HinnyHoosier

He better act on them before his 6 year relocation cycle comes around.

I hope he never gets anything but low quality frozen yogurt for the rest of his life.

Just refer them to Kevin Durant's social media presence and remind them that's what soft and distracted looks like off the court.

Eh, bygones. That was a young man doubling down on his team at the time. Yes, he's an adult. But barely, and they're all fairly malleable at that age because they still don't know jack about people and the real world. He played his butt off down the stretch regardless. He may have said things people didn't like but he didn't stop competing. He won't continue the Woodson mentality, especially under DeVries. And if he were really the type, I'm confident coach would spot that from a mile away and would have already told him 'thanks but no thanks'. His value as a glue guy veteran for this pot luck roster far outweighs anything he partook in during Mike Woodson's Massacre.

I agree, in a big picture lens. But realistically I don't think this team will start in the top 25 this season based on the unknown factor. None of these guys have played college ball together besides DeVries and Enright, and the majority of them yet to play Power 4 conference basketball. Coach has coached one season at that level. There may be a few brave ones out there, but most of the people contributing to the rank system aren't putting their name on an unknown product. Earn it, they will. That sounds like a negative take from me, but it's just facts and I believe the majority outside of Indiana will have a negative interpretation of that. I do not. I like and believe in what Coach is putting together because he knows how he's going to use it within the modern college game. I believe this can be a Top 25 team and it will be that much more rewarding when they make people take notice.

Every time Dorn gets fouled I'm gonna picture the "Oh God!" scene when he leans into the pitch.

Thank you. I appreciate your timely pandering at my request.

Stop saying things I don't like about things I can't control!

Now he just needs to not reconsider MSU.

I have a feeling the call was made for the sake of due diligence, and was rather short: "Dusty. Scott here. Well done this season, what a great start to your career in the Big Ten. Any thoughts on -- No? Yeah, I didn't think so. Just thought I'd check. Wish I could've made this call a year ago. See you around." Disclaimer: I'm happy with DeVries and excited to see where we go. Watching him build out of the portal thus far has been refreshing.

I can't not hear Billy Butcher when I read 'Diabolical'.

I never knew this abomination existed. I couldn't make it all the way through.

Roster not full overnight? No high major studs since yesterday? Burn it.

Imagine a year 5 Woodson. There's your worse start.

This i agree with, and is also why I still have faith in the hire. Dolson knew the hire was his name on the line this time, and I think he's a smart guy. That, and we know the body of work for CDD thus far is good. The only thing missing is popularity so it requires a climb, and fortunately it seems (to me, anyway) like we have a coach who isn't afraid of it. As a Cub fan I know exactly what you mean, and they still got it done albeit with a hell of a wait. But man was it sweet. Hopefully the Indiana drought remains a much smaller version of that. It can be done, it just won't be meteoric.

Abso-freaking-lutely.

Shhhh. Nobody say anything.

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.