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VO5 They are still claiming that Rabjohns said that Brooks told the staff in response to a question from a poster. I have no idea if that is true or if Rabjohns knows what is going on.

Good to hear. Any guess as to the odds of us still getting Brooks?

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Another site just said that. I admittedly have no clue what Brooks is going to do.

Apparently Rabjohns is saying that Brooks has already told the staff that we are out.

Both Risley and Hartman spoke highly of Archie and said, in various ways, that he did not suddenly forget how to coach. Both of them said that no one on the current team seems to care if they lose. Risley said he hated losing more than he liked winning but they agreed that this team does not seem to care. One thing that surprised me was that Hartman said the last guy he played with that got in peoples faces was RoJo. Shows that you sometimes can’t tell what people are like from their demeanor because Johnson always seemed like a very laid back guy to me. Hartman said RoJo would cuss at guys in film and yell at them at practice. Hartman went on to say that the only two guys like that in his career at IU were Rob Johnson and Yogi. Risley said all 12 guys on his IU team were like that including guys that barely played. Hartman said he is still close to the team so he hopefully guessed they would go at least 3-3 in the next 6 games while Risley essentially said stick a fork in them, it’s over. Neither had an answer as to how Archie could turn it around this year. Collin basically said the players have to want it but that does not seem to be the case. Both said the public speculates but has zero idea as to what really goes on in practice. Hartman went on to mention that Fitzner was last weeks “golden jersey” recipient...LOL. Hartman said we need guys that really, really want to represent IU and realize what putting on the jesrsey means. He did not mention Brooks but he definitely preferred building a team that would result in having juniors and seniors down the road. Mentioned what Mack would do every few years at Xavier with upperclassmen. Risley said he was recruited by ND, UNC, UCLA etc but he wanted to go to IU so badly it just took a little over 20 minute phone call from Knight for him to commit. EDIT/CORRECTION: Hartman actually said only one or two players care (rather than no one) if they lose. When he was discussing the topic I remember thinking he might have been implying that Al, as an example, cares but that players like Al are a small minority.

Thank you. I have previously posted that I did not think Archie had an offense but it turns out we run an inverted pack- line offense with a triple teamed point guard underneath and four perimeter players. So many things jump out but a couple of my favorites include: *literally none of the five defenders are worried about any IU threat outside of the lane. FOUR of the defenders are closing in on Al without any fear of being torched from the perimeter. *probably not fair to make this statement based on a snapshot but 3/4 of our perimeter players are on the balls of their feet with bent knees and look ready to take some sort of action. The 4th (0) looks like he is standing on the sideline watching other players practice.

Going forward we should be hesitant, to say the least, to add a 6’10” player, in a mid-major conference lacking talented big men, that averaged 5 points a game as a junior.

After tonight, in Big Ten games Fitzner is 3-24 from the three. I actually feel bad for him. This has to be embarrassing and frustrating. PS. I might feel bad for him but do not want him shooting anymore threes the rest of this year :)

I’m beyond disappointed this year but do like Al, think Rob is very promising, also like Morgan (being a vocal leader is just not his personality, he would be a fantastic third best player on a very good team) and admire how De’Ron has had to fight through injuries. The amount of work and frustration to come back has to have been a lot for Davis to endure. There are others I like and some I don’t but have no need to name them.

2/3 of Creans 2019 recruits are 6’7” small forwards. It would be a Creanian move to add Smith, another 6’7” small forward.

Papa Smith actually makes some good points. I have an inside source that tells me the coaches have been running drills in which they have Justin shoot the ball 16 feet, from 18 feet out, over and over.

Agree, if he is a cancer, which I don’t know, I say adios. I just wouldn’t base it on his dad.

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Smith may or may not have to go. I have no facts to say so one way or the other. I read things about Justin possibly being a locker room issue but have no idea if that is true. I do think, however, that we cannot hold him accountable for his dads actions. Lonzo Ball was known to be a coachable college kid but his dad was possibly the worst “player father”in the history of college basketball. Sometimes the kid cannot control the dad.

Those are good quotes from Archie but for a month he has been saying he would get Moore and Jake in earlier (which would imply others would lose playing time) but it has not happened. Will be interesting to see what, if anything, is different next game. PS. Nice to see Davis start today.

Relax...Just joking. No, I don’t really think the Three Stooges would be better coaches (at least I’m pretty sure that is the case).

OK, you win. It’s amazing how we have overachieved this year and I don’t see how any coach could have done better.

FYI, We’d have a better record if they were in Bloomington.

I’m guessing either Curly, Moe or Larry.

In our last 25 regular season BT games we are 7-18. Our home record is 4-6. Our 7 wins: Home vs PSU in OT Home vs NW by 1 OSU by 3 Home vs NW by 2 PSU by 2 MSU (great win) Home vs IL by 8 4/7 of the wins are vs PSU or NW and we barely won all 4. No need to say more.

I’m no Crean fan but remember how hard his first year “rag-tag” team played even though they had little chance of winning many games. We would have at least 3-4 more wins this year by simply playing that hard.

Let me save you some time in the fall. We will go 5-7 with 4 “asterisk wins” (we could’ve, should’ve won).

Hoosier Guy. Current odds on landing Brooks?

If Romeo had to pick between IU and Louisville again I know which team I would bet on.