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In a shocking twist Woody tries to sell Ballo on following in the rich IU point guard tradition of a Isiah and Yogi. Did not see that one coming. 

Hoosier fans doing what Hoosier fans do. 

It’s not a slap in the face. You currently have 5 scholarship guards plus a visit lined up for later in the week with a highly regarded kid who has no other visits scheduled. It’s entirely possible the kid wanted a sense of his role and upon getting that feedback calculated that he wanted more certainty for his last year in college. In that case the process worked exactly as it should and I wish him well.

If you know, you know. Welcome to the family, Mr Ballo.

Hoosier fans doing what Hoosier fans do. 

Hoosier fans doing what Hoosier fans do. 

Great draft and stash. She’ll play in the League a long time.

Great draft and stash. She’ll play in the League a long time.

Great draft and stash. She’ll play in the League a long time.

Ty got selected to the Olympic team!!

Wonder if IU might have offered a GA spot to him if they are close and guessing they are if he is on visit with him.

That’s a good sign. 

Looks like he has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona in nutrition and human performance.  I’m guessing he’s a personal trainer.

That was quick.

Mitchell’s the quintessential YouTube all-American. Remember listening to Biancardi gushing over him at Montverde and thinking, “You do know the kid can’t play, right?”

So, 3 years ago he was at LSU, 2 years ago he was at Georgetown and last year he was at SLU. How’d it go for those coaches? For those foaming at the mouth to move on from Woody, here’s your solution. Get him interested in this kid. Dude’s like a black cat.

Well, that's interesting move with a junior Okpara there.

Ballo looks like DeAndre Thomas if DeAndre Thomas had a personal trainer instead of a personal pizza delivery guy.

Underwood might be the perfect HC for this era, which is pretty wild for a guy pushing 60. But he’s so freaking adaptive. Used to be the ultimate spread offense coach but now he just re-schemes every year based on the roster. That is really not easy. 

If he’s 100% he won’t just compete for minutes, he’ll get’em. But, speaking as probably the #1 Newton fan who’s not a family member, it’s tough to roster build based on that assumption. 

Easy one to see. He’s a Gates kind of player.

Cupps, man. That kid is on the Rushmore of culture pieces.

It’s not a slap in the face. You currently have 5 scholarship guards plus a visit lined up for later in the week with a highly regarded kid who has no other visits scheduled. It’s entirely possible the kid wanted a sense of his role and upon getting that feedback calculated that he wanted more certainty for his last year in college. In that case the process worked exactly as it should and I wish him well.

If they plan to do that with Mgbako, then there’s probably an argument there. And what the roster looks like when they get to maybe 11 filled scholarships will probably tip that off. Maybe it’s just because Woody was so hellbent on not matching up that way last year, I just have trouble seeing it.

You’re currently on 5 scholarship guards. I just can’t imagine that Carlyle/Conwell/Hickman isn’t a 1 of situation. Some systems would justify 7 guards. What Woody’s doing with Mgbako on the wing and Tucker getting wing minutes  doesn’t.