13th&Jackson

16 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said:

It's good to see our name on these lists again.  What really stood out to me was that there are five B18 teams listed ahead of us.   

Gary Parrish has IU at #20

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/rankings/top25/

6 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

Galloway will not be starting unless there's injuries. 

Just now, btownqb said:

I believe that. Carlyle isn't coming off the bench. 

I know they didn't bring Carlyle in to be a backup, but if Gallo's healthy, I wouldn't be surprised to see him start at the beginning of the season. 

14 minutes ago, Artesian_86 said:

Indykev!.....I want boots on the ground today. lol

Goode will be in town for 2 days so we need a "tail" on him at all times. We need intel and pics. Most of all DO NOT GET MADE!....lol

1 minute ago, Indykev said:

Why? is Woody going 4 guards? Galloway starts, MR sits.

I just think he’ll start Gallo over Carlyle to start the year. Not saying he should 

1 minute ago, Drroogh said:

What did you do with Trey and Cupps?

I keep seeing them backing up Rice in the projected lineup, although I don’t think that’s realistic. I think they start Galloway

34 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

I tend to agree. It would be one thing if we didn't need this player, but the past few seasons have told us we probably will at some point. 

With Newton’s injury, they would realistically be at 11 going in to next season if they leave the scholly open. We all hope he can play, but that’s a big question mark at this time. 
Even if he can play some, I don’t feel good about Leal and Newton as Carlyle’s backups. 

10 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

half this board is speculative. I am just saying Walmart and FedEx are going to be around a lot longer than Ken Nunn.

Aren't personal injury lawyers vampires?

14 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

I think when people say "shooter", they mean "3 point shooter".  Most do anyway. 

1 hour ago, Indykev said:

 

UGonna Doowat?

FedEx has announced a massive $25 million name, image and likeness investment in Memphis athletics that will fund $5 million in NIL contracts over each of the next five years in key sports while promoting the company. The deal is believed to be the biggest corporate NIL partnership of its type in college athletics. 

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/fedex-to-fund-25-million-for-memphis-nil-in-whats-believed-to-be-largest-corporate-partnership-with-athletes/

28 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

It’s the recruits perception. Like ‘what I’m not good enough you can’t spend some jack to fly?’ Or maybe I’m waiting for this one ‘I’m not good enough for a trip on my own you had to bundle?’

Making a good first impression:

1 minute ago, dgambill said:

I actually think it’s a smart fit. Catch and shoot stretch 4. Doesn’t need the ball in his hands like the young guns. Will be surrounrded by playmakers and he can just spot up, rebound, and play defense. He will be an enforcer type in the ACC finesse conference.

Veteran leadership on a very young team

5 hours ago, btownqb said:

 

 

This is brutal for for MN if they lose Hawkins and Payne. Hawkins had previously announced he was definitely returning. 

34 minutes ago, Hoosier4Life53 said:

I agree, but many would say we’re no longer a blue blood program, but for those doubters it sure looks like we’re poised to reclaim that status.

You have to actually win something first. There are a lot of pro franchises who’ve spent a ton of money in free agency and have nothing to show for it. This is uncharted waters for CBB. I’m glad that IU seems to be finally focused on getting in the game, but there’s no such thing as a “hot stove” championship. 

3 hours ago, Drroogh said:

Crap, let’s not get the Purdont/Wisky/Duke conversation going. Next thing we’ll have a Dorky poster on here.

Right. Last thing we need is Biff Wellington on here

31 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

How come we’re not seeing anything about players like Somto Cyril or Brandon Garrison? There are plenty of minutes to be had at the 4-5.

15 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I don't believe that, but trusting Cupps, Banks, CJ, and Leal was more of an issue for me. 

The bottom line-- lack of guard depth shot us in the foot two years in a row, that can't happen. 

Yeah, Newton went public in July of last year about the severity of his injury, one month before he had another surgery and was ruled out for the year. The training staff and coaches had to know he wasn't going to play last season or if so, wouldn't be effective with so little activity.

"Since the spring of 2022, Jakai Newton's body has rarely cooperated with his basketball ambitions.

More specifically, an injured knee that robbed the Indiana freshman guard of all but two weeks of his senior season at Newton High School in Covington, Ga., and is threatening to derail Newton's first season with the Hoosiers."

So, when can Indiana fans expect Newton to be back at full strength? That's ultimately up to the healing timetable of Newton's knee and the advice of IU's training staff and doctors, and as of now, they're opting not to take any unnecessary risks.

That means while the rest of the Hoosiers have been battling on the practice floor since June, Newton has had to watch from the sidelines. He's still studying film every day and listening intently during practice, but his first taste of college competition remains elusive.

"I talked to the Indiana doctors and trainers, and pretty much it's just I gotta take it slow," Newton said. "Like, the injury I got is tough. I've been out for so long, so I gotta build all my muscle back and still just take it easy.

10 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I bet their is no other fan base that worries more about who the 13th scholarship player will be on our team. A lot of programs don't ever use the 13 scholarships but our fans goes ballistic if we don't use it.

It was the circumstances. IU had insufficient guard depth and experience in 22/23 when XJ got injured. They had even less last season when he was injured again. Filling the 13th scholarship doesn't necessarily mean it's the last guy off the bench.

8 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Yeah solid crew, they needed it. Michigan sucked last year. 

Gayle shot 28% from 3 last year-- so we know he sucks, an Auburn bench player, a Bama bench player, another one that avged above 10 points one time in CUSA, and a big guy from an Ivy League school... 

Johnell Davis would have helped a lot, but MI can really only get grad transfers or freshmen/sophomores. Their limit of only transferring a maximum of 60 credits for undergrads doesn't work for older players unless they already have a degree.

11 minutes ago, btownqb said:

lol Goodman is suuuch a douche 

He is, but May is putting together a solid transfer roster. He's added a PG from Auburn, two skilled scoring guards, a stretch 4 and a center who can handle and shoot from the perimeter. Fits how he wants to play.

4 minutes ago, iuswingman said:

Over an empty chair, sure.

I checked the stats and Empty Chair had zero turnovers last year.

21 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

It also just dawned on me….Tom Crean would make a hell of an AD for somebody someday. His Achilles heel was always in game coaching and adjustments (and finding pants that fit). His long term vision and ability to work the media was always great. 

He also had a really good eye for overlooked talent. He’d be good at finding transfer talent 

6 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

If Woodson isn’t coaching for whatever reason next season, Why limit ourselves to an alum? 
 

I think too much emphasis gets put on “the former IU coaching tree”. Bob Knight didn’t coach under Branch McCracken. Danny Hurley has no connection to Calhoun. K didn’t go to Duke. Self didn’t go to Kansas. Dean Smith didn’t go to UNC. Wooden didn’t go to UCLA. 
 

Go shake some trees and see who is willing to listen. Get the best available coach out there. 

The reason I always hear is “oh, they’ll understand the traditions better”.
 

How about upholding this tradition: win. 

Didn’t say next season. Also, not a fan of limiting a search to an alum. But we’re seeing that coaches don’t want to leave a good job to go to so-called blue bloods. Roy Williams wouldn’t have left Kansas for anywhere but NC. 

On 4/16/2024 at 4:05 PM, Zlinedavid said:

I hate to root against anyone, but I hope May crashes and burns at Michigan just to spite every IU fan that is consumed with him.  If he didn't serve as a manager under Knight, you'd see 2/3rds fewer posts about him here. 

5 hours ago, Inequality said:

To be fair, same thing can be said about Woodson. If he didn't play at IU and so forth. He was on zero coaching search list this off season and has yet to win a game with his portal all star team.

Im curious to see if Dusty can lift that program and how quickly. He put FAU on the map for a brief moment but the B1G wont be so nice to him as he is likely aware.

I hope he is largely successful and that he only “crashes and burns” when playing IU.

 

I actually hope he does well other than against IU. I think he still has something to prove, but the potential is certainly there.  May is only 47. The former IU coaching tree doesn't have many branches. If he's successful at MI, I'd hope at the right time, the IU donors would pony up for his buyout. It's always easier to get someone to leave a job to go to their alma mater. 

4 hours ago, rico said:

We better do more than just making the tournament.

Didn't you get the memo? We grade with a curve now.