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Exactly. If we win by one after playing terribly the night will be a complete success.

In the end, it comes down to player evaluation. So many factors enter into that evaluation: Fit in system Willingness of the player to work at development A kid that will play for the team's best interests regardless of their pay Physical/skill ability Mental toughness of the player when adversity hits Fit for projected role Value for the budget hit Curt Cignetti is very good at many, many things, but evaluation, including all of those factors, is probably his ultimate superpower.

So ... go Marquette!

Yes, yes, yes, no, and yes.

Oof. That is rough.

Agree. I think that the scheme and coaching seems good enough to do produce excellent results with the right roster.

Dusty May… but Curt Cignetti DID!! Love everything about everything that has happened for IU sports and I wouldn’t trade it for anything or anyone.

That is brutal.

Get the ball to Shay! oof; they didnt Noyan seals it!!!!

Wow. what looks to be an amazingly great stretch finish by the Hoosiers!!

I know it’s a coin flip game, but if we win it’ll be a miracle

The older woman ref with the red hair should not be out there. She has no idea what she’s doing and would be catching a rash in a middle school rec league game, never mind a B1G game.

The third quarter with quite literally zero field goals? lol that’s really bad.

We f’d Noyan with four fouls in the 3rd quarter

I have absolutely no idea why Wiseman ever plays instead of Odjineme. i also have no idea why Wiseman ever plays.

Great quarter! Kiaku with an excellent set. Noyan with maybe her best quarter at IU on both ends. If she gets in foul trouble we are completely screwed.

Fouled by a missed call girl? interesting…

Helluva start

It’s so much more cost-effective to have six potential returnees, all of whom will come fairly cheaply, and all of whom our staff has a clear sense of their value and whether they can contribute at the relatively low price they command. Add our three incoming freshman to that mix, and we have nine slots where the staff already knows their value relative to budget. Whereas for the year we’re currently in, the staff only knew value relative to budget for two guys, Enright and Tucker. Of those two, one of them has underperformed (Tucker) and one has over performed relative to their budgetary expectations. It’s a huge advantage when trying to build a roster that will outperform expenditures to already have a sense of as many as nine of your 13 slots for next year.

The budget doesn’t need to increase. Player evaluation is destined to improve; the staff sees our potential returnees every day and now knows which ones are worth retaining. And the staff has now had time to build relationships with portal players and their reps. The roster should be better with the same budget; if the budget increases all the easier I suppose.

I’m assuming that three players came at somewhat of a discount; Tucker, Enright, and Sisley. That’s a challenge because when it’s not an entirely new roster like we built , it’s easier to get discounts. More importantly, with more returnees on the roster the staff has full knowledge about which players are worth “market price” to keep. So this will get easier to do well, but for now? If as Usps says we are currently about 80% likely to be in the tournament, then things are going well. However, as we move along, expectations will and should increase.

Wants to commit in person, I would suspect.

The other night against Michigan, Purdue didn't shoot a single free throw in the first half shot 20 second half free throws. Knowing Big Ten refs, and knowing how much we like to reach and grab, I expect a much different looking similar game tonight. Sadly, the edited version is also true.