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Alford Bailey

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    Alford Bailey reacted to Demo in (2024) - SF Bryson Tucker to INDIANA   
    1 thing I just realized we’ve never talked about around here: You won’t see videos of Tucker playing travel ball because he never played travel ball. He did a couple of top 100-type camps and played some international team ball, but otherwise his summers were all skill development work and school. He was so far ahead academically that last spring he was considered an almost certain reclass. At 1 point he was pretty much universally penciled into Mich St’s ‘23 class. Make no mistake, he’s kind of a different kid. 
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    Alford Bailey reacted to DChoosier in (2024) - SF Bryson Tucker to INDIANA   
    Kansas and others would have taken him.
    We landed him. The alternative is still not having landed anyone.
    Welcome aboard Burger Boy.
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Uspshoosier in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Doesn’t matter the reason at the end of the day he chose to be a Hoosier and it should be celebrated.   
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Uspshoosier in Fire Coach Woodson   
    A place where IU fans are happy about a 5 Star commitment and don’t feel the need to take jabs at a lame duck coach every day and a place where more then 1 percent of the place actually likes the coach and the direction of the program.  There is a cloud over this program for almost  every fan the comes here. That’s not going to change until IU gets a new coach.  Right or wrong that’s the reality.  Even if IU starts winning again most will still be checked out (myself included) and that stinks 
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from Stuhoo in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Well that sucks for the mob and pitchforks 
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from ALASKA HOOSIER in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Mike Woodson having lunch at the turn-1
     
    Random dudes on the internet-0
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from Stuhoo in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Well that sucks for the mob and pitchforks 
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from Stuhoo in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Well that sucks for the mob and pitchforks 
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from Stuhoo in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Well that sucks for the mob and pitchforks 
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from Stuhoo in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Well that sucks for the mob and pitchforks 
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Trish in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Gosh, once Woodson is fired next spring I'm worried the list of candidates won't be that appealing. I mean OSU, Louisville, and even Michigan didn't make too splashy of a hire.
    I'm rooting the best for Dusty at Michigan. 
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Silat Player in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Has anyone considered that maybe "Trilly" isn't quite as connected as everyone seems to think? Occam's razor here...
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Class of '66 Old Fart in Transfer Portal w IU Interest   
    Tomorrow and Wednesday should see a jump in portal announcements in general and likely more names being referenced as "contacted by IU".  
    Tournament lost 32 teams in the last 4 days.  An athlete who wants to enter the portal asks a university compliance administrator to submit their name. Once the request is made, the school has two business days to submit the information to the NCAA.   
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    Alford Bailey reacted to AH1971 in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Yeah you're not going to find many players with a more decorated individual career than Mike Woodson. Someone claiming to have been born in 1977 and not knowing Mike Woodson's name until a few years ago is more than suspect. I was 9 years old when he graduated and still remember him well. 
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Stuhoo in NCAA MBB Coaching Carousel   
    If you are curious as to just how little other parts of the country focus on college basketball, from the South Florida FAU beat reporter I give you the five candidates he has identified to replace Dusty May at FAU, NIL budget next to nothing and arena capacity 2,800:
    Juwan Howard FAU Assistant Todd Abernethy (yes- that one is fairly likely) Josh Schertz (with the caveat, "But the Sycamores could make a deep run in the NIT, so the question becomes whether FAU would wait for him.) Donnie Jones - Stetson Will Wade (with the caveat "Would FAU want to take a chance on a guy with a checkered history like his? If not, former Xavier and Louisville head coach Chris Mack is unemployed.) Apparently someone oughta let Louisville know that there is competition for their top two candidates.
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from cybergates in NCAA MBB Coaching Carousel   
    Good
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    Alford Bailey reacted to RaceToTheTop in NCAA MBB Transfer Portal   
    Assuming that MM comes back, IU is currently at:
    Guards:  Galloway, Leal, Newton, Cupps
    Wings:  Mgbako
    PF/posts:  Reneau
    I don't see the Leal/Essegian similarities at all.  Essegian averaged about 12 ppg as a freshman.  Leal is really just out there to provide something steady and nothing else.  I think for maximum roster flexibility you need 6 guards on the roster, especially with Newton's health being a potential issue -- and if you want a three good look at times, you need some guards.  Essegian IMO has a spot if we also bring in a legit point guard and another good shooting wing.  But shooters always have a spot on a team.
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    Alford Bailey reacted to RaceToTheTop in Transfer Portal w IU Interest   
    IMO:  he does have a chance to be this year’s Caleb Love.
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    Alford Bailey reacted to Stuhoo in Transfer Portal w IU Interest   
    JHS just had surgery for a degenerative disc. So that decision to get a guaranteed multi-year first round contract seems incredibly wise.
    Strongly suspect Ware will make the same decision.
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    Alford Bailey reacted to RaceToTheTop in Transfer Portal w IU Interest   
    Call me nuts, but Skyy Clark IMO is a guy you go after hard.  I know about the issues of him moving from school to school but the ceiling is very high.  
    He did have an IU offer in high school and ended his high school career at Montverde, so there are some connections.
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from pumpfake in NCAA MBB Coaching Carousel   
    It all goes back to if he didn’t have IU ties nobody here would be excited about him either.
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from pumpfake in NCAA MBB Coaching Carousel   
    It all goes back to if he didn’t have IU ties nobody here would be excited about him either.
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from pumpfake in NCAA MBB Coaching Carousel   
    It all goes back to if he didn’t have IU ties nobody here would be excited about him either.
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from pumpfake in NCAA MBB Coaching Carousel   
    It all goes back to if he didn’t have IU ties nobody here would be excited about him either.
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    Alford Bailey got a reaction from FritzIam4IU in Fire Coach Woodson   
    Hey make sure you wish Woody a happy birthday as you are walking around with pitchforks 
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