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What about untrained monkeys? And where did these monkeys get their referee training? So much to unpack here.

HIRE FRA… (wait; too much?)

Six months to go:

Think football thoughts. Adjust the mindset. Pretend we are Georgia.

Whoa! That a 40 bead per game average. Impressive.

New nickname for Alexis: SamIAmBetterThanReedBailey

It would help if Lamar Wilkerson was making most of his shots instead of missing. When we don’t have Lamar playing well things get grim.

He has the inside moves of a 14 year old boy on his first date.

Martinelli should exclusively be guarded by Reed Bailey

Atta boy Tayton

Sisley: “Coach, what if I told you that you are like a father to me?”

Bailey is actually an excellent choice to guard Martinelli; Reed is long and he’s very quick for a 6’11 guy.

Playing fantastic offense.

SISLEY SIGHTING!

It’s almost an every game thing. LAMAR:

Reed by a gazillion. There are certain skills that Bailey is consistently good at; drawing fouls, passing, and perimeter defense, even when switched. He’s really bad at other things of course.

Tucker has two alternating defensive strategies; lost and slow. Great to see Dorn playing with swagger.

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.