Rusty Shackleford

DePaul PG Conor Enright is scheduling visits to IU and Iowa. Dates TBD.

So pumped for this portal season. Let's go!

I really hope not. As someone who at IU when the whole Eric Gordan thing happened, I still harbor some real fan hatred for that dude. Plus I think he's thrown some shots at IU on twitter in recent years.

Yeah man. It does. Take the personal stuff to DMs. Relitigate the search elsewhere. Time to talk about the future.

Second one

He doesn't really run an Archie pack-line defense. There are some pack-line principles positioning wise but his players seem much more free to come out to their man and deny passes. I'm not an expert though so I'll defer to anyone who knows more.

Good morning, fellow idiots! I watched a couple of WVU games last night and thought I share a few quick observations. 1) DeVries: Very calm during the game. Not a yeller/screamer but still engaged. 2) Defense: The defense really stands out. Players are very active and very handsy -- getting into passing lanes and deflecting. They are intent on disrupting opposing offenses and are successful more often than not. 3) Offense: Tempo is the big talking point after looking at the numbers. I'll say the offense isn't boring. It's not a slog to watch. There's a lot of movement and cutting that creates really good shots. They will go deep into the shot clock but will also take advantage of transition opportunities and quick scores when they're available. Speaking of transition, rebounding is another thing that really stands out. They are good on the defensive boards but don't crash the offensive glass seeming to prefer getting back to prevent opposing transition opportunities. So don't expect Izzo like second and third chance offense. But like I noted above, the offense generates really good looks and shots. You're fine with this approach as long as you have good shooters/talent making the most of those opportunities. Lastly, the games I watched were both WVU losses. The team never quit or seem disengaged. Just some first impressions and I'll also say that DeVries's "style" is really hard to pin down from looking at KenPom and Torvik numbers. He's kind of been all over the place which either means he doesn't have an identity or he tailors his style to his personnel. I'm leaning toward the truth being the latter based on what I watched.

So we got Mag and RTZ out here with their proverbial **cks in the wind. I'm rooting for you guys. A turn around to big name at this point would be stunning.

Somehow getting Mullins to decommit from UConn would go a loooong way towards getting a lot of fans on board. Not saying it's likely. But it'd be pretty cool if it happened.

Not particularly exciting. Not the big hire. Just win basketball games. A lot of them.

Me too

You're probably right. I'm losing my mind over here.

https://x.com/HoosiersConnect/status/1902071706522358223

NOOOOOOOOOOO

The roller coaster feels a lot more real today. Still not 100% buying DeVries but wouldn't be shocked.