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jk34

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    jk34 reacted to str8baller in TJD is BACK   
    I’m very excited for next year. Probably irrationally so…lol.  But there really are no “big” singular years in cbb with a single elimination tourney. Knight was an extreme outlier in being able to build a team every four years and make a dedicated run. 
     
    Most championship schools have championship caliber teams every year or every other year and win about one title a decade-ish. Kansas, for example, has won the Big12 almost every year for two decades and has two titles to show for it and 3 in the last four decades. All that NBA talent under Smith and Williams netted 5 titles in the same four decades. 
     
    I know everyone knows this. But it’s the same thing as Zeller’s sophomore year: the most likely outcome is a loss earlier than expected in the tourney. I hope more than anything else, next year announces IU’s return to semi-permanent status as a school in this conversation.  That would exceed my expectations for the Woody era. I’d consider him a success if he spent 5 years just getting us back into the tourney and top 25 regularly. Not because that’s where I aspire for IU to be but because it would make the job very attractive again. 
     
    Getting to the tourney, a highly rated recruiting class, and now your AA senior to return all in about one year’s time is one heckuva start to things. 
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    jk34 reacted to Stuhoo in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    That team had far less depth than this one.
    Better top end talent no doubt, but far less depth.
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    jk34 reacted to cthomas in (2021) SG Tamar Bates to INDIANA   
    Beautiful little girl! What an awesome responsibility it is to be a dad. Tamar has a lot on his plate. We place great emphasis on the basketball side, but honestly, the dad side is what really counts. I'm sure that CMW is making sure he has the support he needs.
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    jk34 reacted to Class of '66 Old Fart in (2021) SG Tamar Bates to INDIANA   
    Proud Grandpa Bates - Look who turned 2-months old today…

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    jk34 reacted to Hardwood83 in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    How about Cupps, Newton,  Evans & Booker?!
    I know he brought in Kopp & Durr last year from the portal, but it feels like the staff is more interested in building with Freshmen- am I wrong?  
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    jk34 reacted to WayneFleekHoosier in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    The curious side of me wants to see Banks and Duncomb get run this season big time. I think Banks could be a Watford type player in time. Not sure where he finds time. The 3 feels full and I’d guess Race and Reneau handle the 4. Not really fit to play the 5. I really like Banks potential. Work hard, young man.
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    jk34 reacted to Brass Cannon in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    Same top 8 as you. And I’m in agreement that in close games we shouldn’t see 9 and below unless there’s injuries. 
     
    For me I’m think 
    Xavier
    JHS/Bates
    Galloway/Geronimo 
    Race
    TJD
     
    Malik gets minutes spelling Race and Trayce. 
     
    And really the 4 wings are going to put a lot of pressure on each other. Between the 80 minutes there and 10 or so giving Xavier a spell the guys are going to battle for those minutes. 
     
    If Geronimo is able to develop and be a 3 then this team is very dangerous. I think he can but I am not certain. 
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    jk34 reacted to HoosierHoopster in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    OK, we're going to be good :)
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    jk34 reacted to Five Prime in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    We have a legitimate 10-11 guys that should be seeing minutes next year.  Woodson can do his pro-style lineup swaps without hesitation. 
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    jk34 reacted to IUFAN1976 in TJD is BACK   
    I know a lot of people didn’t like what he did but that was classy of him!
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    jk34 reacted to Class of '66 Old Fart in TJD is BACK   
    From Dane Fife @CoachDaneFife--
    For Calbert, Damon and Alan. Steve, Jared, Landon, Brian and Cody…For Ray, Quinn, Zeke, Slick and Randy… RMK, TommyCov, Lewis, Guyton and BobbyW. And Greg, Joe, RobP and TCrean. For ALL of us that love Indiana ……BRING IT HOME BIG FELLA! Game. On.
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    jk34 reacted to RaceToTheTop in TJD is BACK   
    Don’t forget X.  15 of 30 in his last nine games and over 40% the last half of the season.
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    jk34 reacted to Chris007 in TJD is BACK   
    We can finally compete with the big boys. This team is talented and deep. 
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    jk34 reacted to Brass Cannon in TJD is BACK   
    Can’t imagine the off-season going better. 
     
    If our 5 Stars play like 5 stars.  And Bates can  play to his potential we are going to be loaded 
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    jk34 reacted to lillurk in (2021) SG Tamar Bates to INDIANA   
    Rewatched the post-PU win hype video that IU made yesterday. Tamar’s energy and enthusiasm on the court and in the locker room stood out.
    His skill and development matter most. But wanting to win, playing hard, bringing energy…good signs. He has the sauce
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    jk34 reacted to hoosierbgh in NIL and IU   
    Nigel Pack probably thought he was worth even more than 400K but found out that was as high as anyone was willing to go. 
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    jk34 reacted to hoosierbgh in NIL and IU   
    I suspect the number of athletes that undervalue their services compared to those that overvalue them, is fractionally small. 
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    jk34 reacted to TTT in (2023) - G Julianna LaMendola to INDIANA   
    Typical T. Moren type recruit hardworking and has the term defense in her vocabulary.  
    I notice it is hard to find star ratings on some of the women side especially espn though espn may copy from other systems.  So, how high level recruit are some of those girls coming to IU?…. They appear to be pretty high level as players with much upside.  
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    jk34 reacted to BGleas in (2020) SG Trey Galloway To IU   
    Yup, we need all of those things. We also need guards/wings that can play with pace and force pace when the timing is right and Galloway is arguably our best guy at that. 
    Galloway, with his defense, ball handing and aggressiveness is probably our best player at creating easy baskets in transition, which is something IU really needs. 
    Part of improving shooting is getting better, easier shots and Galloway helps with that with his penetration, passing and ability to push the pace. 
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    jk34 reacted to Hovadipo in Draft Combine 2022   
    Here's my favorite one so far. File Mark Williams under "Freak".
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    jk34 reacted to hoosierbgh in (2020) SG Trey Galloway To IU   
    I don't think it is all intentional but it is there just the same. A lot of it certainly comes from the being overly fixated on shooting to the exclusion of everything else. 
    It has been suggested, apparently seriously, that Gunn would be taking minutes from Galloway after all. Gunn certainly has the tools and potential to be a strong contributor down the road but Galloway will most likely be eating his lunch and charging him for the privilege for the foreseeable future.  
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    jk34 reacted to BGleas in (2020) SG Trey Galloway To IU   
    Yup! I get that we're all desperate for shooting after the last 5-6 years, but Galloway is a guy with a unique skill set and that skill set only gets increasingly valuable with more talent/shooting around him. 
    I'm not saying Galloway is an NBA player, and these guys play different positions but stylistically think of him as a Draymond Green or Rajon Rondo type. You don't bench those guys because you need shooting, you surround them with better shooters and their value and impact soars. 
    Before someone tries to claim I'm saying Galloway is an NBA All-Star, clearly without a doubt that is not what I'm saying. I'm saying Galloway has a unique skill set that few others on the team bring and it only gets better with increased talent and shooting around him. 
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    jk34 reacted to BGleas in (2020) SG Trey Galloway To IU   
    Great points! I'm not sure why people think Galloway and Bates are an either/or thing. 
    We lost Stewart, Phinisee and Lander from the backcourt/wing minutes. I'd expect Kopp's 25mpg to go down and how much that goes down should go to Bates. Boom, Bates just got his minutes increases, assuming he can make big leaps in defense, effort, decision making, shooting, ball handling, etc. 
    JHS's minutes come from Stewart's 24.4 mpg. 
    So right there we just increased Bates' minutes and got JHS his minutes and we haven't touched Galloway's or the left over minutes from Phinisee and Lander leaving. 
    It's pretty glaringly easy to see how at worst Galloway's minutes will stay the same, especially given that he probably has the most unique skill set of that group. 
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    jk34 reacted to hoosierbgh in (2020) SG Trey Galloway To IU   
    The effort put into denying, ignoring and belittling Galloway's value to the team is simply amazing. 
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    jk34 reacted to hoosierbgh in NIL and IU   
    One would think California would have a plethora of more pressing problems to deal with. If not California, it'd be another state and soon though. 
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