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I live in Memphis market, so the media here thinks they're going to get everyone (or, should get every recruit). I was listening to the local ESPN radio affiliate on my way home yesterday afternoon and they were talking about the various recruits that Memphis is involved with. Paraphrasing, but one of the co-hosts (columnist for Memphis Commercial Appeal) said the info he heard was that it was down to Memphis and Indiana, which is half truth of what some of you guys are hearing. But, the fact that Indiana is the constant should be viewed as positive. Again, just passing along what Memphis media thinks, but they are all fanboys so it's not necessarily unbiased.

Brunk in the Trunk wins the Dark Yellow jersey. https://mobile.twitter.com/IndianaMBB/status/1185197394415280129/photo/1 Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

@TaylorRLehman: Sam Daugstrup, a 2020 tight end out of Cleveland, has committed to Indiana. #iufb 247

We’re favored anywhere from 3-6 points, on the road, in a Big Ten game. Crazy! They have a lot of key injuries. Also, their kicker has only attempted two FGs this season and missed both. This is a weird game. I hope we get off to a fast start like we did against Rutger and never look back. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Won't count toward the standings?!? Well then: Gannon 182 IUBB 4

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He’s a PWO. I had never heard of him until last nights happening. If he sticks. He will be a great get and probably earn a full scholly. He’s had bad luck with knee injuries the last two years. He is not an OT prospect. Being recruited as a TE

Here we go, field hockey freaks! Hoosiers Split Weekend with Iowa at Home on Friday, at Ohio on Sunday Story Links GAME NOTES BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Indiana Field Hockey (4-9, 1-5) will split their final two game weekend as they host Iowa (10-3, 4-1) on Friday Oct. 18 at 3p before traveling to Athens, Ohio to take on Ohio (6-5, 3-1 MAC) on Sunday Oct. 20 at 11a. Friday's match will stream live on BTN+. Week 8: Friday, October 18 – Indiana at Rutgers – 3:00 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex Follow: Stats | BTN+ | @IndianaFH Sunday, October 20 – Indiana at Maryland – 12:00 p.m. ET – Pruitt Field Follow: Stats | OhioBobcatTV | @IndianaFH

SHHHHHH..... nobody even knows this game exists.... what are you trying to do here?

Good shooting teams make it to where the game plan is the 3 pointer is their best available shot. So much more goes into a game plan then simply saying let’s hunt 3 point shots. Teams game plan is going to depend on each coaches philosophy. Wouldn’t make sense for a team ranked 347th in 3 pt rate to be bombing 3’s are making a game plan that revolves around the 3-pt line. That’s a recipe for disaster. That was the case for Kentucky a couple years ago. As they continued bombing 3’s and losing games it was clear the 3pt line was a weakness. Once they played to their strength, PJ Washington down low and Alexander and Knox driving and slashing they began winning more games. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Thought I’d read 10/20 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

No thanks Joe. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Yep this has been my argument as well. I know what analytics say, but I am having my team take the best available shot 100/100 times. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

This is interesting to me. I, for one, am a proponent of shooting the midrange shot when it’s open. 100 years ago I was recruited by Grinnell College in IA. In speaking with Coach Arsenault at the time, he told me unequivocally that he wanted at least 50% of the shots taken to be 3s. I have to admit that as a teenager who could shoot I loved the idea of that. However, like fine gruel my opinions have aged. Now looking back on that conversation I am really turned off by that philosophy as defense wasn’t a real emphasis. I didn’t end up playing there but I loosely followed their program and don’t remember them winning a whole lot in that era. Grinnell is the school that had the guard go for 138 in a game in the last 10 years or so. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Or for a one year grad transfer point guard with a complete push for Lander in 2021

After dominating Rutgers last week, we head on the road to take on a Maryland team that looked like a top-10 team to start the season but has since cooled off. Maryland has struggled in recent weeks but still has plenty of talent to knock off anyone on any given Saturday. With dual-threat QB Tyrell Pigrome likely starting and their group of talented runningbacks, our defense will have to make sure we tackle and don't burned on the ground. Maryland does have the worst passing defense in the conference and was exposed by Purdue last week so they will have their hands full trying to slow down Penix and our talented receivers. Must remember that we are going on the road and life on the road in the Big Ten is never easy. We are currently a 5.5 point favorite and ESPN's Football Power Index gives us a 50.3% of winning on Saturday. Bill Connelly's SP+ metrics give us a 64% chance of winning. In terms of overall SP+ rankings: Maryland (3-3): Overall: 43 Offense: 56 Defense: 44 Special Teams: 125 Indiana (4-2): Overall: 25 Offense: 23 Defense: 32 Special Teams: 14

The only way Justin Smith is seen in the NBA is if he buys a ticket like the rest of us. I don't care about his profession aspirations, I only care about how he can help IU.

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Because that isn’t who Justin Smith is. He’s a Maurice Harkless type of player. A guy that is seen in the NBA as a slasher and defensive guy who can play the 3 and small ball 4. Just like Harkless. And a guy they’d let work on a 3pt game but it isn’t exactly a necessity early on in his career. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

We did that with Spriggs IU recruited him as a TE but they convinced him to put on weight and be a Tackle. His profile said he was 270....maybe dripping wet with all his pads on, I saw him play once when he was in hs and he didn’t look 270. Now again he could’ve been, but even back in the 2010-2012 people fudged on weight and height. Heck I think in hs at Avon I was listed at 6’0 195lbs at WR when I am 6’ but I maybe weighed 175 lol.

In his films there’s a lot of footage of him pulling and blocking. Also, there’s some kids that can develop if they are long enough to turn into a OT in a year or two. But he is being recruited as a TE

I am really excited that both the winners have been players new to the team this year. But I am also kinda concerned that both the winners have been players new to the team this year lol

Announce and sign in the early signing period seems the most likely according to most of the people covering his recruitment Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

The full blown IU football optimist in me has to point out that the Hoosiers are set to be favored in that contest and it’d be an upset if the Huskers were to win. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I'm seeing he's coming as a preferred walk-on?? Anyone know?

When is or was the secret scrimmage with Marquette? Sent from my SM-G950U using BtownBanners mobile app

Teams now make it to where the game plan is that the 3 is the best shot available. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Hopefully this kid ends up as an under the radar OT prospect.

Side bet on this. If we do lose ... 1) How soon does the "Fire Archie" thread get started? 2) Who starts it?

0-0 tie with Maryland. I give van Benekom credit as he is really building a defense and we have given up just one goal in the last six games. The problem with that is we are just 3-1-2 during that stretch with three 1-0 wins, two 0-0 ties and a 1-0 loss. I like what I am seeing and clearly an improvement but the offense is really anemic. Its not that they are building and missing chances. Its that they can't connect on passes or even get an attack started. Not a bad result on the road though.

Todd to UM is official. Huge pickup for Juwan Howard. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It hasn’t been his preferred option so far but he has landed two grad transfers so far. One didn’t pan out the other is to be determined but so far sounds promising. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Sounds good but dont have a ton of confidence Archie lands a quality grad transfer point

My guess would be he doesn’t reclassify Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

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Maybe this was already discussed. Dre Davis played AAU with Indy Heat, same team as Ivey, Pack and Furst. Ivey of course has committed to Purdue and in my view projects to be a very good player for them (he was over 43% from 3 at EYBL, averaged over 14 ppg). There has been some rumbling that he would decommit, but that could just be speculative chatter. I went to watch some of the games at EYBL. Watching the game, Davis was the guy that got your attention. Just the most active and aggressive out there, making things happen. And then you'd look up who this kid is, and you'd see that he's got a (then) low rank and committed to Nebraska of all things. It really didn't fit. I think with that early commitment to a basic nobody team, nobody paid too much attention to him. But he absolutely showed out. Averaged 17.9 points, and 6.1 rebounds. Only 41% shooting, but still a guy making plays. Plays more like a small forward than a SG. Maybe Ivey got in his ear to go to Purdue? The Louisville offers to Dre and his little brother is an interesting wrinkle. Purdue fans seem to want to bank the scholarship, or find another big to keep the pipeline going there. With his now open recruitment, I'd bet there are some programs that would have liked to watch him play. I would not say that I got the impression that he's a star in the making. But he is a productive player, and effort alone can go a long way. As an aside... I'm pretty pro-player in all things. That said I really hope de-commitments don't become a common thing in CBB.

Ironically wrong thread, given that Top 50-ish pg Diarra is choosing between Georgia, 11-21 last year, A&M, 14-18 last year, and IU.

What did alante see today? he saw whop get the ball in multiple ways, I’d say it’s safe to say he’s going to be used as a whop type player wherever he goes. He saw David Ellis be utilized in many roles as well, someone else I’d compare him to. He saw 10 receptions for 182 yards. My brother also saw him and met him in line for the bathroom lol. Said kid is thick lol built like rondale Moore in the legs is what he said= tough to get down, stays on feet well....well that’s typically what it equates to if you’re athletic. Use those tree trunks to your advantage.

Everything is an unpleasant experience anymore. It's the same 5-10 people in a pissing match each and every week. The only solidarity here is that literally everyone gets angry at IUGradman. Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk

Agree that he has the traits and experience to help defensively. But I just see a glaring misfit with Archie’s offensive philosophy. Just don’t see a role on that end. At all. I would like his fit as a 4 in a really high tempo style with a lot of player movement, like Eric Musselman’s system. Maybe what Smart does. Would have been fine with Crean. In an open court game he could absolutely be a problem. But Archie’s tempo and the stuff he runs, or at least what he was running last year, really minimize Smith’s strengths. I actually think transferring would have made a ton of sense for him. Since he chose to stay, I really hope the kid finds a niche. But I don’t see it. Love to be wrong.

https://mobile.twitter.com/hoopvision68/status/1167083458772066304 https://mobile.twitter.com/hoopvision68/status/1166857446066982913 This is some stuff that Wes Miller ran at UNCG that I would think it likely that Mike Roberts would have brought along and Archie could easily work into some of his base actions. Green, maybe even Hunter, running the baseline with any of the 3 bigs executing the pin down/slip, though I think it fits TJD the best. Great action to keep the post defender from over aggressively fronting. Love it. But, ya know, Wes Miller is a mid major Coach. So what could Roberts have really learned from him?

Agree about the PU. I had to grow up around Rick and the Walker boys. Schilling and I used to play Rick and Brian 2 on 2 in the summer's. Mount was unguardable.