HoosierTrav

if this team can get and STAY healthy, it can be a good team. Our front court has a chance to be one of the better frontcourts in the country. Race Thompson and Jerome Hunter are major X-Factors.

This is awful.

Galloway and Leal are huge for our program. So much better than their individual rankings. Packaging these two together is like adding a 5 star imo.

I would really like for IU to get both Galloway and Leal. So much better than given credit. In my eyes, they are perfect for Archie’s style of play. Tough on the defensive end, understand how to move without the ball, understand how to move the ball and both can shoot the 3. These are the kids that would otherwise go to Purdue and kick our a$$ for 3-4 years. Honestly, I’m over the shiny objects. If we can fill the roster with kids like this and sprinkle in the TJD’s, Romeo’s, and occasional high 4-5 star, we will compete year in and year out.

I have a feeling that this will be the case as well. I don't think there are going to be any real expectations, coming into the season, for this team. I like the depth a little bit better. Jerome Hunter being able to come back and play would be huge, obviously but avoiding the injury situation that Archie dealt with last year would be even bigger IMO.

Me too. Really hoping the Pacers know something we all don’t, in regards to getting a PG in free agency. The pick was nice but we already have 2 guys at his position. Romeo is going to do really well in Boston. He was the single most effective player in all of cbb when in the pick and roll and avg nearly 17 per. All of this with a gimp shooting hand. Having more space, much better players around him and Brad Stevens should make for a stellar rookie year, assuming he stays healthy.

He’s a dog on the defensive end. Something that doesn’t get talked about near as much.

Same.

Sounds like Aaron Henry hit the lottery.

Not a huge loss imho. If we miss both Leal and Galloway, I will start to become worried.

“When the going gets weird, the weird turns pro.” This Hunter Thompson?

If Jerome Hunter and Race Thompson are 100% healthy, then we won’t miss any of these guys we missed on. Get either 1 or both of Leal and Galloway and I’m very happy with how the roster is taking shape.

Makes me come here less and less. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

I’ve slowed in general. I have 3 kids and a growing business. I do like to pop in, see how things are going and offer my 2¢ From time to time.

That’s what I’ve heard for some time now.

I’m with you. That and Galloway is a lock down defender.

The uniform tops don’t match the bottoms. They made the borders on the shorts thicker and more pronounced then eliminated the bordering on the tops. Looks tacky and definitely doesn’t improve on what we’ve had. Probably not as big a deal as I’m making it out to be but it bothers me nonetheless.

I get triggered every time I see these awful uniform tops. Shouldn’t be that damn hard to get this type of thing right.

Don’t remember that honestly. Could be wrong. But I thought it was Kentucky that cooled when he slid down the rankings.

I don’t remember that being the case at all. From everything I remember about that recruitment, it was that Crean and Kenny Johnson outworked Carolina.

In his defense, he was certain back when Keion was indeed coming to IU. When the tables turned towards UK, he even came out and said that he has no reason to believe that IU will land Brooks. There is rumblings that Cole Anthony is announcing for UNC this week. Maybe this is what he’s talking about. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

And Troy Williams. Damn near Theo Pinson as well.

Deron got limited mins, Race wasn’t near ready to get big mins, Hunter missing, romeo playing with a bad shooting hand. Being the healthiest they’d been all season doesn’t really say much imo.

How many times did Crean get back to back Indiana Mr. Basketball’s? Archie did it in year 1 and 2. Also, last years team was solidly in the tournament and probable contenders for a run if we didn’t go through one of the worst cases of roster inavailability that I’ve ever seen. I’m sure he could have done a little better but it’s hard to build consistency when you are constantly having to experiment with lineups. Completely different team with everyone healthy.

I could care less if the B1G wins any ships. IU is the only conference team I want to win a championship.