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^ Thanks for sharing the link and info All_Hoosiers. Place me in the very optimistic camp as well. :hi:

Stack some plates for this lad. \=========================================================================== Troy Williams  @troywilliams_ 15 Oct Do you have any specific goals for this season? — Don't trip running out of the tunnel http://ask.fm/a/9lf97fig

Agreed. On 10-16-11, would a prediction of a run to the Sweet 16 been considered a touch bold as well? btw- My apologies for not following the Best Case/Worst Case Scenario. My bad.

Yesterday I was thinking about the following comparison: 11-12 JHU VJ VO CW CZ WS (DE MR TP RA DM AE KB MC....) 13-14 YF EG WS JHO NV (LF/HP) (TW-SR-DD-PJ-AE-CH) I have no inside info & I never place a ceiling on what any member of a team can contribute from any given role. Thoughts: 1) Relatively a low expectation from fan base compared to last year; yet similar to 2011-12. 2) The athleticism of our bench is very exciting to see develop. It will help provide more defensive stops in the final tournament compared to previous years. 3) When looking at the first 5-6 players individually I feel where the 2013-14 guys come up short the make up for it in other areas. This includes the VO -WS comparison. In many ways its unfair to compare any player to Vic; however, looking at Will's leadership & what the kind of influence he has on all freshman and sophomores is tremendous. He can say what he wants to the media about "not being the guy" & "everyone is treated equal", but if he sees a lull in any aspect of what is to be accomplished in a practice... they are not all "equal" compared to how Will will voice his opinions about required changes & additional effort. 4) The last of Will's quote on media day fires me up as much as anything that has been said or written about this years team: " ...but we have guys on our team who can fill those voids. I truely think so. I'm not saying we have two lottery picks on our team, but I think there are a lot of guys who are willing to do things that maybe some of the guys on our team last year weren't willing to do." Video of Will's interview 5) Regular season results will not be as good as last 2 years. The run at the dance will be better.

TJ will be visiting on November 15 when we play Samford. When asked about what he is looking forward to most he had the following to say: “I guess to see how they actually play and what the coaches let them do out there,” Leaf said. “Do the coaches have handcuffs on them or do the coaches let them play? Just overall, how they coach them and how the players react to their coaching I think is what I’m looking forward to the most.” Sounds like TJ is being influenced in a very positive way as a young teenager. I love to see the appreciation and anticipation of Indiana basketball from this family. “He’s probably just as excited as me about it,” Leaf said. “He grew up there always watching the games and wishing he could wear one of those uniforms. He’s edging me to go there, not really, but thats where he sees that I would fit the best right now. We’ll see.” Link

Here yet an older video displaying a nice outside shot and good footwork without the ball:

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