2026-27 Roster/Portal/how to fix the roster?

[Golfman25]

4 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/typically-careful-with-words-scott-dolson-sent-a-strong-message-to-iu-basketball-fans/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQeYaxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEek-T6vWj7rUUIkEtfQAj62idCeo_vlI--Eu1e7yKKkAixrmGHVhHW4sGklVQ_aem_tWPkBJwsytJrg-644RamJQ

If some of that is true, and it probably is, then maybe a push to keep a player or two from leaving would have helped.  

[Uspshoosier]

7 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

If some of that is true, and it probably is, then maybe a push to keep a player or two from leaving would have helped.  

Which one did you want to stay besides Malik?

[CSP]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Which one did you want to stay besides Malik?

Absolutely so freaking true.  

None of those bums and their #s show... not a single one of them have had good seasons. 

 

If we had Malik we are a T25 team.  

[Home Jersey]

For Dolson to make those comments we best have cash bags by the truck load ready to go. Lol 

[str8baller]

13 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Which one did you want to stay besides Malik?

Malik is a no brainer.
 

I would’ve possibly kept Carlyle. He was out of the starting lineup and couldn’t have cost much to keep as a bench depth piece. He was frustrating on offense—hopefully a good coach like Devries could help on that—but was a pretty good on ball defender. Woody was not good coaching guards and that is a guy with some talent that needed coaching.  
 

That would’ve given you a proven B1G center and a bench guy for depth.  
 

Either way, Devries faced the same scenario every other coach who changed jobs the last two years faced. He didn’t face any extra hardship that others didn’t.  It is what it is. 

[Uspshoosier]

7 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Malik is a no brainer.

Hard to keep a kid from going back home to play.  I remember some time during this season he took a shot at playing at IU and how much fun it was playing somewhere where you could make a mistake and be allowed to play through it.   I’ve watched Carlyle a ton at Florida Atl and he has his up and a downs but playing down a level he didn’t stand out so I doubt he would be improved against B1G competition compared to the AAC competition he is playing 

[go iu bb]

On 3/9/2026 at 7:32 PM, Uspshoosier said:

It must be cause as Ant pointing out most come away with that thought.  I think most coaches that come into the league think they can get away with just playing the way they played in the other leagues and the B1G is a different beast.  I hate the style of play the B1G forces their teams to play and would much rather watch other conferences. Always wanted new coaches to come in and change the way the B1G is viewed but I’m afraid until Izzo and Painter are out of the league it won’t change.   Beilien was the closest I saw someone be real successful by not playing the old B1G style.    Most coaches get humbled in the B1G first and then adjust as needed.  Words can’t describe how much I hate the B1G style of play.   

I've often thought the B1G really hurts itself. Coaches need to adjust their play and the players they recruit to win in the B1G. That doesn't help them win titles but you can't win a title if you don't make the NCAAT and you can't make the NCAAT unless you win enough in the B1G. Round and round we go without the B1G winning a title since before the current players (at least the large majority) were even born. It's not just IU's banners which are getting dusty.

[Shooter]

24 minutes ago, CSP said:

Absolutely so freaking true.  

None of those bums and their #s show... not a single one of them have had good seasons. 

 

If we had Malik we are a T25 team.  

I liked Malik. Maybe we'd be a Top 25 offense with him. But he wouldn't solve our biggest problems, defense and rebounding

[Uspshoosier]

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article312912360.html

[str8baller]

19 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hard to keep a kid from going back home to play.

You keep him the same way you got him.  $$$
 

 

[str8baller]

19 minutes ago, Shooter said:

I liked Malik. Maybe we'd be a Top 25 offense with him. But he wouldn't solve our biggest problems, defense and rebounding

If we had a top 25 offense we’d be somewhere between Wisconsin and OSU and a 6-8 seed. 

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, str8baller said:

You keep him the same way you got him.  $$$
 

 

Not if he doesn’t want to be here and  the article I posted it sounded like he was ready to move on from IU 

[Uspshoosier]

20 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article312912360.html

 

[str8baller]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not if he doesn’t want to be here and  the article I posted it sounded like he was ready to move on from IU 

You can write an article whatever way you want and that one was obviously a puff piece on Reneau and his new situation.  It’s going to sound favorable to him. 
 

But the specific quote says the coaching staff left and “I HAD to enter the portal.” (Emphasis mine). 
 

It seems pretty obvious to me IU cleaned house. I don’t even fully blame Devries because that is honestly IU’s M.O. when it comes to basketball. We’re super reactionary.  Always correcting the last guys mistake.  
 

Given the latest quotes I’m half expecting us to play two posts next year…lol

[jermhoosierfan]

42 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

I would love to have had him this season, but I understand why he left to go back home.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

24 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

I would love to have had him this season, but I understand why he left to go back home.

I always liked Reneau.  You could tell he cared.  He played hard.  Our team would be much better with him.  We still needed more. Like an actual rebounding/defending 5.  I feel like Alexis and Reneau could have played together though even if we didn’t get a better 5.  Anyway,  good for him.  Bad for us.  

[DChoosier]

I liked Malik but after being on mediocre teams I can understand the pull to go back home and I would guess he received a competitive bag.

A far as portal needs, and how to fix the roster, it’s pretty clear. We need to add 5 starters and a good 6th man. We have 7/8/9 taken care of for next year but we literally do need to fill the top 6 spots.

PS…….Are we allowed, post-Yogi, to have a really good PG? Sure would come in handy. And how about a couple of guys that get those things known as rebounds. Three legit shooters/scorers on the floor at the same time….Is that legal? If so, we should look into that.

[RaceToTheTop]

39 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I always liked Reneau.  You could tell he cared.  He played hard.  Our team would be much better with him.  We still needed more. Like an actual rebounding/defending 5.  

Yep.  Miami has a rebounding/defending 5 playing alongside Reneau in Ernest Udeh. 

Makes you wonder if Reneau and Ballo could have been on the floor together last year if they had a coach willing to make that work.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

9 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

I liked Malik but after being on mediocre teams I can understand the pull to go back home and I would guess he received a competitive bag.

A far as portal needs, and how to fix the roster, it’s pretty clear. We need to add 5 starters and a good 6th man. We have 7/8/9 taken care of for next year but we literally do need to fill the top 6 spots.

PS…….Are we allowed, post-Yogi, to have a really good PG? Sure would come in handy. And how about a couple of guys that get those things known as rebounds. Three legit shooters/scorers on the floor at the same time….Is that legal? If so, we should look into that.

I would argue that’s a winning strategy.  lol. Gotta have the resources and pick the right guys. woody thought he did that then he got Myles Rice and K9 who weren’t what they were thought to be.  Take that same team and give them a coach and 2 better guards and that team would have been incredible.  
 

I feel like we will try to do it on the cheap again.  Gonna need some players to pop.  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Yep.  Miami has a rebounding/defending 5 playing alongside Reneau in Ernest Udeh. 

Makes you wonder if Reneau and Ballo could have been on the floor together last year if they had a coach willing to make that work.

Exactly!  And 100% they should have played together. But that put Mgbako out of position and our guards stunk to high heaven.  That team could have been incredible.  2 different guards from the portal instead of K9 and Myles. Play Goode and Galloway in 3 spot.  Play Mgbako, Reneau, Ballo at the 4/5. And with better 1/2 punch at guard?  Whoa Nelly. That team could have been incredible.