13th&Jackson

True, although the courts keep moving the goal posts

No professional league could survive under the current transfer/NIL regime

Oh no doubt.

Hopefully you have Weathertech floor liners.

Congratulations

I remember I hated the guy and the rest of that AZ team. Thought they were thugs and punks. As long as it isn’t stupid cheap shots like XJ, this team could use some intimidation factor

In four years, Leal has made 25 threes. Essegian as a freshman, before his back injury (which is supposedly healthy), made 69. Leal is a 65% FT shooter, Essegian is 89%. He also has two years eligibility. He's shown he can come into games and knock down 3 threes in about 6 minutes. If healthy, he's a better option off the bench than Leal. He has a high Bball IQ. He'd pick things up quickly. Neither are good defenders.

Purdue would have been awful without Edey and Smith

In Malinese, Oumar Ballo translates to Moses Abraham

I believe Ware was rated the #2 transfer last year. IU is definitely big man U. Definitely should help with rebounding and interior defense.

Jake Diebler has a 73% winning %

“But too many of them that people that follow Indiana think are players, okay, came out like the old Indiana. And that’s what we need to eliminate, that kind of habit, choice, decision, mindset.”

Think of how many future students IU will draw from Mali.

FEIW this is a good read https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/03/brad-stevens-basketball-journey-was-shaped-by-bob-knight-he-was-bigger-than-life/amp/

Agreed. Great pickup, but taking seven games out is some magical thinking. It’s like saying if you take out 13 games when Gallo went 0-40, he’s a 47% shooter. Rice has a great skill set and is a really good addition. No need for anyone to spin his game into something it isn’t at the moment.

Wait until they lose to AR at Rupp. Just like IU can never lose to MI at AH now

The top teams in the B1G will all be taking a step back. If IU puts that team together, it will be the most talented team in the B1G. Expectations would be high, as they should be.

That team should win the B1G and be an Elite 8 team

We'll fix that. They'll be at Ballo numbers in no time.

That's Oklahoma St. They were a top program during the Henry Iba era.

I think the long term successful formula is 8 returning players, 2-3 HS recruits and 2-3 portal players every year.

Just enjoy the fact that WI and IL are in the top 25 and the cow college up north isn't.