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6 hours ago, FritzIam4IU said:

Not worried at all about that nonsense. That sounds like someone trying for clickbait. As a bears fan I’m excited for Caleb to be a bear and all of the bears fans I know are as well.

 

“Former” scout 

1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

I haven't dialed in yet because of focus on hoops but here's where I'm at with Coach Cignetti. If he needs to send kids packing or whatever you want to call it so be it. I mean no disrespect to CTA and his time but if CC needs to ship dead wood so be it.

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

5 hours ago, Indykev said:

 

Rico?  No relation to @rico lol

4 hours ago, btownqb said:

Yeah my crimson colored glasses that day were thick. Kid sucks. 

 

"6'6 long athletic" should have trusted my initial evaluation. 

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.  

1 hour ago, Zlinedavid said:

Bag men like him are going to go the way of the dodo. Who needs a guy with under the table connections when you can pay guys above board?

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.  

1 hour ago, bluegrassIU said:

Another Saturday night talking hoops with @Joe_Hoopsier.  😂

5 minutes ago, IUfaninIllinois said:

Yeah i understand your concern but I can also see a scenario where Leal and Cupps just don’t play much either and Newton probably either. We really only have two wings though but he might just take a back up 4 and back up 5 and be done or try getting someone to redshirt for the 13th spot 

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

2 hours ago, Fkfootball said:

Some guy on Peegs said that a 39% 3 pt shooter with one year of eligibility was pretty interested in IU and hadn't put his name in the portal yet.

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. 

57 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

Things happen fast with the transfer portal 

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

4 hours ago, btownqb said:

Larkins, too. 6 schollies, at least. 

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).  

11 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

The only thing I've seen is a summer with Clif isn't gonna hurt him...

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.  

1 minute ago, DC2345 said:

It shouldn't. Malone is a 5. He can stretch the floor but he's a 5. IU still needs another 4 imo.

TJ Power is an absolutely perfect fit.  

47 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

On one hand, I love seeing UK taken down a peg or two. On the other hand rooting for Jerry Jones/John Calipari to do it is like rooting for the murderers over the rapists. 

I see that Kenny Payne is also going to Arkansas. 

6 hours ago, SawatchHoosier said:

LMAO Kentucky get screwed by legal payments is the best. 

 

 

Interesting that he’s interested in basketball.  I wonder if NFL rules prohibit him doing the same for football.   

I look forward to the first portal announcement that doesn’t use the words “with that being said.”

Man, Duke is getting gutted.  I read that this is their eighth departure.  

Power is someone we recruited so I wonder if we reach out.  

I like Reneau in the post on offense but his defense and rebounding wouldn’t be good enough, as of now at least.   He can also improve his passing.   

Ballo from what I saw (not a ton, mind you) can come out and hunt screens.  That might be a clever way to give Reneau space inside.   
But on D he can be essential.  

4 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

I love seeing how trends in uniforms come and go.  When I was in high school, a uniform that tight, shorts that high and socks that long would have been laughed off the court. 

I'm waiting for one company/designer to take the big leap and actually have shorts with a belt as a "throwback" 😂

That said....I like that one.  The stripes on the side...very nice. 

You would have enjoyed the short shorts we wore in the 1980s.  🤦‍♂️ 

I had been a backer of hers but mainly because the last president was incompetent.  However, and I don’t have any dogs in these fights, I do know enough about large business and leadership to know that this isn’t good leadership.  Good leadership  can find compromise and creative solutions to resolve competing interests particularly in a university where exchange of thought is critical.  This will bear watching but I wouldn’t call this a ringing endorsement of her ability.  We will see if she recovers.  

3 minutes ago, Zville Hoosier said:

Wait a minute, is someone impersonating me? (I’m not on Btown Banners and no idea what this is in reference to, just making sure I’m not being falsely implicated in some thing 😁)

Regarding Indiana State, I posted this a couple of months ago, but I think they probably would have finished third in the B1G.  Granted, it was a pathetic league this year, but after Purdue and Illinois, I think they were better.  They got totally screwed by big school bias in the tourney.  The proof is basically that all their starters are switching out to big schools. So, by definition, they had big school talent.  Kent and Larry moved to Texas.  Duke and a host of other big schools mentioned with Avila.  We know about Conwell.  Etc.