AH1971

Like Rutgers who had a losing record? An "underpaid role player" in the NBA is 100x more serviceable than a college jersey filler. Comparison isn't really fair.

I know they are still getting paid, but when you have an established roster you know how much money you have to work with from the jump and where and how to allocate it, it's very different. Louisville keeping their 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 guys or whatever (and probably at a discount as not every single player in college basketball is portaling and bag chasing) allows them to be aggressive and upfront about who they need and how much they can pay. Imagine if IU landed both Conwell + Dix along with Tucker in the first week of the portal? That's $7-8million in NIL right there. Now what? My comments reflect that. It's much easier to spend money to fill your gaps as opposed to buying an entirely new roster. Woody was able to land 3 or 4 of the top 20 portal players last year by simply filling the gaps.

If this guys floor is ~10-15 solid minutes a game of rim protecting and screening and rolling offensively I'd consider that a win for next year. I'd think a raw prospect like Opurum could greatly benefit in a P5 weight room with some elite level coaching; an opportunity that has yet to be afforded. We have 4 confirmed players for next year...you absolutely need depth and bodies.

It's been reported that at least 10-15 other programs have $10mil+ to spend on NIL this year, IU included, and plenty of other programs who have the money to spend $2-3mil on a single player. Would guess IU is the only team literally starting from scratch this offseason. Simply cannot sink 50%+ your NIL funds in 2-3 players and expect a successful season (see Rutgers).

Obviously a highlight tape, but he appears to have really good hands and some already polished footwork which suggests he’s further along offensively than I would have guessed. Very intrigued by this one…definitely needs to bulk up.

Wouldn’t be a bad addition at all depending on his role. Sure TTU wanted him as their 6th man again, he was good for them.

Would definitely expect us to get involved. His HS coach Luke Barnwell however just left Texas Tech to take an assistant job at Iowa. He was recruited over in the portal this offseason. I think he’s more of a 6 man at this level but there’s definitely playing time to sell.

Iowa might be tough to beat here

lol, absolutely why I never want to hear why the fan base is the lifeblood of the program again.

Not really. Nebraska fans decided Bo Pelini winning 9 games and going to the Holiday Bowl every year wasn’t enough. Then decided Mike Riley winning 7 games wasn’t enough. Finally just went .500 for the first time in nearly a decade. They’re a delusional bunch. But so are we.

Didn’t you boycott games this past season and root for the team to lose the better part of two years??? Yeah this fanbase is a real strong attribute…clearly.

Todd Golden went 16-17 his first year at Florida as did Dan Hurley. You would lose your **** if DeVries did that next year. That’s my point.

Remind them of Hurley’s track record through 4 years (zero tourney wins). Perhaps Painter? We’re our own demise and will never realize it. The fact we compare ourselves to a school like Florida in the present day is wild…what do you think Florida thinks of IU?

Glad @Jeff Flabjohns formerly known as Doctor P got his laughs in. He’s part of the problem lol.

And Louisville coming off a national title. His show-cause had a lot to do with that. Dude can recruit with the best of them.

Neither were coming

Why? This fanbase turned on a coach who made the tournament his first 2 years after missing it 5 straight years. Who did you think IU was going to hire?

Coach CC sought out IU because they had the easiest schedule in the county with absolutely no expectations. CC could have won 6 games and he would have been extended. You go .500 at IU year one in basketball and you get a 2k fire thread on message boards. Apples to Oranges

IU has been a middle of the pack team since your birth. Gen Z’ers like yourself who have never seen IU elite who demand blue blood results doesn’t help.

IU is just another program to 99.5% of prospective high school recruits and portal entrants. Been that way for nearly two decades.

Same reason why Nebraska football hasn’t been relevant in decades. -impossible to replace legendary coach -absurd/delusional fan expectations -multiple programs have simply closed the gap if not entirely passed us up

Your’re rambling and being incoherent.

Enright has shown 1000x what Cupps has shown on a collegiate basketball court. stop it

IU is a mid-tier program in a 2nd rate conference. Like it or not, that’s the perception of IU basketball these days. If only you were born in the 60’s or 70’s…

The only thing IU has right now is money…but so do 15-20 other schools. When you haven’t been relevant in 30 years but still demand blue blood results, you’re expectations are never going to jive with reality.