DocHoosier

5 hours ago, Indykev said:

With a new baby, this kid could go either way. Not a better shot on the team when he goes straight up, not fading away or shooting running one hander's off one foot. I hope the staff is in his ear about it. He could be the shooter we need.

Little confused, Bates is expecting a baby? Or KJ is expecting a baby?

Player comp:

Moussa Diabate, PF for Michigan this past year. Former 5-star who Averaged 9ppg/6reb as a Frosh. Beats people with quickness, hustle and finishing around the rim. Tireless worker on the boards. Leaves it all effort on the court. 
 

very excited to see what Malik can do!

I sincerely hope CTA makes a move to change OC sooner than he did with DeBoard. I’m not sure what else you need to see to confirm further ineptitude of our offense…

One games results matter little to recruits. More pressing issues such as:

- how will coaches develop me and scheme

- what’s the culture of the team

I have full confidence in development and scheme from our defense with Allen/Warren. I cannot say the same confidence in our offense. with that being said, Curry has excellent suitors for his services. Hope we can land him!

Maybe we are keeping things vanilla given the opponent, but I desire more creativity from our passing offense. Sheridan and OL may hold us back from reaching our potential. 

22 hours ago, btownqb said:

#2.. what do you want to see? Specifics. I think the run game early on looked better... then we had to go one dimensional. If you can't block, you can't block. 

Everything else, I 100% agree with you. The 3 transfer DL were clearly good pickups. 

Stretch the field! The second pick six and the multiple others that bopped off the defenders hands were particularly on routes less than 10 yards. Their DBs were sitting on routes all day daring us to go over the top. 
 

you are exactly right—if you go deep, you have to block it. 
 

The other disappointing aspect was calling many repeated play: mesh route (drags) on 3rd downs, TE bubble route. There’s just very little innovation in the play calling which drove me nuts with DeBoard (who Sheridan learned under). On the other hand, DeBorer was fantastic with play design and his Fresno State team gave Oregon run for their money today. 

Couple thoughts

1. Having played the game through college we were always told, “it’s not as good as you think, not as bad as you thing, it’s usually in between.” Tough to watch but I’ll try not to overreact to one game. 
2. I have concern about offensive play calling. Sheridan came from Mike DeBoard coaching tree. Similar to much of last year I didn’t see innovation on offense. The calls were conservative and predictable. 
3. Encouraging to see Anderson and Handy make plays on D. Gotta find ways to get more pressure by front 4. 
4. When Penix misses, his footwork is to blame. Getting better OL play would help, although he tends to be lazy at times with his feet. 
 

Next week will be a cupcake. Time to get right in preparation for Cincinnati. 

57 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I know Penix threw a TD to Marshall. 

The Twitter video Marshall posted looked nice!

Any whispers regarding Saturday’s scrimmage?

Rankings for 2023 seem like a cluster in general. I mean there was no grassroots last year. National guys can’t make trip to see all high school games. I’d expect the accuracy of the rankings to change drastically over the next year solely due to increased exposure rather than talent.

Good luck Jerome!

I am happy Woody is building the team he wants without restrictions. Start of Arch’s tenure it seemed he was attempting to keep all old pieces and making them fit in his system. 

2 hours ago, The Daily Hoosier said:

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/yasir-rosemond-gives-iu-basketball-a-national-recruiting-network/

This was a great read! Almost prophetic seeing with two new offers today due to CYR’s connections. Good work TDH

Good luck to Armaan. Would’ve loved him back. This leaves more Avenue for guys like Leal, Lander and Galloway grow into roles to fill his absence. 

Ecstatic about these returnees. Give me Arman and Brooks then call it a day. I refuse to acknowledge the belief that we are too deep at any position.

Competition in practice and for PT will bring out the best of each player. Similar to the 2012 team, after going through these previous lows will make the success of next year that much sweeter! Keep working, CMW!

14 minutes ago, 5 championships said:

If you haven’t already do yourself a favor and watch some highlights from this kid... WOW! My favorite player from 2022 class right now!

Could you post some? He’s definitely coming into scene during this COVID time

^^this is spot on. 
 

Think of IUs most successful team in the past 20 years. They feature quality PGs (Yogi, Hulls, Coverdale). It’s been the position which IU has the biggest challenge locking down in the recent decade. Arch will make sure that’s a thing in the past!

4 hours ago, The Daily Hoosier said:

Take a look at Indiana's top class of 2021 targets right now, in order of likelihood of a commitment.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2021-big-board/

Me when looking at Kaufman and Duncomb’s 3PT %. Man we could use a big man spreading the floor. 
 

Kaufman: Junior stats:  25.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.6 bpg, 1.1 spg, 64% FG, 40% 3FG, 75% FT

Duncomb: Junior stats:  13.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 69.9% FG, 42.9% 3FG, 67.3% FT

Very important we land some size in coming classes. Trayce is likely and Joey definitely gone after next year. 
 

Judging by a mixtape and his coaches description 👍🏻  Would like to hear from people who have better ability of identifying talent. Any thoughts of him as a player @milehiiu

If we land Duncomb, would it enhance our chances with Furst or Kaufman? The addition of Duncomb would likely garuntee neither player would be asked to play the 5 which must be appealing at least to Furst. 
 

By the article this guy appears to be Archie’s style for big man. Sign me up!

Can we not just enjoy a job well done by Coach Mercer to land top talent in the state?? Having IU baseball & football relevant will continue branding IU athletics as more than just basketball

love this response! Archie-type player! From Inside the Hall Interview with Geronimo:

what should Indiana fans expect out of you? What are you hoping to bring to the program?

“A whole lot of energy on the defensive and offensive end. First and foremost, I’m a defensive player. I love shutting people down. I love blocking shots, getting steals and doing other stuff to get a stop on the possession. People best believe in a game I will bring the defensive energy. My opponents will know I’m on the floor.”

2 hours ago, 5fouls said:

I think more than anything, it emphasizes how strong the 2021 class in Indiana is.  This is a team that does not even have Lander and Furst, who are both playing up a class, nor does it have Pierce Thomas, who I'm assuming is not playing AAU because it's still track season in Indiana.  He's the #3 seed in the upcoming state meet in the Long Jump with a qualifying jump of  23.07.25.  

No doubt they are a very talented group. And I look forward to some of the 2021 group staying home and playing for the Hoosiers. The effort in some of those highlights was pathetic. 

Appreciate sharing that link. Clearly Indiana Elite is the substantially better team. But how can we glean anything from those highlights? I’ve seen better effort being played at the local YMCA.