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Agreed and I need someone in the know to tell me it’s going to be IU even though a random video editor on Rivals picked UT

It’s a possibility for any player ranked where he is (~borderline 5-star).

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Wait, need to keep it for the Clowney thread. Kenya leads on JHS

Planning to post this in the JHS thread Tuesday, too

Good stuff from Adragna. I think — maybe hope — we see some lineups with both Bates and Stewart.

Anyone have any more info on the closed scrimmage mentioned in the @Mike Schumann piece?

Agreed, I expect more of a threat for big plays and catches, maybe you give back some pass protection and short-yardage success. But overall a net gain.

He seemed solid in the minutes he played in the Bahamas. He needs to add mass to be a better defender and that takes time.

Yeah I’ve come away really impressed with Stewart in spite of the shots not falling. Fans need to cool it worrying about Lander or speculating. He’d be a frosh right now if he hadn’t reclassified. IU has two experienced 4th year PGs, and the rotations in the Bahamas were…I mean, not March-style but certainly more aimed at winning than a true exhibition platoon. Plenty of space for him to earn time.

I have a similar wishlist; I might expand the Race shooting wish to include TJD. As for the PGs, I have some thoughts: 1. I’d love to see a cleaner game from X to see what he can do without foul trouble. 2. I’d like to see at least one of them have a nice shooting game from the outside. 3. I’m curious if we’ll see any lineups with two of them at once. (Bates/Stew/Kopp/Galloway and eventually Leal mean IU probably doesn’t *have* to use lineups like that, but I’m curious about them — maybe against smaller teams than Mega). 4. I found it interesting that Bates handled some of those duties while playing alongside Rob. I think that can make some sense. 5. related to #4, I’m curious if we’ll see any lineups without one of X, Rob, or Lander…e.g. Bates/Stew plus whatever frontcourt, maybe including Kopp and/or Galloway for a little extra handling.

Bates hit the second 3?

Small sample warning, but it’s never bad to see shooting numbers that good.

That’s my read, that he’s a 3 you could slide to spend some time as a small ball 4 when he bulks up some.

Yeah most years it’s already those two and MSU, with occasional interlopers

According to a parenthetical here Matt from Endless Motor scouting had Clowney as one of the two most impressive bugs at NBPA Top 100 camp last week https://mgoblog.com/content/hoops-recruiting-desperately-wants-add-another-frenchman

Seems like UM just isn’t sure they’ll have room for him after the dust settles because they’re in good shape with guys they like better: https://mgoblog.com/content/exit-davonte-miles

Boy that’s a beatable group

Is this going to drag until national signing day, or is he going to commit earlier than that?

Practicing typing “Gary Barta retire” as preseason training camp, personally

Old Fart: thanks. You’re the man. Sorry UA and adidas let you down. Need some new shoes and I’ll get nikes to thank them.

Early commit means he can get on Clif’s diet and strength plan earlier.

I told a friend the only other player I can think of who could’ve come close to making that legendary “block the Ayton lob dunk after guarding Book off the PNR screen” in game 3 was KG. But Giannis is faster, taller, and longer-limbed. KG might contest but probably doesn’t get there.

I imagine a number of the four transfers will use one year of eligibility but not both. TJD will be gone, you’d imagine. And then my guess is Rob and Race might not take their extra year. I don’t think all seven will leave, but all seven could. Of the six with freshman eligibility, half are unlikely-but-possible draft early entrants, too. They’d really have to blow up, I think those three have two years left each.

IU developing fruitful connections in the mid-south would be very good. Both Coach Rosemond and CMW have Atlanta connections, so it’s no shock. But the Atlanta area has been full of talent for years, Tennessee has its share, and plenty of guys in the region are not heavy CBB partisans. Duke, UNC & UK have clout there, but they have clout everywhere, and the many nearby P5 schools (UGA, GT, Vanderbilt, Auburn, South Carolina, Clemson) are not terribly formidable recruiting competitors. Alabama, Tennessee, Florida State, and Florida have varying levels of recruiting success, but basketball will never be top dog in those spots.