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That was a first four game I think. Still a tournament game though. If my memory serves me, he led in the second half of his three losses. I was impressed with what he got out of last year's team. If he can be equally as impressive with this roster, we'll be pretty good. I'm having a hard time visualizing the offense right now though. Maybe something a little like this year's Wisconsin team?

If this works out, get Coach an Adidas track suit. Run DDV!

He really should have. And I think he realized too late but we had no BIG depth which handcuffed him. Hence the different strategy this time around. Not adding an extra capable big last season was a Crime against Humanity.

Ohio State added a Foriegn big guy the same time we did. Who got the better player?

If you remove the blow outs from the numbers, you're probably pretty close. I wonder why DD didn't try to play Alexis and Bailey together last year? Bailey was a top of the key guy that liked to get down hill and Alexis played mostly with his back to the basket.

That’s kinda my point. Hope so. Carr getting his name attached to what appears to be a practice player strikes me. But, I guess that’s what the GM does. Find best value for the price you are willing to spend.

The fact that the previous player we tried to grab was Wang, I would envision that we will be looking for player who can play the 4….but that leaves options of guys who could play the 4 and 5 or 3 and 4. There is something to be said about adding a combo forward who can hit from distance (although that might be Sisley).

This could be close. My problem with the roster is I don’t LOVE Mustaf. So 28 minutes there is big. Nothing is changing that. I also wonder strongly about Harris. Major wildcard. 22 minutes there. I think Moody can push these 2. But I don’t think Karvala or Manhertz can. This the the crux of where my concerns lie. If Mustaf and Harris both end up being good/great everything settles in. Then if we run the 2 big lineup, which seems like our best lineup shooting becomes a weakness. I guess it is regardless. So, here’s where you trust to coach to have it all figured out but DeVries doesn’t give me those vibes.

Knowing that Carr has a relationship with the agent, I’m hoping that the agent proved to Carr that this kid has a very high ceiling and is worth the investment.

Good take. I don’t think we are aiming higher, though. Hope so. German B league pro translates to about D2 hoops in the states. Just an FYI. A 7 foot guy is nice to have on the bench so I don’t hate it. Weird one for Ryan Carr to get attached to. The only direct one I know of.

Mins 1 - 33 Burton/7 Lindsey 2 - Lindsey 22 / 10 Harris / 8 Frosh tbd 3 - Mustaf 24 / Harris 12 / 4 Frosh tbd 4 - Sherrel 19 / Mustaf 4 / Sisley 17 5 - Yigi 29 / Sherrel 11 That’s a pretty typical 8 man rotation. If you can get a decent rugged bigger guy (big wing or stretch 4 type) who can rebound a guard 3/4’s you could easily go 9 man rotation and drive the Sisley and frosh numbers down a bit. The flip side is if one of the frosh or a soph Sisley is really good and needs to be on the floor 20mpg, you have to find more mins. You’re just simply not going to get a good backup PG AND backup big both projected at getting 10mpg. Their agents/advisors can look at the roster and do the same math I just did and see there won’t be room.

Nebraska leads 1-0 after 3 complete. Taylor Hess on the mound. Hoosiers with just one hit so far.

Why can’t we be Duke or Michigan? I didn’t say we couldn’t be; I said we’re not. We have been a low performance program for decades that has yet to establish itself as anything but that. So if our talent evaluation and player development overachieve and prove to the best players that we are a destination, we can be. Until then? Enjoy IU football, because that’s exactly who we are in the highest profile sport.

Filipino point guard Andy Gemao has committed to Penn State. The 6-1 senior attends Royal Crown Prep in Toronto and played with the U19 Philippines National Team. 7-foot-1 Serbian center Vuk Lazarevic has committed to Ohio State.

Ewe, is that you? https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/uwe-blab/9999

If we’re playing a backup big we get this late in the portal 20mpg, I’d say it’s highly likely we’re missing the tournament.

I've seen him listed at 216lbs.

Why can’t we be Duke/Michigan? Self imposed limitations? Just settle for 20 wins and eek into the tournament? I doubt Dusty has any more funds than we do, maybe less for bball, but he knows how to construct a deep tournament roster. We need a good 10 player rotation imo., and proceed like we want to contend for a NC like our other team right next to AH.

Great gamble.

Harris, Sisley, Moody and another big yet to have signed. That's a 9 player rotation. We're not Duke or Michigan - the current roster ought to be good enough to win 20 games and be a 6-9 seed.

He is only 18, so a true freshman in age. He has a really big, athletic, strong frame. The only thing he physically has in common with Andrej Acimocic is height and continent of origin. As Demo stated so well; this is the fourth big; now we need the third. As a fourth big? Sure! He's a lottery ticket athlete that might learn how to play.

I'm okay with this, as long as we get a big that can contribute for 15-20 mins a game.

FWIW, Raby just said this is a Ryan Carr recruit. Carr is personally acquainted with Sokolov's agent.

I'll wait to start posting early predictions in November. Or until the first social media snippet of a summer workout where they all look slow.