YOGI--You Stayed! Now Lead Us To Glory!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

You think the team we have now is more talented?!?

Then you should be expecting championship caliber

 

Yep. If Yogi returns we are expecting championship caliber.

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

Yep. If Yogi returns we are expecting championship caliber.

What does a fourth place big ten finish do to you if that's what happems

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

You think the team we have now is more talented?!?

Then you should be expecting championship caliber

This team is more talented, but I don't think they're necessarily better. The 2012-2013 team had lots and lots of experience.

[Stuhoo 82,430]

This team is more talented, but I don't think they're necessarily better. The 2012-2013 team had lots and lots of experience.

 

This team will have a ton of experience:

 

Yogi, Nick Z, Hanner as seniors

Troy, Colinn as juniors

JB2, Rojo as sophs with a lot of game experience

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

This team will have a ton of experience:

Yogi, Nick Z, Hanner as seniors
Troy, Colinn as juniors
JB2, Rojo as sophs with a lot of game experience

Very true, but comparatively, the 2012-2013 team had 4 seniors starting and 4 1,000 point career players who had been to the Sweet Sixteen the previous year. That's unreal.

[Stuhoo 82,430]

Very true, but comparatively, the 2012-2013 team had 4 seniors starting and 4 1,000 point career players who had been to the Sweet Sixteen the previous year. That's unreal.

 

Starters for the 12-13 team: One freshman (YF), two seniors (CW, JH), one junior (VO), one soph (CZ). 

Likely starters for this team: One freshman (TB), two seniors (YF, HP), one junior (TW), one soph (JB).

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

The early rankings all have us 10-20, so the only people who think we are championship caliber are on this board

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Starters for the 12-13 team: One freshman (YF), two seniors (CW, JH), one junior (VO), one soph (CZ).
Likely starters for this team: One freshman (TB), two seniors (YF, HP), one junior (TW), one soph (JB).

What the hell was I thinking 4 senior starters. Jeeze my brain is slow after a fun weekend.

I see what you're saying. If we're comparing...

Senior Yogi > Freshman Yogi
Sophomore JBJ > Senior Hulls
Junior Troy < Junior Oladipo
Freshman Bryant < Sophomore Cody
Senior Hanner < Senior Watford

I think this team is more talented, especially if you start comparing the bench, but the 2012-2013 team was special. They had made a run together, minus Yogi, and were preseason number one.

It's gonna be a fun season.

[swatford 1,235]

Bozich tweeted some pretty interesting quotes from Bryant regarding Yogi

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

You think the team we have now is more talented?!?

Then you should be expecting championship caliber

More talent. No doubt about it.

Better team? That is a completely different question.

Look up Wisconsin vs Kentucky 2015 for an example of the difference.

[Stuhoo 82,430]

The early rankings all have us 10-20, so the only people who think we are championship caliber are on this board

 

Uhmmmmm...a team that is ranked 10-20 has a chance at the championship.

[Uspshoosier 47,014]

What does a fourth place big ten finish do to you if that's what happems

michigan in 2012 finished 5th in big 10 and played for a national title.

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

Uhmmmmm...a team that is ranked 10-20 has a chance at the championship.

Everyone has a chance

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

More talent. No doubt about it.

Better team? That is a completely different question.

Look up Wisconsin vs Kentucky 2015 for an example of the difference.

So you think there are two lottery picks on the 15-16 Hoosiers?

[TheStillman 991]

So you think there are two lottery picks on the 15-16 Hoosiers?

There's probably no one who is a top 5 pick but there are more guys who will make the NBA

[Stuhoo 82,430]

Everyone has a chance

 

 

Not true. The past two years the Hoosiers had NO chance (uinless you felt the need to post in a condescending, literal manner, that's just not true).

 

The top 15 or so teams have a legit chance at winning the whole thing. 

 

If CTC and the players buy in defensively, there is no question we have plenty in the tank to be one of those teams.

[KingPG21 6,587]

You think the team we have now is more talented?!?

Then you should be expecting championship caliber

Senior Yogi>>>> freshman Yogi
Sophomore JBJ (barring him leaving) slightly> senior Hulls
Junior Vic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sophomore Rojo
Junior Troy >>>> senior Wat
Sophomore Cody>> freshman TB.

Benches are probably a push.

Based on pure talent, yeah with Yogi and JBJ coming back you can make an argument this team is more talented. Better, yet to be seen

[KingPG21 6,587]

So you think there are two lottery picks on the 15-16 Hoosiers?

That was a really really bad draft. So many of you guys just want to leave this out when bringing up the lottery stuff. Doesn't work that way

[Stuhoo 82,430]

Senior Yogi>>>> freshman Yogi
Sophomore JBJ (barring him leaving) slightly> senior Hulls
Junior Vic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sophomore Rojo
Junior Troy >>>> senior Wat
Sophomore Cody>> freshman TB.

Benches are probably a push.

Based on pure talent, yeah with Yogi and JBJ coming back you can make an argument this team is more talented. Better, yet to be seen

 

 

Benches are not a push.  

 

Next year's bench will be much better and deeper, especially since Derek Elston's knees were dragging him down at the end of that season,

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

Everyone has a chance

Do you always talk out of both sides of your mouth?