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That's such an indictment of Crean's shortcomings. I feel like Crean gets a lot of unwarranted hate for recruiting on here. He put together some great rosters, and his successes outweighed the misses. Look at our 2015-2016 roster, and we had 4 NBA guys on the Court, even after the 5* McD All-American (Blackmon) went down. And that was boosted by more 4* talent like Robert Johnson (247 Comp. #47) and Juwan Morgan (#109). We easily had the talent to look at UNC, MSU, KU, UK, etc, and not be intimidated by the quality of recruits. And yet, it meant very little in the end. That last year's roster crumbled, while the Flyers played consistently solid basketball, is the simple explanation for how we arrived here. Stuhoo is wise to remind everyone that this year will be the most talented bunch that CAM has ever coached. He has recruited at a high level before when he was with OSU and Arizona. We are hearing from a lot of highly ranked guys who have had good interactions. Let's be patient and see where this goes.

Is it possible this is an 8th grader? Looks like Reis Thomas (of Brownsburg) has a little brother, Pierce, who is already 6'4" and is excelling in both basketball and track & field. Apparently an IU track coach went to watch him do long jump (he's a phenom). And a recent IndyStar article says he has basketball interest from Purdue and Notre Dame. He says he wants to do basketball and long jump in college. It does not appear that his brother, Reis, is a D1 level recruit.

Enhance.

Hoooly smokes, just watched some Bazley videos. What a talent! He'll be a major piece for a team. Hope it's us.

It's not perception, it's reality. If IU can get to a position of power, then we don't have to sugar coat it. You all saw the way Jordan Tucker jumped at the late Duke offer after Kevin Knox chose Kentucky over Duke. It is definitely a dangerous game to play, and not really one you can swing unless you can count on having talent there.

Umm maybe we dodged a bullet with Carmody. We all read the quotes about how "tough" he is, but this looks like something else. This is a video a rival of Carmody's team made before a game. Full on Grayson Allen, if not worse. Nuts!

Look who's back with the lofty predictions! I like it!

Just watched some highlights, and I really like this dude! Bigger body, like Rawle Alkins, and uses it well. Plays with attitude, which is awesome. He definitely looks move like a SG/wing type to me, but I've only seen the highlight videos. Watching this guy compared to Davide Moretti, it is clear that Archie has a plan. It sure will be fun when we start landing some of these guys.

Yeah I'd love to get Trendon here. Seems like a great kid, and would bring more than just his basketball talent.

Agreed. This is pretty low brow stuff. And I guarantee that high-school age kids won't like it. Let's not give these kids reasons not to like the fan base.

Yogi outplayed most of the lottery picks last year. He was one of the best 5 rookies in the league. I don't understand why he doesn't get more appreciation.

Supposedly OSU contacted Archie. Those buttheads. https://factoryofsadness.co/2017/06/10/ohio-state-called-archie-miller-coaching-job/amp/

That would be a heckuva good pickup, and would help our chances with Garland and Langford. Man I can't wait to see all the new Hoosiers!!

Hardly the over analysis it purports to be. But fine off-season reading nontheless. I'm happy with Coach Miller, and will support him completely.

I like it! We do need to see ourselves as deserving of success. When we beat them at home in a few months, we can't storm the court, for heaven's sake. On the plus side, maaaaybe Brandon Johns will lessen the blow if Cole goes to Duke.

Glad you're here! I'm similar, I also spent time at all the other boards and found this to be the best. Funnier, more civilized, less hate. Thanks for your contributions!

His Cross Country title was in the Midget Division. I kid you not. And it wasn't 2 miles, it was 3k. Big difference.

Have you told Archie about his middle school cross country success? That, combined with the fact that he's in a large house, have completely won me over. It's too bad there's nobody out there stumping for this kid relentlessly.

Any word on where Gelon will land?

I wasn't particularly impressed by the Moretti highlight videos. Anytime the highlights are clips of catching a pass and hitting an open shot, that just means they left the other 63% of misses on the cutting room floor. And we really don't need guards now, and have higher options for 2018. I agree, CAM wants to fill this scholarship. The sooner he can fill the roster with players brought up in his system, the better for his team. There is no reason to bank a scholarship with the 5 coming next year.

Yes, but which one has the best pizza?

Ha! But you missed the assistant coaches, and the hype man we kept on the bench during games.

I thought about this, too. I'm guessing that would mean we'd be out of the running for Garland. Also Waters is getting a reputation as a tough case based on his dad's demands/involvement. I will say I was very high on Tremont 6 months ago.

Lol. Oh nooooo. How do we avoid this???

About this new source saying someone is going to transfer... Forgive me if I'm apprehensive. Why would this happen after the scholarship situation worked itself out? No one needs to leave, and the program is exciting now. Grant, as far as I can tell, loves being a Hoosier. Priller is a crowd favorite, living the best days of his life. And Freddie is tight with his teammates and likely doesn't want to sit out a year. The program is filled with hope right now. The only information which supports a transfer would be Gelon seeing our current roster and the guards we're currently recruiting. There won't be much playing time for a guy that deep. My feeling is that he understands this and accepts it. Of course I may be wrong. But the timing seems off.