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I don't expect us to shoot 40+% as a team from three all year. I was disappointed with the free throw shooting. Coach DeVries has plenty of rope, this year we'll surprise a few teams at home. .500 in conference will be something to be proud of with this group. Year two make the tournament and year three it needs to be the DeVries vision and we need to be sweet 16ish. That's reasonable. We will get pummeled by a few teams this year.

Keep your eyes on all of the juniors and under that play C and PG. They'll probably hit the portal.

I enjoy watching this team. I think it's the type of style that will be enticing to talented 3 and d players as we move forward. Someone with Ke'el Ware's skill set would make the ideal 5 for us. I think we can find that on the oversees market. I don't think right now is the ideal roster for DD. There are glimpses of it. I look forward to the middle of the pack games we play. There are great stylistic match-ups there. I think we're a .500 team in conference. Louisville is the worst possible match-up for us because they're the same team except in year 2, deeper and more talented. I think we'll get stomped. Kentucky on the road will be tough too. 19-12 going into the conference tournament. There will worse teams than us make the tournament. I'm not sure we can.

I believe we will get one 5☆ or player in the top 25. I'm not sure who. A big or pg would be great.

2027 in state is loaded and a lot of wing talent in 2028.

Year 3 will be when I will have expectations. Anything over .500 is found money. I trust DD to identify program pieces this cycle that along with Trent will establish a culture we will be happy with. Taylor is a multi-year big, we should return everyone with eligibility. Hopefully there's a robust pg market in the portal.

Really like how Almond plays.

I said it in another thread, him and Almond would be quite imposing.

Someone mentioned attitude and basically the lockeroom. This is the only concern I have with Thompson. He's been a little sketchy since the growth spurt. His body language last summer with teammates on the aau circuit sucked. I've not seen him in a year so that could've been a bad run. It was at multiple events though. Watched some Diane video. He's a baller. Communicate super well on defense and passes really well. Good feet and a physics specimen. I think him and Almond with three shooters would be lethal from day one. I like Taylor too though.

Taylor, Almond, Anthony Thompson would be a heckuva haul.

Is it us and Michigan State?

Sleepers talked of a recent article that has us in pretty good shape with this one. He's a helluva talent that I've watched since before the growth spirt. If he can come with maturity and coachability I'd love to see him in Bloomington.

I'm a little surprised Rippey bailed on us, but I still think Almond is go. Add Moody and I think we'll land a shocker. The Finnish Flagg, maybe this big guy or another.

Quality pgs and centers will be at a premium in the portal. You really need to be be building those in-house moving forward. Rippey was a surprise to me. I thought we would have a shot there.

When everyone is healthy i believe Enright will come off the bench. Three players are locks: Tucker, Wilkerson, Conerway. I assume Bailey gets the nod over Alexis. So it's Dorn, Miles or Trent. Before we get to conference play my money is on Trent.