BobSaccamanno
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32 minutes ago, Purdue7 said:
He’s got some length & bounce but I doubt the “ratings gurus” see huge NBA potential
Which seems to be the only thing they look for
Ceiling is more athletic Roth or Kopp?
I was convinced Gunn would be a 3 year starter so what do I know
I don’t see Roth or Kopp at all. He’s very dynamic. The latecomers with offers tell you that.
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Wonder if he gets rated top 25 next time the rankings come out.
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Short tour of facilities
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We hit D line hard in the portal. Doing that was as obvious as saying water is wet but good to see the execution.
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Huge get on paper. He may have grown into a DT. I’ve see him listed that way. Was very well regarded coming out of high school, something like the second ranked player in Illinois if memory serves. Good physical tools.
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The other thing with the Pacers is they have made a ton of great moves, winning across the board. They now have put together a lot of assets. Do not be surprised if they consolidate a couple of pieces for an impact player.
Trading for Haliburton (gave up a nice player to get a great player), stealing Siakim from TOR, tradiing the corpse of Brogdon for Nesmith, trading second rounders for Toppin, getting Nembhardt in the second round, on and on.
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Stephen A is a dufus. I don’t know why people waste time on talking heads. Skip. Kornheiser. All of them. But to each their own.
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Pacers. Two legit guys in TH and PS plus waves of young, fresh legs and a GREAT coach. They caught some breaks with Giannis and Lillard being hurt but they are going to be a huge problem in the East in the future. The thing is when you win these big games, it really sets you up for the future because you know you can do it. When you lose, there’s always that doubt and it becomes a hurdle.
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William has an older brother, Andrew Depeape who was at MSU but entered the portal. He was highly recruited initially. I wonder if we are in on him? He could potentially be a huge plus for our defense.
https://spartanshield.org/33859/sports/siblings-playing-together-beyond-the-backyard/
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If this were blackjack, last year we were sitting on 14 and we stood pat with that 13th spot. This year we are sitting on 19.
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Congrats to Hatton. Great achievement for any Indiana boy to lock in IU. He looks like a nice pickup as a backup big.
We can be very selective with that last spot. Developmental player, late transfer, decommitment somewhere else, European who falls out of the sky, who knows.
Lot of learnings from last off season. It sucks that we were subjected to that but at least they had the humility to correct their ways.
The support and insight that Scott Dolson provides sure seems to be tremendous. Until proven otherwise, I think he’s a heroic figure in a sea of administrative dysfunction. This offseason has decidedly demonstrated to any other coach out there the resources that IU has and proven what a first rate job this is. Dolson figures prominently in all that. IMO
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28 minutes ago, dgambill said:
This team should be deep enough that an injury to anyone while would certainly hurt…we should still be a tournament team easily. This team can play small and actually might be the best for us. We have multiple ball handlers, wings, and with an addition to the front court should be able to weather just about anything and still be a good team….maybe not a B1G favorite but still dangerous.
I love our depth everywhere but the 5. Malik can slide over but then you may have some interior defense and rebounding issues. I’m positive we will get another big, and I don’t buy that you have to pitch it as 5-10 mins. I’d say more like 12-15 mins and you can earn more. It’s probably going to be the Bellarmine big. He might not solve interior defense but he looks like he plays all out and gives us another big body. Once that’s solved, next man up should be fine.
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CCC has a process and he’s got a handle on all aspects of an organization, most importantly his staff.
Let’s see how it plays out but top to bottom this staff seems like the real deal.
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Sunseri might deserve the fastest raise in the history of IU.
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West is a huge get as he was one of the top DT’s out there and we had an urgency there. Burris, Carpenter, West now with the transfer from JMU and Harrison gets us better coverage for the DT rotation.
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1 hour ago, FKIM01 said:
I see absolutely zero reason to spend #13 on a marginal player. Get a reserve for the front court and hold the last scholarship for someone worthy. I don't see IU needing bench filler at this point.
Totally. Just to be clear I didn’t mean a marginal player. More like marginal importance to the success of the team this year. Every recruit should serve a significant purpose whether it be a role for PT or development in the pipeline. Nothing wrong with developing a player for the future.
A guy like Tim Priller would not have been in either category and would have been gone after one year in the NIL world. Definitely don’t waste a spot just to fill it.
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19 minutes ago, IUFLA said:
Nice IDS article on Bryson...sounds like just the kind of kid we want in our program...
I know Ant Wright said he doesn't think Tucker will get enough minutes to make an impression...but I wouldn't mind having a 3rd straight Big 10 Freshman of the Year 🙂
The other nice thing is Tucker’s dad said that one and done isn’t his main priority. Liam openly says he is one and done.
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The nice thing is we did as good of a job as can be expected with our core roster. After we get our rotational center, we are on the margins with that last spot.
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4 hours ago, BruceDouglas said:
Yeah this kid can make 3s and pass the ball. Doesn't seem to be as athletic as his brother but reasonably mobile.
Probably throws a baseball like a Purdue big, though... 🤣
The mascot’s “look” was awesome
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28 minutes ago, Purdue7 said:
You mean the big bag boys 💰
Purdue is all in on Sisley….probably a one man class
Nobody here wants to keep talking about Purdue, with all due respect.
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From the clips I saw, he looks like he plays hard, scraps around and is competitive. Not as good of a shooting stroke as the kid from Grace College but to be polite that young man’s body didn’t seem as well put together and he seemed to be a bigger risk.
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32 minutes ago, Reacher said:
Good article. One slight comment is that Bostad seems to like Drew Evans at guard. He seemed to play with the ones at left guard in the spring game from my recollection. The offense has a lot of potential.
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Nahji Logan, LB from UMass commits
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I’m fine with him being out of the conference.
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2024 F Kanon Catchings Decommits from Purdue
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Indiana fans tell it like it is when bad news hits. Purdue fans go all defensive when they have bad news. Look at the difference between how the Liam McNeely and Catchings news hit.
It’s 100% a self esteem issue.
Being defensive and creating post hoc rationalizations is always a pathetic and losing proposition, not just in sports, in life.
Purdue fans are in quick sand. Like Illinois with Eric Gordon, who everyone knew was gone months earlier. And he was. Just take the loss and deal with the fact that everyone knew he was a flight risk and it wasn’t managed great.