HoosierHoopster

One of my all time favorite Hoosiers, junior year was so special

It's learning the schemes and defensive sets, not individual defense. Doesn't surprise me, all sets are new to them both individually and as the 5 on the floor. That takes time.

A great shooter, and humble...

SIAP -- good writeup on the open practice https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketballs-summer-open-practice-who-and-what-stood-out/

Hmm - 2 coaches who couldn’t coach didn’t want their practices open…. :)

It's our own "Dead Period"

Circa 1995, Elastica - popped up from algorithm in my Apple Music, a 1-hit wonder 90s fun jam

Reminds me of Woodson’s focused recruiting…. lol, not

One difference is our noncon SOS is better than last season. B1G should be plenty strong enough for a pretty good SOS, imo, coupled with a better noncon SOS.

Our SOS actually looks pretty good

Maybe not

Also from one of the linked - DeVries: “Andrej is a talented big man that we are excited to get in our program and develop,” DeVries said. “He has good size and is able to score the basketball in different ways. He is strong on the glass and has good defensive instincts and timing when blocking shots.” Looks like a guy who can both bang and step out and hit mid-range and 3's, good instincts. Love seeing pickups for development like this, lots of upside and a Euro pipeline.

Ditto

From one of the links "Averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the U19 ABA League, the top league in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia region… during competition in the second Bosnian division, a senior level league, he posted 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game… shot 65.3% from the floor and 39.0% from the 3-point line… member of the U16 and U18 Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team….born on March 15, 2006." I know nothing about him either, but I like this writeup and at 6'11 with shooting? Yeah, sounds good to me. Que @Stuhoo with yeah but it was just the U19 ABA League somewhere in the Eastern Block, probably still at war, opponents were refugees! :)

I don't understand why, with Moren's and the IU Women's well established track record of success, we aren't getting top ranked recruits on par with other programs. Is it all about NIL? Anything else slowing the recruiting? We do now have a better recruiting assistant coach, maybe it's just a matter of time?

Stu with his new ride!

Maybe sell your $1 Million coffee geek roaster/grinder/brewer drink station? :)

My rides Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 C63 AMG 507 Lifted Jeep Wrangler Sport Love them all but the C63 and Jeep are getting long in the tooth, need a newer 4-wheel drive utility for the ridiculous Houston typical tropical storms and hurricanes...

Reviews for road driving aren't great -- it has loose steering, so there's delay, is underpowered so accelerates slowly and top speed is something like 90, and apparently is 'clanky' -- but offroad capability is very good, Land Rover Defender - like, and it's such an attractive vehicle. Not sure yet on it, haven't test driven yet. Other downside, very limited stores/shops - so if you get one you'll likely have a long drive for regular service/repairs down the road.

Wonder if Rabby would call him developmental.... Kidding aside, that'd be a great addition.

Anyone got any insights on the INEOS Grenadier? My 2013 lifted Jeep is making repair visits regularly (along with my 2014 AMG c63 507), and looking to replace with a sport utility (not a general SUV). May go with another Jeep, but LOVE the old Land Rover Defender, and the Grenadier is loosely based on the Defender. Seems like it's not getting great reviews, but still looking into it....

Yeah agree. I am really interested to see if the "flaw" most in focus -- the lack of a rim-protecting big -- will be not as significant as perceived by many, as overcome by a running-shooting, and harassing-type D team that DeVries and current players have indicated we'll see. We have some very good players and players who are taking a step up to B1G-level play. We have some 'pesky' in-your-face type defenders. Don't know yet how it will all play out, but I am more in the confident-in-DeVries camp than the skeptics camp. End of summer is approaching, the Puerto Rico trip (Aug. 5) and fall are almost here -- can't wait to see how the new look Hoosiers, well, look.

Not that he needs a defender, but I think most here would agree he's not being "obtuse," he just sees the roster and its construction differently. Reasonable minds can disagree.

HC for U19 Gold, 3 prior golds as an assistant, 10 straight 20 win seasons, an EE and 2 SW 16s -- have said it before but we're very lucky to have Moren leading the Women, she's hands down a top flight, winning coach. Now if she can just keep growing the program with more size and athleticism we'll be back in deep tourney runs. Would love to see her push on to the next level, she's scratching at it.