Dawg Bawls said:

Theres a pony?

18 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Who do you have starting in front of him? Or do you know something about another player better yet to be named?

Probably hoping Mgbako stays.

If Mgbako stays and both start with Reneau (who isn't sitting), then you have a decision to make between protecting the rim with a center like Ware (or poor man's version more likely) and having a huge lineup or hoping those 3 can be enough size and put them with 2 guards.

If Mgbako returns, then this better mean that we aren't going after a starting big man

SF Tucker / PF Mgbako / C Reneau

vs 

SG Tucker / SF Mgbako / PF Reneau / Unnamed Center

If we are looking at the latter option, then that PG better be one hell of a 3 pt shooter lol

Or Mgbako is already gone and just hasn't been announced yet.

3 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

I'm not sure there's that much of a plan. They're just trying to acquire talent that fits together. 

well hopefully they end up fitting together.  

We have so many spots to fill, I wouldn't be shocked if this is just the spray and pray method to get bodies on to the team.

1 hour ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

hopefully this one gets wrapped up soon if it hasn't already been wrapped up behind the public's eye.  Need to move onto the next domino, can't wait too long with the number of holes needing to be filled.  

he's a low end 5 star / high end 4 star.  We would probably wait for as long as we have a chance.

Plus, they can go after the other dominos before he decides.

Looks like we may have our replacement for mcneeley....except it doesn't help our lack of 3 pt shooting

2 hours ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

Sorry i just don't agree.  I don't buy into Coach Woodson is some great developer of talent.  I just don't.  Not going to change my mind which is why i don't usually post much about.  And this will be the last time i do.  thanks for the response, i will see my way out of this thread and conversation.

I think Woodson's system is just good for big men and equally bad for guards.    If our team is good at one thing, it is feeding the post players.

Hard to say how much development was done by staff but they definitely gave him the opportunity.

Hopefully he decides to stay and he plays the 4 this coming season.  The big issue with that is how crappy our interior defense would be with MR at the 5 and MG at the 4.  But if you keep them at 3 and 4 and bring in another 5, then we are right back where we were this past year...crappy.

If MG leaves, then I would have MR shooting 3s all summer and in his sleep.  Whatever you can do to turn him into an outside threat.

If MG returns, then I would have MR figuring out how to be an undersized rim protector without fouling as much.

Basically MR is going to have to move one way or the other instead of stuck in between positions.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/who-is-returning-for-iu-basketball-it-comes-down-to-mackenzie-mgbako/