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  4. Players declaring for the draft

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    21 minutes ago, btownqb said:

    I actually took it the exact opposite lol 

    TJD is coming back and the major reason for that was NIL. I usually skew things in the positive way, and I am usually wrong haha

    If it is TJD leaving, RTZ needs to work on his red and white dots and googly eye usage 🤣!

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  6. IU #21 in ESPN Way-Too-Early rankings

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    Just now, JaybobHoosier said:

    To add to what you said, I think one factor that most don’t give a lot of thought too is the majority of the team being back for continuity. Year 1 under a new system that was completely different form the year before can be difficult. 

    Now that there is a year under the belt and many back, I think that will be a huge help. If TJD comes back, CMW found ways to better utilize him which will only help next season as well. 

    It won’t happen, but would be interested to see a zone defense anchored by TJD, Race, and JG. I’m not saying to use a zone with how good our defense was, but would be curious to see how that would go with how much athleticism and rebounding those 3 provide.

    +1

    We lost a lot of close games in the first half of the season because we did not have an offense in place. Also, our depth should be sufficient to survive the next NW incident (if it should happen). 

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  8. Can NIL solve an Oversign issue?

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    Just now, BGleas said:

    I don’t see this happening, if at all. Money is still money and people don't like to give it up when they don't have too. 

    Athletes are sometimes the most like that. They always want free stuff and to get theirs while they can since the window to capitalize isn't as long. 

    I can't see a player offering to pay their own way, dipping into their own pocket, when they don't have too. Why would you give up a scholarship which would take money out of your NIL deals? 

    I just don't see it happening, and that didn't even get into playing time when you have 14-15 scholarship-quality players. 

    BUT if: 

                  NIL at School A - Cost of not having scholarship at School A > NIL at School B

    Then it would make financial sense to go to School A anyway. Although the money is not explicitly tied to a school... it kind of is.

  10. Can NIL solve an Oversign issue?

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    To be honest, with the extra COVID year AND with NIL causing more players to return to college, there has to be a serious scholarship crunch for the next couple of years. Players that would have scholarships easily under normal circumstances are going to have to find alternatives. 

    Honestly, they should have increased the number of scholarships to 14 until COVID year crunch is over. 

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  11. Transfer Portal 2022

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    6 minutes ago, NCHoosier32 said:

    don't know why i have suddenly decided to dominate the board.  guess bc my regulars aren't hammering my every single comment?  anyway, i don't know much, but if by chance JG and TJD both come back, it's so hard for me to imagine Reneau or Race not starting, but clearly TJD is starting.  maybe all could be happy if Race and Trayce started and Reneau was on the court pretty much any time either of them were out?  but then what for Geronimo?  i wish so bad he could primarily be a SF, but just can't see it.  maybe if he spends all offseason with that focus?  i am a huge advocate of having my best 5 players on the floor as much as possible regardless of position.  then play my next 3 good solid minutes regardless of position.  play #9 and #10 limited.  no one else needs to play in close games.  1 TJD 2 XJ 3 JHS 4 Bates 5 Thompson 6 Reneau 7 Geronimo 8 Galloway                  9 Kopp 10 Leal

    My take: If JG does not really improve his game, he is not a starter on an elite team. If he does improve his game - namely handles - he can play heavy minutes at the three. 

    Most of why we all want JG on the court next year is we assume that he is already working on his game and will make an equal or greater jump in skillset this offseason. 

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  18. Offseason 2022

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    24 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

    He's an Archie leftover, so not surprising. Turnover like this is bound to happen. 

    Who is left from Archie's administration?

    I know of

    • Kenya Hunter - but he was mostly "imposed" on CAM in that last year
    • Walsh - who has a long history with the Miller family 
    • ???

     

     

  23. Transfer Portal 2022

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    38 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said:

    My take on this one is that for the Mid major you get a star and he gets poached. You believed in him when the big boys didn't and maybe you reached him and helped him attain his potential. A lot of the guys leaving the big programs are due to lack of PT or some internal issues. I think its much easier for a P5 to replace their roster than the mid majors. 

    It is what we have so all schools have to adjust and make the most of it. 

    This could work both ways. If I am a lower mid-major coach I am selling this idea to low 70ish ranked recruits: 

    You can go to UNC/UK/KU/IU and sit for three years or you can come to Ball State and develop. If you are good enough and want to shift to UNC/UK/KU/IU in a couple of years, I will help you find the right situation. 

    That is, make about doing right by the kid.

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  24. NCAA Tournament

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    24 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

     think there's a ton of difference between Hubert Davis and Mike Davis, way in Hubert's favor...

    Hubert has the NBA background, been around the program for more than a few years, and I think he'll recruit better. I actually think he's a great long term solution for UNC.

    Scheyer? I'm not so sure about. I think he's a good Xs and Os guy, but can he keep Duke getting 5 star kids? I know he's got a nice haul for next year, but can he keep that momentum...

    +1 ...

    • Coach Hubert Davis (CHD) really wanted the job 
    • CHD is qualified to be the head coach at an elite program
    • Has the support of the outgoing hall of fame coach
    • The previous coach will not tell recruits to boycott the school
    • The administration at UNC is not actively sabotaging the basketball program 
    • This was planned exchange...

    Superficially, there is the similarity of assistant replacing hall of fame coach. BUT all the peripherals favor Hubert's situation. CMD was only promoted so that we could field a team...

    I hate Duke, so I hope Scheyer is terrible as a coach.

     

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  25. Non-XJ topic: Coach K's retirement

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    1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

    There was a time way back when I liked Duke a little....and it wasn't even Duke's fault but after 92 I was done with them. Coach K is a legend. Wish our legend adjusted with the times the way he did. Oh well. That's life. Adjust with times or you get left behind. 

    +1 I also liked Duke before '92 FF - I remember rooting for them against UNLV the previous year. Same story - they went from one my favorite non-IU teams to my least favorite team in one night. And it was really TV Ted's fault, not Duke's... after that I hated them. 

    It also did not help that ESPN became the Duke propaganda network a few years later. That made me hate Duke even more AND made me go from loving ESPN to hating ESPN.

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