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https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/LongFormArticle/College-basketball-recruiting-question-and-answer-Bronny-James-Ohio-State-visit-Arrinten-Page-Zayden-High-and-more-192897309/#192897309_1 Eric Bossi’s current thoughts on Page’s recruitment. If you don’t feel like reading 4 paragraphs, let me distill them for you: “Yeah, I don’t know.”

Hopefully groin surgery doesn't taint his career

Just phenomenal content here from the social team. Watching this video also made me realize that his old man quick flick follow through (?) we saw last season in pregame isn’t new.

Why does any kid decide to transfer? Lots of reasons. All I said was I could see him leaving after this year if he got some assurance of immediate PT from another successful program. BTW...most everything on here is pure speculation...as you certainly know. I'm all for Duncomb staying...just so you know. It's all good.

It appears YouTube TV has overflow. Nice! Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

November can’t come soon enough

Should be a great game to build some confidence and work on some things. Question? Is it guaranteed to be on BTN, I believe my BTN is airing a different game.

Another shutout for Gerstenberg but another game where we can't score and it ends in a 0-0 tie. We finished with just 6 shots for the game; 4 on goal; 1 corner. Louisville managed 11 shots; 5 on goal; 3 corners. We are definitely offensively challenged this season. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/9/8/womens-soccer-hoosiers-battle-cardinals-to-0-0-draw?fbclid=IwAR1bf8xUROcuQUGwU9PRyDUki5stYvTJPac4yhkEe4gqi8I3wlQ16lRx77Y

Straight set victory for the Hoosiers!

I’d be surprised if you can’t get it by logging into BTN’s site/FOX Sports with your TV credentials.

The last weekend of the month, per Lasley. He’s visiting with Liam McNeeley.

Her and Dolson were in the locker room post game, as well.

“I’m basically in everything practice-wise except for live action, but that’s coming up pretty soon,” he said. “I’m moving well. I like where I’m headed.” https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/trey-galloway-likes-direction-hes-headed-in-coming-off-of-groin-surgery/?fbclid=IwAR23Fi2UCH9VJyd_YDuN7LttVithGIPbHxJKdeUPZM3r62uAwgClTzpU1rI

I like the fact that our new president seems to be engaged in athletics and interested. Wonder if McRobbie knew where the football stadium was!

Surprising. He’d kill Leonard Hamilton’s average roster height being only *squints* 6’7”.

Lol. Now I don’t know if I want Willard to stop stealing Woodson’s lunch money. Lolzzzzz Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

Could a new direction in B1G officiating be on the horizon?

On Banks: Speaking of guys that look like the guys the NBA is paying, say hello to Kaleb Banks, about whom Rosemond says this: “When NBA scouts walk in, that’s the guy they’re going to look at.” Banks’ measurements tell the story: 6-foot-8 height, 7-foot-1 wingspan, 41-inch vertical jump. “He’s just oozing talent,” Rosemond said. He needs to bulk up, sure. But what about as a three? Playing primarily on the wing, focusing his incredible reach and ability to cover ground on opposing perimeter players, makes a lot more sense, at least at the start. “That’s where he can excel because of his lift,” Rosemond said. “He wants to be a good defender.”

This is so, so SO true. Now, I think it would be good if he shows that when defenders back off he can hit an eight foot jumper and can finish without getting all the way to the rim. TJD's "if everything was perfect" prototype? Bam Adebayo. About the same size, NBA All-Star with great court awareness. Finishes in a variety of ways within ten feet of the rim; at the rim if he can, and with short jumpers and half hooks when he cannot. Great, switchable defender anywhere on the court. Excellent ball-skills for a five. Never shoots a three.

But would the current day Jordan Geronimo destroy what TJD was as a freshman? Is the current Race Thompson better than TJD was as a freshman? Is Reneau at a similar level of talent and maturity as TJD as a freshman? I think these are at least as relevant questions as how JG would fare against the kids Reneau was playing against. Even so, I wouldn't downgrade that competition. Reneau became a key player for a Montverde program that had a record seven of its former players picked in the 2021 NBA Draft and five of its 2021-22 team sign with high majors - Duke, Texas, IU (2), and Illinois. The Montverde players compete against high-level competition in practice every day. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-nba-draft-montverde-six-selections-20210730-vf7wochp7rh2divrrocthkg3jq-story.html I am not suggesting Race won't start. I do believe Reneau may cause him to play fewer minutes than he otherwise would, which wouldn't be a bad thing. I think Reneau has a good chance of being a core rotational player, despite the logjam at his position. His soft interior shooting touch, high basketball IQ, and team-centered game seem pretty special based on video and scouting reports. I don't think you leave that on the bench most of the game when you're trying to win a Big Ten title. Look at what Woodson has said about Reneau: "Malik has enjoyed success at the highest level in high school and brings a competitive and winning presence to our program,'' Woodson said. "He’s an outstanding offensive player who continues to expand his game. He has great touch and tremendous footwork and he uses his quickness to his advantage.'' Reneau has played with and against a roster full of Division I talent for two years running now, so making the adjustment to college basketball should be easy. Reneau is smart, and has a great feel for the game. "He has a great Basketball IQ and is an unselfish teammate who has benefitted from working with and against some very talented players on a daily basis,'' Woodson said. "Defensively, he is well suited to today’s game. He keeps his man in front of him and can step out in pick and roll situations and hold his own." https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/indiana-basketball-mike-woodson-impressed-with-signee-malik-reneau-both-ends-of-floor

Sounds good to me, let's go win this thing!!

Oh yeah? Well Xavier Johnson was the best pg in the B1G by the end of last season and he’s joined by a five star mature combo who are backed by very effective Trey Galloway. So IU will have one of the best backcourt rotations in the country.

My expectation is that Malik Reneau is pretty similar to a freshmen TJD in terms of talent. He won't have the same opportunity that TJD had as a freshmen because Reneau is coming into a much more talented team, but he should have a big impact on IU this season and should contribute from the beginning. He'll allow both TJD and Race Thompson to play less minutes and be more fresh for the postseason. I expect that he'll be a pretty big upgrade over Michael Durr and a sophomore Geronimo. How he'll compare to a junior Geronimo remains to be seen. Either way, IU will have one of the best interior rotations in the country.

The aspect where I may disagree with you is when you said that if Malik is as good as TJD was as a freshman than Malik would be starting. I don't think that's necessarily true. And you say that Malik won't be as good as TJD was a freshman because he won't be starting. Which again may just be an indication of being on a better team. But like you say, "as good" is subjective. In any case, it's probably just semantics and doesn't really matter. Let's hope he's a strong contributor and not worry any further about ranking his place in history just yet. : ).