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Ok sound people made it sound like he would miss the whole season.

He may have to play just because if we have guard injuries. Its either that or they will have to play Banks at guard.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/how-jakai-newtons-injury-impacts-indiana-backcourt-in-2023-24/ar-AA1fIFVf Leal won Indiana Mr. Basketball at Bloomington South, but he hasn't been able to crack the rotation on a consistent basis with the Hoosiers. His playing time has decreased all three years, and at this point, it's probably unrealistic to expect a major jump in production. But if Leal is knocking down outside shots and defending well in nonconference play, Woodson will have no choice but to play him. Indiana’s depth at guard was a question before Newton’s injury update. Now it is a greater concern. Relying on unproven guards off the bench is a risky proposition, and unless Gunn, Cupps or Leal show significant strides, Indiana's failure to add a veteran guard in the transfer portal will come back to bite the Hoosiers.

What are you basing your 5-10 minutes a game from Leal on? He might be on the team cause he likes IU but that does not mean he has the skill to play big ten basketball.

Newton is already out who knows if he will even play. My whole point it nobody should wine come feb if we have a bunch of inuries and have no guard depth. We had an open grant and choose not to use it.

I just dont really buy that. There were literally hundreds of two guards and programs like Auburn, Tenn, Arkansas, etc all loaded up with top talent despite loaded rosters. It is a nice excuse but the bottom line is we got nobody and it could end up biting us if we have injuries. Leavng a grant open in this day and age with the portal is almost criminal imo.

Too short sounds like we want to play 6'8 guards !!

Yep be hard pressed to ever see him get any more than mop up time.

Is Newton even going to play this year? It is never good when they do not give a timetable for a return.

While that may be true without newton we now have a numbers issue. Having another body even if they are the same skill level as Gunn would have been very helpful. A guy like Johnson or Trey goes down we are in a world of hurt imo.

The fact we are going to have to possible rely heavily on an upproven sophmore and a true freshman when there were hundreds of older two guards we could have gotten still baffles me. If we get in an inury situation I dont want to hear woodson talking about how he has to play young guys with no experience that is 100% on him for not bringing in another guard;.

Leal has not been able to get off the bench is three years I would not get my hopes up.

Wht is the name fo the guy from Spain? If we do bring in anyone it would probably have to happen in the next two weeks.

Well that should be interesting a 6'8 two guard.

Cupps is like what 160 pounds? I am sure he can give some spot minutes but it is hard to imagine him playing 25 minutes a game if x or trey get hurt or are in foul trouble. It may work out but it could also be a disaster if trey or x get hurt. Plus Cupps is a point guard so trey really has one backup in gunn and that is it period. MM really has no backup unless they play on 6'8 banks playing guard.

Woodson had months to get a two guard and why he never got one is beyond me. I am sure we could have found one who wanted to come. Now we are down to 11 players and are an inury away from a worlld of hurt at the guard position. Just mind boggling honestly.

Baffling to me why woodson did not bring in another two guard. There were hundreds in the portal.