HinnyHoosier

C'mon. He has little to nothing to close with. He's an unknown to a lot of these kids. No national exposure yet. And all they know of Indiana is the recent crap storm it's been. So no, he's not closing on a lot of guys right now. He does in fact have his work cut out for him and I think it's time to align the expectation to match.

+1

I'm not sure why anyone held out hope Wilkerson would commit on his first visit of what is basically a short tour of having dollars thrown at him. Indiana's return to success isn't going to be fast like everyone wants it to be. It just isn't. Gradual improvement is the reality.

I hereby ban thee from the internets.

I've never heard or seen Risley talk until today and.... I can 100% envision him being the only one who heard something that wasn't said.

Good info. Really want to pass this along to Louisville boards just to see the reaction.

It's not the guy. It's the program's reputation.

*checks thread title*

Sounds like Kansas better have a good team urologist.

I'd rather see him win. I can take it.

You forgot "Get off my lawn!"

No offense, but: Stop it.

I feel like we're just going to need a dedicated Dusty May worship thread. He'll do incredibly well for however long he's there, and some of us will lament it daily in its entirety. While we should have snagged him, prideful idiots inhibited that. Now he's just another competitor.

Same. People are still stuck in the cycle of thinking our only hope is getting tip top talent on the hook. We will have a coach and staff that can actually develop a range of players.

We have no team and half a coaching staff and everyone hates each other. Find your nearest panic button.

I heard a story today about a 20 something local girl/woman with 2 children of her OWN that admitted she didn't know babies were grown in the uterus and didn't know humans had intestines until just recently. I guarantee the anti-Magellans are out there.

Whilst they rebuilt WVU. Indiana came in as the off season champs and failed miserably. Now we're WVU. People are panicking that we haven't won the portal championship and we're building a roster from nothing, and we're going to be pissed if we aren't world beaters? Yeah, it'll suck. But it needs to be gauged in context.

Except if you're beating what was it, 3 top ten teams AND playing in the Big Ten? You're in the tournament and that's something for a complete overhaul on a dead blue blood.

Ware: 13pts, 15reb in 35 minutes Edey: 8pts, 13 reb in 28 minutes

I wonder if they plan on showing him the local Taco Bell?

He has connections so it's what he hears. Pump the brakes a little bit.

For you, is being right about being bad a silver lining or just a crutch to keep oneself from completely losing their marbles? What it really looks like is an inability to cope with possible disappointment and therefore a way to be in a win-win. If the team sucks: "See? I was right, I was right! Go look at what I said!" If the team has success: "Well I'm happy to be wrong. Yay! I still get to enjoy a good team!" Don't take a crap on the fans who are willing to go out on a limb for their team.

And also back to junior high. He looks so young with that cut....

This fanbase also freaks out until the dam breaks. Neither has had an impact on what ACTUALLY happens with this basketball team.