KoB2011 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 14 hours ago, IUFLA said: I did too, but there was a little ambiguity there... If that is @KoB2011's point, then I somewhat agree... Maryland has a nice core in Reese, Scott, and Young, and a very promising freshman in DeShawn Harris-Smith... if Jordan could consistently play like he did versus Wyoming in the tournament 2 years ago, or Wisconsin, and Illinois last year (hustle, rebound, play interior defense), I think he'd be a good fit with those 4. They need someone to do the "dirty work." But, if as indicated by this article he wants to "develop or showcase my perimeter game" then I think he's looking at being used the same way he was for the majority of his time at IU... Willard reined in Reese's outside shooting last year (he had zero attempts after hoisting it up 23 times from 3 his freshman year and hitting on 30% of them) so I can't imagine him giving Geronimo a green light... I think Jordan is the kind of kid who believes one or two good outings puts him in position to take that "next step" in his game... I believe his skill set limits that... I'm not rooting against Jordan, but I wouldn't say I'm rooting for him like I have some past transfers. He isn't in Armaan Franklin territory, though. My general point was as you assumed, that I think it is good for our chances. Yes, there will be games Jordan shows out, but there will also most likely be games that him having a key role for UM costs Maryland some winnable games. We know that happened to us last year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 TDH has Anthony Leal's interview from Media Day posted. Part 1 is discernable from an audio standpoint. Part II is a waste. Can't believe IU wouldn't have a better set up for player interviews for media day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Fox Sports "Big 10 Games to Circle on Your Calendar" for this coming season... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 10:36 AM, IUFLA said: I'm not sure I'm buying Rodgers at the point, but... And he did say some things over the summer that, if I were an Illini fan, I'd be a bit disturbed by in this article Here’s Rodgers on the culture change from last year to this year: “I will say that my first year, it wasn’t the culture that they (the coaching staff) talked about. Honestly, I really didn’t know what the culture was. But, this year, it really feels like we are putting something together.” Here’s Rodgers on the new guys, and how they fit: “All the guys they brought in, they’re good human beings. Some of the guys we had last year weren’t.” Yeah no question last year's re-load was a disaster. This year will tell a lot about if that was a one-off or a trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Rutgers writer "Cautiously Optimistic" I'm going more with "delusional." "I see Rutgers finishing Big Ten play with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses. Combining the OOC and Big Ten predictions, Rutgers would be left with an impressive 26-7 record." 🤣🤣🤣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Rutgers writer "Cautiously Optimistic" I'm going more with "delusional." "I see Rutgers finishing Big Ten play with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses. Combining the OOC and Big Ten predictions, Rutgers would be left with an impressive 26-7 record." 🤣🤣🤣 Agree. Can't say I see anything cautious about 26-7 and 15-5. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 10 dates to circle on your calendar for BIG basketball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 3 hours ago, IUFLA said: Rutgers writer "Cautiously Optimistic" I'm going more with "delusional." "I see Rutgers finishing Big Ten play with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses. Combining the OOC and Big Ten predictions, Rutgers would be left with an impressive 26-7 record." 🤣🤣🤣 This would exceed their best B10 conference record by three wins and would be the second most season wins in school history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopsta007 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/25/2023 at 4:52 PM, 13th&Jackson said: This would exceed their best B10 conference record by three wins and would be the second most season wins in school history. Love how the author can’t fathom them beating Mississippi St and Wake Forest but has them sweeping several Big Ten schools. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue7 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 I could see Rutgers & Penn State surprise NW, Iowa & Michigan 💩 if you guys stay healthy it should be interesting. 3 5 star players XJ & TG will be have to be great leaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 Pre-season look at Ohio State Thornton Gayle Battle Key Okpara That's not a bad starting 5, especially if Gayle plays like he did in the BTT last year... But, not much experienced depth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 Stating the obvious but seems like a huge year for Holtmann. Battle was just awful last year, maybe a new start will work out for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 11:54 PM, Purdue7 said: I could see Rutgers & Penn State surprise NW, Iowa & Michigan 💩 if you guys stay healthy it should be interesting. 3 5 star players XJ & TG will be have to be great leaders I can see us being a top 3 team again this year in the B1G or it just going sideways with so many faces and personalities changing. Could be Ohio St all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, dgambill said: I can see us being a top 3 team again this year in the B1G or it just going sideways with so many faces and personalities changing. Could be Ohio St all over. There's no way we'll be that bad... Holtmann's problem was not managing the egos of Sueing and Sensabaugh (among others)... he'd pretty much lost the team mid-year... I think Thornton's emergence and Roddy Gayle's play at the end of year spurred the BTT run... I think Woody would yank knots in some tails if that started happening here Edited September 28, 2023 by IUFLA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, IUFLA said: There's no way we'll be that bad... Holtmann's problem was not managing the egos of Sueing and Sensabaugh (among others)... he'd pretty much lost the team mid-year... I think Thornton's emergence and Roddy Gayle's play at the end of year spurred the BTT run... I think Woody would yank knots in some tails if that started happening here Hope we don’t ever have to tell but you never know when bringing in so many new faces that didn’t work out at other programs…to be fair…just takes a couple to throw a wrench into this season…without Trayce leadership on the floor and Kopp and Race…there is a lot less room for error for this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 30 minutes ago, BruceDouglas said: Battle was just awful last year, maybe a new start will work out for him. Didn't he drop 30 on y'all? He had a good game against us too... I agree he had a brutal year for the most part, but again, I think that was Ben Johnson's fault... I watched them quite a bit last year, and sometimes it seemed like Battle and Garcia were in a race to see who could jack up the most bad shots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 38 minutes ago, IUFLA said: There's no way we'll be that bad... Holtmann's problem was not managing the egos of Sueing and Sensabaugh (among others)... he'd pretty much lost the team mid-year... I think Thornton's emergence and Roddy Gayle's play at the end of year spurred the BTT run... I think Woody would yank knots in some tails if that started happening here I sure hope so. Not long ago, a lot of members here were upset that IU didn't get Holtman. Now, by at least some accounts, this is a make or break year for him at a football school. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, FKIM01 said: I sure hope so. Not long ago, a lot of members here were upset that IU didn't get Holtman. Now, by at least some accounts, this is a make or break year for him at a football school. I'm going with the under. I am confident that his flame just burned out a few years after Archie's did, but it's the same. Candle in the wind. osu and holtman suffer a 15 year locust infestation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 @The Daily Hoosier's take on Michigan Jett Howard, gone... Hunter Dickinson, gone... Kobe Bufkin, gone... Who's going to score for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue7 Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 7 hours ago, IUFLA said: @The Daily Hoosier's take on Michigan Jett Howard, gone... Hunter Dickinson, gone... Kobe Bufkin, gone... Who's going to score for them? Is that addition by subtraction? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Purdue7 said: Is that addition by subtraction? My own opinion is that Juwan leaving would fit that bill... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_iu_bb Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Purdue7 said: Is that addition by subtraction? In some cases it could be but I think in this case it's just subtraction by subtraction. That's a lot of talent and scoring gone and what remains isn't that great. Plus, Howard is still the coach. Edited September 29, 2023 by go_iu_bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 22 hours ago, IUFLA said: Didn't he drop 30 on y'all? He had a good game against us too... I agree he had a brutal year for the most part, but again, I think that was Ben Johnson's fault... I watched them quite a bit last year, and sometimes it seemed like Battle and Garcia were in a race to see who could jack up the most bad shots... Battle had minor foot surgery at the beginning of last season and I don't think he was ever fully healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) On 9/28/2023 at 1:20 PM, IUFLA said: Didn't he drop 30 on y'all? He had a good game against us too... I agree he had a brutal year for the most part, but again, I think that was Ben Johnson's fault... I watched them quite a bit last year, and sometimes it seemed like Battle and Garcia were in a race to see who could jack up the most bad shots... LOL yes his best game of the season by far. Edited September 29, 2023 by BruceDouglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 9/28/2023 at 1:15 PM, IUFLA said: There's no way we'll be that bad... Holtmann's problem was not managing the egos of Sueing and Sensabaugh (among others)... he'd pretty much lost the team mid-year... I think Thornton's emergence and Roddy Gayle's play at the end of year spurred the BTT run... I think Woody would yank knots in some tails if that started happening here Agree! I think Caleb Love would be a Hoosier if Woody wasn’t capable of getting a grasp on those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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