go iu bb

Seeing how many of the players that Miller recruited (both landed and missed on) have been busts at the D1 level regardless of their rankings shows to me that player evaluation was possibly his biggest issue at the B1G level.

Dodged a bullet with him going elsewhere.

Ya'll got any more of them player news?

He was also recruited by Miller which means there is a good probability he isn't a good fit for the B1G.

Yes, that's disappointing. I was hoping he'd stay and get lots of play. He hurts more than helps.

So they may get punished in about 10 years.

B1G

So did Woodson not want to recruit Cupps at one point?

Race Thompson says, "Hello, remember me?"

I do, too.

The NIL deal can't be tied to a player remaining at or going to a specific school. So if they sign a player to a multi-year deal they would have to honor it even if the player quit the team or transferred. Easy to get around, of course, by only agreeing to short term deals with the players currently on the team.

I agree with that. The problem is that I think if Kopp stays he'll continue to start and get lots of minutes. I'd rather he left and removed that temptation for Coach.

I feel relief seeing this. Now there a couple of more players I want to see transfer.

Who did he offer that Woodson didn't want?

https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/21/big-ten-march-madness-purdue-wisconsin-iowa-michigan

That would be a great pick up if we can land him. I remember that IU was recruiting him before. Probably a long shot since IU didn't make his final list, though.

I really don't understand people blaming early enrollment for Lander being unable to produce this past season. Do you really think he'd have developed more and been more productive this past year if he had spent another season in HS? I don't. At all. It's more like he is a poster child for not taking the rankings as gospel.

I see Xavier Johnson is on that list at #31. Xavier Johnson from George Mason, that is.

A good player wouldn't be scared of those players and would be confident he could beat them out for PT. Bates could end up being very good but his freshman season wasn't very good. 37% on 2P, <30% from 3, 3.9 PPG, and a PER of 6.6 (really bad). He was a 5*/high 4* but that was HS. He will hopefully make a huge improvement but that is far from guaranteed. See Lander, Khristian as an example of a 5* not working out. In other words, how can guard play be the weakest point of a mediocre team yet so good that it scares good players away? It just doesn't make any sense.

Honestly, Phinisee, Leal, Galloway, and Bates shouldn't be scary competition for any guard worth bringing in as an upgrade. Phinisee and Leal, especially. Galloway has gotten minutes but has serious flaws in his game that need to be fixed. Bates was highly ranked out of HS and could make a large jump but his numbers from his freshman year shouldn't be a concern for a good, experienced, confident guard. We hear this argument every offseason about how we can't bring in good players because they'd be scared off by the ones we have even though the ones we have are mediocre as evidenced by the fact that guard play is the team's Achilles heal.

Women divers kicking a$$. Finished 2nd and 3rd on the 3m. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/3/18/womens-swimming-and-diving-hayden-gilliland-earn-3-meter-medals.aspx

Is kicked ball not a rule anymore?

I want to win 7 in a row...

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/3/10/womens-swimming-and-diving-hoosier-qualifiers-finalized-for-ncaa-swimming-and-diving-championships.aspx

He'd still need some training, though. A B1G ref would've called a goal tend then T'ed him up.