Popular Post MikeRoberts Posted August 9, 2019 Popular Post Posted August 9, 2019 I love how Indiana kids are back to wanting to play for their state, looking forward to more of that in the futureSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners woodenshoemanHoosierfan, Crimson and Cream, WayneFleekHoosier and 10 others 13 Quote
VO5 Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 53 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said: Full court press for a big now to take over for Davis I think we should also put most of our eggs in the RJ Davis basket. If we get a visit, you never know. This kid can shoot/score. MikeRoberts 1 Quote
Stuhoo Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, VO5 said: I think we should also put most of our eggs in the RJ Davis basket. If we get a visit, you never know. This kid can shoot/score. I don’t get any vibe we have much of a chance there. Diarra, or maybe even Love? More so. GaryP 1 Quote
Brass Cannon Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, VO5 said: I think we should also put most of our eggs in the RJ Davis basket. If we get a visit, you never know. This kid can shoot/score. I’d rather take a grad transfer and keep room for Lander Quote
JaybobHoosier Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Welcome to the IU family Mr. Leal, it’s great to have you. Now, you and Mr. Galloway need to put a full court press on helping us get Lander next season :) Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Class of '66 Old Fart and Hardwood83 2 Quote
Hoosier Guy Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 1 hour ago, mdn82 said: I just said it recently and I will say it again. I never dreamed we could have this much success recruiting this state. That said we will soon see how much success that leads to. Happy to get this kid. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners I don’t see why IU can’t recruit the state this well. It’s IU. It’s the premier program in this state. It’s a blue blood program. This should be the norm. It’ll be that way under Archie JaybobHoosier, hoosierdogg and MikeRoberts 3 Quote
Popular Post Old Friend Posted August 9, 2019 Popular Post Posted August 9, 2019 This is a great get. First of all, from my perspective, the most important thing to me is getting smart, tough basketball players. A very close second is getting those players to hang around and get old at Indiana. We can sprinkle in the occasional high-level, one and done talent, but overall? Give me a team full of players who can shoot, who understand defensive positioning, angles, and how to be physical; and kids who can see the floor one step ahead. In Leal and Galloway, we have two such players. I've seen it mentioned here and other places that they won't come in and start as freshmen. I hope they don't because I hope they don't have to. There is a whole lot to be said for development and being great as a junior/senior. I cannot stand the mentality that says a kid has to come in and contribute right away. There are 13 available basketball scholarships. Not every kid will contribute. Some will be in developmental stage, and some may stay 5 years to get where they need to be. I LOVE the way Archie recruits. No player will be allowed to coast, now. Brunk is tough as hell and won't allow Jackson-Davis to coast. These kids won't allow anyone to coast. We're developing a culture, and I LOVE it. LockdownD, JaybobHoosier, thebigweave and 22 others 25 Quote
VO5 Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, Stuhoo said: I don’t get any vibe we have much of a chance there. Diarra, or maybe even Love? More so. From reading around I actually get the vibe our best chance is for Davis among all 3. Love is almost a certainty to UNC and Diarra likes Georgia/St. Johns ahead of us Quote
Old Friend Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 2 hours ago, mdn82 said: I just said it recently and I will say it again. I never dreamed we could have this much success recruiting this state. That said we will soon see how much success that leads to. Happy to get this kid. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Curious why you felt that way? I've said for a long time we have the best story to sell any Indiana kid, and it's really not close. (i also believe the best story always wins if you sell it right) Any player from here can go to a school out of state, but there is one school and one school only since the 1960's (unless you're Larry Bird, and even HE started here) where a kid from Indiana can go and become a legend. Where a kid from here can go and never buy a drink again. Where a kid can go and make a name for himself and the school he goes to above and beyond anywhere else. Where he can become a household name and build a program or maintain a program of legendary status. Where he can play in front of a crowd like Assembly Hall's, have first class facilities and new age technology; AND play in a conference with its own network and every major cable/satellite contract; playing in prime time slots 85% of the time. That place for Indiana kids is Indiana University. Quote
mdn82 Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Curious why you felt that way? I've said for a long time we have the best story to sell any Indiana kid, and it's really not close. (i also believe the best story always wins if you sell it right) Any player from here can go to a school out of state, but there is one school and one school only since the 1960's (unless you're Larry Bird, and even HE started here) where a kid from Indiana can go and become a legend. Where a kid from here can go and never buy a drink again. Where a kid can go and make a name for himself and the school he goes to above and beyond anywhere else. Where he can become a household name and build a program or maintain a program of legendary status. Where he can play in front of a crowd like Assembly Hall's, have first class facilities and new age technology; AND play in a conference with its own network and every major cable/satellite contract; playing in prime time slots 85% of the time. That place for Indiana kids is Indiana University. We have never recruited this state to the degree we are now. That’s why I feel this way. After this class it will most likely be 3 Mr. Basketballs in a row. Never been done. Our last out of state recruit is Thompson? Hunter? Just never been done.Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
Brass Cannon Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, mdn82 said: We have never recruited this state to the degree we are now. That’s why I feel this way. After this class it will most likely be 3 Mr. Basketballs in a row. Never been done. Our last out of state recruit is Thompson? Hunter? Just never been done. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Purdue did it once. We got 4 out of 5. But that was a much better state of both programs. Quote
Old Friend Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, mdn82 said: We have never recruited this state to the degree we are now. That’s why I feel this way. After this class it will most likely be 3 Mr. Basketballs in a row. Never been done. Our last out of state recruit is Thompson? Hunter? Just never been done. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app We did pretty well from 1973-2000 and had 12 Mr. Basketball's commit during those years (no other school had more than 3). We also had a few very Indiana-heavy classes and periods. 1987-1991 in particular was pretty fantastic in-state : Edwards, Jones, Nover, Leary, Graham, Graham, Cheaney, Lawson, Bailey, Evans, Henderson. That's a pretty substantial run. It's absolutely been done...just not in a while. Since that time, we haven't had the right guy telling the story. I think we do, now. ElectricBoogaloo and 8bucks 2 Quote
schoosier Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Welcome to Indiana basketball Anthony Leal. As an old timer I can’t help but think of another Indiana wing/ guard combo like Leal and Galloway that had a little success in the early 80’s. HoosierHoops1, woodenshoemanHoosierfan and southsidehoosier 3 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Nigel Pack is the best player in the state right now and he is committed to Kansas State.Your and Rabjohns opinion that Pack is the best player in the state for 2020 and the favorite for Mr Basketball heading into their senior year but not everyone’s opinion Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app HoosierRobbie and JaybobHoosier 2 Quote
jk34 Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 22 minutes ago, Iugradman said: Nigel Pack is the best player in the state right now and he is committed to Kansas State. According to who? Quote
mdn82 Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Nigel Pack is the best player in the state right now and he is committed to Kansas State.No. I would disagree as of now. The best player in the state right now is Lander. There are others catching up, but Pack isn’t even the best player in his class. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app barrettballer 1 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 https://www.spreaker.com/user/10750623/anthony-leal-committedSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners JVIU98 and mdn82 2 Quote
mdn82 Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 https://www.insidethehall.com/2019/08/09/q-a-anthony-leal-talks-iu-commitment-growing-up-a-hoosier-and-more/Really good article from ITH.Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners JVIU98 1 Quote
Popular Post HoosierHoops1 Posted August 10, 2019 Popular Post Posted August 10, 2019 1 hour ago, mdn82 said: https://www.insidethehall.com/2019/08/09/q-a-anthony-leal-talks-iu-commitment-growing-up-a-hoosier-and-more/ Really good article from ITH. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Posting this image from the article. Pretty cool. CSP, southsidehoosier, ThompsonHoosier and 18 others 20 1 Quote
MikeRoberts Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Are we reaping the rewards of having a #1 team in the country 7 years later? Do these guys have a love/interest in part due to that that others had not?I grew up watching Alford and Cheaney and seeing us be a top team. I’ve always wondered if I had been born little later and grew up with the mid to late 90s teams if I would be this rabid about IUSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners HoosierHoops1, mdn82, JaybobHoosier and 1 other 4 Quote
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