AKHoosier

Wow. Expected more Western Michigan than University of Michigan.

I can't imagine being a college coach nowadays. Average 4 star guys are the man in high school, and convince themselves that because they have a recruiting profile and their name is online, they'll be a pro. When that doesn't pan out, it must be someone else's fault. Nojel Eastern probably won't even be a pro in something other than sports.

Something is up in Purdue-land.

Sadly, the Indy Star is trash nowadays. I used to really like that paper.

For everyone thinking Duke and Coach K will be unharmed by all this, aren't there new rules that forbid coaches from claiming ignorance? I thought that was the reason Pitino was going to be hammered by the NCAA since he's the leader of the program, and anything that goes on within the confines of the team, you are ultimately responsible for. So even if coach K knew nothing about Zion's housing and cash gifts from agents or shoe companies, Duke can still be hammered since it took place at his program.

Out of all of them, I have the most desire to see LSU burn. Even more so than Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville, etc. Will Wade has no remorse, and the only thing he regrets is getting caught.

Good. Hopefully he didn't see a certain supposed insider's post comparing Aminu to Armaan Franklin.

We've beaten them 2 out of the last 3 times we've played them. No chance they want to keep giving us chances to increase that while they continue to try and recruit Indiana.

lol so pretty much Sam on TOS is completely wrong on this one?

Yeah I respect healthy critique and discussion, but I just don't understand that comparison he's trying to make. Screams of wanting attention imo. I get being critical and skeptical of recruiting rankings, I do. We've been burned by them before, i.e. look at the high ranking of Perea and low ranking of OG or Victor Oladipo.

Good old Sam Story over on TOS is comparing Aminu Mohammed to Armaan Franklin. I mean, I've never seen him play live so my impression of him is built off of scout reports and rankings, but if he's right then we should probably avoid signing him. I do like Franklin, and think he will be a very valuable guard going forward for the team. FWIW I don't think Armaan Franklin would be putting up video game like numbers, even in lower class Missouri high school basketball. Plus Mohammed has had some pretty damn good games against elite competition too.

Kentucky fans relieved the bag man came through at the last minute for Clarke. I would be too, honestly.

First comment isn't wrong. I love college basketball, but CFB as a product is way better. Yeah there are plenty of football players who transfer, but the impact is smaller since there are like 85 players on a roster. No guys going pro after 1 year who clearly aren't ready.

Exactly, he might realize a degree from IU is better than a degree from Toledo (or wherever) and want to stick it out. I hope he does, and becomes a solid contributor for us his last 2 seasons. As long as he's not a cancer in the locker room, which I've never heard to be the case, I hope he stays and improves.

I see him listed as 6'7" and 6'9", just short of 200 lbs. My hope is that he could be a power forward, however I don't see how he would be an option if we land Kaufman first.

If that's the case, I don't like those odds. We rarely come out ahead against pay schools like Louisville, Memphis, LSU, etc.

Izzo just wanted to reach out to let her know he's praying for her.

Mason Miller is definitely a guy to keep an eye on. If we miss out on Trey Patterson, which we probably will, he'd be a great prospect to focus our efforts on. I'm hoping Kaufman and Miller could pair well together, with Kaufman being more of the perimeter player.

Will Wade: "We can compensate better than the rookie minimum" "We'd give him more than the D League" Wade and Sean Miller are gigantic pieces of sh1t that should not be allowed to coach in the NCAA any longer. I don't understand how either of them have jobs right now. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/new-hbo-doc-provides-audio-of-will-wade-sean-miller-talking-about-pay-for-play-schemes-in-college-basketball/

Freaking yawn. This is our university in a nutshell here: "Scott also fully understands that our athletics program must continue to be integrated into the university in all ways. He knows that our student athletes are, first and foremost, students, who are here to develop their athletics prowess while also earning a world-class education that will have an enormous impact on the rest of their lives."

As long as that 4th is Aminu Mohammed, I'm more than fine with this.

So Purdue is about to land 5 star Harrison Ingraham? He's a SF from Dallas. I've never heard of him but it pretty much eliminates them from landing Kaufman.

3rd year in, and we're 11th in the conference forced to play against a 7 win team on Wednesday of the B1G Tournament. I try to focus on how we've increased our win total from year to year, and will very likely get a tournament berth this year. Plus we have Lander coming in soon so hopefully we'll get more production out of our guards going forward. Still, our starting 5 outlook for next year does not look encouraging or impressive at all. Phinisee Durham Smith TJD Thompson Looks like more of the same to me.

I hate thinking about what could have been if Aaron Henry had committed to IU before Damezi Anderson. Jerome Hunter still has plenty of promise though, he needs a whole offseason to really get back into it. Damezi, I'm not so sure anymore. I hope he sticks it out and is a solid contributor for us down the road.

Awesome surprise for a random Tuesday night! I hope it works out for 2020, as he could provide good depth next season with Rob, Armaan, and Al assuming he's still here. The fact we could have a backcourt of a Sr. Rob Phinisee and So. Khristian Lander in 2021 is what REALLY excites me though. That would probably be the best in the conference.