BobSaccamanno

I like how the dad eschewed AAU ball so he could play with older guys.  

11 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

It is. Carlyle has been leaning towards IU for a while 

Kudos to Ya for getting the two GA kids if it happens. 

18 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

1. Rice, Galloway, Cupps

2. Carlyle, Hickman, Newton

3. Mgbako, Tucker

4. Reneau, TBD

5. Ballo, TBD

That’s a team built to win. Would love to see Humrichous in there. 

If you look at the long game, going hard in the portal speaks volumes for the attractiveness of the IU job.  Infrastructure is laid out.  This is the opposite of what Calipari was complaining about at Kentucky.   It makes the IU job appealing and Dolson knows how to play that.  All the other coaches see this.   

14 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said:

Jeff Borzello: Kentucky clearly took big swings in the hours and days after John Calipari left for Arkansas. Jay Wright distanced himself from the job quickly, as did Hurley and Donovan. Kentucky reached out to Nate Oats, who released a statement saying he was staying at Alabama. Shaka Smart was on the list; he also wasn't leaving. Drew mulled the decision for a day but declined. Kentucky made one more run at Hurley, offering him a huge salary -- but he once again decided to stay. And that left Pope as the next name on the list, a former Kentucky player who won a national championship in Lexington. The potential targets on the next tier were all flawed in one way or another, and Pope's connections to the school and understanding of the expectations gave him an edge.
Pope doesn't have the résumé some of the other potential candidates possessed, never winning an NCAA tournament game or a regular-season title and spending only one year coaching in a high-major conference. But he's got some name recognition, especially in Lexington, and he'll understand what being the head coach of Kentucky entails. The expectations are going to be enormous from day one, however, something he hasn't dealt with during his time at Utah Valley and BYU.

I’ve got confidence that Dolson will have a more proactive approach and won’t get caught with his pants down.  Get the money lined up to go big and have back channel discussions with plans laid out on a series of targets.  He’s got time to get this right.  

I can’t say I’ve studied Pope but he has a good reputation and maybe he will be good for them.  They need true roster and team building.  This experiment that Cal was following was obviously not working.  

It’s nice to see their egos knocked down a few pegs though. A guy like Oats there would have been scary.  

48 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Translation?

"IU SUCKS!" 

😁

The Purdue mentality.  

1 hour ago, Purdue7 said:

Gotta suck for Gillis only having an MBA & BS….i assume XJ is doctor?

 

I guess MP should be more like CMW and not even know if players are going through senior day or coming back 

 

 

This isn’t a Purdue board.  Go take a vacation.    This BS isn’t welcome here.  Have some self awareness.  

8 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

lol. And that did not end well for the drill instructor!

36 minutes ago, Victobmyboy said:

Won’t happen. I bet oats will be all over him. 

Fine with me.   I don’t know if bridges were burned but why let him fool you twice?  I could see them moving on.  It’s not like we don’t have other options in sight.  

35 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Boogie is not coming here. Not worth mentioning. All eyes on rice and Conwell 

How about Carlyle too?

1 minute ago, OGIUAndy said:

But I think roster construction has a lot to do with recruiting. And the recruitment of guards is what I am referring to. We've had plenty of talented big men. If we would hit on as many guards as big men, we would have won a lot more. There have been quite of few reaches as far as the group is concerned. I like what we're trying to do in the portal and if we land who we're hearing, we're going to see improvement and quickly. 

I am with you. I would like to see more emphasis on skills in our recruitment.  You need complementary talent.  

This is not a shot at Woody but something I feel IU has lost for 20 plus years:  being savvy with in-state assessments.   Athleticism and measurables are great and you need some of that.  But really good scouting involves a deep dive into understanding the talent, projecting them, looking at skills, and building a roster of complementary players.   We’ve got to do a better job looking under the hood, understanding a kid’s makeup, motor, toughness.  These are all hallmarks we’ve got to return to IMO.   This is a program issue, not a Woody issue.  You have to look at your built in advantages and find inefficiencies in the market in recruiting.  Indiana has better high school coaching and competition. Kids play in front of 10k like it’s nothing.  Indiana develops sound kids who are skilled, can shoot etc.   We keep launching teams without those attributes.  Not saying we need a small and unathletic team of shooters.  But look at how many mid major players come kick ass at the bigger levels.  Two started for Connecticut.  Take some of those guys and match them with the Wares and Rices etc. 

28 minutes ago, Andrew said:

We prepped under the assumption he’d be entering for awhile, we called him the second he entered the portal, rabby had an update tonight that his family was very receptive of what IU was telling them tonight 

Rabby was on Hoosier Hysterics a week or two ago.  Said he saw Conwell in high school and thought he was pretty good.  Was surprised he was being overlooked at the time when he talked to college coaches.  We can correct course now.

Conwell is a tough kid and rebounds like an animal for his size.   You can easily run him in three guard lineups   

7 hours ago, IUFLA said:

I'm kinda lukewarm on Payne...

Love his motor, but he's a post player, and, as some have said, probably not a good fit with Malik...Plus, he had back issues last year, and those can be troublesome...

He's a big, physical kid who plays hard and blocks his share of shots though...

I read somewhere that he was  sub 50% from the charity stripe.  That would knock him down the list to me.  

19 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

Apologies to those I snapped at. Was bummed about how the season ended. I let it get to me and I’m sorry. 

Congrats on a terrific season and run. 

2 minutes ago, IU247 said:

 

He would have been the scariest hire they could have made IMO. 

48 minutes ago, Indykev said:

@ledies22@IU Scott@Maedhros@Seeking6@KDB And anyone I missed. putting this here just because you read this thread. Dr. gave me wrong meds a month ago. She had me on bi-polar meds. I have never been bi-polar. It has effected me in a very negative way. I looked back the best i could to see who i have pissed off here in the last month. Want to publicly say i'm sorry for being a dick. Also sorry to the other mods. @5foulsI know a post is coming from you. Sorry, not sorry.

Man, sorry to hear that. Glad you got to the bottom of it.  I am sure your apology (not that I noticed anything) is well received as it takes a big man to do so.  

47 minutes ago, dgambill said:

Issue with Ballo is then you have to players in your starting 5 that can not switch off and help on the perimeter. He and Reneau have no lateral ability…imo a super athletic rim runner/rim protector that can step out and hit jumpers and move a bit on the perimeter is the best case scenario to pair with Reneau. It’s just so tough to play a guy like Reneau at the 4…a traditional low post big who can’t rebound and can’t defend….thats just a tough player to build a team around. 

Agree. Ballo doesn’t complement Reneau.  Nice player but you need to build a roster.  

1 hour ago, Between2Halls said:

 

He feels like another good fit. Like his athleticism. 

3 minutes ago, Between2Halls said:

They have reached out to Bradshaw. 

Ideal on paper.  Length and can come off the bench and develop next year with a bigger role down the line.  

4 hours ago, ledies22 said:

SIAP.

At least new to me Gibson Jimerson apparently IU has reached out to.

Haven’t seen him play beyond highlights but he seems like an either/or with Hickman. 

Mick Cronin makes sense.  

Looks like a gorgeous morning in Phoenix. 

GD, Alabama plays an electric style of ball.  

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

We all need to go watch the two Stanford WSU match ups from this past year and compare notes 😁

Would love to see how they pressure the ball on D.  We know they are dynamic on offense.  Our slow, stagnant roster could really improve.