Hoosierdave

For anyone that wants to rewatch conference games from this year, they are available for free on YouTube. Just go to the Big Ten Network channel and go to the “videos” tab.

53 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said:

Playing time???

I’m sure the pitch will be stay close to home and have the ball in your hands, because that’s all they can really sell him on. The state of St. John’s basketball isn’t great right now. They literally announced Pitino’s staff today…

Also, from the article below:

“There are a variety of reasons for the massive exodus.Many of the players were recruited by former head coach Mike Anderson, who has since sued St. John’s after his firing for alleged wrongful termination.

The players realize that with a new coach comes a different type of coaching style and demands – something Pitino admitted himself.

“We’re probably going to have to bring in 6-8 players for this basketball team and that’s going to take a lot of work.”

https://www.outkick.com/the-entire-st-johns-basketball-recruiting-class-has-moved-on-since-rick-pitino-was-hired/

So yea playing time is there, but if it’s your final college basketball season, you joining the school where players are leaving in droves and taking a leap of faith that Pitino is gonna find 8 scholarship players capable of making a tournament run? 

I’m not as worried about St. John’s with Ledlum. They literally don’t have a roster, Pitino gutted basically the whole team and the entire incoming 2023 recruiting class decommitted. 

Credit to someone else noticing this. Could be nothing but interesting. 

Didn’t think to mention at the time since there wasn’t much steam with Ware, but I did notice when Fino posted on IG him declaring for the NBA that Ware commented. So I guess they have a prior relationship and maybe Fino is doing some recruiting? 

Those percentages were posted today, FYI. 
 

Apologies if this was mentioned already, but the NY Post wrote an article about St. John’s recruiting and when talking about Chris Ledlum, they singled out Indiana as a “major suitor” for him. 

Not sure though if IU is mentioned solely because of the Knicks/Woodson connection since Ledlum is from New York. 

Obviously need depth at the 5 and sounds like he has a great attitude and appreciation for IU. 

A little surprised they took the commitment so early though when the transfer portal is heating up and plenty of options to consider. 

Guess it’s also safe to say the whole Flory/Queen/Cyril reclass never got any legs with adding Sparks and potentially Shedrick. 

7 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

That guy and @CoachSS are pretty far apart on the "insider" scale in my book...

Look at some of his posts after the Penn State regular season loss about Coach Woodson...

I’m not getting into a debate over who is the top “insider” or who should be deemed an “insider” at all lol. 

My post was to suggest that just like this site, there’s certain guys that when they post, you take it with added value. On that site, he’s definitely one of them. 

13 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Bates could just be selling IU gear for NIL money. Can't believe everything you read either

For sure, I’m always skeptical of rumors too.
I interpreted it as Bates was selling IU gear that only players/staff receive from Adidas, thus suggesting he is moving on and wanted to make $ off exclusive pieces alumni would go crazy for. 
 

IMO would be weird to post something like that if he was just selling “scoop” t shirts like he does year round. 

11 hours ago, 5fouls said:

Rumor on btownbanners that Bates is selling IU gear.  

Went over there and that post did come from basically the Coach SS of that site, FWIW. 

I appreciate anyone that wanted to come and play for IU but I’m tired of talking about player potential and upside. Guys like Bates/Geronimo/Leal have been given more than enough time to prove to the staff their value and how they fit a specific need. 

Woodson was a short-term hire and brought on IMO to return Indiana to a nationally relevant brand. He’s done that by getting us to the tournament twice, having us ranked in the top 25 almost the whole year, having a B10 FOTY and potentially NPOY in TJD (and maybe 2 first-round NBA picks there too).

Now it’s about getting guys in the portal that have proven track records and will compete for that 7-8 man rotation. We have a lot of positive momentum and resources to be good, we should utilize it.

Was interviewed recently, said he still plans on taking a visit to IU. 

Believe he’s friends with Dylan Harper. 

On a more positive note, he apparently liked this tweet today about Flory visiting IU again. 
 

On 2/28/2023 at 10:30 PM, gnet550 said:

Seems like random timing…I’m assuming this isn’t a reputable IG account? Just one that guesses some?

Checked that post. They were just referencing On3 predictions with him, not some inside scoop. I would also take On3’s predictions with a grain of salt. Fairly certain those forecasts are based on a formula that site made (they take into account distance to home, # of visits, fan engagement, etc) as compared to it being like Rivals and 247 where journalists log “crystal balls”. On3 does crystal balls too but I think it’s only a select few writers that are given that power. 

16 hours ago, Maedhros said:

If you're Asa Newell or Liam McNeely watching Montverde alum go off like that, just commit right now. Keep that pipeline going.

Obviously not sure if he watched the game but Asa did repost a pic of Jeff Goodman saying JHS is a lotto pick on his Insta page.