HoosierHoopster

Most fun on the Board all year lol — Now we’re building something

The day just keeps getting better lol

Pretty nice news all around

Exactly what I like about him -- he's a big tough guard who also can shoot. Bigger, more athletic - check

Devries and staff are rollllliiinnnnnggggg

Welcome aboard Jaeden!

2 good for the start of this portal class, let’s go! Burton soon hopefully

Looking forward to some good news hopefully tomorrow

We won the battle against UK for Wilkerson so there’s some history anyway

That’s what she said

My impression - we have no idea what we actually have. It’s all just guesswork. We just missed the tourney because of lack of the level of talent needed. Just go get it, break out the bank, that’s the investment we need right now to build, then when we’re winning the program will once again weigh more heavily along with portal money

I’m starved for a commit let’s go

Sisley’s being as actively involved as he can, good to see

Our coach isn’t good. lol what a joke

Way, way too early to be so morose

Bunch of good programs- DeMatha, Boo Williams DMV area elite

lol that was my 3 year kid daughter’s favorite saying.

Easily the hands down winner - yep, pun intended

^^ I think you guys need to turn up your sarcasm meter WatShot is having fun with that post

In several games DeVries altered sets and actions to the competition, that kind of adjustment strategy bodes well. He’s going to run a modern 3-point offense but has been public about getting bigger, we won’t see a 5-out next season that was based on the roster. Fully expect to see the recruiting match what he’s already saying

Some growing parallels with the women’s program under Moren this past season and recruiting to portal this season. - Moren/women had to rebuild largely from scratch before last season, missed the tourney. - Team wasn’t deep enough on talent, size and athleticism to compete in the upper half of the B1G - Headed towards offseason Moren publicly recognized the team needs to get bigger and more athletic. - She brought in a top flight recruiter/new assistant coach, and he hit the ground running — Moren and her staff now already rolling, twice landing highest ever ranked recruit and the overall highest rated class in program history, athleticism and size being addressed - DeVries / team missed the tourney undersized and not athletic enough to compete for the most part in top half of B1G - publicly recognized the team needs to get bigger to compete in conference - he brought in a top flight talent identifying and connected new assistant coach in Carr, who is expected to play a major role in rebuilding the team - both now about to see what they can do in the portal to get the team built well for next season

And there’ll be lots of handwringing here lol

I’m personally on the DeVries train, I think he can grow the program back, but his seat will be scorching hot if we miss the tourney next season, we need to make the tourney. I’ve been flogging the dead horse that coming in he lacked sufficient time, staff and any returning players. This offseason he has most of that. Still doesn’t have a lot in returning players but regardless whether that’s on him, he has at least Sisley and the incoming frosh group, probably Dorn, and the experience of what it takes in the B1G. Time to get us dancing. maybe instead of starting with “lose big” - the old first year coach saying - we now look at his first 3 years as - lose close (year 1) - win close (year 2) - win big (year 3)

Adragna’s great, and a straight shooter. That’s a balanced assessment. I have the same concerns about lack of depth of roster continuity, but the combination of at least Sisley and the pretty decent incoming frosh group should help with growing the culture and institutional knowledge of schemes, sets, style, expectations. And absolutely need to balance the level of incoming talent in the portal with remaining eligibility, class depth. Build right and we should be good for the tourney next season and continuing to get better. Coaching is there, and Carr’s hire and it’s timing should pay big dividends

That all sounds nice, but I was just asking for the $12 Million ;)