JF87

Chaos is a ladder.

Can someone please repost the link to Tony Adragna's IU portal tracker if you have it handy?

Any word if DeVries freshmen commits from West Virginia are planning on following him to IU?

I haven't seen him play. What position does Tucker Devries play? Is he a stretch 4, a natural 3, or a shooting guard?

Like a raw prospect. He still has a lot of development to do.

That was one thing I noticed about IU's roster this past year. There were no explosive athletes on the roster. We had good players with some good skill sets, but we had no one that could jump out of the gym. Before his injury, Jakai may have been that. Hopefully, CDD will add some explosive athletes. One thing I liked about Crean was that he tried to make a point of adding athletes in his recruiting classes.

I would argue that when you bring in a highly rated 5 star that you have a role and playing time in mind and don't recruit over that player. IU brought in several portal players after Tucker committed. Woodson had no idea of roster construction. He just brought in talent without any clue how the pieces would fit.

I was hoping for Stevens or Dusty May. I'm optimistic about DeVries. He is a huge improvement over Woodson. I think DeVries is a culture builder which IU desperately needs. Unfortunately, there's always going to be a part of me upset that IU didn't cut Woodson loose last year and hire Dusty when the window was open.

There were plenty of players with more talent than Steve Alford who did not make the 1984 Olympic team. Sometimes it is important to have a player that knows the coach, what the coach expects, how he runs practices, and the culture of the program. We have several scholarships to fill. I don't mind overpaying for a player that can bring these intangibles. IU needs to build a culture and a program. I'm fine if Enright is a Leal type player. We don't need a team of all-stars. It's okay to have role players too.

If that happens, we might as well shutter college basketball. Smith needs to graduate as a Boiler.

I wonder is Brian Walsh will end up on the Ohio State staff?

Did I miss Dallas James entering the portal?

LOL! Poor Rabjohns.

Does Goode fit what Devries is looking for? I would think so, but who knows?

I'm happy with DeVries, but watching Dusty coach elsewhere is a punch to the gut. Michigan had a great turnaround this year, won the Big Ten Tournament, makes the Sweet Sixteen and plays a fun style of basketball. The failure by our administration to make the move last year when they needed to may end up being unforgivable. Hoping DeVries has lots of success because we are going to regret holding onto mediocre Mike Woodson if Michigan is the better team over the next 8 years.