(2020) SG Anthony Leal to IU

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2019/10/11/anthony-leal-motivated-by-hoosier-hysteria-ahead-of-senior-campaign/

 

Leal motivated for senior Season after Hoosier Hysteria

 

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[Stuhoo]

Leal has made it his mission to make 500 3-pointers every single day. It’s a routine he just started around three weeks ago. At first, his arms would be sore from the ambitious task, but now he’s used to it and time doesn’t play a factor when he’s in the gym.

“I don’t do it for time,” Leal said. “I do it for total shots. I see how many shots I can make 500 in and try to do better every day.”

[323SGrant]

Leal has made it his mission to make 500 3-pointers every single day. It’s a routine he just started around three weeks ago. At first, his arms would be sore from the ambitious task, but now he’s used to it and time doesn’t play a factor when he’s in the gym.

“I don’t do it for time,” Leal said. “I do it for total shots. I see how many shots I can make 500 in and try to do better every day.”

 

 

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Who does he think he is...Steve Alford lol! Good for him and hopefully IU!

 

[BGVille Hoosierfan]

  
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Who does he think he is...Steve Alford lol! Good for him and hopefully IU!
 

I really hope the fans/admin let Archie make it to next season...we have something REALLY special in the works. I honestly have zero expectations this year and am hoping for the best but there’s a lot of question marks and uncertainties going into this season and it’s impossible to gauge this team. Archie is really going to have to max the potential of every player this season. Not looking past this season but it’s hard to not get excited already for the following season knowing what we have coming in with Leal, Galloway, Geronimo, and possibly Garcia.


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[Walking Boot of Doom]

I really hope the fans/admin let Archie make it to next season...we have something REALLY special in the works. I honestly have zero expectations this year and am hoping for the best but there’s a lot of question marks and uncertainties going into this season and it’s impossible to gauge this team. Archie is really going to have to max the potential of every player this season. Not looking past this season but it’s hard to not get excited already for the following season knowing what we have coming in with Leal, Galloway, Geronimo, and possibly Garcia.


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Good thing is, I’m confident Fred will give him the time he needs.


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[MikeRoberts]

Good thing is, I’m confident Fred will give him the time he needs.

 

 

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He would give a tortoise the time to run a marathon and remind us knuckleheads to be patient as the heirs race by

 

 

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[Walking Boot of Doom]

He would give a tortoise the time to run a marathon and remind us knuckleheads to be patient as the heirs race by
 
 
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Pretty **** analogy as the entire point of that story is that the tortoise wins the race but yeah Fire Fred Glass!


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[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Pretty **** analogy as the entire point of that story is that the tortoise wins the race but yeah Fire Fred Glass!


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Questionable analogy, but it is certainly true that Fred glass is a very very very very patient man.

[Old Friend]

After year 2 and only year 1 with any of his recruits playing at all; given the roster, recruiting, and everything else you see; do people really want Archie fired now?  Or...if not, do you want his seat hot enough that he feels it this season?   That would be a huge mistake in my mind.

1)  If "get old and stay old" is a strategy we agree on unless we can get 3-4 five star kids every year, doesn't it make sense to at least let us GET old?

2)  Whoever we'd hire would be the 6th coach in 14 years.  (Davis, Sampson, Dakich, Crean, Miller, and _____).   Who would we legitimately attract with that carousel and obvious "win now or else" pressure?

3)  If you do want him fired now, what is it you don't see happening which makes you think he needs to go?   I know the records of his first 2 seasons.  Leave those out.  I think the "why" matters, and the "why" is legitimate in my mind.   As of this moment, given what you see and what you know.....about now and what you can surmise about the future, why do you think he needs to go NOW?

My 2 cents?   He has recruited back to back Indiana Mr. Basketball and is likely to have a 3rd in a row already in hand.   He has 2018 Ohio Mr. Basketball healthy, which I think is an "X factor" this season.  He is building depth.  I happen to know a former player pretty well (who remains close enough to the program for me to trust) who's told me the players are 100% bought in to Archie.  The chemistry is allegedly 180* different than the poison a year ago.   Everyone (according to the players) is on the same page and on the same agenda.  Not true a year ago, even if I realize he had to recruit Romeo.   We have depth (and perhaps the deepest front court in the Big Ten), a growing basketball IQ, players who work hard, and I saw a much improved team late last season compared to earlier in the year.   And I saw HIM grow last season given play on the floor, some things that changed on the floor, and the fact that he jettisoned some dead weight.  I prefer good coaches who will stay above a carousel of coaches because fans are impatient.  

I see no reason to fire him now or even have the discussion.   I see no reason to light the match under his seat at this point.  I think he needs at least another year, and maybe 2; and if given that time, I see consistent success in Indiana's future; and by that I mean consistent 22-24+ wins and top 3-4 conference finishes and NCAA tournaments every season.   Results will be what they'll be beyond that; but Indiana will be in the discussion consistently.   If that doesn't begin to manifest in the next 2 seasons, I can see the discussion having some merit; but I think those discussions now are premature and frankly pretty short-sighted.

[Stuhoo]

46 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

.  I happen to know a former player pretty well (who remainsclose enough to the program for me to trust) who's told me the players are 100% bought in to Archie.  The chemistry is allegedly 180* different than the poison a year ago.   Everyone (according to the players) is on the same page and on the same agenda. 

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An excellent  (and lengthy...lol) post.

But my favorite part of the post by far is the part that I quoted.

 

[Old Friend]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

An excellent  (and lengthy...lol) post.

But my favorite part of the post by far is the part that I quoted.

 

Yeah, I got a large coffee today.  It lasted a while.  Sorry,  =)

 

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

Yeah, I got a large coffee today.  It lasted a while.

Didn't see where you quoted anything.  I either missed something or you liked none of it!

Too funny; my fat phone fingers.

I amended to show that was a particular part of your post that was especially excellent for me.

 

[MikeRoberts]

Pretty **** analogy as the entire point of that story is that the tortoise wins the race but yeah Fire Fred Glass!


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So when does this tortoise finally finish the race? I think we’ve all been patient. 11 years and counting to finish the race is a bit crazy and we are still nowhere near the finish line.

I think it’s a great analogy because he keeps saying to be patient but until when? When does he think his tortoises will get there? There have been other programs on lesser history make bowls and final fours... those are the heirs passing us by

As I’ve said a million times, we might get there but tooooo many fumbles along the way and his leash should be tightening


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[Brass Cannon]

The tortoise only won because his competition was incompetent.  Unlikely that the actual blue bloods are all incompetent. So kind of a poor analogy. 

[MikeRoberts]

The tortoise only won because his competition was incompetent.  Unlikely that the actual blue bloods are all incompetent. So kind of a poor analogy. 

Jesus, his competition got to milestones ahead of the tortoise. So, in my analogy, they are getting to bowl games and final fours ahead of/faster than IU.

The finish line for IU basketball is a championship but milestones are a good barometer along the way and others are getting there and we aren’t, at least not enough. The record under glass isn’t great


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[Walking Boot of Doom]

Like it or not IUFB is in its best shape in decades and IUBB is healthy and trending positively despite decades of fumbles.

It’s been a long time, but right now when things seem to be on the rise is not the time to lose patience and throw it all out.


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[MikeRoberts]

Like it or not IUFB is in its best shape in decades and IUBB is healthy and trending positively despite decades of fumbles.

It’s been a long time, but right now when things seem to be on the rise is not the time to lose patience and throw it all out.


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Neither the basketball team nor the football team has been to the postseason since 2016 and both have had losing records in conference since then and football losing record overall of course.

We have to have faith because that’s all we have in looking at our programs under Glass and McRobbie. There is no consistent track record to say, well, we know they were good for 5 years in a row and proven that one down year will only be that. It’s the other way around and that every time we see a glimpse of something good, it’s gone.

I’ve felt this trending up thing before in both sports, been geeked about what could be. I have nothing against Allen nor Archie, they were hired to do a job and they are doing it to the best of their ability, I do blame glass and McRobbie 100%

It’s hard to not look up or trending positively when they’ve set the bar so low


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[jk34]

23 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

Neither the basketball team nor the football team has been to the postseason since 2016 and both have had losing records in conference since then and football losing record overall of course.

We have to have faith because that’s all we have in looking at our programs under Glass and McRobbie. There is no consistent track record to say, well, we know they were good for 5 years in a row and proven that one down year will only be that. It’s the other way around and that every time we see a glimpse of something good, it’s gone.

I’ve felt this trending up thing before in both sports, been geeked about what could be. I have nothing against Allen nor Archie, they were hired to do a job and they are doing it to the best of their ability, I do blame glass and McRobbie 100%

It’s hard to not look up or trending positively when they’ve set the bar so low


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The football bar has been set low since I can remember.  And the basketball bar was pretty low when Glass took over. Not defending either person, but whether you're an optimist or pessimist, the realist in all of us needs to come out. 

Unless we give these coaches four to five years to fully cycle in their own players,  we will continue this trend that started way before Glass or McRobbie arrived!

[MoyeNeeded]

X 1000%

[Old Friend]

3 hours ago, MikeRoberts said:

Neither the basketball team nor the football team has been to the postseason since 2016 and both have had losing records in conference since then and football losing record overall of course.

We have to have faith because that’s all we have in looking at our programs under Glass and McRobbie. There is no consistent track record to say, well, we know they were good for 5 years in a row and proven that one down year will only be that. It’s the other way around and that every time we see a glimpse of something good, it’s gone.

I’ve felt this trending up thing before in both sports, been geeked about what could be. I have nothing against Allen nor Archie, they were hired to do a job and they are doing it to the best of their ability, I do blame glass and McRobbie 100%

It’s hard to not look up or trending positively when they’ve set the bar so low


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IU Football will be IU Football until divisions are re-aligned.  7-8 wins is the ceiling and that is attainable.   Trending positive.

IU Basketball is in a great position for the long haul and they'll be fine for the short term.  I'm not sure how anyone can look at the program and players we have and have coming and think otherwise.   Will it mean national titles?  Nobody knows.  It DOES mean we'll have opportunities.   

You have to stop looking for track records because not a single circumstance is even similar.  Crean left the cupboard bare.   That's just truth.  Archie has done about as well as he could re-stocking it, and if anyone says he's doing a poor job, they're being intellectually dishonest.   What do you consider a low bar?  Winning Big Ten titles or being in the top 4 consistently and making the NCAA tournament consistently with good results frequently is not a low bar.  You accomplish what you can, and sometimes luck or circumstances take you farther or get you beat before you want to; but NCAA championships cannot be an expectation yet.  Consistent success can, and I think it is.   What's the low bar?  IU football has a definite ceiling and a lower bar than some, but it's in pretty good shape at the moment.    For what do you blame Glass aside from perhaps a quick hire of Allen?