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I’m gonna predict a big frosh to soph jump for him. He started to get the green light to shoot, I expect he’ll be ready out of the gate to shoot confidently, to go with a better finish at the rim (which was already improved) with added strength and conditioning over the summer. Tons of upside 

For your reading pleasure, I give you the Illinois message board, starting at halftime. I recommend starting with post that states ”Let’s go fellas!!! We’re 20 minutes away from a final 4 berth and it’s there for the taking!!
https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/game-thread-illinois-vs-uconn.34192/page-24

Looked past UCONN to his court date.

28-0 run. I’d feel bad for Illinois if they weren’t a bunch of insufferable d**kheads. 

If it happens…..Clingan vs Edey will be fun to watch.

If it happens…..Clingan vs Edey will be fun to watch.

Time of death:  7:28 PM, e.s.t.

Gallo should not be our pg.
He should be the sixth man that still plays 25-30 mpg at positions 1-3 and is on the court at the end of the game.

I tend to agree. BUT Gallo from 3 and free throw almost makes him unplayable. It’s weird and a shame. Imo, he’s a very strong PG.
But any guard shooting 50-60%FTs has gotta be fixed.

Imo we need 2 combo guards capable of starting, both able to shoot.


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All of the above quite seriously. I've always thought Gallo is the perfect spark off the bench type player. If Woodson can find a guard with better consistency Gallo absolutely needs to be a 5th year off the bench player. 

Banks reminds me a bit of Geronimo. Both athletic and many expected both to develop.
Geronimo did get twice as many minutes at Maryland vs his junior year at IU. With that extra playing time he got to shoot twice as many threes which he shot at a blistering 17% pace, had twice as many turnovers vs assists, shot a career worst 43% from the field, etc.  Sometimes it’s lack of development but sometimes the guys just aren’t all that good. 

I hate the sideline reports during the game. “Your team has been stinking the past few minutes. What do you need to do differently moving forward?” Just totally pointless, imo. 

Definitely agree with the last part. They've almost made an identity solely out of crapping on us and do so constantly while simultaneously screaming how much better they are.  Yet we're supposed to turn around and low-key root for them when it's clear we're out of the picture.  To each their own, but not on my watch.  I don't enjoy watching their games, I hate the way they get officiated, and their fans make them hard to even be ok with.  And I don't know Painter or any one of their kids personally or behind closed doors whatsoever so I'm not going to promulgate how good of people they are.  From my perspective they are a black and gold stain on the underwear of college basketball and they make me enjoy the game less because of their presence.  Screw them eternally.

Born and raised in Bloomington until moving away as an adult…good group of kids, painter is great…I still hope they lose by a billion next round. 

They have no problem stomping on us while down, and I have no problem hoping they never win a title as long as I breathe haha. Couldn’t root for them even if I tried, and I think that’s what makes the rivalry great. 

Naw, let them get their  @$$ beat!

She is too much for all bigs in college when she plays hard. 

He is not in the portal and would be surprising if any ISU kids made that move until their season ended.

100% about Ware. Many posters (I’m not saying eyedoc) and commentators thought “entitled”5* Ware would shut it down for the NBA draft when he was injured and our season was seemingly over. Instead he came back, initially was clearly in pain and played his butt off while leading us to the best stretch of the season (admittedly too little too late).  I’m not sure what else he could have done to prove his connection to teammates/IU.  
On a side note, amidst a really crappy season it was kind of nice to watch him go from a 6 point a game disappointment to potential first rounder as he seems like a really nice, introverted kid.

Cannot or shouldn't?  Because I believe that we certainly can.  

Wouldn’t surprise me if we only are able to fill 10-11 spots.
What did surprise me this past season is that cash heavy, Self led Kansas only had 9 scholarship players and had a couple of games with only 7 healthy scholly players. I’m guessing that part of might be that every guy he recruits expects to be a starter. 

Yeah I’ve been thinking we might have more open scholarships next year than we did this year.

Gotcha. I think there have been times where the shots at woody have derailed legitimate discussion in other threads and that’s what gets annoying. Just because we want to discuss a player and how much we want them at IU does not equal wanting woody back. It’s just reality that he will be back.
 
And some people don’t grasp that and derail a thread. But for crying out loud… FIRE MIKE WOODSON

I'm in the fire Mike camp, but I'm going to defend him a little on buying players.  Coach Woodson is the only IU coach to operate in the NIL era.  IU and all schools are learning and adjusting to the new reality. A lot of old school fans (like me) don't like that there currently seems to be no rules governing NIL.  For many of us, building a team by being the highest bidder for a talented player still seems sleazy even though it is legal, and the NCAA has little power to rein it in. It's possible that coach Woodson is being unfairly criticized because we associate him with a new recruiting reality that we don't like.  There are several good reasons to fire Mike Woodson, but I'm not sure using NIL money to buy a team is his fault.  It's just the new reality of college basketball. 

Is it okay to want Woodson gone yesterday,  but still be excited about the potential players coming in next year? Who gives a rats you know what about how much we pay them. It’s been happening for decades.
 
I won’t speak for social media because it’s a dreadful place. I’m not on it. But for message boards, it appears everyone is still anti-woody, but intrigued by roster potential next year. 

Where are all these sunshine pumpers I keep hearing about?