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Still haven't answered the question. Who else did you want attempting more 3's? Galloway? Gunn? Galloway shooting 200 3's vs 100 3's is a better formula for winning? I'd love to hear the analysis behind that.

Right, which is why I said Cupps played out of necessity. I’m guessing the future outlook on Cupps is different had he only played 9-10 mpg which I’m sure was the goal at the start of the season. To your last paragraph, I agree with you. But how many people have actually said this? A handful? Woodson very clearly tried to get guys like Love, Dingle, Knecht, etc just didn’t happen.

Cupps was a true freshman who played way too much out of necessity. Way too early to make that call for Gabe. Similarly to Gunn who just didn’t progress fast enough from freshman to sophomore year. Staff messed up not getting a lead/ball dominant guard in the portal last offseason. That issue has been addressed and then some this offseason.

Dodge and attack. Typical but expected.

Answer the question.

What is false? That IU lacked 3 point shooters last year? Tell me where I’m wrong? Mgbako was a solid shooter and attempted 153 three’s as a freshman, 2nd most of any freshman in the conference. But who else on the team should have been shooting more three’s last year? Whatever nonsense retort you’re about to send, I could easily make the argument the team should have actually been shooting less. The idea that Galloway, Gunn, etc should have been shooting more from the perimeter is just flat out absurd. And I love how you continue to dodge the notion that Purdue played through the post every time down last season, as if playing through the post is some forbidden or unwritten rule. I’m guessing you don’t even know what “playing through the post” means, it most certainly doesn’t mean whatever you’re implying.

Right. That's why I called it a grave misevaluation...the fact that he was the starting PG for 3 seasons. I don't blame Woodson and staff in the least for playing through two elite big men, I blame them for not surrounding them with better guards.

Agreed

We didn't shoot a lot of 3's the last two years because we had one player in the lineup each of those years capable of making 3's on any kind of volume. Purdue played through the post with two bigs on the court last year and still shot a lot of 3's because they had three players on the perimeter capable of making a high volume number of 3 point shots. This isn't hard to understand. Nobody played through the post more than Purdue last year.

I think the staff is going to go all-in on Harlason and Mullins. Would be surprised if we don't get at least one.

I've never been as high on Sisley as some others have been. If he wasn't a Southern IN kid I wouldn't particularly care if we recruited him or not. Was told by the same person that IU has a great shot at Haralson if he does indeed play in college. Sounds like OTE could be on the table.

Ran into an old friend directly affiliated with Indiana Elite this weekend and asked him for an honest opinion on where he thinks the 17U trio is going to end up. Mullins---Indiana. Dad is loving the recruiting process and being the center of attention, but says Braylon is a momma's boy and going out of state is likely to be the deal breaker. Moreno--His gut says Kentucky. Kentucky has two blue chip in-state recruits this year and one of them is going to end up at UNC/Alabama. The optics of losing a 2nd (Moreno) are not good. Says UK will pull out all the stops to keep him home. Sisley--was surprised by this but said ND or Michigan State. Says Trent isn't as high on Indiana as people want to believe. His family, especially his dad, aren't thrilled with the idea of him going to Purdue and ND or MSU is a compromise.

Woodson/staff's greatest failure by far and away was their grave misevaluation of Xavier Johnson as a starting PG in this conference. It doesn't matter what style or scheme you play if you don't have a consistent floor general. Purdue played through the post every possession last season (while playing two bigs) and shot 40% from 3 while having the 2nd most efficient offense in the country. If our back court is as good as advertised this year, style of play/scheme will become irrelevant.

I'd love for Moreno to come, as I would Mullins and Sisley, but I'd have serious reservations about committing a starting role to Moreno right out of the gate. You'd still need portal help and/or hope Bryson Tiller still comes.

He's not going to Purdue

Agree but it's getting a lot better and the city has made that a priority these last few years.

This years schedule is going to end up being tougher than last year's schedule, at least metric wise, and that's really all that matters.

I will never root for IU to lose. Ever. Zero ability needed there. But I’m also comfortable in my own skin as well.

Yeah, I have no shame when it comes to calling out hypocrisy. You want to cheer for the team to lose, expect to be called out when your cheer once they win. Call yourself whatever you want, I’m not stopping you.

You can dislike the coach without actively rooting for the team to lose (HoosierFan2017). Supporting the team while simultaneously hoping they lose has never made sense to me? How does that work?

lol. Being skeptical is one thing, making things downright personal to the extent of rooting for your “team” to lose is another. HoosierFan2017 implored this board in February and March for IU to lose as it was the only way to get rid of Woodson. You actively root against your team, you shouldn’t get to enjoy future success. Woodson’s “true fan” comment was aimed at this specific type of “fan”.

Don’t flatter yourself, only your dumbest takes elicit a response.

We won’t miss you. Just remember to stay away in March when the going gets good.

Of course, something IU has done before and something lined up for the future. But the large majority of these marquee non-conference matchups aren't two schools coming together and mutually agreeing to terms. They are playing these teams by virtue of being in the same MTE or FOX/ESPN telling them their opponent. IU is in an MTE this year that was scheduled a few year back where they should play 3 quality teams in 3 days.

Most Power 5 teams don't "schedule" other Power 5 teams in the non-conference; they're paired via MTE's, Network challenges, etc It's just another blowhard talking point.