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Hopefully he’s in NYC that night preparing for OSU or Purdue

I’m just amazed at how quick and diligent that Duke and UK was in investigating the eligibility and clearing Wendell Carter and Kevin Knox. Kudos to their compliance staffs.....

Thanks for be background.

100% agree.

Why would Dawkins contact Chuck Martin and Dwayne Stephens from MSU? Did he have a personal relationship with them, or previous dealings? If these two were seen as approachable by runners and agents, then it may be worthwhile to see who these two landed in previous years. My point is, I just don’t think a runner or agent is emailing every P5 asst coach looking to trade without some knowledge or idea that said asst coaches are approachable and willing to listen. There is some level of trust to be able to have these convos. This is me looking at it as a former agent myself...

A win tonight against OSU also sets up a potential rematch one week from tonight against them in the Garden.

This article just confirms what we already knew... Agents have been paying players for YEARS. This is just the unveiling.

What's the quick breakdown of this kid? Who's game is his similar to? thanks

Just because Andy Miller doesn't represent any former IU guys (besides Jared Jeffries) doesn't 100% mean he, or any of his runners, didn't pay them. For example, agents that are paying players to induce them to sign will pay 10 kids in the hopes that they sign 3. I was in the football biz, so it was common to hear multiple kids coming into the Draft every year that was getting paid by multiple agents.

Need to look at it the other way... Heading into OG’s sophomore year, he had all of the 1st round buzz. That’s when agents would’ve tried to get to him with inducements to sign once he declared. I’m guessing this is the kind of detail you’d see in Andy Miller’s spreadsheets.

Using the Sagarin methodology, the Vegas line should open up at Nebraska -3.5.

I agree here. I’m guessing Coach Shannon would be one of the first to find out, and that may be on the day of the announcement.

KenPom has Vandy at 190th for D, so maybe he is just clueless on that end and wants to rely on his “professional offense.” Whatever the hell that means

Lol I was just as confused

They play up the road at North, so could make the 2nd half. Seems like a stretch, but a perfect opportunity to have whole family visit with staff again

I believe he was in attendance to see us get beat down by Fort Wayne

Rightfully so, but I'm guessing we'll see a heavy dose of Oladipo & Gordon All-Star weekend coverage on IU's social media accounts to further boost the brand.

Other than that forum, have you seen it anywhere else that one of IU's assistants was in attendance? I just did a quick twitter search of his name and only saw Matt Painter mentioned to be in attendance, but looked like it was from an Illinois fan's account. Just curious.

These two sentences do not go together... "I think Indiana has helped its chances this year and even though the Hoosiers appear to have possibly slipped some..." "Wish I had more, but things are pretty quiet right now and I’ve not heard any hot rumors of late regarding him." Maybe he's been talking to Drewfus again. Point being that if it's been quiet lately, how can he surmise that the Hoosiers have "possibly slipped some."

Sectional Regional (sweet 16 and Elite 8) Semi-State (Final 4) State Championship

If Vandy is already oversigned for Romeo, how in the hell are they going to add EJ Montgomery, too? Here's another kid they're trying to reclassify to 2018. Blake Hinson (6'7" 230lbs PF from Bel Aire, KS) is currently ranked 134 in 247 Composite. https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/junior-blake-hinson-turns-full-attention-to-future-in-basketball IMO, this feels like Drew is trying to cash in on this recruiting class and get the hell outta dodge to the next job.

Below is from an article by Zags regarding the 2019 USA event at the Final Four this year. I saw mention of Keion in another thread, but this adds Matthew Hurt and Trayce Jackson-Davis to the event that IU is in contact with. Among the top Class of 2019 players invited were Cole Anthony of Archbishop Molloy (N.Y.), Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis of Ranney (N.J.), Armando Bacot of Trinity Episcopal (VA), Keion Brooks of North Side (IN), Vern Carey of University School (FL), Tyger Campbell of La Lumiere (IN), Josh Green of IMG Academy (FL), Matthew Hurt of John Marshall (MN), Trayce Jackson-Davis of Center Grove (IN), Patrick McCaffery of West High (IA), Mark Watts of Old Redford Academy (MI) and Romeo Weems of New Haven (MI), sources said. The top players have already received invitations and the NCAA will provide hotel accommodations and plane tickets, sources said.

Timehop reminded me this morning that 5 years ago today, IU beat Purdue by 37 points at Mackey Arena. 97-60 IU was 19-2, Purdue 11-10

I think I got my ex-MSU scumbag PGs mixed up. Appling is currently in prison for weapons charges. Travis Walton is the aforementioned Clippers asst coach. thanks for the assist!

Two b-ball players were named in that report. Adrien Payne and Keith Appling. Payne was released from the Magic’s G-League team. Appling was put on administrative leave as Asst Coach on Clippers’ G-League team. This doesn’t seem over yet..