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I wonder if Woody passed his physical? My guess is Woody and Matta were taking their physical at the same time. "Whichever one of you passes the physical becomes the next IU coach. Good luck!"

Very LONG kid. Despite being 6'8"ish, his long arms will help tremendously. Fits in really well in our system

I think Geronimo is going to follow the path of Arman. Get some minutes here and there, play good D, etc. I'm liking the young kids we are bringing in. I believe we will start seeing a nice, steady flow of 4 year kids that get better over time. Not to diss Crean, but we either had freshmen that had to step in and play big minutes, or they didnt stick around long enough to develop. Franklin and kids like Geronimo are ones that may sit the bench a good amount their freshmen year, but you can see the potential and at the very least, are capable of stepping in if needed and not tanking the flow or becoming a liability. Kids like these are critical to a good program.

Not saying I agree with it. But that's what I read. Arizona is going to shell out money that Houston wouldn't. So you could be right.... He may have been threatening to sit out, and Houston decided to just send him away before it could be seen as Houston HAVING to deal him.

Hopkins wants crazy money in his next deal (understandably so). More than the Texans wanted to give. Trading now gave Houston a little more leverage.

Whatever you say

He's yet to be drafted. How can he say he's going pro when no one has drafted him (yet)? Was Scott Rolen a liar when he committed to Georgia to play basketball and ended up going pro in baseball? I'm done with this conversation. If Colson plays at IU, terrific. Good for everyone. Great for IUBB. I dont see it happening, assuming he doesn't have a dip in production.

We will see

Agree to disagree

Guys I know that have been around awhile say first 3 rounds. I agree though, if he ends up being projected 5-10, may as well go to college.

That'll be interesting. Actually just had that discussion with someone. Could cause him to fall a bit if teams are uncertain whether he will for sure sign. He will have a big decision to make, but it's tough passing up that much guaranteed money

The chances of him ever playing baseball at IU is low. Not zero by any means, but below 50%

An umpire/ref that has been doing it for decades and does his games told me 1st round wouldn't surprise him. Said he has the smoothest swing he's ever seen. Still a long way to go though

He will be a top pick in the MLB draft. Won't be playing basketball. Very much like Scott Rolen

Because he likes to play basketball. And if you talk to any MLB scout, they'll tell you they LOVE when prospects play multiple sports. They prefer it actually. He'll have a really tough decision. But like Bob Saccamanno said, it''ll be much like Scott Rolen. People don't realize how good Scott Rolen actually was at basketball.

It's pretty likely at this point that he plays baseball. He has much more of a chance to having a professional career in baseball as opposed to basketball. He's a really good athlete though. Wouldn't surprise me if he went the other way around, but at this point, it's baseball.

I don't know if you can really blame it on the MLB though. MLB will always have an issue bringing on new fans. I don't think you can really expect the general public to know the name of an MLB star when a game lasts 3+ hours. Taking that into account, a game lasts 3+ hours. Taking Trout for example, he comes up to bat, what, every 30-45 minutes? Then you take into account that a successful hitter gets on base 30-40% of the time. Of that 30-40% only a small percentage is an eye popping home run. You literally have to watch an entire game to maybe see that player make a fun, eye popping play. I don't think the MLB can really "entice" the general public to watch 3.5 hours for maybe a few good plays. Someone who appreciates baseball will. Your average fan? Not a chance. The NFL and NBA simply has more action. More big plays, more often.

Absolute great point with Trout. If he played on the East Coast people would understand that he is the greatest player in the league since Albert Pujols