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  2. NBA Thread

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    57 minutes ago, dgambill said:

    Gotta put your foot on their neck. If we can wrap this up maybe the Philly/NY series can get extended.

    I think tonight is basically a must win for the Pacers. They can’t let Milwaukee get home court advantage back and feel like they survived the injuries. As for the NY/Philly series, I was pulling for Philly to tie it today. If they somehow pull that series out and the Pacers advance, we would have home court advantage in the next round. 

  4. NIL, the AD, and where does the line get drawn (Hoosier Hysterics)

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    1 minute ago, Seeking6 said:

    Very fair for sure and for the most part I agree....although until the NIL is figured out would you rather spend resources on a proven 2-3 year vet or a top 30 kid out of high school? I know the blend is what I want but not sure what's possible anymore.

    As long as we are striving for the blend and not falling into the portal or bust trap, I can live with the results. That’s why the guy I am the most excited about coming in is the true freshman who’s name escapes me now. We need the Wares and Rices, that’s modern college basketball. I still believe we need the Sisleys and Mullins too, the 3-4 year guys you build culture and stability with. 

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  5. NIL, the AD, and where does the line get drawn (Hoosier Hysterics)

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    1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

    I didn't want to post this in any of the other threads so I'll throw it here. First...I absolutely don't like the current NIL model and what college sports has become recruiting wise. Secondly...I'd prefer for us to not have to do an offseason like this one again if we can. I mean I know we'll always be adding 1-2 portal guys but hopefully no more.

    Finally my point though. Huge kudos and congrats to all of us who donate $ to help our NIL program. Whether it's $50, $5000 or $50,000 we all helped in some fashion in nailing this portal season. Was out having beers with buddies yesterday and one of them is a Carolina guy. His buddy is a Duke guy who hauled with the "IU just buying a team" stuff. Before I could inject my two cents the Carolina guy says....slow that down. He goes in the NIL world if there was one sleeping giant out there most knew it was IU. They are just now able to play the game we've all been playing for decades.

    Thought people might like to hear some outsiders perspective.

    Two things can be simultaneously true. You can hate the NIL/portal landscape AND be happy IU is taking full advantage of it.   I identify with both of those positions. 
     

    I read this somewhere and have stole it and posted it many times. You can build a team through the portal, but you can’t build a program through the portal. We seem to have built a team this offseason, I just hope it translates into building a program. 

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  18. NBA Thread

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    6 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

    I'd love to know the answer to this as well. Is it because game was on NBATV and not ESPN, TNT,etc....?

    I get tired enough of chasing MLB and their blackout plans. Not doing it for the NBA.

    I think games on NBA TV are blacked out in local markets so as not to pull from local broadcasts. 

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