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I’m fully confident Rutgers is pulling off a clean sweep on Thursday.

Hire Matta or Beilein as head coach. Keep Kenya Hunter as an assistant since I don’t think he’s been at IU long enough to make a real impact. Then bring Michael Lewis, Calbert, or Fife in as the head coach in waiting/associate head coach.

We had like 8 wins but it was a new head coach with a messed up off season. We ended up losing in the sectional semi final game 58-54 in OT but we've got our top 6 coming back and our freshman class this last year was really deep and pretty talented. So we should be pretty good moving forward. Wapahani has the 2 guards each scoring about 16 and then the Henderson kid is their tallest kid at 6'5 but he's skinny and not overly dominating inside or anything. He can knock down open 3's though. If I had kids staying up until 3 the day before a regional it wouldn't be much fun playing for me lol

That's the only real argument any media has had in defending him and I lump Bozich in with the media.

Let me guess what their reason was " IU won't want to pay the 10 million dollar buyout"! Was that close?

It is on the players too. I know this very well. I've seen videos of many players taking time and getting up shots. The problem is if a guy has a bad shot are they being corrected or continuing to work on bad habits. I see a lot of bad habits that haven't been fixed. That's what I was referring too. There is a lack of coaching or players listening going on. I'm also tired of people blaming Marshall for doing his job so that's why I said what I did.

None of the guys have gotten that big and they've gotten more athletic. Marshall does his job. The player development on the court has been a major problem but that's not on anyone besides the coaches. The running faster and jumping higher has been happening since Marshall got to IU.

Tim won't leave at this point until Tim wants to leave. He's been the Head Men's Basketball Trainer since 1981. So he'll stick around until he decides to retire.

Yeah I moved on to Pendleton and just finished my second season there. If Blackford can slow down Franks and Andrews from Wapahani they should be fine. The Henderson kid stepped out and hit at least 3 three's when Frankton went to a triangle and 2 so that could be a problem if Blackford plays a zone but like I said before I don't think they will be able to stop Luke. The early game can be odd for some kids though.

I agree with that. 1 or 2 at most.

I think there is. There has been to much heat put on Archie from articles in the national and local media to go along with upset fans and there hasn't been any support at all. That's not a good sign to me.

I'm going to guess that it will be quiet until IU loses to Rutgers on Thursday. Then there will start being more rumors and leaks coming out on Friday. Gut feeling is that Archie will not be back.

If I was Dolson and Mack really is interested I would hire him ASAP and even pack for him and Archie. He has proven he can make the tournament in multiple conferences, he has a winning track record with experience, and he has shown he can recruit in Indiana. Not to mention he could be the long term answer that IU has been looking for.

Just to compare some winning percentages of names that have been thrown around. Chris Mack .687 51 years old Chris Beard .708 48 years old Scott Drew .631 50 years old Tony Bennett .729 51 years old Steve Alford .652 56 years old Thad Matta .740 53 years old Jon Beilein .637 68 years old For comparison Archie has a .632 career winning percentage and a .540 at IU.

That should be the final 4 imo. I know Rochester played fewer games but I based it on winning percentage. That said I'd say they also had the weakest schedule. Wapahani will be a tough test. Luce can coach and they have 2 guards that are solid. They're just solid and can hit shots. They are also a freshman and sophomore. That said I don't think they will be able to stop Luke. Covenant Christian had it's hands full getting passed Heritage Christian. Shenandoah would've beaten Heritage Christian by at least 20. We played both teams and they weren't even close. Maybe Heritage Christian was just a bad match up for Covenant Christian or maybe Covenant had a bad game. I'm not sure what happened but I'd put my money on Shenandoah in that match up.

I'm going to guess that Shenandoah makes it out of their regional. I think they beat Covenant Christian and Parke Heritage. They could have a tough time but I think Shenandoah is more battle tested and they just have 5 guys that are good enough to carry the offense and beat you. Blackford I think should win their regional. I know Rochester has a better record but I think Wapahani will give Blackford their toughest game of the two and honestly I think it will be Blackford and Rossville in the regional championship.

Except for the part where it was Mack that reached out to IU and not the other way around. That’s what makes that situation more interesting IMO.

Someone should tell the staff that hope isn’t a strategy to improve and until those players enter the portal and say they are coming to IU that’s all that is. That’s a bad last ditch effort IMO.

I was wondering if maybe that was the reason he wanted to get out if he could.

@Chris007 I’d take Chris Mack. He’s a good coach and a good recruiter. I find it interesting that he’d be the one to reach out to IU though when it’s been said that UL was his dream job. Then again there’s always the chance of stuff going on behind the scenes at UL that he doesn’t want to be a part of.

The QB depth behind Penix will be just fine with Jack Tuttle, Dexter Williams, and Donovan McCulley.

Depends. He would have to earn playing time. But if he shows he’s one of the best 7 or 8 maybe even 9 guys he’ll get playing time. It’s up to him. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

There are ways of finding out. In fact I’ve heard it stated before you should never put your name in the portal unless you know 100% that there is a school that will take you. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Damezi could still be a solid role player as a junior and senior. It’s possible that he decided to stick around and compete for playing time or he didn’t want to try transferring in the midst of this coronavirus chaos. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Why? IU will likely need another F/C to go with Duncomb and Kaufman. Brunk and TJD will likely be gone and Thompson will be a senior. He’s currently a 6’9 PF that needs to gain weight. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app