HoosierFan1994

He is having an awesome season. His team, Reitz, plays mainly Freshmen and Sophomores. Going to watch him play tomorrow in the Sectional Semi's. Rumor around Evansville is that he is going to a prep school after this season. I can't blame him, just wish he would stick around for one more season due to the weak junior class. He would probably be the best player in the state next year.

Tennessee reminds me of Purdue last year. Don't know if anyone feels that way. A good team but I think they are overrated. They are Sweet 16/Elite 8 good but I don't see them in the Final Four. That's how I felt about Purdue last year when they spent time in the top 5.

Or Quinones.

Get him Archie!

I think you are spot on. I think one of Moore or Forrester sticks around. I'll guess Moore. Not good that Forrester's dad is on twitter.

I sure hope he is! Just has to get more talent for next year.

Would be huge for Archie to land Trendon and Keion. He is going to have to upgrade this roster significantly this offseason or no way do I see him back for year four.

Hypothetical Lineup Rob, Al, Trendon, Keion, and TJD. Jerome, Armaan, Race, De'Ron off the bench. I really really like that team. Only Two crean recruits. Only one senior and no OADs.

It is the main reason we can't give up on Archie. He is upgrading the talent on this roster with his kind of guys.

Devonte Green is a freaking disgrace to Indiana Basketball. Sit his sorry a$$!!!! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Devonte Green is a freaking disgrace to Indiana Basketball. Sit his sorry a$$!!!! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It has been said before but the more time that passes the better for IU. It's not a bad thing if this goes until April. He has a tough decision.

We need this bad!!!! It's all about culture and mental toughness. Nothing against Damezi or Jake, but if they leave after ONE season you have to wonder if they were the right fit to begin with. Both guys were not expected to play a whole lot. They got more PT than anyone thought. I'm not into recruiting rankings but both were low 4 star recruits. That usually means they wont play much as freshman, have a limited role as a sophomore, and hope they can be a key player by the time they are a junior or a senior. Romeo, Rob, and Jerome here the stars of this class. I always thought Damezi and Jake would be key players off the bench. All the great teams have depth. IU lost three players in the last 5 years that would have provided that (Etherington, Abell, and Stan Robinson-all left after two-three years).

Yes. Pork Chop talked about this at Purdue. Guys accepting their roles. Not everybody can be a starter and not everybody can be an NBA player.

An elite 8, sweet 16, 3 conference titles and 2 conference tournament titles. Better than Crean!

I agree. They have a ton of experience. This is his best offensive team too.

Went to Virginia -Louisville game today. A few takeaways: 1) KFC Yum Center is an awesome place for a game! I'm considering going to the Sweet 16 games in March. Sat up high and still had a good view of the court. 2) Louisville fans whine at everything. Same with Mack. However, I think he is a good fit and he will have Louisville back in the Final 4 sooner rather than later. Nwora is a stud that will be back with a stud freshmen class. I think he took in a couple grad transfers that made them better. I hope Archie can do that next year. 3) Virginia is a final four team. I think this is Bennett's best team. Hunter is a star. He took over in the second half, Jerome is a very good point guard who I think will play at the next level. Kyle Guy is a kid I wish Indiana would have gotten. He is a good rebounder for a small guard. Virginia also has 3 bigs they rotate and all had an impact today. They always play good defense but they move the ball really well. I usually pick Virginia to get upset early due to their offensive woes but I think this may be there year they get to a final four and win the whole thing. 4) Got a good kick out of the program. They had a page or two dedicated to the 2012 and 2013 teams and it said "later vacated". The banner is gone too!

I hope Jake stays another year. I don't like when freshmen or sophomores transfer due to lack of playing time. It is just so early in their career. Look at Etherington, Abell, Stanford Robinson, etc for IU. I hope this isn't a case where they think Jake is better than what he is. I think he will be a solid role player as a junior/senior.

I remember seeing his daddy walking around outside Assembly Hall before Hoosier Hysteria in his sons jersey. We was recording the line and taking pictures.

Awesome! I just know the four I mentioned are the big ones. Still plenty of time for players to develop.

What a loaded 2021 class in the state. Caleb Furst and Khristian Lander have gotten most of the hype. It sounds like Brown and Blackmon will challenge Bailey's scoring record. I've always said if you can get the top 3-4 players in Indiana each year you will have a great team. Archie got Romeo, Al, and Damezi this year. TJD and Armaan next year. Maybe Keion. Hopefully Galloway and/or Leal in 2020. I know they are sophomores but I'd love a 2021 class with most of these guys. Hope he can recruit some size though. That is a lot of guards.

Totall agree with you especially on offense. He needs to get some help in the offseason on it. However, having one locker room troublemaker is an issue. Sounds like IU has plenty of them and that hurts.

You have a lot more experience than I do, but with one of the teams I coach on I can see how culture/attitude can be a problem. It is really hard when the majority of your players are spoiled and mentally weak. We had a lot of issues in the classroom and on the court. Administration stepped in and parents were livid about it. Didn't understand why they were being targeted and being held to a higher standard (mind you they are representing a school). Kids also got down easily. If we were down 9-2 early in the first quarter you can forget about making a comeback.

Thanks for the insight. Do you know anything about Damezi? He looked like he didn't care at all last night either.. maybe he always has that look.

Exactly.