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AH1971

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  1. AH1971

    Adam Howard - To UTRGV

    How is that extreme? I’ve literally never heard of UTRGV, have you? People were literally saying he’d be at Michigan and a recruiting thorn in our side. Why would I feel compelled to root for somebody fired for insubordination?
  2. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Depends on who and how much you bring back. As opposed to popular belief, not every player in college basketball is looking to move schools every year and squeeze every dime out from their university. Look (unfortunately) at our rivals to the North. Braden Smith likely would have made $3-4mil on the open market this offseason and a guy like TKR would have made $2-3mil as both project to be preseason AA's next year. There isn't a chance in hell Purdue is paying those guys $6-7 million collectively. They're taking considerable pay cuts, especially Smith, to stay at a place geared up to win a national title. The more players you keep intact, the less you're likely spending on a year to year basis.
  3. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Would be really hard to buy a top 10 roster on paper starting completely from scratch. Louisville, Michigan, and Kentucky certainly didn't have top 10 rosters on paper last year after their portal hauls.
  4. AH1971

    2025-2026 IU Roster

    No they weren't. He played in games 1,3,4,5,7,9,18,19,26 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/malik-thomas-2/gamelog/2022
  5. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Say what you want about Leal's individual offensive abilities, the ball moved better and the offense was more efficient when he was on the court.
  6. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    I think you're underselling what a bunch of guys with massive chips on their shoulder can do when they totally buy-in. That might be the worst collection of players to play a zone that I've ever seen.
  7. AH1971

    Adam Howard - To UTRGV

    Is that even Division 1? I thought this guy was supposed to be the second coming of Christ the way people acted when he was fired?
  8. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Eh not really. You could survive off the current roster alone if you had too. With keeping these two, you're essentially bringing back two B10 players with a wealth of experience. Goode is a very good volume shooter and Leal is a much better defender than people want to give credit for. Both are fairly low ceiling players but each have a pretty established floor, can't say the same for the majority of the roster which is pretty devoid of P5 experience. If Goode and Leal are your 8th and 9th guys, you're probably alright.
  9. AH1971

    2025-2026 IU Roster

    Pretty sure Kauffman was injured his freshman year and that's why he redshirted. Pretty thin in the frontcourt as is with next years bunch. Unless Josh Harris is just leaps and bounds better than Sisley, which would be disappointing, I think he should definitely be able to compete for minutes.
  10. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    I hope he comes back just for this post alone.
  11. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    That’s the basis yes.
  12. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Any word on Stephon Payne III? With Federiko off to TAMU he's likely your next best rim running bet who can rebound on both ends. Good OR rate that finished 33rd nationally just behind Fedriko at 28th.
  13. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    For DeVries sake, he needs to win as much as possible next year, regardless of how crazy that sounds. If he feels Leal as a situational defender helps the team over a potential 3-4 year flyer, I'd accept. He needs a waiver anyway so I'm not going to worry about it.
  14. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    He was widely considered to be one of the better defenders in the B10 last year and likely makes the All-B10 defensive team if he had been in the rotation the entire season. Struggle to see where there's no use or value for a guy like that in the rotation?
  15. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Who's calling him a martyr? Not villainizing a former player who did nothing but represent the university the right way should go without being said, but here we are.
  16. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Who did he mistreat? Oh your feelings? Like I said, Charmin soft.
  17. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Poor character? Because he hurt your feelings lol. Charmin soft
  18. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Bash the fanbase lol. Exhibit A of butthurt and insecure IU fan who gives this fanbase the reputation it has ^^^ You didn't even watch the games lol.
  19. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Yes. And? Did he develop the offense? Did he recruit the portal? You really going to blame Leal for last year lol? Leal turned down a world class education at Stanford to stay home. Could have transferred at any point the last 4 years to seek a better opportunity at playing. Yet, he put his head down, busted his @$$ for 5 years, and became a quality defender in this league all while he and his teammates were mercilessly dragged all year. He deserved better.
  20. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    I referenced him being a Bloomington native in response to a poster who essentially called him a Woody henchman. He's much more than that. He's been around IU and IU basketball since before he could walk. Trying to villainize players during the Woodson era because they didn't like the coach is a terrible look and frankly why this fan base sucks at times. And that is exactly what @Pagodawas doing with his post.
  21. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    You called him a "Woody guy", as if that's some kind of slight or insult. No, he's very simply a Hoosier who cares deeply about this university.
  22. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    The handwringing over Leal's comments over a year ago just further proves how insecure a sect of this fanbase really is. He wasn't lying either.
  23. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Huh? He's a Bloomington native who committed to Archie and stuck it out for 5 seasons while essentially riding the bench for 4.5 years before proving to be a pretty solid player. He's as Hoosier as it gets. Laughable take.
  24. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    *Believe he's trying to emulate that again. If our wing/perimeter defenders are as good as WVU's last year it's probably not that big of a deal. Color me skeptical while still keeping the faith.
  25. AH1971

    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    So what is the purpose of this place then lol? Share and exchange ideas, thoughts, etc but discredit all of them at the end of the day because none of us have coached college basketball for 20 years? I give up
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