D-BONE

What will this team look like next year? We think this is cringeworthy. Ware NBA bound? McNeeley re-opened recruitment. Will we ever find anyone who can shoot outside Mgbako?

Really low BB IQ play all half long. 

What's our strongest position group by contemporary standards? Reneau, Ware, Sparks - all essentially 5s. If Reneau or Ware were consistent threats from 3 then they would at least fit together a little better. But both seem more like wanna-be stretch bigs. That's not a rip on them. But they're both clearly more comfortable/accomplished on the block/interior. The occasional, inconsistent 3 by either is peripheral to their comfort zone where they excel.

1 minute ago, IUCrazy2 said:

The problem is constructing the team around having 2 5's on the floor.  Galloway should be the 3 and Mgbako the 4.

It would be worth a try, but I still don't think there's enough talent their to move the needle even with the adjustment (meaning at the 1 through 3 positions). 

I've watched most of the season, just haven't commented. At this point, the biggest thing for me is simply disappointment that we don't have more talent/depth in our perimeter/guard room. This is in line with those who are questioning/criticizing roster construction. 1 through 3 are the most vital position in modern basketball at every level. Dynamic guard play and outside (3 point) shooting are what dominate the game. You aren't winning consistently without it. And it's painful how lacking we are in that area.

Deer in the headlights after the first 10 minutes.

1 minute ago, 02Hoosier said:

The most disappointing thing is that we seem to not have any will to win. Just a “meh whatever” attitude. 

No confidence. Very little intestinal fortitude. Reneau and that’s about it

Can’t win without some dynamism I’m your guards and wings. Even with. Xj we’re still lacking offensively.

The absolute void in 3 pt shooting will be our undoing. It’s a significant disadvantage today. 

We’re also getting nothing from bench and they are. Just getting out worked.

And getting zilch from your guards is a recipe for disaster here and really concerning all season.

Looks to me like AU got their footing and started to take over in physicality and aggression. And we haven’t responded in kind. 

As many have stated, hopefully we get at least a chunk of those guys back who've declared for the portal. Despite our struggles the last few years, there is talent on the team. The more we retain the better. And then get some infusion from some guys following Cignetti here too hopefully.

From the PM video clip, at a program needing a turnaround as steep as ours, Cignetti's attitude/confidence should be a major advantage. Hopefully that's the case. Seems like a strong hire. Let's see what happens.

Hart as HC and ARE as OC. 

When Hart stepping stones us after some success, ARE will be ready to take over with some experience under his belt.

Congrats to all these guys! Casey was bad-ass. Hope to see portal entries back. If not, best of luck.

Please start making some threes, y'all! 

1 minute ago, IU Scott said:

There is no reason we can't be 6-6 every year. 

Whatever. I've got low standards then. And we haven't even met those. 

6 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said:

Fischer said during the broadcast that he had already heard rumors of NIL amounts offered to some of our players by other schools to enter the portal. 

Which also confirms what we've been saying the last couple years, the talent on this team looks better, but importantly, that should also yield some results on the field. And we're talking modest results. Nobody's clamoring for consistent B1G contenders, let alone eve consistent bowl eligibility. We're just talking about getting a few wins.

1 minute ago, Artesian_86 said:

….Coach said it starts today and tomorrow, re-recruiting our player….. Yikes!

I wouldn’t want to be in Coach Allen’s shoes right now.

The exodus - with or without Allen's return - may well be a stampede.

In our last 4 losses this season we were ahead or tied in the 4th quarter. Talent is there to win one or two of those games. 

So Allen went 0-3 to conclude the year against the B1G West's weak sisters. I think that pretty much sums it up. Time for a change. No more excuses like "but if we played in the West we'd have more wins".

Just now, thirdgenhoosier said:

No where to go on that one.  If we are talking about the same play.

Sadly, there's no shortage of plays we could be talking about where we failed to pick up a short to medium first down conversion.

I think on this occasion we had better talent (at least equal) and a veteran coach versus a rookie struggling in his initial B1G campaign.

Don't give a damn about the buy out. Allen has underachieved the last two years relative to talent level on the team. He is a good recruiter by IU standards. But what difference does it make if there's never anything to show for it on the field/in the Win column?