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[WayneFleekHoosier 49,830]

We might find out that for first time in history that our AD and our coaching staff is actually trying to win.  
 

something tells me Woody wants to win and he’s being supported in those efforts. 
 

i think we are going to get Walker and and I think the next 2 recruits will tell me if I’m right or wrong about my assumption.  
 

let’s hope I’m right. 
 

Edit- since Bob Knight

Edited April 28, 2023 by WayneFleekHoosier

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13 minutes ago, Schreckbagger said:

I'll take "99.2% of all D1 college basketball players are better at this than Malik" for $1,000 Alex......hope that helps.

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Nor one single bit.

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... wow, I miss a few hours in this thread and the floodgates have burst open with new recruits and new back and forth bickering lol. 

RE: adding a backup big before we add 2 more stud rotation players. We obviously don't control the timing of recruits committing... What if Mgbako is dead set on being a wing but weary of playing backup 4 minutes? Then adding Walker is a huge benefit. 

We don't have any idea what the situations are and we can't change the outcome. I'm trusting Woody to get it done. We'll learn a lot about the staff/program by the end of offseason, before the season even starts, but there is no reason to be so pessimistic right now IMO. 

Give me Mgbako, Walker and Dingle and let's get on the court!

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7 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Klemm from KState in portal

 

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Isn't he a football player?

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Isn't he a football player?

Yep my bad. I had basketball on my mind. It will be deleted. Thanks

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Just explaining what a "fouling machine" he is....and the need for extra minutes required by a fourth big at the 4/5. Statistically, he was ranked 35th in the country at fouls/minute. Not a knock. It's just who he is in his young career.

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This is how I took your post

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6 minutes ago, Schreckbagger said:

Just explaining what a "fouling machine" he is....and the need for extra minutes required by a fourth big at the 4/5. Statistically, he was ranked 35th in the country at fouls/minute. Not a knock. It's just who he is in his young career.

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Are you assuming no progression from year 1 to year 2? 

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With NIL, is scholarship availability even an issue. Is there a limit to how many players, including walk-ons, a team can have on the roster. I'm sure there is a practical limit from a logistical standpoint, but couldn't a team just add a guy and let someone pick up the scholarship cost.

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1 minute ago, cthomas said:

With NIL, is scholarship availability even an issue. Is there a limit to how many players, including walk-ons, a team can have on the roster. I'm sure there is a practical limit from a logistical standpoint, but couldn't a team just add a guy and let someone pick up the scholarship cost.

Andre Drummond walked onto UConn because he decided that's where he wanted to go, even though they didn't have a scholarship for him. That was before NIL too. I think it would be exceedingly rare/require some very, very selfless teammates trusting they'll be taken care of, but not implausible.

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3 minutes ago, Schreckbagger said:

Just explaining what a "fouling machine" he is....and the need for extra minutes required by a fourth big at the 4/5. Statistically, he was ranked 35th in the country at fouls/minute. Not a knock. It's just who he is in his young career.

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Punctuation of your sentence is, I believe, is why I and others were confused about your post.  You said that "Malik Reneau is a fouling machine for one reason".  That's different than saying "Malik Reneau is a fouling machine, for one reason."  The first way --- without the comma -- is implying that there is one reason that Reneau fouls a lot, which is what I was asking for clarification on:  is the reason over aggressiveness?  Foot speed?  Defensive positioning?  Instead, I believe now you were trying to say he wasn't playing BECAUSE of the reason of him fouling a lot.

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13 minutes ago, Schreckbagger said:

Just explaining what a "fouling machine" he is....and the need for extra minutes required by a fourth big at the 4/5. Statistically, he was ranked 35th in the country at fouls/minute. Not a knock. It's just who he is in his young career.

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Seems more of a knock than an observation tbh. Agree with the comment above and if that were your intent all cool

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Just now, Schreckbagger said:

I thought assuming things wasn't allowed here.....

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Lol I mean, I wasn't aware of that "rule" I guess? 

If Reneau progresses in the same sense that Galloway has, I don't think his fouling will be a huge concern chronically next year. A few games here and there, sure, like all big men. If he progresses like Geronimo/Bates, we're in trouble and going to need Walker/Banks to step up in a big way. 

Don't mean to make an argument out of it though

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17 minutes ago, TeeterInNJ said:

Andre Drummond walked onto UConn because he decided that's where he wanted to go, even though they didn't have a scholarship for him. That was before NIL too. I think it would be exceedingly rare/require some very, very selfless teammates trusting they'll be taken care of, but not implausible.

Drummond did walk on as he decided late (August before his college freshman year) to forgo an extra year at a prep school  and instead play at UConn.  UConn has said they were willing to remove the scholarship of another player to allow him to come, but Drummond refused that.  That said, I would not be at all shocked if his scholarship (which would have been in state tuition since he was from Connecticutt) were somehow 'covered' by someone in the UConn bball organization/donor.  Jim Calhoun wasn't known to run the tidiest of programs.

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Arterio Morris commits to Kansas.  6'3" combo guard played at Texas last year as a freshman, averaged 4.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 12 minutes per game.  Shot 41/33/79.  Bulk three point shooter in the minutes he received.  Five star player out of high school, ranked 16th in the class of 2022.

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6 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

The guy has been going around troll-reacting to all of my posts for days now, so I finally made a smart-@$$ response to him. 

 I’ve been staying tuned for the better part of a decade and my patience is running thin. Walker isn’t even my biggest problem. We have multiple guys on this roster who I see as 10 mpg max , end of rotation guys. I don’t feel good about Leal, Gunn, or Banks, and I don’t feel good about the two freshmen coming in and being contributors next year either. So, in light of that, adding another 10 mpg guy isn’t appealing to me. 

Have no idea why you would be down on Banks and two freshman that haven't even stepped foot on campus yet

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New to the portal:

Guy I had mentioned a month ago that I said if he hit the portal someone would be getting a steal:  Trey Woodbury from Utah Valley enters.  Incredibly smart and tough player.  Little light on speed, but is incredibly gritty and does so many things well.  Averaged 13.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists last season.  Good shooter, shot 40% from three.  Wouldn't be surprised if he were to transfer to California with his former coach, although certainly took a long time to enter the portal if that was his plan.

Bol Kuir, San Diego.  7'3".  Had an offer from Illinois and Miami out of high school in 2022.  Committed to New Mexico State, practiced with them over the summer but decided prior to the fall to not attend New Mexico State.  Ended up transferring to San Diego at semester but did not receive a waiver to play since he had already practiced with New Mexico State.  Once had 42 rebounds in a double overtime game in high school (played at Belfry High School in Kentucky).  Assume he is very, very raw but with an upside.

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1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Drummond did walk on as he decided late (August before his college freshman year) to forgo an extra year at a prep school  and instead play at UConn.  UConn has said they were willing to remove the scholarship of another player to allow him to come, but Drummond refused that.  That said, I would not be at all shocked if his scholarship (which would have been in state tuition since he was from Connecticutt) were somehow 'covered' by someone in the UConn bball organization/donor.  Jim Calhoun wasn't known to run the tidiest of programs.

Yeah, that is more or less what I mean by very selfless teammates trusting they'd be taken care of. + NIL. Still, super rare and unlikely scenario to see I think 

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36 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Bol Kuir, San Diego.  7'3".

Sounds like a Purdue lock.

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58 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Have no idea why you would be down on Banks and two freshman that haven't even stepped foot on campus yet

There’s an enormous gap between (a) “being down” on players and (b) not thinking those players are the solutions to our weaknesses next season. Banks played spot minutes last season, and Newton (111th in his class) and Cupps (89th in his class) don’t project as instant impact players. Maybe they will be one day, but it’d be silly to count on it from day one. 

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1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

Have no idea why you would be down on Banks and two freshman that haven't even stepped foot on campus yet

I wouldn't say down on them.  Just shouldn't be counted on yet to solve the problems this roster has.  Banks (and Gunn) would need to make big leaps, and the highest thing I've seen for either of the freshman was just inside the top 70 so not the type you expect to step in and make an instant impact and there's nothing wrong with that.

I like Banks and Gunn.  I think Cupps and Newton are good pieces but if they're the highest rated (or only) players in a class then we're not recruiting well enough.  It's possible to think they could be good players while also thinking we shouldn't be relying on them yet to solve our problems.