BobSaccamanno

“Former” scout

In the portal/NIL era, you absolutely have to have some tough conversations with some players.

Rico? No relation to @rico lol

No worries, my friend. I would hate to be called out on every thing I post. No one is going to be clean by that definition. We are all IU fans and want the best.

The 13th scholarship is not the same issue year over year. This year after Goode and a big man sign, it wont be critical. That’s because the roster fits together. Last year, the offseason was an unmitigated disaster. The missing player wasn’t the 13th man. It was a significant player in the rotation that they didn’t fill. It is two different things. If you’re good with 12 this year no one should have any confusion whatsoever that that would excuse what happened with last season’s roster. They bombed on it and all you can do with that is try to improve on your decision making. But that’s the thing with sports. The record sticks. The good news is that the next year is a fresh start.

Tom Crean was just talking about that on Hoosier Hysterics. Your assistants should be geared toward player development. My two cents but I would add strategy and scheme. No need to waste time on assistants who are there to “recruit.” That should be handled in the player personnel (GM) office. IMO that’s how it should be divided up.

Yeah if you are a good player a few of those guys are of no concern to you.

Luke Goode is a 38.8% career 3 point shooter. Just a guess.

Based on position, you’d think it would be Anderson OR Humrichous. I am perfectly fine with Leland Walker even if we get Carlyle. Kid seems to want to be here and he looks like a bulldog out there. I don’t know if there is a 6’4 ish guard with range out there if Essegian isn’t happening. Malone at backup C. Tucker, Ballo, Rice, Carlyle, Malone, Walker, Humrichous/Anderson would be phenomenal.

Do you know what happened with Power? His reasoning for excluding us?

Clearing needed roster space for several new additions. I’d assume heavy emphasis on defense. Our two deep isn’t there yet on that side. I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a couple more.

Not a political statement whatsoever but times must have changed quite a bit. I don’t even recall seeing homelessness in my seven years in Bloomington (80s and 90s).

Yeah from pictures it sure looks like he needs to get some chiseling work in.

We’ve got 4 more spots, I believe. Essegian, Power, Malone, and Carlyle. Woody wants to play 10 deep. That’s probably a legit 10 deep rotation. He can shut everyone up about having shooting and dynamic guards.