LamarCheeks

I'm on a silly IU facebook fan page -- mostly for amusement purposes. Anyway, a fan (whom I don't know) posted a picture of himself and Justin. Said in his comments that Justin was a very respectful young man. But what got me curious was the cast on Justin's right hand/arm. ... He didn't punch someone, too, did he? LOL! (Seriously, anybody know what happened?)

He told Justin if he picked IU, he was gonna take over No. 3. Then Devonte punched him.

I'm all for players being able to declare for the draft, get evaluated and then return to school if they so desire. But I still think the whole process needs to be expedited. I'm guessing coaches have a pretty decent idea of who will return and who won't, but May 29 (this year's deadline for pulling out of the draft) seems awfully late to be juggling puzzle pieces and figuring out what your roster will look like going forward.

So, I gather from Damezi's Instagram post that he isn't going anywhere. Can the same be said of Justin? ... It seemed like a few weeks ago, there were guesses that those two might join Jake and Clifton in the transfer portal, and that we might learn something after Little 5. But ... nothing. Are we sure both are staying put, or is that still in flux? ... Anybody know? If they're staying, that would leave us at 2 schollys open, correct? 5 players on the way out: Morgan, Fitzner (no more eligibility); Langford (NBA); Moore, Forrester (transferring) 3 players on the way in: Franklin, Jackson-Davis (freshmen), Brunk (transfer). In flux, but probably coming back: Green

Just for fun, I went to read some of the Facebook Q&A that Al did yesterday. Here are some of his responses. ... Seems like a real good kid ... Glad we have him ... On what he likes about playing at IU ... Indiana Basketball What more could I like? It's an amazing place and I am super happy to be here. On how much he will miss Morgan ... Indiana Basketball If we had a scale from 1-10, 30. Love that guy. On how the offseason is going ... Indiana Basketball It's going great. I'm in the gym shooting 2-3 times a day. Lifting with Coach Clif 3-4 times a week. On what it's like to play for Archie ... Indiana Basketball It's hard nose. He keeps you accountable during practice and in the game. I really appreciate his coaching style. A teacher wanted advice for her students who wanted to play ball. Indiana Basketball You are a STUDENT athlete. You're a student first so make sure you take of your duties in the classroom so you can do anything on the court.

I love seeing this, too. ... I know it shouldn't matter where a player is from, but I want Indiana kids to succeed at IU. ... In addition to hitting the weights, I hope he's in the gym, shooting 500 jumpers a day. I think he had a game or two early on where he was hitting, but after that, he couldn't throw the ball in the ocean ... I've seen high school highlights, and he seems as if he had a pretty nice stroke from distance; don't know where he lost his way as far as shooting ... With our lack of shooters, there's gotta be a chance for him to get more PT next year (especially if he improves on D as well).

Former Hoosier Glen Grunwald gets a gig with the Grizz ...

Instead of "I own uh," he said "I on uh"

Who wants to ask how many teammates' girlfriends had dalliances with Romeo??? LOL!

On the way home from walking my dog at the park, I heard a national sports radio update. The guy said Iona's Tim Cluess is no longer a candidate for the St. John's job. But he pronounced it I-ON-A. How can you be a national sports radio announcer and get that wrong?

I had to check, double check and triple check this to see who actually posted this ... I thought for sure it was Hoosier Guy ... LOL!

In case anybody was interested, this fella ended up with Huggy Bear and West Virginia ...

I'm so pissed. I didn't know JuMo was gonna play in the PIT. That's about a half-hour or 45 minutes from where I live. But my office hours are 4-12, so I'll be working every night. Otherwise, I'd love to go see him play.

First, Bobby Hurley says no. Then Porter Moser turns the Red Storm down. Wonder who's next???

Any transfer news on our front? Anything new with Damezi or Justin? Or anybody else for that matter (other than Devonte). I was thinking we might hear something after Little 5, but so far ... crickets. Does that mean we'll stay at three open schollys, or is there still a chance someone may bolt?

Interesting ... A guy who played at William & Mary, which plays in a horrible league, just fired its longtime coach and has never been to the NCAAs, is now choosing among Carolina, Notre Dame and Michigan.

I also saw a Twitter post -- can't remember from whom -- that said MSU and U.Va. were the leaders here. But unless I'm wrong (and there's certainly a good chance I am), I thought Izzo had used up all his scholarships. Jerome and Hunter just declared for the NBA draft at U.Va. (and I don't think there's any chance they come back), so they'd have two open -- though I'm not sure who's coming in. Plus, I'm sure Bennett still has connections in Wisconsin.

He realized the error of his ways when he bought a Brazilian soccer jersey, thought it was pretty cool and realized how hypocritical it would be for him to wear it while lounging outside and paying the lawn service.

Nope. I'm knot to good of a speeler. Butt I was on a role earlier.

Ty Jerome says he's skipping his senior season at U.Va. and hiring an agent. I'd say it's about 98 percent certain he won't be back. Maybe 99 percent.

They are brothers, but I don't believe they're twins. This guy -- a Wisconsin writer -- seems to think Michigan State or Virginia is their next stop. I'm guessing both would have to sit out a year. If MSU is the choice, that's definitely true -- I don't think they have any scholarships remaining.

"He can compliment star Antoine Davis who is the son of Mike Davis and also led the team with 26.1 points per game this season." I can see it now ... "Hey Antoine, nice jumper." "Antoine, I'm diggin' that jacket." "Antoine -- 26.1 points a game? That's amazing." "Hi, Antoine. Love the dreads." (Sorry, I'm a bit of a grammar nerd).

Charleston Southern grad transfer Christian Keeling has the Toiletmakers and the University of No Classes in his final five ...

Jim Nance just said Tiger's win at Augusta today was a greater moment than Jack's in 1986. ... True, or is he caught up in said moment? I'm a little old-school and graduated from high school in 1986 and was on the golf team (yikes -- am I really that old!), but I'm sticking with Jack! Still golf moment No. 1 for me.