Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[ronzo4IU]

20 minutes ago, ziggyiu said:

I don't know that we did go to $20M, but let's go with that number for this exercise. 

I think it's good to keep in mind that pretty much everyone upped their budget this year. Everyone now has revenue sharing. Everyone knows the cost for players went up. 

It's really possible that even though we're at or near $20M so are a lot of other top-teir programs.

Additionally, just like the pros having spent a million more here or there doesn't constitute success. If we paid $20M and lost to a team that paid $19M is it that ig of an upset? If we beat a team that paid $21M we're we significant underdogs? 

Probably hard to think of it that way because many good teams have retention and thus no need to be big spenders in the portal while others like us this year have to spend a lot for a new team that has no continuity to begin summer practice.

[Juwan Moye]

3 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Given the huge amount of money spent on the roster, which will be near $20M, we should be thinking Sweet 16.  That's not unreasonable.

Everybody in this program is getting paid a lot, from coaches to players.  Time to earn it and win.

Thinking it is one thing, expecting it is another. I’ll be happy being back in the tourney with some fun basketball along with a good recruiting class and a chance to retain the main contributors from our current roster. That alone is a massive step in the right direction.

But then to your point, expectations should rise in year 3 where we’re a premium seed and a sweet 16 type season is a reasonable expectation.

Edit to stay on topic: I love that every pick up we made are guys with multiple years. Means we can keep the players who pan out heading into next season which makes a massive difference.

[ronzo4IU]

I'm beginning to wonder if Dorn might stay on roster.  Just a thought since I doubt we get anyone much better than him at this point.  Another summer of training and who knows, but the kid can shoot and get to the rim when he needs to.  With the attention our bigs are going to get in the paint, that should free up guys like him and if he becomes more consistent..look out.

[str8baller]

5 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

I'm beginning to wonder if Dorn might stay on roster.  Just a thought since I doubt we get anyone much better than him at this point.  Another summer of training and who knows, but the kid can shoot and get to the rim when he needs to.  With the attention our bigs are going to get in the paint, that should free up guys like him and if he becomes more consistent..look out.

Which of our current guys do you think Dorn will push out of the rotation? 
 

I suspect the staff has Harris penciled in as our spot up shooter. 

[Demo]

5 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Given the huge amount of money spent on the roster, which will be near $20M, we should be thinking Sweet 16.  That's not unreasonable.

Everybody in this program is getting paid a lot, from coaches to players.  Time to earn it and win.

100%. And not second week because you finished 8th in the conference and eked into Dayton and then upset a couple of teams. 2nd week because you were solid all year and were a 4/5 kind of seed at least.