WayneFleekHoosier

This season was over almost immediately. That stinks the worst because I’ll usually tune in a watch some games if we are near tournament worthy. This team was immediately not that despite preseason rankings indicating we’d be close. I don’t pretend to know what the right move is for Indiana baseball in this case, but it feels like a change is needed.

I can see a wide range of things. We are very thin and counting heavily on the freshmen to fill spots. Which Most schools don’t do these days unless they are 5 star freshman. We’ve got 5 “proven” players and 2 others with upside. Then 3 freshman where 2 of them don’t look physically ready. But the staff should know this, so we’ll see.

This is why I love college basketball. I hope they finally fall off and this should be the season for it. But I like Mayer, Benter, Cox. Jacobsen has big potential. Ertel just seems like one of those guys. West who didn’t play this year was quoted as being their leading scorer in scrimmages. Guys like Burgess that have been waiting their time. And a really competitive, smart coach. I don’t expect a Marquette like season for them this year but I hope for it.

I think Dorn will be solid. I think Dorn vs Harris will be an interesting comparison this season. They’ve got a nice roster in Miami. Will be interesting if Lucas pops for a bigger Job next cycle. Especially if he has another good season. I think he has the potential to be an elite recruiter.

Nick Dorn to Miami. He’s the one i would have liked to keep. Not fretting it, but Miami is doing some nice work. This one was be curious to watch.

Evan Miya on the Hysterics and his take on the roster. Pretty good summary. His metrics don’t love Burton. Roster offensively limited. Lack of returning minutes. Didn’t get into the freshman at all. I personally think and have stated that’s where our roster building is flawed. We’ve got 2 that I have zero expectations for. And right now those guys are 9 and 10 on the roster. I feel those guys should be our 12-13. This in a nutshell sums up my roster concerns. I think the top end is strong in 3 of the 5 spots with some decent hope in the other starting spots. What’s not calculated into this, guy 9-13 might outplay and win job from 1-8. But if spots 11-13 are literal placeholders, no real inside completion is ever happening. Flawed model.

And his agency and representation is awful imo. The Kentucky saga and how that was handled was botched. Don’t like that group much.

This sounds great! Heard this too.

The Bradshaw falloff needs studied.

Seems about right. We’ve got around a 15-30 ranked team as it stands. We’ve got some solid potential. A couple studs. A few what ifs. Some freshman with potential that look way underdeveloped to contribute that it seems we are counting on. If one of them pop plus Mustaf or Harris we should be fine. If not…. Wish we would have added one more top 6 guy to the roster then depth at the 5. That roster would push up 5 spots and some versatility. Will Sisley improve enough? Can Harris contribute? Is the 3 ball going to be abysmal? The freshman as I mentioned above appear frail as can be (sans Moody). Lindsay isn’t really a 1. Even though he can play it some. So we don’t really have a back up 1 in case of injury. Moody? Still holding on to a glimmer of hope they rethink these last couple spots. Until they are filled, we’ve still got time and hope.

Enjoy both! Summer is awesome. When the Cubs are good, I watch a little bit of baseball. NHL playoffs are awesome. Travel soccer/baseball with my boys. Life is good even when IU stinks at sports.

This is why we need IU baseball to be better. But the NHL playoffs are incredible. And Summer is incredible. Hopefully can get at least 1 add with something to offer. Or maybe 2. We have more to look forward to roster wise without a doubt this season, but I think we are making a mistake by intentionally lowering our standards on the “final” 3 spots. If the Freshman aren’t good or ready we’ve hurt ourselves.

They signed a deal with Amazon Prime also. Crazy times.

This has been my take all along. If the money is right, you can get who you want, to a certain degree.

Duke is unbelievably loaded this year. An absolute crazy roster. I don’t see how a lot of these guys get the minutes they expect. But they’ll be well compensated. And I guess that’s enough. Incredible depth.

I think they try to do 2 year deals and there are stipulations if the second year doesn’t happen. Don’t know for sure though.

I don’t believe so.

I would feel sorry for Self, but I absolutely don’t. From a Karma perspective he has a negative balance.

Anyone see the video on Joksmovic that apparently Kentucky is recruiting? Fun video. We should steal that kid from them too.

Moving to 76 for next year.

I didn’t read the story yet just saw it posted here. Sorry. Wow. Crazy.

I believe CJ Gunn

This is the story?

Another team with talent jumping off the page. Supremely talented team, albeit young. The Calipari way.

True, didn’t see enough from her at UCLA or IU to know if she’s more than rebounding and size. Mack could just get you a bucket when you needed one. Things get tough, dump it to Mack. Not sure If Z offers that. Hope she does.