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Would that take them down to 6 scholarship players?

Ant Wright speculating? https://twitter.com/itsAntWright/status/1663969027281022976?cxt=HHwWgMCzxfTAzZcuAAAA

Wow. "I most definitely want to go to Indiana just because my brother is there, so that's one of them [schools he'd like to see get involved in his recruitment]." 2026 is a while away, but I say sign him up... (only half kidding)

Yes, I think he has a higher release point on his jumper now/more fluid motion. This film breakdown is from October 2021, so fair to say there's been a good bit of development since then. Find it interesting he speaks so highly of his shooting now, whereas the current narrative (from Goodman, at least) seems to be that he may not be able to spread the floor super effectively. I think its more likely he just had a few bad games on his last EYBL circuit. Not worried about it. He is a top 10 talent and committed to his craft. He was playing pick up with Kyrie the other day, we just hired Calbert as Head of Player Development. Consider me extremely optimistic

Just ordered my tickets for the Empire Classic. Let's gooooo Hoosiers Edit: I may have an extra ticket for the Sunday games, if anyone is interested feel free to DM me

I just started listening and man the guy who is driving the interview with Kel'El is.... something. Is that Eric? Edit: The way he talks about Kel'El pronouncing his name, weird exchange with Mom, then talking about how he saw a movie that made him think Little Rock is "so scary" and asking him if it's true? Yikes man.

Possible I've missed some news the last few days - but seems the rumor mill is pretty quiet re: the last scholarship? Feels like I've mostly seen speculation but not really reporting. I know these things take time so not worried, just eager for some IUBB news like we all are lol. Maybe things will start to heat up around the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft process

Let's gooooo! This is huge for the team next year and says a lot about the state of the program long term. Couldn't be more optimistic about where we're headed... about as great of an offseason as we could've possibly hoped for.

Assuming there isn't a potential transfer prospect going through the NBA draft process waiting in the wings for us (that the staff feels really good about), I'd be pretty happy to round out the roster with Cam Spencer. He makes winning plays, shoots well, and I think his strengths compliment Trey's fairly well. Our 2 spot wouldn't be the most talented in the NCAA, but it would be solid... and considering the rest of the roster, I think "solid" would be all we really need. Especially considering behind TG and Spencer, would be CJ Gunn and Jakai Newton. Not as if we'd be totally devoid of athleticism/length/depth. IF... we land a combo guard who opts out of the NBA draft process, it will be hard not to have sky high hopes/expectations. Maybe it's Woodson/the staff, maybe its the NIL environment/support from Dolson, maybe its the transfer portal.... IDK... I'm just glad we're not trying to get excited for Grant Gelon/Jeremiah April kinds of pick ups anymore.

From personal experience, I don't think Love would have the same issue at IU in terms of credits transferring in. That said, I'm not personally "rooting" for this recruitment and don't think it will pick up steam again. If it does though, I have full trust in Woodson and staff.

Is there also a provision where players can transfer even after the window has closed if their coach leaves? I thought I saw that but may be mistaken

Could very well be wrong, but I'd be kinda surprised if anything materializes here. Things seemed to cool off really quickly after that Zoom with the staff, don't know if interests were aligned.

Michigan fans spamming the replies saying admissions wouldn't let him in Edit: Feels to me like a sign next year may be Howard's last

Wow. I think that seals the deal... Coach Mike Woodson is THE Closer

I'll definitely catch a couple of his games this year and will be sure to report back! Personally would be a little surprised if we snag him from Rutgers... but not very surprised.

To be totally clear, I said "one of the best" and "since Isiah" ... but I can see how my post was worded in a way where it could be read this way. Good, maybe even great player - Isiah, he is not...

Man. It's going to suck to lose the part of college basketball where you watch a kid's game/personality grow over the course of 4 years. It will make those who stick around much more memorable, though, I guess.

RE: Cupps, I'm not really worried about him per se. By the time he is done here, I won't be surprised if we talk about him in the same breath as Yogi, and he's widely considered one of the best IU PGs ever/since Isiah, at least. I just don't really expect much from him his freshman year. I won't be surprised if he gets the kind of minutes Banks had/Gunn saw earlier on in the year and makes the most of it. But that might translate to 15 mpg kind of role best case scenario which Malik had this year. Which was definitely a solid contributor role in the rotation, but I also don't want to rely on him as the backup and potentially get injured then have TG end up with primary ball handler responsibilities, which would not go well. Ideal scenario he plays 8-12mpg freshman year IMO toward the end of the season maybe thats up to 18-20ish, who knows. ... but I don't really expect him to do much more than any other similarly ranked PG (albeit yes I like his tape/he has plenty of accolades, etc.)

I don't think it's crazy, and I do think we'll see an X, Cupps/Newton, MM, MR, KW rotation on the court some next year. But, I think TG has earned the spot and has the trust of Woody, so expect to see him there unless we find a clear upgrade at that spot Depending on how good they are, I agree 1 year would be ideal (maybe 2 if they're that good, but more would be ehh). Just think we really need to grab (at minimum) a ball handler with decent shooting to be a back up for XJ (probably can expect the same kind of minutes as Walker). God forbid we get hobbled in the backcourt next year. Wouldn't want to put 30 mins per game as a freshman on Cupps shoulders, unless I'm seriously underestimating him... Also, Gallo proved he can handle bringing the ball up on spot duty this year, but that does seriously impact how good we can be IMO. I want him to be free to play his game. Yes, having bigs who can shoot/space the floor changes things for us. But, the injury bug is undefeated and you can never have too much talent on the roster

Curious to hear what others think, but I can see us being a lot more versatile in terms of the sets we run next year. I can see us definitely running some of the same action we did this year with TJD and JHS, with X and Malik. I could also see us going 4 out a bit, with Ware getting some outside shots and Mack/Reneau crashing the boards. What I'm most excited about is having a roster where we can play a lot of situational basketball and exploit mismatches. Think its really going to be a fun year to watch. Saw you can get some semi decent tix for IU vs Kansas for around $700 right now - what a steal lol.

With our last spot, I'd definitely like to find a combo guard that can take on back up ball handler duties, shoot well from 3, and solid perimeter defense. Easier said than done obviously lol... but tough to not feel really good about next year's roster. I said we'd learn a lot about the staff and program based on how they filled out the roster this offseason... consider me fully impressed!

Good question actually, I am assuming he'd be interested but haven't seen any news saying as much myself. My bad. Maybe others have seen reporting to that effect?

Of the current realistic options I'm aware of, I think I like him the most. Plus, not that it's a determining factor, but it'd be nice to have some of the pre-existing chemistry between him and Sparks.