IUfaninIllinois

17 minutes ago, The Daily Hoosier said:

It has been set for weeks.  Others just catching up 😇

Do you like our chances?

6 hours ago, RoadToZion said:

Keep your eyes on this kid.

Indiana is gonna recruit him hard. Do you think he has genuine interest in IU?

2 hours ago, The Daily Hoosier said:

You guys would have cracked up at me yesterday if you saw what I did to talk to Karaban (in Westfield), Washington and Casey (in Louisville), and also make both of my kids' basketball games.  I pulled it all off but didn't get around to eating all day until about 9 p.m.

Well now you have to tell us...

5 hours ago, 5fouls said:

I personally have a big crush on @bluegrassIU

Pshhhh I’d rather have a bromance with you. I can even get free marriage counseling. 😂😂

19 minutes ago, dgambill said:

Yeah I don’t pretend to figure it all out. Geronimo and Hunter feel more like stretch 4s. Kopp is a wing in my eyes. Maybe if a team goes small he can slide over but I don’t see him playing a ton at the 4. We are all assuming this guy starts or this one...but no one really knows.

Hunter to me I’d actually really good with his back to the basket. To me he can only play the 4 though if he learns to stop fouling 

3 hours ago, Stlboiler23 said:

Well played sir, well played.

Was your surgery in the boiler room of the hospital??? 😂😂 glad you’re doing good buddy!

1 hour ago, Parakeet Jones said:

What will we talk about you ask

The schedule - how many cupcakes are too many

Lineups - we will all be wrong

The annual “who is the X factor thread “

The annual “we are really deep this year thread “ - I might actually buy in to that a bit this year

How much we hate Purdue 

How much we hate UK

How overrated team x is and how website/journalist y has us underrated 

How big a tool Goodman is

Dakich

Any number of rabbit trails about movies, stray animals, old girl friends, etc  

We are HSN, we will manage  

And welcome aboard Koop 

 

 

I think Goodman and Dack itch get around a campfire singing some campfire songs and talking about their obsession with IU basketball and how much they hate us.

2 hours ago, Indykev said:

There are only 3 point guards and Lander is 1. I can't see Rob going either.

I can see rob playing more of the 2 position. Lander fits CMW offense better than Rob does and with some confidence Rob can be good on entry passes and has a pretty decent shot. 

2 hours ago, Piston Honda said:

Hearing there may still be some roster management to be done. I am still hopeful we can find a place for Kyle Mangas. I think he can help the team big time next year. 

I mean there is if he wants to be a preferred walk on

1 hour ago, btownqb said:

If TJD isn't a true big.. I have no clue who is. 

Also Duncomb too... his arms are freakish

40 minutes ago, Coach Robby said:

I feel Miller Kopp will fill out our roster...

What’s your opinion on him? Is he the stretch 4 we need?

26 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said:

Alright, just finished watching the highlight tapes... Are we really comparing Phinisee to this kid?  Phinisee is not on Bates’ level, “tough on defense” upperclassman or not.  He just doesn’t have that kind of frame, athleticism, or shooting ability.

We’ve seen what Phinisee is... He’s just not Big Ten starter material.  But the nice thing is that there should be no preconceived notions or misplaced allegiance to the upperclassmen with the new staff.  Whoever wins the starting spot in practice will get it.  My money’s on X and Bates.

And what’s scary is we are already getting to the point in three weeks that if a kid is worried about playing time and transfers we don’t have to freak out. We have so much more depth and the recruiting no longer scares me. With the staff put together I see lots of recruiting wins. The only thing we have to worry about in the future is if Hunter wants to be a head coach. We haven’t had that in forever as our only worry.

2 hours ago, GaloisGroupe said:

Didn't COVID give "everyone" an additional year of eligibility?

Yes but he doesn’t count towards the scholarships so it’s up to the university to decide if they want to pay for the schooling or not. They can say yes you play your additional year but we aren’t paying for the schooling or room and board. I would assume most schools will pay if they want player back bad enough.

29 minutes ago, GaloisGroupe said:

That makes sense.

If Brunk is clever (and wants to be a lawyer), he will go a place with a good law degree and basketball team for which he is WAY to good so he does not have to work as hard on his training (UPENN or Yale or something - if they offer athletic scholarships).

He’s technically not eligible for a scholarship so whatever school gets him would figure out a way to let him come for free.. my guess is academic scholarship if he’s smart enough to be a lawyer.

1 hour ago, GaloisGroupe said:

It probably is the law school's rule (I do not know anything about the rule itself).

But assuming someone at IU imposes this rule and Brunk wants to have his law degree (partially) paid for with his athletic scholarship, he would have to go somewhere else. 

Law school is not cheap...

Yep exactly

7 minutes ago, GaloisGroupe said:

I think the point was that Brunk wants to start his law degree and have the first year paid for with a Basketball scholarship and IU said that they did not want him in law school and on the team. 

I am not saying that this is the case, just that I believe it is what was being discussed. 

I didn’t think it was an IU rule I thought it was the law school who has that rule. Also he didn’t count towards the scholarships this year so technically IU had the choice to say we are going to pay for school or we aren’t. Maybe with Covid IU said it wasn’t in the budget to approve him to come another year and he’d have to pay on his own. 

8 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

I completely agree. Hypothetically I could see getting a guy like Mangas who is for sure only playing one season. Then developing Leal to fill that role moving forward if the staff isn't sure Leal will be ready for next season to 100% fill that need. I think Leal will be really good in that role at some point I just am not sure how quickly that will be. 

So I’m not sure how his family is on money but hear me out. He wants to play at IU but IU doesn’t have a spot for him because they needed to fill the past two spots with more of known power 5 players. We could offer him a preferred walk on spot and if he proves himself then we offer him a scholarship next year. If he wants a masters degree it would take two years anyways and he only has one year of eligibility left so he would have to pay for his final year of his masters degree next year anyways.

58 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said:

Haha, I was waiting forvthat reply. I left the door wide open.  

Hahaha he you sure did and I ran with it because well I just had no choice lol!!!

1 hour ago, bluegrassIU said:

I know a guy who had a friend that told him his cousin saw first hand that Knight provided hookers and cookies to Jim Crews. I think Chips a hoy. 

You mean chips a hoe? 😂😂

2 hours ago, Between2Halls said:

Definitely a sign then if two of us were by it today. 

What town do you live in?

2 hours ago, Between2Halls said:

I took this as a sign today driving in Collinsville, Illinois. 

I just drove past it too!!!!

5 hours ago, GaloisGroupe said:

He should have just used emojis.. 

or a gif that said we ain’t done yet!! 😂😂😂

8 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said:

Correct. Also the new Coach may or may not be bringing someone with him to play. Would not be shocked to see a new commitment before the new Coach announced 

You’re as cryptic as TJD 😂😂😂

3 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said:

Instantly followed, lmao.  Fife is coming in with a lot of swag.

I did too hahaha 

Any chance this kid from Indiana is a possibility?