Chris007

I told my wife last night that I will fix him a cocktail tomorrow night after Purdue loses so he knows what a real drink tastes like. 

I stopped paying attention to the HS stuff, a poster on here already said that we locked up Mullins, Sisley and Moreno

23 wins with this roster is kind of setting the bar a little low

Dude, I posited as a "what if."  You think it's far-fetched.  I don't.  

What are players with big roles on national title contenders/conference championship winners looking for if not a check? Like let’s be for real here for a minute. Arizona to IU is a step down in basically every way for a basketball player in 2024. If it’s not money, what’s the motivating factor? 

Yeah, that's the thing.  Seems some are giving "credit" to Mike Woodson and lowering their "expectations" accordingly.  I myself am raising expectations -- he either meets them or not.  

I will answer that for me.  On paper, we once again are going to have one of the most talented teams in the league.  In the portal we have "fixed" our guard and shooting issue.  We have 2 returning Freshmen of the year on our roster.   We will be starting multiple 5* players.  We have an abundance of riches.  If this team was at Purdue they would be thinking winning the BIG and making a bunch of noise in tournament.
The only reason to temper expectations is because we think Mike Woodson is an anchor.  The floor for this roster should be around 23 wins.  All the things that people have said were holding Woodson back (besides himself) have been addressed in the portal.  People are short selling expectations exactly because they believe that Woodson is an anchor on expectations.

They both shot 32% on the season. 35 is simply an attainable target number. If I had said 40+ someone would have come in with a comment about ridiculous expectations. I am not parsing out game by game numbers, if the three of them average 35 or more on the season, we are going to win a bunch of basketball games. 

Do you know our coaching staff, LOL
to be fair, they will lose 2 or 3 just from that standpoint. 
 

I think we get our shooter this week. I don't think he is in the portal yet. I do not know who it is, just heard we have one coming

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

Hey, Chris, how many bases are you using?  I wouldn't mind seeing a layout of your diamond, if you get the chance.  Thanks!
Edit:  I guess the game isn't over just because someone ran all the bases. 

you're just full of piss and vinegar

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

Yep!

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I will say some of the people carrying the most water right now were some of the loudest critics back in January. The offseason has been a home run but still a long way to go. 

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

I'm OK with that if he meets expectations

Top 2 in the conference and I don't mean finishing 2nd by going 12-8.
Don't get blown out in non-conference games by 25. 
A good showing in the Bahamas
At least Saturday of the BTT
Second weekend of the NCAAT

I will say some of the people carrying the most water right now were some of the loudest critics back in January. The offseason has been a home run but still a long way to go. 

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you

So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you