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Nice little segment of the seniors coming off the floor. Makes you think, think about the years past coaches and players….we had several players get in trouble off the court and a few personalities that were crappy. Not this team. This is probably one the cleaniest crews we’ve had in some time, and most likable kids we’ve had the pleasure of putting on the uniform, no bad talk on Twitter, no putting down the fan base during a speech, no lazy play . Just wore the IU uniform with pride and actually hustled their tails off, and represented the university well! Go IU!

This season has been fine/solid/good enough: First year of a new coach sitting at 18-12. Bubble tournament team - currently 50-60% likely to get in. A bunch of very likable players - Sam Alexis, Enright, Lamar especially for me. Incoming recruiting class for next year is already strong. Finally playing modern offense. First time in eight years for that. Much of the program buzz is gone because for decades we have been a middling program, we aren't exceeding expectations, and because the fan base is understandably much more into our undefeated national championship football team. But overall? This is better than the past two years of Woodson and pretty much all of the Archie era.

Multiview on the big screen is a new feature since I went to YouTube TV. Champ week is coming

Punting work today and hitting the Missouri Valley Conference qtrs. The friend I’m going with and knows way more about that conference than I do, gave me 3 names to watch for portal purposes: 1) Sam Orme(Belmont)- Carmel kid who’s busted out this year pretty good. Averaging 13 and 5 on 38% from 3. 2 years of eligibility. Given the 2 ‘26 kids, Dorn and, presumably, Sisley can’t imagine a 6’7” wing shooter would be a high priority, but who knows. 2) Jaquan Johnson(Bradley)- averaged 17 and was 1st team all conference and 1st team all defense. Averaged more steals than to’s. 2 years of eligibility. Since Norton was there he feels like at least worth checking into. 3) Drew Scharmowski(Belmont)- The one I really want to see. 6’10” and apparently possibly still growing. Averaged 11/6 with a block and a steal in 19mins a game and was 1st team all conference and 1st team all defense. 2 years of eligibility. My friend loves him. Says he’s a straight up winning player. At minimum, anyone coached by Casey Alexander absolutely knows how to play. That guy is as good a developmental coach as there is. Should be fun.

You never count your NIL, When you're biddin' in the portal, There'll be time enough for countin', When the roster’s done.

You need roster retention. Can’t go out and buy 11-12 new players and rely on freshman every single season. Dorn and Sisley are absolutely pieces you need to keep. How much they play and what kind of role they take on largely depends on their development, especially in Sisley’s case, but you don’t want to get in the habit of throwing 12-13 new faces together every single year. You need some level of continuity.

probably pencil one in for the next 3 years if you want. Would be shocked if he left

Nick Marsh will be the first #11 since ARE.

I remember last year when McNeely didn’t come because he heard IU fans boo. Wait…it was actually because he didn’t like what he saw on the court from the coaching staff, wasn’t it? Weird how that works. I’d be less worried about what the recruits heard in the stands today and much more about what they saw on the floor.

Shouldn't be hard to target the right players. Look and see who Dusty may is targeting and offer more money. ;)

This is what I’m talking about. Don’t retire numbers, make special numbers be earned. Awesome video.

I’m a big fan of Wilkerson so I hope this is taken in with the spirit it’s intended. If college athletics are to mean anything in this new era, I hope it at least means they get a little help in financial management. We have the KSOB. I saw Dusty May sit on a podium and when his players were asked what they we’re going to buy with their NIL he chimed in “annuities.” Funny but probably apropos. I don’t know Wilkerson or his mom’s financial situation, so I’m not making a judgement here. But if college athletics are to mean anything in this age of NIL rosters they should endeavor to help these 18-22 year olds make wise financial decisions.

Ryan Carr the Roster Czar will make a huge difference.

I hope we just trust our own eyes, ears vs worrying about what 247/On3 slaps on a recruit ranking wise. Braden Smith - wasn't ranked on 247 and #198 composite--- rated the #9 player in Indiana lol..rated the #33 PG in HIS CLASS... Keaton Wagler- #150 on 247, #261 composite Ryan Conwell https://247sports.com/player/ryan-conwell-46118010/high-school-268570/... The list goes on and on. Cignetti's best skill is him and his staff's ability to scout. Basketball should be no different.

Need to be smart about the schedule as well. Fans like the big neutral court game against name brand teams however until you get this thing rolling it might be wiser to schedule second tier teams. Take away Louisville and Kentucky this year and replace it with 2 home games and IU could be sitting at 19-10 with 2 extra Q2 wins against lower level teams. People want a seat at the table however lately the only thing IU is bringing to the table is extra Q1 or Q2 wins for the power 5 non conference teams they play

Maya on all-freshman team. Very well-deserved.

After Leal and Galloway tried to dress down the fanbase 2 years ago, I'm fine to see this change. The whole Woodson s#!t show from that time frame left a bad taste, and ruined the fun for everyone. Mediocre Mike, this one's on you. #goodriddance Yeah, I'll be able to let it go someday. Maybe.

He may have helped.

Will Wade lost over 25 again At home

Federiko Federiko was a Big a lot wanted IU to land but they refused to pay him the 2 plus mil his camp was asking. He went to A&M and is currently playing 9 min a game averaging 2 pt and 2 rebounds a game. Portal is hit and miss

You’re not going to get 7/8 elite players in the portal. No team is. You recruit your future and supplement your needs in the portal. Next years team needs 2 stud guards, 2 athletic bigs who can defend B10 caliber players, and a depth piece or two.

Will Wade lost

Haralson doesn't seem to be a fit for what IU is trying to put together. 25 attempted 3s all year, more TO than AST. What am I missing here BTW Bidunga is a Hoosier in 30 days

Maybe we luck into a Roy Williams situation. If I remember correctly, UNC tried to get him to leave Kansas a couple of different times before he eventually made the leap.

Surprised with your high standards you would be impressed with a coach 10-9 in conference. 3-7 on the road with losses at bottom feeder Penn st and Maryland

He’s got an interesting skill set. Hes fast and above average handle for his size. However his handle isn’t tight enough to attack at this level and it would be his biggest strength. He lacks the strength needed on offense and in defense. This is his 2nd biggest issue. His 1st biggest issue is his grip strength/hands. The scout is to dig and swipe him constantly because he losses the ball so easily. and 3rd. His finishing ability. I think if he had a great rebounding big he played with he could release in transition and use his speed to get cheap buckets. We never use him that way but I think that could be a strength if he wasn’t our only big on the court. People say Sparks was better. I don’t agree there. I feel like something could be unlocked with Bailey, but we can’t seem to find it.

I lost my mother at 45, and I can't imagine losing her at 21. I would've love to have him in Bloomington, but he made the right decision.

[Rod Roddy Price is Right voice] A new car!

Conerway gave the coaches the blow-by when he came out. All the other seniors hugged the coaches. I had a feeling he had something going on with coaches/teammates since December.

Apparently, the crowd is going out of its way to big time support Reed Bailey tonight. Love that.

Good first half performance from a team still fighting to make the tournament

If you have a 18 year old son or daughter they have only seen IU with a winning conference record in 4 of those years. Instead of worrying about fielding a roster that is competing for the top of the B1G focus on building a roster that can actually produce a winning conference record in back to back years. When you can do that then worry about taking over the B1G.

I don’t think he said that it would take years to win. He said it would take years to balance the roster by class, so you don’t have to replace a whole roster. Sounds like he is a build thru HS recruits and supplement needs via the portal.

I'm a lot less concerned about DeVries' demeanor in press conferences and a lot more concerned with what his actual plan is. Cignetti has been successful here because he had an effective plan and put it into action very quickly. DeVries looked like he had to pick between winning now and building for later, and rather than committing to one or the other, tried to do both. Missing the tournament won't be a death knell for him, but it's still going to go down as a wasted year.

It’s been interesting watching his pressers. He knows ball, tactically he clearly gets it. He can explain the X’s and O’s to us laypeople pretty well. Harping on rebounding deficiencies too. Maybe that’s all low-hanging fruit but it suggests to me there’s minimal chance he’s oblivious to what’s gone wrong this year. Coming from Woody at least this is reassuring. In both the MSU and Northwestern pressers the way he described ILL, PU, MSU games gives me the sense he’s cognizant of just how overmatched we are size and overall talent wise to those schools. Honestly, I like that…I didn’t before. None of this matters if we assemble another flawed roster.

So people who make more money don't deserve sympathy? Booing may soothe upset fans and be warranted at times, but it's generally unhelpful, no matter how people may try to spin it. It's not going to make a kid play better.

Saw this on Facebook. Made me chuckle a bit ...

Let’s have some real talk about the year. I think most of the people on this board saw once the roster was assembled that there was some flags on how it would stack up in the big. Some were more vocal then others while others were more wait and see approach however still having some concerns. It was apparent once they got into the B1G regular season that they were no where near the top of the B1G. There was still a path to being a tourney team even with a flawed roster but the margin or error was small. Unbalanced schedules play into the luck of bubble teams when they get into conference play and IUs turned out not be in their favor. B1G ended up having 5 teams that are all fighting for 2 seeds or better in the ncaa tourney. IU is 1-7 against those teams and had to play 4 of them on the road. Again for a team with a flawed roster that’s tough. The games that defined ius season was @Minny, Iowa, @Usc, @ucla, Wisky, northwestern. All these teams were in the 30-75 range and IU went 2-4. For a flawed team this is the stretch that has put them in this situation and where other B1G bubble teams has taken care of business. Personally I think DeVries underestimated the grind of the B1G and the importance of a low post player in this league. In an early interview he talked about the difference from Big 12 Bigs compared to what’s in B1G. He was wrong and that’s on him for thinking he could get by with the likes of a Bailey. You just got to hope he learns from his mistake and corrects it next year. I have a feeling after the season he will be the first to admit his mistakes. This flawed roster just isn’t good enough for the SOS they eventually ended up playing and it didn’t take advantage of the games they needed to take care of to get in the tourney 1-7 against NET top 17 teams 3-5 against NET 29-75 teams (you can’t lose to Northwestern at home) B1G has a way of humbling coaches when they first get into the league (except for a few) So you just got to hope moving forward he learns from this first year and does his best to correct the roster moving forward still a path for this year but now it involves Phase 3 Who knows maybe since this roster is full of players who’s only hope in years past to make the ncaa tourney was a hot conference tourney run in March maybe they play their best ball in the B1G tourney.

For sure however most recruits think they are the reason stuff can get turned around. If you are the coach you make that connection and point out to him the big hole in the middle a show tape of that whole all year and show him where he can be plugged in and help turn this thing around.

Who saw this coming. lol

B1G only got 4 teams in the tourney that year and Miller didn’t beat 1 tourney quality team and was never in conversation for a tourney bid. As you pointed out he lost to ISU at home by 20 +. DeVries first year they have beaten 3 tournament quality teams with 1 of those on the road and the B1G is expected to get 9 or 10 teams in the field. This year isn’t what people wanted but it has gone way better then Archie’s first year

A win for Chris Beard? I’ll drink to that.

It had to be rough on the team and coaching staff the way we started out but they didn't throw up their hands and say woe is us. They found a way to put it together and I'm very happy for them.

Just think how legendary Dolson would have been if he'd have been able to hire Cignetti and May in the same academic year...

Sparty winning at Purdue was the best outcome for IU moving forward. Since IU couldn’t find a way to get past Northwestern you would want Sparty coming in as high in the NET and B1G as possible. IU will have an opportunity to add a home win against a top 10 NET team

Or whenever Renn fouls someone. You would be drunk in the first 3 min. Kid fouls every other play