MonteMarcaccini

Run it back with Reed!!

Haven’t watched Branham live but have seen plenty of highlights and his stats against good competition and there is a lot to like. Looks like a possible McDAA and a kid that could help IU from the jump. That said, I’m way past taking much of Rabby’s player evals serious. He gets so biased with certain players and just often sounds like he’s making excuses for when they don’t play well. His evals and commentary on Lander, Cupps and Booker to name a few were borderline ridiculous if not embarrassing. And partly why I jumped off that site. If Trevor has things to say, I’m all ears. He is an evaluator. Rabjohns is a journalist. Anyway, looking forward to seeing more about Branham’s play this spring and summer.

Playing Sherrell at the 4 will come with some defensive issues against teams with stretch bigs. Plenty of tape on him in drop coverage and slow to shooters. Think Race Thompson trying to cover the perimeter…May see Sisley more in those games and AS more in the 5 role Offensive arsenal and rim protection though are upper level and much needed in the front court.

Anybody have access to advanced player metrics that would be willing to share? Curious to see the individual defensive efficiency type metrics on the signees. Pretty obvious most have been productive offensively at the P4 level. Can they keep guys out of the paint? Can they rim protect? Any defensive numbers out there?

Prince-Alexander, goes by Alex. yeah, it takes a minute to get used to.

Is KJ the connection here? Maybe a mentor role

Wasn’t Mustaf asking for more than IU was willing to pay at that time/his Dad (former NBA guy) wanted PT guarantees or something along those lines?

Is there a function on this site that allows us to ignore a poster? Please help. My teenage daughter does less whining.

$8mm on a big 3 $2mm on other two starters $4mm on remaining 7-8 Feasible?

I asked my son, a UT student, if missing too many bunnies was Estrella’s biggest issue. He said, yes that and too many nights out on the town…

Will never forget when Sam Vecencie had him as a projected lottery pick the first month of his freshman year at Providence. Just a laughably poor evaluation.

5. Active rebounder on both ends, blocks shots. TN bigs missed a lot of shots at the rim, I assume Estrella was part of that but I haven’t seen the advanced stats.

Thanks. I’ve watched them enough to form an opinion, was just curious if he played well today. He played pretty well the previous two games.

How did Karvala play?

Sounds like he is planning to take another IU visit. Relationship with Clark is strong

And before the portal opens!! edit: grad transfer so allowable.

One of the reasons I would like to see at least a few kids return is to see what an offseason of development looks like in this program, under this staff. Do we see players get better, especially the younger players? Can some or all of Dorn Miles Harris get better? I know the current system lends itself to an annual discard/replace/upgrade mode but kids can improve, especially as they are more familiar with the system and development program. I follow Vandy as a second team if you will. Tanner, not highly recruited, came off the bench and played 20 min a game, 6ppg as a frosh. One year later he is all SEC at almost 20ppg. Not suggesting we have someone that can replicate that but we can learn more about this program with how some returnees look next year.

Be wary of the 4/1 twitter news

Ha, true. Austin was around some good players as a manager at Westfield as well - Braden Smith, Cam Haffner, Trey Buchanan (Chad’s kid). My guess is Ryan has been friends with Ritchie McKay or developed a relationship with the staff once Austin became a manager there and is pretty in tune with the program. Will be curious if Austin transfers to IU to follow his Dad’s footsteps.

Ryan Carr’s son is a manager for Liberty, so there is some familiarity/connection there.

Noblesville kid, Billy Keller’s grandson I believe. Didnt see him as a HM in HS but kids get better so you never know. Always been a plus athlete and streaky shooter.

Have watched him since he was about 10 playing with Jake Davis and Logan Imes on the AAU circuit as well as thru the Carmel years and he has always been a skilled perimeter kid that grew into a stretch 4. Seemingly would be an ideal shooting/spacing forward off the bench that can guard a little bit in the post. Question is whether his long time family ties to IU win out accepting that role over the chance to start and play more elsewhere such as for Alexander at KSt. My friend knows him and the family and he seems to think he will end up at IU.

Been calling this one as a real IU possibility for a few months based on the family IU ties but expected role and Alexander to KSt may change his thought process.

Cincy totally gagged the last 2 minutes. 8-0 run for UCF. Still has a chance in OT but just brutal.

Huh? Two diff leagues