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I don't know who his sources are or if he's just sort of guessing it's a longshot, but Goodman is a Boston guy. Not sure if he still has the same schedule, but when I worked for the Celtics, Goodman was at most home games and attended many of the practices. This was before he blew up as a legit college reporter. But, he knows the Boston market and has Celtics connections. Edit: Not saying he's right, just saying he isn't clueless, especially in that market.

Yes I do. Other than maybe lack of identity/culture, I think Archie's biggest issue at IU has been recruiting, not any type of strategy or X's/O's. I'm not saying IU doesn't have any talent, but IMO the current situation is directly tied to Archie not being able to recruit over guys like Durham and Phinisee, and recruiting a the guard/wing spots specifically.

There is a poster on the other site who works with Henry's Dad. He says that Henry's Dad told him that once Hunter and Damezi committed that IU stopped calling them.

IU stopped calling him once Damezi and Hunter committed in that couple days period.

Thanks! Good to be back. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I could be wrong and it's been a long time since I worked for the Celtics, but it's still the same people in charge and I have a sense for how they operate. They are not firing Brad Stevens, even if the Celtics end poorly this year. Though they did head into the all-star break on a 4-game winning streak now that Kemba has settled in.

Haha! Haven't been on Btown Banners for a while. Since about the Fall (maybe summer, can't remember) every time I came to the site it would revert to some Amazon ad or something. Nice to be back, and hope everyone is doing well!! Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on where your NBA allegiances lie, Brad Stevens is not walking through that door. The Celtics love him, and Wyc Grousbeck (the owner) and Ainge don't care about fan pressure. I was there when the entire city wanted Doc Rivers fired and it was never even a consideration in the front office. Not even a thought at all. When Wyc and Danny love you, then aren't moving on because of the fans.

Saw a post on HSN where Archie wished Lander a HBD today, and my understanding is he’d be 18? Unfortunately for us IU fans, making him eligible for next years draft.

Well, that’s good news. Thanks for clearing that up!

Ok, so he just turned 17 this year?

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I’m pretty sure just have to be 19 in the calendar year of the draft. So if he turns 18 in November, he’d be eligible for next years draft because he’d be a year removed from HS and turning 19 in that calendar year.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure he broke Kobe’s nose in an all-star game. He once yanked Rondo to the ground in a playoff game and it dislocated his elbow. There was also a playoff game where he shove a Pacer from behind as the Pacers players was going in full speed for an open fast break layup.

Funny how he uses a hard foul on Dwayne Wade as an example. Wade is one of the most underrated cheapshot artists of his time in the NBA.

Good call on Garcia, he would have been the perfect bridge guy. Pretty tough to expect TJD to stay an extra year, especially with all the uncertainty currently. A lot greater chance pro basketball is back before college.

Absolutely! That’s how Archie has to build this thing. Easier said than done, but clearly IU is not going to be a one and done factory, so to be like programs like UVA, UNC, Villanova, MSU, even Wisconsin, you have to stack these really good players and have them cross over. Part of the problem with the Crean era was he was always replacing guys. Zeller never played with Vonleh, Vonleh never player with Thomas Bryant, etc., etc. That’s where the loss of Luke Fisher hurt, he might have been the bridge between Vonleh and Bryant. You need those 4 year “bridge guys”. Ideally for Archie, you land Kaufman, and both Kaufman and Duncomb play a season with TJD before they “takeover”.

Hate to turn this into something it’s not, but I always think when people try and compare Holtmann and Archie, how different are the past 3 years if De’Ron is healthy and as good as or close to Kaleb Wesson? Both were inherited players (Wesson was an inherited recruit), but Wesson clearly has been the main cog for OSU the last 2+ years.

Since no Big Ten team won a National Title, you can make an argument that Cody Zeller had a bigger impact on IU than any other player had on their program during the decade.

Maybe I'm biased, but I also think Zeller should get some extra credit and benefit of the doubt points for essentially resurrecting a program that was in shambles.

Agree on Hunter, and he doesn't need to be 'as good as Smith' defensively. He just needs to be above average and be able to handle the role. The gain Hunter brings offensively, especially with improvement, can more than offset the loss of Smith defensively.

I thought it was really well done too, because it was collaborative with the team. It would have been really easy for Archie to post some text image denouncing racism, as so many other coaches did. But no, he included his entire team/staff in a collaborative way and didn't make it about himself. True leadership. Though as with anything, the proof will be any steps they take beyond just making a video.

I think the link is in this thread somewhere. Last week IU basketball posted a video to social media. It starts with Race Thompson (since he's from Minny), has bunch of other guys in it and then end with Archie Miller speaking.

He has commented. He was the closing of the IU Basketball video. I also kind of view the video as a whole as Archie commenting. I obviously don't know who's idea the video was, but at the end of the day something like that would ultimately have to be greenlighted/approved by Archie.

Which would be really interesting because remember the OSU commitment was kind of surprise. Everyone thought it was Michigan and IU, probably leaning Michigan, and then the OSU visit was last as kind of formality. He then committed right after the OSU visit, if not even on the visit, citing the “family atmosphere” as the main reason.

Would love to see Self's big middle finger to the NCAA actually get him a much harsher penalty.

It does to an extent. 37% from 3 is solid, but it's not great. What makes 37% streaky is that a really good shooter at this level is going to be around 40% or even higher. The difference between a JBJ, Hulls or Ziesloft 3pt shooter and someone shooting 37% is consistency.

Yeah, I’m sure he does. That’s clearly not the same thing as spending the summer in your new environment, training under your new basketball and S&C coaches and with your new teammates.