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I was checking out the recruiting competition for Newell and noticed something odd Illinois has 9 PF on their roster? That can't be right.

Even some of the higher ranked players. Lander: 5* but wasn't really recruited by many top schools. They turned out to be correct on this one. Hunter: Top 60 recruit. Could be that his medical condition completely derailed his career but it's also possible he wouldn't have been as good as expected even without that. Regardless, ended up as a bust. And then when you get down to around 100 or higher, his success rate at evaluating that was really bad.

Who punched Zeller? These sound like some wild stories.

Possibly the biggest issue with Miller's recruiting was talent evaluation. Too many players he targeted have turned out to be just not very good even though their HS rankings made it seem otherwise. This goes for players he missed on as well those he landed. Lots of busts were recruited. IU underperforming definitely hurt in the Kaufman recruiting but the bigger issue was with how he was recruited. Miller and company really f'ed that up. They tried to recruit him as TJD 2.0 when he is more interested in having more of a perimeter game as a stretch 4 or even a 3.

I agree that the odds of one or more of those players having an impact is high. Starting with the highest ranked out of HS of those. At least 1 of these 3 should make a big difference: JHS -> 5* Reneau -> 5* Bates -> High 4*/5* (His composite score had him as a 5* without any ranking service having him as one), has 1 year experience. That's 3 high 4*/5* players. The chances of every single one of them being a flop is very unlikely. Geronimo is very athletic but has experience. If he can put it all together in the offseason he could make a big jump. Banks is a solid 4*. These can be hit or miss on immediate impact. There is also Duncomb. His freshman season was a disappointment but he was a solid 4* out of HS who showed decent range on his shot. As disappointing as last year was, the coaching staff kept him around so they must have some confidence he can improve. Gunn might surprise but I don't expect much from him next year. However, he is another piece that shouldn't be overlooked as a possibility.

Do tell.

What they really need is a PG. He's not that. Too bad, so sad.

This is unfortunate. Galloway is one of my favorite players but I don't think IU will ever be able to rely on him too much. He's quite injury prone going back to HS. So it seems like he misses time every offseason and multiple games during the season. At this point it seems to be something to expect with him.

IU is recruiting at least 3 of those guys.

I haven't been able to figure out where this thought that Leal is a great shooter came from. In HS he was decent but not great. My theory on why people think he is is that they look at him and can't figure out why he was recruited. He's not exceptionally athletic or quick, so that wasn't it. He's not a stud defensive player, so that wasn't it. He's a big guard but there are a lot of those around. People see all this and think it must be because of his shooting. It was reported last summer that he was putting up like 500 3-pointers a day. He might eventually become great shooter but he isn't yet and wasn't in HS.

Lots to work with but also lots to work on. I hope he can remain patient and willing to earn his time. Indications so far seem like he can.

Nope, sure isn't. Any idea if the BTN is available internationally? Probably not, but if it is that could help.

Send like a well grounded kid who really knows what he wants. Very loyal, too. I'm sure the next one will stick. Let's get him.

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The officials did a poor job of giving a warning so I expect they'll do an even worse job when it comes to handing out technicals.

I wonder what the other one is. Cal? Stanford?

Further increasing the likelihood that JHS came to IU ready to start (these are true for Reneau coming in ready to play immediately): - His body. 6'5", 210 lb. He's already strong. Compare this to Bates (6'4", 175) and Lander (6'2", 165) and you see he is more physically ready for college ball than either of those 2. - HS competition. He won the HS NC 2 years in a row. Played against lots of very talented players. Practiced against other very talented players. - Defensive play (which you mentioned). Woodson clearly values good defense and JHS comes in as one of the best defenders in his class. 1 analyst/outlet had him as #1. It's not guaranteed that either he or Reneau will be ready from day 1 but it is quite likely they will be.

I don't pay any attention to PU. What has Painter done?

I don't know if mad is exactly the right word but people were certainly complaining about it. They were saying he wasn't taking recruiting seriously and missing the state championship game sent a bad message to Indiana HS coaches that he didn't care about recruiting the state of Indiana. Or something like that. It was all nonsense.

TJD extending his range is good for the team because helps to open up the lane. This helps players like Galloway and Johnson who like to drive to the basket. It also makes TJD himself harder to guard which is good for the team.

Having visits delayed never seems like a good thing.

JS has it mostly correct but it's a bit more complicated than that. Here's what I've found when I looked into this before:

I'm 44 (turning 45 this year) so it's more like middle school when IU was last a real NC contender. In HS they were still top 25 good but not elite and that is when IU started having their early NCAAT exits. It's been such a long time.

"He’s building a program that’s going to be able to compete with the blue bloods, and that’s what Indiana should be with the fan base that they have." IU is no longer considered a blue blood by todays recruits. Understandably so since we've been mediocre or sucked most of their lives. At least they still recognize the huge, loyal fan base.

The stats don't back this up.