RaceToTheTop

IMO: get rid of the 16 seed play ins — give everyone conference a bid without a play in. This would make all play ins being at large games.

I swear some people will never be happy with a schedule that doesn’t feature 11 games against Kentucky.

I don’t think Leal was under the threshold anyway as he played 11 games. Goode on the other hand played two games but two of those games weren’t regular season games - one was in the big TT and the other was in the ncaa tourney.

IMO: teams we play only on the road are better than the teams we play only at home. Our double plays are two top teams and one bottom team.

Dallas James return, anyone? anyone?

Goode and Leal say hi. Neither has been given anything but silence so far. Zero chance that hatton is getting another year.

Here's a Peter Gabriel cover that doesn't blow, although it songs COMPLETELY different than the original. It's a live version of "Shock the Monkey' covered by Local H, although just the drummer and guitar/singer.

Liam McNeely didn’t go until the end of the first round. I would be shocked if Mullins is top 20 after his freshman year.

Fran has never had a defense ranked as high DeVries had last year....and that really wasn't a very talented West Virginia team. Hansberry and Harris couldn't get on the court at Illinois and they both played major roles at WV.

IMO the most hidden gem could turn out to be Harris. 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds for a freshman playing just 22.5 minutes/game -- regardless of it being a low D1 -- is outstanding. Throw in that he showed a little bit of range and didn't turn the ball over and is a nice athlete. Food for thought: Harris had the highest points scored per minute played of ANYBODY that transferred in to IU -- more than DeVries, Bailey, Wilkerson, Dorn, and Miles.

NCAA may decide his fate by the summer of 2026.

I googled ‘NBA #5 selections’ and suggest you do the same. Not many players I would call busts. Depends on your definition. There is a difference being between being not worthy of the fifth pick and being a ‘bust’. Were Ricky Rubio and Jeff Green busts because they were picked fifth? I say they were not busts.

I was glad that we were able to get some multiple year players. I believe our roster currently sits at: Trent Sisley, Aleksa Ristic Fr Josh Harris, So Jasai Miles, Nick Dorn, Jason Drake Jr Lamar Wilkerson, Reed Bailey, Tucker DeVries, Sam Alexis, Conor Enright, Tayton Conerway Sr ------------------------- I agree with Wayne in that I would have liked to add Mbiya, but I'm higher on Sam Alexis than he is and am fine with him filling the backup center role. Obviously there would be an issue if Bailey were to go down. But assuming that there isn't an injury issue, IMO Mbiya would not have played a big role this year at IU and then it becomes more about his long term. I don't even know what to say about players being in a system long term anymore because of the movement that goes on.

Draft position alone guarantees nothing. In terms of going 5th, I wouldn't say seeing it as likely working out as going bust is an endorsement. #5 guys shouldn't be 50% bust. The thought was that Utah gave him a guarantee that if he got to 5 that they insured him they would select him. His advisers seemed to want to go with that assurance as opposed to risk him going two, three or four.

I didn’t say we didn’t want him. But you are way overselling him.

His upside certainly looked a lot better when he was 6'10" than 6'7.5"

Bet on my 200 minute prop?

Benedict Benson? Last time I saw him he was sitting behind Purdue's bench.

Mbiya is a Bidunga type in that they both are centers. One was a burger boy and the other needs to lay off the burgers. mbiya could eventually be a good player but he’s not going to add much this season. You have stated what Indiana’s need was for him which is exactly what I said: a depth piece.

I'm willing to bet that he logs under 200 minutes for the season at Kansas.

It was a joke.

Given 20 conference games, I'm all for an increase in non-con.

Mario Luigi.

Would have liked to have him as a depth piece, but ultimately he was an unranked guy who left NC State after they over recruited with a 10 minute mid-major big. His value was from the fact that there aren't many guys available right now.

BTW, Skip Bayless can go to hell. About ten minutes prior to Hali's injury, he tweeted that the Pacers had faked his calf injury because 'he played bad in important games and it took the pressure off him'.