BobSaccamanno

Colvin a legit moron. Really helped us there.

Darn. That was the second foul on Purdue. I wanted them to have one foul in a half.

Wish we knew…along with a lot of the behind the scenes stuff. I think we will get our answer when changes are made after the season. My prediction is they will roll out a new personnel department that will look more defined. I suspect at least one assistant will switch out.

https://sports.yahoo.com/bears-want-historic-compensation-no-142856891.html

The other thing we don’t know enough about is the GM/player personnel roles. Bit tough to gauge from their titles. Football is bigger but CCC has a developed team in that regard. With the way the portal is going, you absolutely have to have a sophisticated personnel program. Woody did a very good job landing a guy like Ware out of the portal. So he can land recruits. Player identification and focus was more elusive. Woody doesn’t have the time to have every potential transfer at his fingertips. He needs an infrastructure to identify potential guys who can fill holes. We might like this person or that person, but the plan when we brought in Matta as an assistant AD has fallen off the rails. After the disaster of last offseason—which is really where this season failed—it’s clear that we need an overhaul in this area and that’s not a personal attack on any individual. There’s no way that Dolson isn’t doing a deep dive into this. This gets fixed and next year we can succeed. If we are still mediocre next year then we will have our answer. I’d say Woody won’t have any margin at that point and that seems fair; he’d probably agree.

You made up for it with Domask. Love his game. Wisconsin must be kicking themselves there.

great article. This highlights that we can turn it around immediately this offseason if we crank up the portal with our built in advantages. Last year was a missed opportunity but we’ve heard that they are better situated this season.

One thing that’s clear is that fans don’t know who is responsible for what. For example, I believe the assistants divide up responsibility for advanced scouting. We can’t see the data on who was responsible for which opponents and then the results. But you can bet that Dolson’s staff is looking into that. It will probably be clear after the season when changes inevitably occur.

Now that’s an efficient, quick delivery….Bam, that ball is out.

Didn’t he burn bridges? This seems odd.

Love this. There’s the IU fan base right there. And I think it’s not just because he’s an IU guy from Indy. There’s a component to it IMO that he’s been nothing but a great and classy kid.

Polluting a recruiting thread with coaching criticisms is unseemly to say the least. Plenty of threads for that. Just IMO….

Schertz could be the next Bruce Pearl. D2 to mid major and on his way up. System draws recruits and they are dynamic.

I’m not claiming he’s perfect but I find Malik to be very easy to root for. I like him a lot. Fischer can be very telling since he is around the guys. He said Malik is a great kid. Sometimes with Don, it’s what he doesn’t say. He just won’t say anything. So, if he says Malik is a great kid, you can 100% believe him. edit. Sorry Ky, I attached this to the wrong message.

This is why I want three new guards. Even if you get a lead guard who can start, what if he gets hurt? Then you’re looking at this year’s backcourt again. Point guard, shooting guard and combo guard, please.

💯 well said.

We have a little thing called "innocent until proven guilty." Beard was not found guilty. I don't think anyone here would like to be denied a job if you were simply charged with something.

Yes, the new QB coach (Sunseri) does. Lewis has given him credit for being the first coach to identify his potential.

Yeah, thanks, I knew what you meant, so no worries at all. The size on one hand can be a problem on D on paper. I haven't seen his defense, so can't comment. But, a lot of times those small guys are quick and are really, really hard to drive on. Stop the ball and penetration. We need shooting but just as much we need perimeter D, IMO.

This year we landed a big catch in Ware and he’s been great. But he was an obvious talent. What I’m more curious about are mid-major types who have come up and absolutely thrived. Yes, we looked at Knecht and reportedly RayJ Dennis. But look at the great pieces that the competition got such as Marcus Domask, Ace Baldwin, Brice Williams, Rienk Mast, Lance Jones, or Max Klesmit. It’s been proven that productive players from lower levels can come up here and thrive (hoping we see that with IU Football under CCC). For those of you who watch other teams play, can you please identify potential transfer possibilities as you watch down the stretch? I will throw a few names out: Ryan Conwell, Indiana State, 15 ppg, 5 reb, 39% from 3 at 6’4, 195 from Pike High Jalen Blackmon, Stetson, 6’3 180, 20 ppg, 39% from 3, 90% free throws, from Marion Isiah Swope, Indiana State, tiny at 5’10 but electric at 18 ppg, over 40% from 3; far more dynamic than anyone we have had in awhile, from Newburgh

I’ve fallen asleep mid-game multiple times and missed others altogether. For someone like me, this is unheard of.

Love Gabe’s work ethic and if I were him, I’d take a redshirt next year. Bulk up and put up hundreds of three’s a day, live in the film room. Knowing how much he works, I think it would do him wonders. I don’t want him to wake up and be a junior already and have time start running out. To redshirt him, you need three new guards to go with a super senior Trey and Newton.

Mack got his master’s from IU too.

The fans are the problem.

Whoa, I just looked at our schedule the rest of the way. Ouch, the staff better develop some adjustments. After you get dismantled by Penn State at home, anything else will look difficult but hopefully we can get some W’s.