Crimson and Cream

By the time it was done, Rourke was clearly the best quarterback 

Update: he has a column coming explaining himself. I’m sure he’ll use that shovel for good and not to dig himself even deeper. 

Gregg Doyel is the #9 trending topic in the US on Twitter right now for being an outright weirdo in Caitlin Clark’s Fever presser. Good work, Gregg!

Eric Bossi from last weekend's 3SSB event.  Thompson playing for Indiana Elite 16U.
Throughout the course of this past high school season word started to circulate out of Ohio that Anthony Thompson may be the next elite prospect from out of the state. 247Sports finally got a chance to get an in person look at the product of Lebabon (Ohio) High when he took the floor with Indiana Elite's 16U team. Based on what we had been told about Thompson, expectations were high and he not only met but exceeded them during two weekend viewings.
Standing around 6-foot-7, Thompson is a long-armed lefty with a beautiful looking jump shot, plus athleticism and an advanced skill set. Young for the class of 2026, Thompson won't turn 16 until August and also told us that he's grown around five inches in the last year or so. Odds are the growth spurt isn't done yet and whether he grows or not, Thompson has now commanded our attention and looks like he could be one of the premier small forward prospects in the class.
Thompson can be a bit deferential to teammates at times and could probably stand to be a bit more aggressive attacking the rim given his physical gifts, but he's got plenty of time to completely round out his game. College coaches are well aware of Thompson who already has offers from and has seen high majors like Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, and Xavier just to name a few.

Max Feldman -
Top-10 2026 wing Anthony Thompson hit the ground running in Omaha, going for 14 PTS (55% FG & 44% 3PT on 5.3 3PA), 5 REB and 2 blocks per game

Y'all have no idea what kind of ecstatic I am today. Hopefully, it's the beginning of an IUFB era I've been dreaming for my entire life.

No self imposed limitations. -Coach Cig

First spring game in a long time. Whatever it is they show us, I’m excited to see it. 

That was literally the entirety of your initial post. And it didn't make any sense to begin with. Everyone knows he can't shoot, and as pointed out above you can succeed with a low post option that doesn't shoot. So it just seems like you're reaching for any reason to bring negativity into what is otherwise (and should be) a positive thread. As a Woody critic myself, I promise you it's a lot more enjoyable to find the positives during the offseason and hope Woody figures out the coaching aspect this upcoming season. This is going to be a much more talented roster and this kid is a big part of it. 

I thought Kentucky's mating call started with 'hey cuz'.

Not getting the thinking that Humrichous would be coming to IU.  What's the upside for him to do so?  He's already wanting to have NBA scouts look at him, why would he come to Indiana and get less minutes?

I'm assuming "Go Big Red" which is weird in an IU graphic 

Malone will be in Bloomington tonight for a visit tomorrow

I’m going to be surprised if Trey starts. Play a lot sure but I see him coming off the bench with the 2nd unit. Bc you know there will be a second unit. lol 

just watched conwell's highlight tape... really hope essegian/carlyle/rice can make us forget when he's crushing next season 
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Ok, very small additional details on CE. AAU coach is on the visit with him. AAU coach likes that Woody has a relationship with his players (GG did not). AAU coach wants him at IU. 

I think Woody would love to play 10 if he could. Do that hockey style line substitutions. 

Why do you keep stating the bold as if it were fact? 

That Goodman video is hilarious. Yes, we need better shooting but this whole take made me laugh out loud:
"What did Mgbako shoot from 3 as a freshman? Don't know but it wasn't good and he was supposed to be a lights out shooter."
"My one piece of advice is to go out and get Stojakovic b/c he's a lights out shooter....well, he wasn't as a freshman, but he will be."

We've already had a shooter-first in Woodson's system, Parker Stewart. And while he was a good 3 point shooter by percentage, that's about all he could do. Couldn't dribble, couldn't get to the hole, couldn't create for others, etc 
Woodson's system is all about 1 and 2 man games. Guards have to be able to win 1 on 1 matchups vs their defenders in order for the system to work. We've had one guard in 3 seasons who could consistently win those matchups. Carlyle and Rice is the most dynamic backcourt duo CMW will have had to date. 

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I actually saw Jeff wearing this shirt one time. 

Shot 38% in conference games. 
Last 26 games he was 36% 
Last 9 games-- 16p 4r ---6 3pt attempts a game.. 

Goodman phoning in this analysis. Wow. Ballo isn’t a 3 point shooter? Thanks for that. And how lazy is it to ask what Mgbako’s percentage is and then say, I don’t know it but it’s not good.
we do need to add shooters and if we don’t with our remaining spots, that could spell trouble. But come on man, show a little effort when you are an “expert”.

X? 
In conference games--X avged 6p and A/T ratio was 1:1... He was awful.