IU/Butler/Notre Dame

Totally agreed ...it would be hard to imagine anyone playing consistently well enough to get to 110 career games because If your team is good enough to do that then you’re likely not getting big minutes as a freshman...what a testament to baileys leadership to do it PRE class basketball. If brown stays healthy and Some of Their non layup games games during the season stay Close 37 isn’t an unrealistic number especially if winning requires a big scoring number from him. He will also have to perform at a high level at new Albany and the hall of fame classic against top level teams. Maintaining that average there would be impressive.

Couldn’t agree more ray ...two amazing players in central Indiana who have each had bad luck Damon never did. With Stroble graduating luke may be forced to score more ....the farthest they can make it is semi state ( can’t beat Blackhawk Christian ) and with the “ in season “ tournaments that means they could potentially play 30 games ( 29 if they get a first round bye in sectional )...by my math 36 points per game would break the record with 30 games or 37 per game exactly if they play 29. Those numbers are hard but not impossible. Blackford will be heavily favored in their sectional and would likely be a regional favorite as well so as long as they stay healthy he has a fighting chance .....I honestly don’t think it means that much to him though so game flow will have to dictate that he scores otherwise he will literally pass the record out the window racking up assists but I think creating is what he loves so can’t knock it

Not having the remainder of the tournament really did hurt because he was guaranteed one game but it’s likely he would have gotten three more ...that 90+ points would have made things a lot more interesting. The 8 And 3/4( and more if they win a sectional game ) games freshman year is what really did him in he was averaging around 25 so that would have been another 200

Lol count me in on loving THAT also ...makes the last name appropriate

Might be my phone but I can’t see what you posted Stu

If only ! Or add some serious bulk

He doesn’t need a lot of time or space to get it off

https://www.hudl.com/video/2/79205/5eb729c12ab1270b0c073701 its a shame none of these highlight comps ever show much passing but this one does show his range and quick release pretty well

Saw ball state got jalen windham to transfer from creighton ...that just got more interesting

Great post ....I couldn’t agree more about the coaching points you made ....not only was Theron tough , but the roster just complimented each other so well ....Robbins and Jackson making them state run at delta led to them having a tough minded winners mentality

Agreed on bsu ...and that Maui run was one of the most fun college basketball experiences in memory for me ....I’m leaning towards agreeing with you on brown if aau doesn’t get in a partial season but don’t make it an absolute just yet ...there may be a power six still in the mix

Good call on he talent pool ...may never be deeper than next year so they better cash on the overflow

Count me in ...also they made the Maui run in 01 and made noise in the tourney with Patrick Jackson rob Robbins ( delta kids ) and Theron smith

I wouldn’t mind but I doubt it would make that kinda impact ...some of the home games would conflict with Blackfords schedule but I bet they could do 500 realistically ....I still don’t think it would get them to half capacity sadly unless they are playing Purdue iu or notre Dame and that isn’t gonna be at ball state most likely if so ....still remember iu coming to worthern my freshman year it was the most exciting home game by far my four years there

I thought he might be only one or one of few in the state ...I guess it’s harder than I thought as not many do it nationally apparently

Agreed ....and i understand their point ...pitino has such a great history as a coach and it would be a fantastic opportunity from a basketball standpoint but as a parent with the things that have happened especially at Louisville I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable putting one of my children in his hands

Typically I’d agree with you , however pitino was fully behind bringing McMahon to Louisville and Brown is similar size , as good or better shooter, and a better ball handler at comparable age. He brought him into a highly athletic class lead by Donovan Mitchell ....I think your correct pitino puts a premium on athleticism for exactly the reasons you described but I also think he has a history of making recruiting classes diverse and well rounded so it won’t honestly surprise me either way. I don’t get the feeling they are excited about him so I don’t think it will hurt any feelings if he doesn’t honor the offer

Selfishly ...I won’t complain a bit ...id be 25 minutes from all his home games and I was a student at bsu for one of their best seasons (01) would love to see them get back to a tourney

I feel horrible for him ( and all kids in the position of having lost the end of their season and some important recruitment opportunities) I’ve not gotten to see them at all because we aren’t playing or using the schools facilities. I’ve spoken to them but with what they are going through I’ve been over casual and tried not to pry but they are being very open with the fact ( so I don’t feel bad sharing ) that for at least the time being they want to see if they get any abbreviated summer action and maybe even delay into the season. I think they really really want to have a power 6 option but I also don’t think they have an unrealistic expectation it will come. I think they know Iona could be off the table especially if they wait. If no new offers came I think there is a short list but I can not say it’s a specific narrow down it’s just they seem to have talked about or mentioned with more excitement certain things and they are as follows: 1. ball state : Pros: closest to current and former home, opportunity to start or have significant minutes, they are at least competitive to win their conference, maybe not favorite but not an also ran. Cons: not a perennial tourney team, and his sister was a scholarship volley ball player there and didn’t have the best total experience 2. Toledo : Pros: is the school that has recruited him possibly the hardest or at least shown the most effort. Regular calls, coaches or staff have made efforts to come see him multiple times, still regionally close Cons: their roster doesn’t scream strong chance to make a tourney appearance 3. Akron: Pros: groce has coached at big programs, they have a super speedy undersized point guard who comes back as a grad this year but will be gone lukes freshman year which gives him a chance to compete for immediate floor time, they have a solid roster and should be conference favorites for a couple years Cons: lack of connection other than the pros and they haven’t been as aggressive as Toledo they have also mentioned they know Kent state is a conference favorite but didn’t give many more details please bear in mind this is just my take from casual convos if I say “ congrats on the offer” or “ how are things going “

As of last week Iona hadn’t retracted ...but I’m not sure they are overjoyed , Pitino has many pros but unfortunately many cons ...I agree this summer was a chance to show he could mask any size deficiency and if he was going to play with UA rise team he would have had a chance to get more touches considering if he stayed put he’d have trey and Keon still undecided fighting for more offers and JR still showing out committed to ND ...thats a lot of talent to share.

Nope and he had leaned toward joining under armor rise But if they don’t get a partial season in it’s going to take a school striking out on their initial offers and a coach with a lot of confidence to make a risky signing to make a power 6 materialize ....i linked a post to an interview where he mentioned that 10 or 15 schools had been staying in contact with him but had not offered ...the two that have most frequently been brought up in my presence are Clemson and northwestern but neither have offered ....Purdue was near that level but it has always seemed more of a “‘just in case “ measure by the way it’s described ( as in just in case he grows or just in case we have an unexpected infilled slot )

Add Niagara

https://m.soundcloud.com/indianahshoops/blackford-coach-jerry-hoover-and-luke-brown neat interview

Add Cleveland state to make it 10 ...another school similar or lateral to current offers

You’re right ...my bad ...but I’m that context I still take that to mean they made noise when in fact it was an tournament opening blowout from the 2nd quarter on