RaceToTheTop

Bailey, Reed 6'11" Alexis, Sam 6'8" Harris, Josh 6'8" Sisley, Trent 6'7" DeVries, Trent 6'7" Dorn, Nick 6'7" (pending) Goode, Luke 6'7" Miles, Jasai 6'6" Wilkerson, Lamar 6'5" (pending) Leal, Anthony 6'5" Conerway, Tayton 6'3" Enright, Conor 6'2" Drake, Jason 6'2" Concerns: lack of interior depth. Overall, though, it's not a team that lacks size from 1 to 5. Average height: 6'6". Last year's roster: Ballo 7'0" James (I guess) 7'0" Hatton 6'10" Reneau 6'9" Mgbako 6'8" Tucker 6'7" Goode 6'7" Galloway 6'5" Leal 6'5" Rice 6'3" Newton 6'3" Carlyle 6'3" Cupps' 6'2" Average height: 6'6.6". If you take out James, Newton, and Cupps (since they didn't really play), it's 6'6.8"

Might be worth noting that last year under DeVries, West Virginia players over 6'8" averaged a total of 17 minutes per game. The roster at IU heightwise mirrors it pretty well. West Virginia's rotation: 6'3" 36 mpg 6'7" 35 mpg (only 8 games -- Tucker DeVries) 6'6" 30 mpg 6'8" 29 mpg 6'4" 27 mpg 6'8" 24 mpg 6'0" 19 mpg 6'11" 17 mpg 6'0" 13 mpg Average height of those rotational players/minute is 6' 5.4"

My expectation is Goode will get another season but Leal will not.

Not until the fat lady sings to Leal.

IU showing interest in Anakin Skywalker (Death Star State). Not the big we wanted and has been know to Force shots.

Would think Iowa didn't like the ruling against D2......half the players followed their coach from D2 to Drake to Iowa.

NCAA siding with caution right now as there is a current case going through the courts on it. JUCO's I believe are not eligible for NIL while D2 are, I believe is the difference but not sure.

Guess I don’t get the fascination. With where we rank in NIL. Doesn’t change how I root for them as a fan.

FWIW, he had a DeVries (West Virginia) offer.

Anyone suggesting box and one for an extended, schemed strategy isn't a serious basketball fan.

I don't know that Goode will absolutely get his, just my gut says he will.

By the same token he also wasn't out there to avoid scoring. I like what he did and feel his minutes were deserved but there were times when his not even looking at the basket hurt.

You said that Goode didn't translate in terms of W's and L's. Fact was that without him the team would have had a worse record. I wouldn't say that a team missing the tournament is automatically devoid of leadership. Might not have enough leadership but that doesn't mean void.

I'm fine if he's there, fine if he's not. Much prefer Goode, though. My gut says that Goode is going to get his waiver and Leal isn't FWIW. Leal's case just isn't as strong. Leal played games at the beginning of the year, middle of the year, and end of the year. Hard to say he was really 'hurt' for all the games he didn't play. Goode, on the other hand, had his games after he recovered. Another item on Goode: he played 8 regular season games, 1 BTT, and 1 in the NCAA tournament. I believe in figuring the 30% that the NCAA only counts regular season games. The issue at hand IMO isn't the 30% mark, it's the fact he played the games in the second half and there has already been one ruling that would seem to favor him.

? When IU started a little run toward the end of the year it was when they went smaller -- only one big on the floor and with Goode on the court more. IU was 7-4 in conference when he played 30+ minutes and 3-6 when he didn't.

I'm saying he's not an elite defender. But he is a plus defender and low volume shooter so he isn't going to waste many offensive possessions. That said, you can't really play two guys like him at once because that means you have two players who aren't really scoring threats on the court. Don't think he and Enright can really be on the court together much.

Defensive metrics are still in their infancy. It's a vicious circle.....it certainly helps a player's metrics when the other options they you replace them with are bad defenders.

Goode's ability AND willingness to shoot the basketball (and make free throws) makes him a much better player than Leal. I think you are way overselling Leal. He's a role player but if he's playing a lot of minutes it's because other players aren't doing their job. If the version of Myles Rice and Kanaan Carlyle had been the 23-24 versions, Leal shouldn't have seen the court. The reason he should have been on the court was more due to the failure of others.

I certainly wouldn't call Leal 'an elite perimeter defender'. But yeah, wanting Dallas James over him is just ludicrous.

I would prefer a player defending a bad coach to the press than one calling them out. Issues should be handled behind closed doors.

Just a FWIW, since I can't add Josh Harris to the roster on Torvik I added the most similarly rated power forward portal player on 247 that is currently unsigned (Doctor Bradley from Arkanas Pine-Bluff) and IU's ranking went from 38 to 31. If you then add Goode but not Leal (I am still very doubtful that Leal wins his appeal), IU moves to 24.

Harris will also bump IU up. For some reason he isn’t listed on the roster or in the available transfer pool. FWIW, if you add Goode and Leal it moves IU into the 20s and that’s without adding Harris. EDIT: adding only Goode moves IU to 28. Adding Goode and Leal moves IU to 24. I would guess adding those two plus Harris puts IU around 20

He would have to win his lawsuit in order to get another year of eligibility.....and I would say his case really isn't that strong. He's waiver was already denied by the NCAA and he's played four years of NCAA ball -- the first at a DII level. Eddie Lampkin was a player IU inquired about that has a better chance of getting an extra year. His case is basically the same as Leal's.

I noticed you ignored the fact that Goode was a 20 minute player on an elite eight team.

Coaching wasn't even in Woodson's top three hobbies at IU.