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Yep. W/O seeing Andrej, it doesn't yet look like IU has a wasted roster spot. That is an improvement in itself from previous years. Ristic looks like he can play a bit, even for a kid who hadn't really practiced with the team much at all. Good to see that there will be a little depth on this year's team. Honestly, it would be nice if Andrej could actually give them a few minutes here and there. Front court depth could really be an issue with this team.

It'll be nice to finally have one of those guys. Has IU had one of those guys since maybe Dane Fife?

Mega probably has a payroll that's far too low for the SEC.

I think playing a team that puts up a lot of resistance is better than playing only cupcakes during a summer tour. Better to face some adversity now while you're building a brand new team.

I've got to disagree with you about expectations rising quickly with Crean. If that was true, there would''ve been a huge amount of pressure on him during his third year, because that team was horrible. It was only 12-20 overall and finished dead last in the B1G. In fact, it even had a worse B1G record than his 2nd IU team. The program was definitely far worse than it should've been by year 3, even with the dumpster fire that he inherited. CTC was shown a ton of patience by fans, IMO.

I did not have a Luke Brown mention on my bingo card today...LOL

It sounds like we're in bad shape in the frontcourt if Alexis plays any bigger role than say Peyton Sparks did. Just a spot player here and there.

Uh...DDV has zero players coming back from last year's roster. Of course he's going to have to "earn" a top 25 ranking. He's not going to get it based on last year's players or finish. If IU wins, the rankings and tournament will take care of themselves. I don't know why anyone would worry about preseason rankings at this point. Yes, they can be helpful, but he has zero returning players. LOL

Never a truer statement has been spoken...

It's not like MM is a complete stiff. He was co-frosh of the year in the B1G under Mike Woodson. I understand that the defense was completely focused on TJD during that season, but still. MM isn't carmelo anthony or anything, but certainly a better coach than Woody should be able to coax a decent season out of him. He's tall, got a good build, and can shoot. He can be a good stretch 4 if he's really pushed to do the little things (which I don't think he was under Woody). Yes, he's limited athletically, but so are a lot guys. That's why it's insane that Woody played him at the 3 for so long.

Well, who cared about opening up the floor? We always had 2 bigs that we had to feed, clogging up the lane. Come on, man! Priorities... LOL

How in the world do we actually know this? I would think the only people who know this are the very few people in Wilkerson's camp...

Just need to drink more beer...

Hate these vague posts They're meaningless. If you have some info that you can share, just share it. If you can't, then don't. You sound like a magic eight ball...

Actually, change that to a few 3-stars and lower 4-stars, and you've basically got Purdue's formula. It may not have worked very well in the tourney, but it works like gangbusters during the regular season for them. I guess the question is, will it continue to work given the increased player movement each year?