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go iu bb

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    Player decisions

    There are currently 2 scholarships open not counting Franklin's. I don't think he's worried about someone else taking his scholarship yet.
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    Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

    I agree with you on this. I hope Woodson brings in an NBA guy for that role rather than a guy who specializes in football players but dabbles in other sports' athletes. I think the lifting program is why IU had 3 back injuries and lower abdominal injury in the 4 years under Miller.
  3. He can bring his big city driving experience to little city Bloomington. He even mentioned his driving in the press conference saying he likes to swerve around cars.
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    NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

    Music to my ears.
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    College Bball Thread

    This article talks some about the NIL and ways players might cash in. I doubt Suggs stays another year, especially if they win it all, so he will be able to make money on this tournament run and that shot very soon as he won't have to worry about eligibility. https://sports.yahoo.com/how-much-was-jalen-suggs-final-four-shot-worth-millions-experts-say-030125919.html
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    NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

    Can you imagine Brooks' shooting numbers if he had come to IU and played for Miller? His per 40 numbers look decent so I've had my mind changed a bit. Before I absolutely didn't want him. I still don't want him but wouldn't be upset if he ended up at IU. 15 shots to score 17 points isn't exactly efficient, however. Those numbers are really hurt by his terrible 3point shooting. Regardless of what happens with Brooks, I really hope Woodson and company do a much better job on working with the players to improve their shooting than Miller did. I'm sure they will. It's moot right now, though. He's not even in the portal.
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    Player decisions

    I wasn't very excited about Fitzner when it was announced that he would transfer to IU. He didn't put up big numbers against weak competition so I didn't think he'd do well at IU. Then he had that game against Marquette and I thought I was wrong. In the end it turned out that my initial reaction was correct. I think it was a combination of the stronger competition combined with coaching. Stewart has had a year in the ACC and put up decent numbers as only a freshman and won't have Miller as coach. I think he'll turn out pretty well and really help the team this season.
  8. Carmel junior breaststroke state champ Lieske commits to IU. https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/hoosiers-keep-ihsaa-100-breast-champion-mackenna-lieske-in-state-for-2022-23-season/
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    NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

    Based on what? His high school ranking? His actual stats at the D1 level don't fit that billing.
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    College Bball Thread

    The whole thing was painful to watch. I'm glad it's over.
  11. I love that they're not only making these changes to lead the way in terms of NIL but also that they're marketing it. I know I'm probably in the minority on this but I also hope they put the players names on the uniforms. I hope Woodson and his staff really embrace the NIL and use it in recruiting. When NIL gets implemented I'll make a twitter account just to give IU's athletes another follower. I hope other IU fans currently not on twitter do the same.
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    Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

    Sure, if he can coach. There's nothing to show that he can. He's been back at his alma mater in non-coaching roles. He's also being talked about as if he was part of the IU tree and mentioned along side actual IU alumni like Lewis and Fife. His dad played for IU and he grew up in Bloomington. There's nothing to indicate he has any strong feelings for IU. He certainly has no assistant coaching experience. If he wasn't Scott May's son he wouldn't be talked about here at all. Is the idea to pull him away from his alma mater to be DOBO at IU? Or is it to learn how to be an assistant coach at the same time the head coach is learning to do that at the college level? I want assistant coaches with experience and don't see any reason he'd leave to go to the same position at IU.
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    Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

    Why do people keep taking about May like he's an IU guy? He's not. He's UNC. That's where he played and where's he's been working.
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    Player decisions

    You mean like the UCLA teams of the '60s and '70s? The UNC teams and Phi Slama Jama in the '80s? The Fab Five in the '90s? The last 20 years of Duke? UK under Calipari? This has been going on for a long time.
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    Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

    I'm guessing that at this point Roberts isn't being retained since there's been no announcement.
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    Player decisions

    I'll expand on this and add that it's only for seniors who stay at the school they were with this past season. If they transfer they will count against their new school's scholarship limit. Durham will be 1 of the 13 allowed scholarships at Providence, for example. So we (and other schools) can't just go out and grab a bunch of transferring seniors that don't count against the limit.
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    Beard to Texas.

    They can have him. I was never sold on him. He had a couple of really good seasons but outside of those hasn't been great. Granted that's at TT so maybe he'll do really well at a higher profile school but it's far from a sure thing.
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    Next Year’s Roster

    I think Brunk is still a TBD. It looks like he will probably return since he's been at the team meetings but the last I saw it was undetermined whether he would return for next season or not. Of course, this was when Miller was still coach so maybe that has changed and I just missed it.
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    Worst Losses of the Archie Era

    Miller's first year they lost by 20+. At Assembly Hall.
  20. If the Celtics fire Stevens in the next few seasons maybe Woodson will hire him as the coach in waiting. lol
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    Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

    And you think they started lifting during the season only during the last 4 seasons? It's not a new thing. The lack of shooting is more due to Miller than weight lifting.
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    Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

    At least 3 back injuries that all seemed to come outside of games. They could've happened at practice or in the weight room. Crean had a problem with ankle and lower leg injuries in practice that seemed to mostly go away after Miller came in and abandoned the sand pit. For Miller it seems the common injuries outside of games has been back. There's also Phinisee's lower abdominal injury which could also have been from lifting. That's just speculation on my part as I have no insider info on how those injuries occurred. Regardless, other than the social media pictures you couldn't really see much of a difference in play. The players didn't seem stronger than many of their opponents and there wasn't a noticeable instead in quickness or athleticism over the last 4 years. I don't care if he goes, especially if Woodson can bring in someone from the NBA that specializes in basketball players rather than Marshall who was mostly football with some basketball and hockey players.
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    College Bball Thread

    I think Gonzaga will win but there is always the possibility that the pressure will get to them. They're going for their school's first NC and the first undefeated season in 45 years. I'm sure they'll be asked about those things many, many times over the next week. All it takes is one off game or, at this point, just a few bad plays to end the run. I don't think it happens though and they win it all.
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    Player decisions

    I think his transfer is actually for academic reasons. I think he actually wanted to go to grad school for something that isn't offered at IU. I've thought this since he entered the portal instead of just moving on from basketball and college or staying at IU. I don't know him personally so that's just a guess. Doesn't he have a clothing business he's started or wants to start? Maybe Providence has a fashion major or something.
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