BGleas

Would love to see our defensive metrics when both Ware and Leal are in.

I keep zoning out. When I start paying attention again, Hummel is going on about how bad one of these teams is, but I can never tell which team he's talking about.

Reneau through the triple-team for the jump ball turnover.

He's in the game? You just can't see him on defense.

Only Indiana can commit a flagrant foul while driving to the basket.

I'm sure I'm suppressing some Archie-era memories, but can't remember the last time I was this bored watching a basketball game.

Geez, this kid can't catch a break. Feel so bad for him!!

Wow. Pretty impressive.

Last time we were on Peakcock I got home about an hour into the game. What you have to do is turn the game on and rewind it to the beginning. I just put it on mute first and didn't look a the score. I was then able to watch from the beginning. You'd just have to do that before the end of the live broadcast for it to work @NCHoosier32.

Wait, the NCAA has 'current rules'?

Yes, let's please keep this thread on topic. There are enough places to talk about the coaching situation. Let's keep this topic to 2024 potential transfer targets. Thanks - BGleas

I can't find the tweet that I shared last week in the IUBB 2023-24 thread, and I'm not sure how/if the numbers might have changed since Saturdays game, but there was a stat I shared along with video from Coach Adranga on how much our perimeter defense had changed/improved since Big Ten play started. It was something like IU had the best 3pt defense in conference play, and Adranga had video clips of how the coverages and helping had changed since the start of the season. Love seeing those adjustments from the staff and players.

Agree with everyone on Ware. He's been a huge brightspot. It's been fun watching him shed the "lazy" label that was attached to him and prove his doubters (looking at you Dana Altman) wrong! I'll don't think he'll be back, but it would he really fun to see one more year of Ware in an IU uniform.

Not sure, but definitely someone.

Big Ten refs doing Big Ten things...

Right, but these people know Brad Stevens and are with him daily. They've had conversations with him about this, and would be speaking with him driectly about these things. I believe IU people thought they maybe had a chance. I don't for a second believe there was some vote and Stevens wanted to come back to college.

Other than the paycheck, I don't know why anyone would want to be a high or even mid-major college coach. Honestly, outside the paycheck it sounds horrible.

I'm sure some people around the program maybe thought they had a chance. I don't doubt that part of it. But, he wasn't coming. He doesn't want to come back to college. I spoke directly to a high ranking person in the Celtics org, and he laughed at the idea of Stevens coming back to college.

I just don't believe that actually happened. Understand that there's a Boston side and an IU side to this story. But people directly inside the Celtics org laugh at the notion of Stevens going back to college coaching.

Brad Stevens was never coming to IU. I talked to someone in the Celtics organization the summer right after Woodson was hired. Admittedly, I didn't directly ask about Stevens and IU but I asked my guy if they thought Stevens would ever come back to the college game. It was an emphatic and very quick "no", and immediately followed that up by saying Stevens has no interest in recruiting again.

The biggest reason I'm ready for a change after this season? I don't trust this staff to be able to fix this. I don't trust this staff to put together a roster and system/style that will make IU a top 25 team next season.

I think you're focusing on the wrong part of my post. But I get what you're asking/saying. I didn't mean he deserves it as some big defense of Woodson. I just meant that coaches usually get more than 3 years.