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I believe he said he would be surprised if he ended up as the IU coach. I don’t recall the discussion being about his interest.

Ok, I was one of the last Brad holdouts. I had been told like others that he wanted to coach again but the timing was not right before. I was holding onto the stories that others had reported about offers and counter offers. However more recently I was told that he was not interested at all now because his daughter was playing on a state contending soccer team in Massachusetts and he was not willing to move her. There is also a chance with the change of Celtics ownership, he might have an opportunity for a minority equity stake. That could dwarf IUs best offer. I also was told that he wouldn’t allow the discussion to get to talking dollars this time, so I discount the offer rumors. I have given up on that white whale dream, That having been said, I am underwhelmed with the possibilities on the board. If I had any confidence that Brad was a consideration in two years, I think Woody coming off a deep NCAA run might be preferable to four years of a second or third tier candidate that would be divisive and have a sizeable percentage of this board crowing about what an obvious stupid hire it was after every loss. I am sorry but this is getting tiresome

Another issue was that the NCAA only had 16 spots, only included conference champions , and the teams were geographicalLy seeded. Many years they just needed to beat a Weber State to make the final four.

Now that’s funny

How about Kaleb Glenn? He was a prospect from Louisville Male that reported a great visit at IU. He opted for the NIL prospects of his hometown school. He is now in the portal and I haven’t heard a thing about him.

I think some thought Bruce Thornton was a possible portal prospect that IU had ties to, but he confirmed he is staying

That guy couldn’t see the floor at Wisconsin.

Really puzzled why we couldn’t get a visit from Conwell. Not buying that the backcourt budget was spent. He knew of our interest before his season was over. He could’ve shown interest and visited before Hickman. Also curious about Humrichous. Know he wants to work out for NBA but our roster could be full before that.

I don’t get it with Conwell. He seems to have time to schedule multiple other visits

Would like to hear news of visits for Conwell and Humrichous. Musical chairs could disappear

So if the Isiah statue was posted for Rice, is this photo suggesting two MORE shooters?

I don’t know anything, but if supposedly Rice and Carlyle were done deals for a week or so, it seems unlikely to be hosting Hickman and trying to get a Conwell visit, if they didn’t want another guard.

All this Conwell vs Carlyle talk. Think it more likely we try to get at least three guards. I think the bigger question is whether we try to take four? Who is more likely a stretch four like Humrichous or a backup big?

Last year our three best players were Ware, Reneau, and Mgbacko. We had no guards. From this has sprung the whole story of a lack of modern offense, two posts, pound it in 80s basketball and a whole lot of Woodson hate. I hope and think things will look a lot different with dynamic guards that can break down a defense and some more capable shooters.

I am not sure we are prioritizing over them. It just seems Carlyle has showed more interest.