FKIM01

4 hours ago, bluegrassIU said:

Yes I am.

I mean, ummm, errrr....move along. Nothing to see here.

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.

12 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

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

31 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Seems like our comrades in Champaign have some splaining to do...

https://www.outkick.com/sports/aj-storr-wisconsin-transfer-illinois-tampering-allegations

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.

8 hours ago, btownqb said:

isn't that when he was playing around with the cheerleader? 😆

Oh crap...MP is an admin here? 😮

9 hours ago, btownqb said:

That's stupid. But ok 

9 hours ago, DC2345 said:

They like holding one open just in case someone pops up right before the season or during the season they want to add. 

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

20 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

I agree otherwise we could have just rolled with Sparks again. They seem like similar types of players. Decent offense and rebounding, not athletic, not good FT shooters. I'd rather just have an all defensive type guy. But I also don't know who's interested. 

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

1 minute ago, Reacher said:

How did Purdue miss on this guy? 

https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2024/04/22/olivier-rioux-florida-basketball-worlds-tallest-teenader/

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

4 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Umm.. maybe-- hopefully 🙏. 

But-- I am willing to bet my house he's more mentally tough. 

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

2 hours ago, Hoosier82 said:

Surprised (pleasantly) to see KC already projected as a mid 1st rounder in the 2025 draft…well ahead of highly coveted guys like Storr, K Knox, Bradshaw, etc  

https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/?year-mock=2025

 

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.

1 minute ago, tdhoosier said:

I'm not the one to ask. i'm just sharing info I've seen in other places. My feelings should hold no weight. 

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

4 hours ago, tdhoosier said:

I only feel better about Goode than Essegian because of the big family connections to IU. His dad and uncle played FB at IU. His brother attends IU right now. His parents apparently have season tix for basketball. And most importantly he wants to attend a business grad school. 

But other than that I know nothing - I'm just sitting back and eating popcorn like the rest of us.  

 

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

58 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

Coverdale?

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.

35 minutes ago, 94hoosier said:

I thought Goode was staying at Illinois. 

What happened with Anderson

We need a back up center more than anything else

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

1 minute ago, iuswingman said:

If Goode is strictly a 3, then wonder if MM will end up slotting at the 4 some.    Then you also have Tucker but he could probably fill in at a few positions.

I'm hoping our backup 4 does open things up with outside shooting regardless of whether he is called a wing or big.

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.

6 minutes ago, Kdug said:

I think pairing him at the 4 with Ballo would actually be a pretty effective lineup. The weaknesses would be rebounding and post defense, which are already weaknesses with Reneau at the 4 anyway. It’d also provide more space for Ballo down low and Rice, Carlyle, and Galloway to attack the rim. 

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.

17 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Kopp played the 4 in the BTT, when we made a run, in CMWs first year. It looked great. 

Sorry went and checked.  It was pretty much just the ILL game in the tourney. 

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.

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

And a year late.  

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.

Just now, btownqb said:

Yeah my crimson colored glasses that day were thick. Kid sucks. 

I think most people came to the conclusion that both banks and Gunn had issues by the end of the last season.  I was much less sure after watching their freshman seasons.

Props to you for owning that one...I couldn't help but laugh as I will when it's my turn to eat a comment.

3 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

They were in the program for one year prior to the start of last season, and sat behind 4 viable backcourt options.  I'm not saying they should have stayed.  In fact I think them transferring was the right move.  What I'm saying is that going into last season, they weren't the disasters they turned out to be.  They were much more unknown. 

Yeah, the sample size was considerably larger after year two to make the call...and obviously, the call was made.

5 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

You sure about that?

 

26 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

You're going to cut loose two 4* recruits after their freshman year?

24 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Absolutely 

I think you're off on this one.  Not near enough of a sample size after that year to say either way.  As others have said, you'd cut a lot of very productive players if your leash was that short.

34 minutes ago, btownqb said:

No. Not at all. But again, that's the issue. We should have been in on, and SELLING, way more mins last off-season than we were. It was coaching malpractice to go into last season and think Cupps, Gunn, and Banks could play major mins. 

How do you know that staff wasn't?  It's not like they didn't TRY to get more quality guards...?