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24 minutes ago, HoosierDPU95 said:

It feels quiet here. Should we talk about something to pass the time? Perhaps a topic we haven't touched on much like "do you think we need shooters" or "what defines a 'shooter'"? 

Shooter, what’s a shooter? Wasn’t that Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers?

1 hour ago, 13th&Jackson said:

Right. Both McD AAs, plus if they land Carlyle, former top 50 and HM all Pac12. That’s ridiculous talent. 

But can we put it all together?

3 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said:

You can't have the B1G FOY, Pac 12 FOY and a 2 time all Pac 12 player and not be a top 20 team, top three in B1G and at least a Sweet 16. Anything less would be a failure. They will easily be one of the three most talented teams in the B1G.

Not to mention 2 other “5 star” players - Reneau and Tucker.

16 hours ago, DWB said:

All you guys make good points. No doubt the recruits we've got committed are talented. But talent doesn't equate to winning. 

I've been listening to Rabjohns on a podcast and he's saying IU's still going after yet another, big man. that would give us 3 bigs. All talented, all productive, but if don't have anybody that can stretch the floor, defenses will just clog the lane.

It's nice to see all you guys saying I'm wrong. Honestly hope you're right. But jury is still out for me on how productive and wins we get next year.

While I’m excited about the addition of Tucker, Rice and Ballo, I see a repeat of last year unless we get a couple of legitimate 3pt shooters…and I mean an in your face type of guy!

Someone talk me down off the ledge…please.

10 hours ago, kyhoosier29 said:

This is where I am. I’ll be extremely disappointed and angry if we don’t snag a couple sharpshooters. I have no faith next season will be much better without a couple. We’ve seen this story every year recently. The pickups so far are great and I’m happy with them, but for crying out loud FIND US A REAL SHOOTER OR TWO!!

Yes, please!

10 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said:

People are overreacting because we need shooters and one that they were told was coming here just committed to Cincinnati. So we still don’t have a shooter correct, going on how many years? Ballo alone doesn’t fix any problems, and I’m not of the opinion that Carlyle does either. 

Carlyle is considered a scorer not a “shooter” - big difference. That’s nice, but we need shooters!

1 hour ago, BobSaccamanno said:

Might be as simple as getting a starting or more prominent role at Cincinnati.  

I’m sure playing time was a concern…really doubt it was NIL related.

1 hour ago, Andrew said:

Hickman to cincy 

That’s disappointing….are we still in the hunt for Conwell?

49 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

Differing opinions but I think if Leal is playing 15mpg then we didn’t address our shooting needs. Regardless, I think Woodson addresses the issue. 

I totally agree. Not a knock on Leal, but he’s a reluctant shooter, and that’s not what we need. Hickman is an in your face shooter.

2 minutes ago, Artesian_86 said:

go get ‘em Indykev!!! 

Don’t scare them away….word’s out there’s a deranged fan on the loose!

It won’t end well when they don’t have a constant lineup of 5 stars, and become a middle of the pack SEC team. I’ll give him 3 years before he’s run out of town. Seems like a good coach though, just going to be extremely hard to meet expectations at KU. 

25 minutes ago, ForHumanity said:

This NIL and portal stuff is really becoming a concern. I don't think NCAA Championships will be a part of the equation any longer. We have seen how ISU has been devastated by the transfers. Have we ever witnessed anything like that? All those donors who threw into the NIL have nothing, now. History of programs will become an afterthought. It becomes programs with the highest bidder. Loyalty has been shot through the heart. The 1-year commitments will become common place. $$ has become the focal point. Once the public can't relate to the players, interest will wane. $$ will rule. 

Unfortunately, teams will live and die by NIL and the portal. There will be a few exceptions here and there, but not many.

2 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said:

I think the long term successful formula is 8 returning players, 2-3 HS recruits and 2-3 portal players every year.

I agree that would be ideal, but probably won’t happen often unless changes are made to the portal. 

2 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

All this talk about all these inbound transfers and returning contributors and now watch....Jakai Newton will be the 2nd coming of Jalen Suggs or something. 😂

It’s not out of the question that Cupps or Newton or both could still enter the portal depending on who we bring in. I’d hate to see that, but it could happen.

13 minutes ago, btownqb said:

There are some other really doozy of quotes in that article. Great job @The Daily Hoosier

Evidently, his father sees something in Coach Woodson that most of the fire CMW crowd doesn’t, and that says a lot.

7 minutes ago, btownqb said:

"I was developing Bryson with a pro-type skill set.  It doesn’t mean that he was going to be a one-and-done or anything like that, but I already had certain things already mapped out, including certain types of coaches.  Indiana (with Mike Woodson) was one of those schools with one of those particular coaches"

Gotta love that.

17 minutes ago, KDB said:

To me, Conwell isn’t happening at that point unless we start Malik at the 5. Which we aren’t going to do. I think Hickman would still be gettable.

Let’s hope we can get one of those two, because we’ll still need a knock down 3pt shooter. It’s all about roster construction, and we have to get the right pieces to turn this thing around. We had 3 five stars in our lineup last year, and we all know how that turned out.

Just now, dwtaylor1055 said:

If Rice and Carlyle becomes reality, we are getting TWO dynamic guards that can score, setup teammates and get past their defenders.  Now go land a top end 3pt shooter and a big to go along with Tucker and that will be a very good offseason.  

Yes, please don’t forget about a legit 3pt shooter. I’m not sure Rice or Carlyle solve that problem, and it is a huge problem!

Not an overwhelming hire, and I would expect much angst in Wildcat nation. Some will be excited because he’s one their own and is a good coach, but many will be disappointed much like the Woodson announcement. Quite a step up from BYU to Kentucky.

10 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Kinda funny how salty they're getting over all this...

Tradition does matter, whether they like it or not...in today's world, not as much as NIL money (which they're lacking as well) but it does matter...

To all PU fans that claim titles don’t matter watch UConn reload after back to back titles. Of course, recruits notice. Ours were years ago, but they still mean something when you walk into Assembly Hall and see 5 of them hanging over the court!

21 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

I guess it’s rent free for the other program he’s talking about too?  Or maybe he’s just making a general comment and people freaked out for no reason.  Regardless, he hit the nail on the head about kids not caring about that stuff. 

Would they have cared, if you had beaten UConn? 

All the other names being tossed around are either too old or have considerable baggage or both - Pearl, Sampson, Beard, Oates.

2 minutes ago, Indykev said:

let the kid visit

Good point…I stand corrected.

7 minutes ago, iuhoopsfan90 said:

24/7 has a Crystal ball pick in for Rice

Why no announcement then?

7 minutes ago, Victobmyboy said:

They are throwing the who bag to Hurley. He will say no. Mitch does not like Pearl or Beard. Pope is like Drew in a way off the court. Going to get a rude awakening. Plus their NIL isn’t as rich as many thought. IU actually has more. 

Wouldn’t be surprised if it isn't Oates. I know he’s said he’s not interested, but I’m sure he could be convinced now that Hurley and Drew have said no.