MadisonHoosier

Sure looks like Blackmon will be one and done averaging 20 a game. Would be nice to at least make the tourney if we are going to be a NBA mill like UK. At least they get wins.

I started the thread out of frustration. Blackmon was a five-star McDonalds recruit. Seeing him average 20 for an average IU team makes me scared he will leave early. Sure, throw out all his flaws and expect him to stay 3 years. Then consider him getting picked apart each additional year he stays. I'm scared he sees his potential draft pick ceiling is what it is after this year and he leaves. I used UK bc of the closeness and familiarity with their one and dones. They have guys that have seasons half as good as Blackmon go first round. They had Archie Goodwin playing in the NIT and he went first round. Blackmon was also recruited by Cal and you know that one and done had to be a selling point. I'm guessing it has to be in his head. Maybe I'm just gun shy after Vonleh and I apologize for calling you all delusional. Too many beers last night.

You guys are delusional. No one needs to be a complete player to get drafted. The NBA uses the D-League more like minor league baseball than they used to. Teams will take higher ceiling players and let them develop. Blackmon is easily good enough to go late first. If he improves this year, lottery isn't out of the question.

UK was probably a bad example. It just seems like other schools bringing in one and dones at least make some tourney noise. Our noise appears to be headed towards empty beer bottles needed to survive amother year with no postseason.

Vandy and any team outside the Top 3-4 in the SEC is horrendous. I'm not too worried about Rutgers.