(2019) SF Trendon Watford to LSU

[HoosierAloha]

Why would he have to be an assistant?  Because of his brother

I believe if a family member of a recruit is hired by the program it has to be at the assistant level or higher (head coach) to reduce the possibility of paying a recruits family member for their commitment.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[Josh]

13 minutes ago, Feathery said:

But the 5% post more than 50% of the people here. The part that annoys me is the complete obtuse view on things. Everything is looking down a tunnel, taking no care for what the reality of the situation is. Then they turn around and blast the program they love. All the while it’s year freaking 2 of the Archie era. It’s not like Crean when he had been here for 6 years, it’s year 2. We started 4 underclassmen and people wonder why we start slow, are inconsistent, lack motivation. Growing pains people. Growing pains. 

Stop it.  The 5% of people who don't pump sunshine into the situation no matter what post more than half of the rest?  Lol.  Stop it.  This board is overwhelmingly pumpers who will create optimism down their tunnel no matter what the reality of the situation is.  

If you can't handle an opinion that's opposite of the groupthink here, then you need thicker skin.

[Brass Cannon]

11 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I believe if a family member of a recruit is hired by the program it has to be at the assistant level or higher (head coach) to reduce the possibility of paying a recruits family member for their commitment.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Lol NCAA is super serious about that lol. 

Anyway perhaps we should hire somebody maybe somebody named Tristian Crawford. Goes by his nickname Christian though 

[MoyeNeeded]

12 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I believe if a family member of a recruit is hired by the program it has to be at the assistant level or higher (head coach) to reduce the possibility of paying a recruits family member for their commitment.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Does that hold true if the family member is a former player at that institution?

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Does that hold true if the family member is a former player at that institution?

I’m sure we could figure out some not for profit church the Watfords love just like the SEC.




Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[HinnyHoosier]

This board is 95% sunshine pumping.  If the 5% annoys you, that's on you.

Oh. My bad man. Sorry for being annoying.

But by your logic, that’s on you.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[mdn82]

Anything word come out of their meeting?


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

[Brass Cannon]

We can get Watford a part time job shaking hands at the IMU. Salary 250,000. He can just volunteer with the team. 

[Josh]

16 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Oh. My bad man. Sorry for being annoying.

But by your logic, that’s on you.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

 

I never called you annoying.  What in the world?  Your tunnel produces funny results.

[Feathery]

51 minutes ago, Josh said:

Stop it.  The 5% of people who don't pump sunshine into the situation no matter what post more than half of the rest?  Lol.  Stop it.  This board is overwhelmingly pumpers who will create optimism down their tunnel no matter what the reality of the situation is.  

If you can't handle an opinion that's opposite of the groupthink here, then you need thicker skin.

My skin is plenty thick. Funny how I present facts and it usually shuts down the negative few. Then they pop back up in another thread with the same argument I shot down previously. Think of the thousands of members on this board, and only a small % actually post. So yes, the 5% do post more than 50% of all posters. 

Facts remain that we had youth, injuries, and chemistry issues.So let’s blast the coaches and talk doom and gloom because we didn’t make the 2nd weekend of the NCAA tournament. 

 We still almost made the NCAA’s in year 2. Won more games than year 1, upward trajectory. Just stacked back to back classes, upward trajectory. Found our PG for the next 3 years, upward trajectory. 

Room for improvement? Absolutely. Time to panic? Hell no. Say we lost momentum? Hell no. The foundation has been set. Experience was gained. Nothing wrong with being positive right now. If the negatives don’t like it or think they are getting shouted down, get thicker skin. 

[HinnyHoosier]

I never called you annoying.  What in the world?  Your tunnel produces funny results.

Reading between the lines is difficult on screen. I get it.

Anyway, I feel we have a better chance at Watford right now than we’ve had in a while. If we had no chance, the Watfords wouldn’t open the door for Miller and Co. Some may say it’s a courtesy given the Hoosier alumnus in the family, but they don't owe anyone that, especially Archie. If it were the same staff that had coached Christian I'd be much more concerned the visit was nothing but a courtesy. Obviously we're in consideration. When Hurt commits to Duke, we'll be even more in consideration. I don't think the Will Wade reinstatement changes things unless he wants to play for a now-exposed tool shed. Call me a sunshine pumper.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[Josh]

4 minutes ago, Feathery said:

My skin is plenty thick. Funny how I present facts and it usually shuts down the negative few. Then they pop back up in another thread with the same argument I shot down previously. Think of the thousands of members on this board, and only a small % actually post. So yes, the 5% do post more than 50% of all posters. 

Facts remain that we had youth, injuries, and chemistry issues.So let’s blast the coaches and talk doom and gloom because we didn’t make the 2nd weekend of the NCAA tournament. 

 We still almost made the NCAA’s in year 2. Won more games than year 1, upward trajectory. Just stacked back to back classes, upward trajectory. Found our PG for the next 3 years, upward trajectory. 

Room for improvement? Absolutely. Time to panic? Hell no. Say we lost momentum? Hell no. The foundation has been set. Experience was gained. Nothing wrong with being positive right now. If the negatives don’t like it or think they are getting shouted down, get thicker skin. 

Are these facts like you claim?  Or opinions?

[Uspshoosier]

Not the place to argue who’s a better IU fan the pumpers of the sunshine or burn it down people. Take it to another thread and leave this about Watford please


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

[Josh]

3 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Reading between the lines is difficult on screen. I get it.

Anyway, I feel we have a better chance at Watford right now than we’ve had in a while. If we had no chance, the Watfords wouldn’t open the door for Miller and Co. Some may say it’s a courtesy given the Hoosier alumnus in the family, but they don't owe anyone that, especially Archie. If it were the same staff that had coached Christian I'd be much more concerned the visit was nothing but a courtesy. Obviously we're in consideration. When Hurt commits to Duke, we'll be even more in consideration. I don't think the Will Wade reinstatement changes things unless he wants to play for a now-exposed tool shed. Call me a sunshine pumper.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

 

Nothing wrong with that second part.  I agree with it.  I don't think you're seeing my point at all.

Come to IU T Wat!

[Uspshoosier]

Hurt cancelled his Kansas and Kentucky in-home visit today. Probably going to duke. I don’t see Trendon going there if that’s the case


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

[mdn82]

Hurt cancelled his Kansas and Kentucky in-home visit today. Probably going to duke. I don’t see Trendon going there if that’s the case


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Really good fit for his game imo. He will be a fun one to watch next year. Once he gets in his weight training program I think his game really goes to the next level. For Watford it feels like Memphis, but more of an opening than in prior months.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Hurt cancelled his Kansas and Kentucky in-home visit today. Probably going to duke. I don’t see Trendon going there if that’s the case


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It’s going to be hard for me to see Hurt and Duke killing it again.

I really like Hurt. My favorite player in the class.

Sunny side: better Duke than Kansas or UK by a little.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[AKHoosier]

Darn, really wanted to root for Hurt next year, but not sure where he would have gone for me to be able to root for him, given that he was pretty much always blueblood-bound from the start.

Hopefully this eliminates another competitor for us in the Watford sweepstakes, maybe this ups our chances to about 25%.

[Hoosierfan2017]

36 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Reading between the lines is difficult on screen. I get it.

Anyway, I feel we have a better chance at Watford right now than we’ve had in a while. If we had no chance, the Watfords wouldn’t open the door for Miller and Co. Some may say it’s a courtesy given the Hoosier alumnus in the family, but they don't owe anyone that, especially Archie. If it were the same staff that had coached Christian I'd be much more concerned the visit was nothing but a courtesy. Obviously we're in consideration. When Hurt commits to Duke, we'll be even more in consideration. I don't think the Will Wade reinstatement changes things unless he wants to play for a now-exposed tool shed. Call me a sunshine pumper.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

 

Imo if there was 0% chance that he was coming to IU then they wouldn't waste our time. It wouldn't be a courtesy to have Archie wasting time on Trendon that he could be spending on other guys. Hurt going to Duke would definitely be very good news.

[Feathery]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

Are these facts like you claim?  Or opinions?

Fact.. starting 4 underclassmen, means we are young. 

Fact... chemistry issues, parents tweeting crap during season. 

Fact.. barely missing tournament. As a 1 seed in NIT, it means we were one of the first 4 out. 

Fact... it’s year 2 for Archie.

Fact... Archie improved the record from year 1 to year 2. 

Fact... Archie has stacked back to back classes, that sets the foundation. 

Fact... our young roster gained experience last year. 

 

Hell, I’m not even a sunshine pumper. I was there with you wanting Crean gone and was calling it out. 

Opinion...it’s entirely way to early to get on Archie’s back. It takes time to change a culture. We just did it at my work and our board an executive leadership had the understanding it would take us 3 years to do it. Give Archie and the staff time to do their job. If things still suck in a year, then start to worry.