triple

Galloway brings a lot of intangibles and can guard multiple positions. Even if he never starts I see him as a 6th man of the year kind of guy by his 3rd or 4th season.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Top-five-available-2021-prospects-Jaden-Hardy-Patrick-Baldwin-Michael-Foster-Efton-Reid-TyTy-Washington-Zaon-Collins-Johnathan-Lawson-Kenny-Pohto-164380641/#164380641_4 Reid was going to announce his commitment last Thursday but then put it on hold. Still no mention of IU but the timing is interesting given that Bates just committed.

Wonder if the Bates commitment opens the door for Woodson to get involved with Efton Reid who plays for IMG as well. He's the only top 25 recruit for 2021 without a single crystal ball prediction. 2021 Top Basketball Recruits (247sports.com)

Very true. My sense is Ricketts is done investing in the team for a while. One championship was enough for him...he's going to milk it as long as he can.

Something tells me he'll jump at the chance if we truly offer. Kyle Mangas helps Indiana Wesleyan basketball stay an NAIA powerhouse (indystar.com) “It’s kind of hard sometimes because you want to play the comparison game. I’m an IU basketball fan. So I’m watching games sometimes and I’m like, ‘How could I fit out there? How could I help them?’ But I don’t want to fall into that trap because it can play with your mind. I love it at IWU. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

You are very focused on making one-to-one comparisons of the individuals on the roster. Do you not believe that a change in staff can/will improve how they execute as a team?

Ideally they'll get plenty of time late in games, with a focus on maintaining leads.

Interesting (and concerning) Former UA basketball coach named in federal trial - News - Tuscaloosa News - Tuscaloosa, AL

Indeed. I wish Miller well but he was stuck in quicksand and pulled the team in with him. To the point that the guys would have had more success without any coaching at all...if they had just played streetball.

If I were in Lewis's shoes I'd look at this as a golden opportunity to be next in line at IU, while working for a 63 year old HC.

I think that's true but it's also true that most other coaches have been using that same approach to hone in on guys in the transfer portal for a couple of weeks now. Hunter and Roberts kept us afloat and I'm hoping for the best, but it's most likely the case that IU (though no fault of any of the coaches) has a lot of ground to make up.

I sometimes think it's crazy how long Joey Brunk and Ali Patberg will be in college hoops, and then I think of Wisky where six years is par for the course.

Dizz, this is not aimed at you specifically but in general at the discussion regarding Moser. He was a slow starter in his career but he's figured out how to win...he grasps his own strengths and weaknesses and continues to make adjustments over time. Anyone citing his earlier years or his full career record is missing the point with this guy. He's a very good coach today and has been for four years now. Four years is not a fluke. If he'd had the same level of talent for those two years in between his final four and today, he'd have made runs then too. His pace is slow but the offense is much smoother than Miller's, even Bennet's. My wife, who half-heartedly watches hoops on occasion, has used the word "beautiful" at times to describe some of his plays and she's not wrong. Is Moser the right fit for IU? I dunno...his style does not fit what Dolson described. But some of the critics I've seen on this board are flat out wrong. He's going to get a power five job and I believe he'll be very successful.

Indeed. I love the enthusiasm but flight tracking is about as useful as penny stock advice from a stoned surfer in Bali.

Agreed. The odds of her being a home run would be much higher than most of the names being floated.

And even Moser has to look at our fanbase and recognize it's a risky move. Not slamming us...just pointing out the reality of the situation.

It's definitely not an apples to apples comparison. Matta got his first break in a Butler program that was rolling (Collier having built them up) and leveraged it to Xavier and OSU. He was most successful midway through the 17 year stretch you cite, with significant 5-star talent. From there it was several years of gradual decline. Moser, in my opinion, has grown significantly as a coach throughout his career, to the point that for the second time in four years and with mostly 3 star talent he is making a run. Matta was a very good coach in his prime But Moser is doing something right, right now. That said, it's always a gamble when mid-major guys move up to power programs.

With all do respect I think that's a bit of revisionist history. When IU hired Sampson there were many inside/outside the fanbase who were surprised and disappointed. He was already viewed as dirty, by many coaches, analysts and fans. Then he committed those violations at IU. The story was not that they were secondary violations. The story was that he did it intentionally and repeatedly. He knew he was getting caught and kept doing it. It's true that he knows how to coach. It's true that IU messed up by being to honest with the NCAA (obviously we've seen so may other programs get away with much worse by denying the charges). But IU was not wrong to part ways with him.

A.J. Guyton (@ajguyton) / Twitter

This exactly.

OMF - Trubisky To The Bills; Celtics Play Down To Inferior Cavs; Brad Stevens To Indiana University? 3-18-21 (radio.com) Starts about the 25 minute mark. From around the 32:09 these guys basically say, "yes" he should go to IU. It's not insider stuff but it makes me smile.

The top 4-5 prospects are all obviously upgrades but Beard is the least exciting to me for that reason. I'm positive his teams would compete well in the B1G, but I'm not sold that they would stand out from the pack was well as they have (a couple years anyway) in the Big 12.

I watch a lot of Loyola hoops. Moser definitely demonstrates a key trait that our last two coaches have lacked. The ability to consistently make adjustments during games and with regards to his system. I'm very high on him long term but I'd ideally like to see how Loyola adjusts without Cameron Krutwig. That kid has been such a rock for the program and pain for their opponents the last four years. That said, Krutwig might come back next year under the covid exemption rule, and even more likely Moser will move on (an analyst recently projected a 98% chance he'll get a power conference offer). I'd also note that while his player development is excellent and he finds the right fits for his program, his experience in recruiting/coaching high 4 and 5 star players is limited. Not saying he couldn't succeed, it's just not something we can accurately predict today. And at the end of the day I strongly believe that some coaches just fit much, much better in mid-major environments (Miller and Alford both being classic examples).

I concur with the first four in the same order. I'd also concur that Oats may eventually prove to be the best of the bunch. In a broad range of circumstances he's been very successful to date. I have a sneaking suspicion that Beilein will retire in a few years, otherwise I'd be fine with him. Pope is new to my radar.

I picked up Loyola as my second team early this season (to fill my need to watch well coached hoops). Unless something changed Damezi is sitting out to retain a year of eligibility. I'm not sure how that works this season, but that's what I read early on.