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Guess what?   We're gonna beat Michigan State University this Saturday.

FWIW, a poster on The Scout forum (who, by the way, is definitely not a CTC fan) posted that his friend's IU freshman niece lives in the same dorm as Luke. She apparently said that Luke was extremely homesick, that he didn't leave the dorm much, and that his mom visited him most weekends. Sounds like a recipe for a transfer back to the land of cheddar! Now, if he transferred to that Alfred guy at UCLA, the staff would have some explaining to do ;)

    Yes...we should've hired some guy named "Alfred".  :sarcastichand:   No starts for a freshman who is 13 games into his career and was often first big off the bench? Puhleeeeease. Even a two post troll or (Not so much an IU)FanCharlie should be able to figure out this was not a playing time issue.   Either Luke was purely homesick, or did not feel comfortable with his teammates, the coaching staff, or the style of play. Or some combination of any of those four factors.

    It hurts because Luke is a good kid and will be a very good player.   However, Luke was not well suited to an open-court dribble drive offense. 

  That's a little harsh! ;)   Luke seems to be a good kid. Went home for Xmas and wished he could be closer to family and friends?   Best wishes to Big Fishes.

I believe that McGary's post-tournament buzz would not necessarily have equaled his June draft spot. Cody certainly gained a lot of ground post-tourney, and McGary was already starting to have back troubles before this season. There's not a high likelihood he would have been a lottery pick.

Ahem, Victor Oladipo got to make that money AND has the college degree. And I betcha he likes it that way.

When they leave after only one year, they very seldom come back for the degree.

    Ummm...cc - I believe that Bloomington North has a 6'2" freshman small forward named:   ... ... ...wait for it... ... ... ... ... Riley Crean!   (Hope the younger Mr. Crean is a player...I think we've got a shot in this recruitment!!!)

Sorry cc; Leaf ended up at UCLA with Alford.   It was a true heartbreaker; we were in his final two!

I'm bored and my mind is wandering. Sooo.....I decided to put together a starting lineup for three years from now, I'm using today's freshmen and any recruit that I darn well please that I think has a legit chance of being a Hoosier.     Please save this post; I am known to have end-of days and basketball prophecies that are occasionally uncannily accurate (except when they're not).   Here ya' go:   G:   Eron Gordon (Fr)  G:   Robert Johnson (Jr) F:   Aaron Jordan (So) F:   Devin Davis (Sr) C:   Luke Fischer (Sr)   Bench: Stan Robinson (Sr) Max Hoetzel (Jr) Braxton Blackwell (Fr) Collin Hartman (Sr) Derrik Smits (So) Kyle Guy (Fr)   Appearing in an NBA arena near you: Noah Vonleh Troy Williams James Blackmon, Jr

  To be an injured late first round draft pick without a guaranteed contract, and NO chance at a college degree? That sounds like University of Kentucky logic.   I'd rather have my kid stay back, get a Michigan degree, and have some life skills toward his future. This is exactly why young players SHOULD stay in college!

  And nine rebounds.   And no turnovers.

Recipe for next year:   Select two highly competitive, fantastic long range shooting two guards. Insert one into starting lineup. Enjoy in ten months. Watch it cook.

First time for six of our thirteen having college finals week.  Lots (and lots) of experimentation; with different defenses, with pace, with pressing. A very uninteresting opponent. All of that equals a game that was not particularly enjoyable to watch, but was probably fairly productive toward the education and improvement of an inexperienced group.   I expect the final cupcake game to have us in a more focused state of performance.

  Then it could be the KFC YUK Center! lol.

And...in IU women's bball, there will be no early entries or OADs!

    Wow, Jaybob:   I was gonna post my thoughts, but you related what I'm thinking so well that all I have to do is say ^^^ "see above".^^^

  Sorry, dude. A dude shouldn't du(de) that to another dude's dudehood!

  How many players on the roster do you want to get significant minutes? We already have ten. Who would you like to take minutes away from?

  Noah had a game this year with 0 points and two rebounds.    This apparently makes it absolutely clear  (even more so than with Max H) that Noah will not be able to play at the next level.    :huh: 

Vic is killing it  tonight: 22 points, 3 steals, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, through three quarters!

Great stuff from Coach Calichicken's presser:    The topic: Why are you flying to a neutral court ice storm game in Texas yet not playing Indiana? Cal: "We offered to play them and they said no". Reporter: "That's not true".   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHXP2z2_Dmc

EVEN MORE UK HIGH COMEDY!!! Don't miss this one; a caller in to Kentucky Sports Radio waxes poetic about how UK students' priorities are out of whack.  Why, you ask? Because student attendance at games is down due to too much attention by non-basketball players to education and research.   Enjoy:   http://kentuckysportsradio.com/main/chester-questions-uks-priorities-in-one-of-his-best-calls/