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3 hours ago, FritzIam4IU said:

Good Game! Onto the next!

30 minutes ago, dgambill said:

I think you have to trust your ability to cultivate your own. You keep passing over your own recruits by bringing in outside players you will lose them.

But what recruits do we have coming in for next season? Also no one this year proved they were really ready to replace Scalia or Holmes. I understand Holmes backup isn’t terrible but there isn’t much parity in the womens game so if you want to keep advancing beyond sweet 16 you have to bring in some top experienced players. Kentucky is a perfect example. 

1 hour ago, Maedhros said:

Sara Scalia hit her 100th three of the season today, extending her record for most in any Indiana Women's season. She's making 43.5% on 230 attempts. Scalia is a star, and she'll be missed next season every bit as much as Mack.

I don't often like comparing the women to the men. I think the former should be appreciated in their own right. But this stat illustrates well why the women are a better watch than the men: Mackenzie Mgbako is the only men's player to even attempt more than the 100 threes Sara has made in fewer games (Trey Galloway took exactly 100).

Yeah I hope she gets a transfer portal player to replace Scalia and to replace Holmes. I’d love the girl from holy cross who had one year of eligibility left and just had 19 vs Iowa. She shoote 40% from three

2 hours ago, Boiler Sam said:

I’m aware. Think it’s a dead end job and he could do better. 

There is so much talent in St. Louis that if he is a good recruiter and gets some of that rich Catholic money then he could have success. The stadium is nice where SLU plays but I think he would need upgrades to the facilities. 

2 hours ago, btownqb said:

Get Ryan Conwell!! 

Also--  https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/danny-wolf-1.html

This kid? Yeah that would work at the 5! 

To me Conwell is the number 1 target if he hits the portal but with that being said does he go with the coach to SLU or does he go for high major like IU or Purdue? Wonder if he grew up an IU fan if so IU would probably be his dream school.

8 hours ago, John S said:

His 4th tournament loss in last 5 tries makes me smile.  Cheaters eventually get their due.  Overpaid and overrated.  

When you’re good at being a used car salesman but bad at X’s and O’s the new way of doing things really exposes you as a coach. The only way he will have future success is if he legit brings in an offensive coordinator type assistant coach and lets them strictly implement the plays.

The more I hear Jay Wright speak in studio the more I want IU to go after him as a coach.

3 hours ago, Tom White said:

To be fair, he did switch to a zone defense in some cases late in the year. Hopefully part of a sign of understanding the need to make changes on the fly.

Fair point

12 minutes ago, Maedhros said:

Mike Woodson will be back next year.

Will Cal be back at Kentucky?

👀

Doesn’t matter because Woodson won’t promise him playing time like he wants. I’m sure whoever Kentucky hires if Cal is gone will be a homerun hire.

12 minutes ago, Hoosier4Life53 said:

What’s stopping us from running a modern offense, if we have the right personnel? You’re assuming CMW won’t adapt, if our roster has the necessary pieces.

CMW would adjust his defense when his team wasn’t figuring it out. He doesn’t adjust things to fit his personnel. He’s an NBA guy where it’s man to man switch defense and ISO offense. Here is two problems with his stubborn thought process. 1. A lot more NBA players stay more than 1-3 years so it’s easier for them to learn defense he runs, the players are typically much higher level of players than what he will realistically try to teach at college level, he will always have lots of new players with how he’s doing things who can’t learn his defense quick enough. 2. With his inside out offense the guards in the nba can make shots at a lot higher of a clip than what we have. He has to stop coaching like an NBA coach if this is going to work 

6 minutes ago, loviubb said:

I am happy he is coming back!! He has some weakness but to ME HE AS IS ABOUT WHERE TDJ WAS AT THIS STAGE OF CAREER!! CAN HE DO WHAT TRAYCE DID? BUT A GREAT FOR IU!!

I just don’t think he’s nearly as explosive. Trayce dunked in two games as many times as Reneau has in two years. He’s unfortunately just never going to be athletic and why he can never play the 5 and be a shot blocker. His motor also has to change but I really am glad he’s back because he does some really good things 

6 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

Things are trending toward Mgbako being back. Newton isn’t likely to go anywhere unless he’s done playing because of his injury. Cupps isn’t going anywhere unless he gets pushed out.

Yeah I know he was testing draft waters but I haven’t seen any mock drafts with him in it or if he is in any then it’s a late second round.

6 minutes ago, 5 championships said:

They are not the same player 

All I was meaning was high volume shooters and we just don’t have room for that IMO for two of them unless they are making 45-50% from the field which neither of them are.

2 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

I think I want Conwell more than any of the other Indiana kid options. 

Did he enter the portal? If so yes I want him too. He’s a stud!

1 minute ago, DC2345 said:

They really aren't 

How are they not? Both high volume shooters?

Just now, btownqb said:

You'd turn one down!?! 

Honestly yes. There isn’t enough shots for them to be a combined 10-30 or 10-35 and also terrible on defense. Especially if MM and Reneau come back. You can’t have 3-4 starters who can’t play defense. Knowing Woodson he doesn’t want that either.

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Walker, Blackmon, and Hickman. All IN lets, Hoosier Nation, lets ride! 

To me you take Walker or Blackmon not both. They are same player.

2 hours ago, btownqb said:

I think he's better than bench guard.. 

17p 4a 3r and shot 39% from 3 in conference play last year.. gets to the lot. Shot over 5FTs per game in conference.. hitting 82%. 

The problem is he is a high volume guy just like Blackmon from Stetson. To me you want to only bring in one high volume guy but he better be of the skill set of Caleb Love. Walker only had two games against high majors and one was Purdue where his shot struggled and he only had 12 points on 13 shots. Other game he had 20 pts but on 21 shots where he was 5-21 from the floor.

1 hour ago, Indykev said:

its not IU if this guy isnt saying IU

I totally agree

2 minutes ago, Indykev said:

 

Low chance it’s IU but not sure who else it would be.

The two people I want most is Asbury from Queens and I haven’t checked but if he will enter or already has entered is Lanier from UNF. I know for a fact what UNF looks for in players and Lanier is someone we would 1000% want on our team.

10 minutes ago, IUProfessor said:

Offense is only half the game. Running back Reneau at the 4 and Mbgako at the 3 severely lowers our ceiling at the defensive end.

Defense doesn’t matter if you can’t score. Especially modern day game. Look at Virginia their foundation is built on defense not offense and it just doesn’t work anymore. I get what you’re saying but reality is Reneau isn’t going anywhere and if MM comes back he’s starting too. So we might as well get guards that can score. If we lose Reneau and MM we are in trouble regardless of their issues. 

11 minutes ago, dgambill said:

I’m being sarcastic but if the plan is to play him like we did last year…no I don’t want him. He is a Ware clone as his numbers are very similar. If Reneau is staying he should play the 5 and we get 4 shooters to play off him. We only need backup bigs and offering back up minutes not someone looking to start…I don’t want another year of twin towers and standing. If Reneau is gone then of course. Woody can’t help himself…if he has two bigs that could each start he will do it….its his style…and we will be back to where we were. I’m all for players like this but we have to construct a roster better than last year.

If IU had Caleb Love and Dalton Knecht would you care if Reneau and Ware played next to each other? The reality is it didn’t work because we didn’t have shooters so teams sagged in or double teamed like Nebraska. If this year we go out and get the guy from Stanford and keep Reneau but then go and get proven shooters I think it’s a much more successful offense.

5 minutes ago, dgambill said:

I know I know….this thread should be Dolsons home page so he is reminded every day just how inept Woody has been…we have nothing…Cody Zeller ain’t walking through that door…Victor Oladipo isn’t walking in….hell Tim Priller isn’t even walking in….thats how much Woodson sucks.

Hahahaha facts!!!

1 hour ago, Indykev said:

some people live by a different set of facts. Gunn is a perfect name. I saw it and called it out in the game thread. he was launching from every where making a transfer reel.

Whats crazy to me is his shot is an easy fix and either his adrenaline doesn’t allow for him to in game action or the. Inches aren’t correcting it. To me it’s all in his legs. Coming around screens he over rotates his body and jumps to high. Then in normal jump shots again when he over jumps he misses. When he’s slow with his legs and body is when he typically makes it. I would consider his jump shot fluid and smooth and it requires him to physically be in line with the hoop. The rim needs to be right in the middle of his shoulders and his elbow needs to line up. When he speeds himself up it hurts all of the things above which for him is what creates his inconsistency.

15 minutes ago, Indykev said:

 

His dad got super mad at her for this and ended up using the flip off finger lol