RoderickJaynes

Yeah I think the framing from the uber wealthy is a gift (or donation, I’m not sure if they can make it tax deductible) rather than a true investment. At least in the relative infancy of NIL. It would probably get pretty tiring to be making a 10M gift every year lol

It’s probably funded by Mike Repole who is worth well over 1B, so he probably just found the money in his couch cushions. It’s not sustainable in general, but I don’t think one offs like this bother someone like him who is seemingly a massive fan of the team

Based on the numbers being thrown around for Yessoufou ($6-7M), I don’t think $5M gets it done.

No. Pretty much the only one who is still available is momcilovic and he’s not coming to IU. The others either already committed to a new school while also entering the name in the draft or returning to the school they were at.

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The video seems far more like a return announcement than a highlight tape. It was emphasizing IU and the caption is a return is coming. I know his first year here wasn’t great, but he was also not set up for success. He’s more talented than most backup ball handlers we’d find in the portal at this point. I’d be very cool with a reunion

It was just a comment about him, not him being connected to IU. I believe he announced he was staying and then a few days later entered the portal so the conclusion there is that he was lured and has a spot in mind. Both from a cash and minutes availability standpoint, it would be very unlikely that spot is IU. At least in my opinion

There’s a fake job rothstein account, they’re just rage baiting

We’d probably be better off if everyone just realized Rabjohns isn’t very precise with his language and not spiral due to unintentional (or intentional at times I suppose) ambiguities

Yeah them taking a break right now doesn’t mean this is the full roster. The portal entry period closes on the 21st. Based on prior years, there’s going to be another flurry of players into the portal in the last few days. It’ll be good to have open spots and flexibility when that happens. It doesn’t make much sense for us to rush to fill out the rest of the roster, especially when they are comfortable with the core of the team. They should take their time to find the right role players that complement the roster and can play off the bench. I’ll change my tune if they really only fill 10 scholarships, but that would be extremely shocking.

I’d be shocked if he doesn’t stay in the draft. Portal is pretty much just a safety plan if he gets injured or something.

Transfer portal rankings can be fun to look at but they’re mostly useless. There’s far too many players in the portal for the rating services to have any ability to rank them accurately

There was some speculation he was happy at UNM but entered the portal so he could take visits with his brother. UNM probably just said we’ll take a commitment from your brother and give you a raise. He gets a bump and gets to play with his brother, not the worst outcome in the world. Makes me feel way better about getting Lindsey if that scenario was correct

I think he just says things to be abrasive but whether he means it or not, Dorn should not be anywhere near this team. He’s a good guy and I wish him well but he’s not a very good basketball player. He was an extremely streaky shooter who caught a two week heater and had some big scoring games because of it. They can find a capable shooter who can also play competent defense, rebound, and dribble, which are three things I’m not confident dorn can do (at least at the requisite level to succeed in the big ten)

Depends, number 1 or number 2?