Because we haven’t had a coach who would play the shoe game, minimizing the biggest advantage IU had for a long time, proximity to talent.
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BTAvenger
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Micah Shrewsberry is the coach now. First year. He was the top assistant at Purdue. He also coached with the Celtics before that. He is a Brad Stevens disciple.
Seems to be an excellent recruiter. His 2022 class is really good.
This team will probably be in the .500 range. A bunch of transfers. One is a PF who they were really high on but he just was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot. And a Juco Transfer PF hasn’t been cleared by the NCAA. So PSU will be very thin in the frontcourt. Which will be a killer. Guard play should be solid.
PleasureMoose
Legendary
JD Davison looked good running the point he'll be starting soon. He's more explosive than Quinerly
He really sees the floor. Like having another coach on the court.
I would have a lot more respect for Gonzaga if they left the mid major conference and actually had to play for more than 1/2 the year.
Were we really number 3 in Crootn?
Is Micah shrewsberry a real name? I think you made it up
Dude papa Oats putting coach Avery to shame in recruiting.
I love coach oats. We looked so good last night. Hustle, fast, great d, rebounded good
PleasureMoose
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PleasureMoose
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Absolutely real. He was with the Celtics for the last bunch of years. I was hoping when the C's made the change from Stevens to Udoka that they would have kept Micah on staff because he was a really good coach who all the players loved. Happy for him to get the opportunity he did though. I think he has a very bright coaching future.
Big 12 will be interesting to say the least.
Good ole shrewsberry. Hope for him that he never crosses path with Oats
TJHall1
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That was some storm against Florida. A shit storm.No. 20 Seminoles completely overwhelm Penn 105-70 in season-opener
The Storm is upon us
TTUcamper
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That's the softest Beard team I've ever seen. I have feeling the team is going to regret this game. Beard has an iron will.
You mean the UT players aren’t street dogs? I’m shocked!
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TTUcamper
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UT managed to make Timme look like Shaq. Really unbelievably for a beard team. I personally saw TTU hold better post men to their season average with nobody on the roster over 6'8. That was an embarrassment
TJHall1
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Is UMass good or the nits that bad?
PleasureMoose
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week 2
AP Top 20
AP Top 20
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | TREND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gonzaga(55) | 2-0 | 1517 | - |
| 2 |  UCLA(6) | 2-0 | 1450 | - |
| 3 |  Kansas | 2-0 | 1400 | - |
| 4 |  Michigan | 2-0 | 1252 | 2 |
| 5 |  Villanova | 1-1 | 1232 | 1 |
| 6 |  Purdue | 2-0 | 1223 | 1 |
| 7 |  Duke | 3-0 | 1143 | 2 |
| 8 |  Texas | 1-1 | 1058 | 3 |
| 9 |  Baylor | 1-0 | 1010 | 1 |
| 10 |  Illinois | 2-0 | 920 | 1 |
| 11 |  Memphis | 2-0 | 886 | 1 |
| 12 |  Oregon | 2-0 | 802 | 1 |
| 13 |  Kentucky | 1-1 | 773 | 3 |
| 14 |  Alabama | 2-0 | 743 | - |
| 15 |  Houston | 2-0 | 655 | - |
| 16 |  Arkansas | 2-0 | 646 | - |
| 17 |  Tennessee | 2-0 | 575 | 1 |
| 18 |  North Carolina | 2-0 | 506 | 1 |
| 19 |  Ohio State | 2-0 | 438 | 2 |
| 20 |  Maryland | 3-0 | 306 | 1 |
Bama too lowweek 2
AP Top 20
RK TEAM REC PTS TREND 1 2-0 1517 - 2 2-0 1450 - 3 2-0 1400 - 4 2-0 1252 2 5 1-1 1232 1 6 2-0 1223 1 7 3-0 1143 2 8 1-1 1058 3 9 1-0 1010 1 10 2-0 920 1 11 2-0 886 1 12 2-0 802 1 13 1-1 773 3 14 2-0 743 - 15 2-0 655 - 16 2-0 646 - 17 2-0 575 1 18 2-0 506 1 19 2-0 438 2 20 3-0 306 1
Bama too high, south alabama too lowweek 2
AP Top 20
RK TEAM REC PTS TREND 1 2-0 1517 - 2 2-0 1450 - 3 2-0 1400 - 4 2-0 1252 2 5 1-1 1232 1 6 2-0 1223 1 7 3-0 1143 2 8 1-1 1058 3 9 1-0 1010 1 10 2-0 920 1 11 2-0 886 1 12 2-0 802 1 13 1-1 773 3 14 2-0 743 - 15 2-0 655 - 16 2-0 646 - 17 2-0 575 1 18 2-0 506 1 19 2-0 438 2 20 3-0 306 1
PleasureMoose
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AP Top 20
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | TREND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke(51) | 7-0 | 1513 | 4 |
| 2 | Purdue(9) | 6-0 | 1442 | 1 |
| 3 | Gonzaga(1) | 6-1 | 1428 | 2 |
| 4 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1324 | 2 |
| 5 | UCLA | 6-1 | 1253 | 3 |
| 6 | Villanova | 4-2 | 1147 | 1 |
| 7 | Texas | 4-1 | 1115 | 1 |
| 8 | Kansas | 5-1 | 1027 | 4 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 5-1 | 1002 | 1 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 6-0 | 960 | 3 |
| 11 |  Arizona | 6-0 | 851 | 6 |
| 12 |  BYU | 6-0 | 791 | 6 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 4-1 | 730 | 2 |
| 14 |  Florida | 6-0 | 681 | 9 |
| 15 | Houston | 5-1 | 631 | 3 |
| 16 | Alabama | 6-1 | 456 | 6 |
| 17 |  UConn | 6-1 | 437 | 5 |
| 18 | Memphis | 5-1 | 435 | 9 |
| 19 |  Iowa State | 6-0 | 403 | 7 |
| 20 |  USC | 6-0 | 380 | 4 |
PleasureMoose
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Whos the #1 pick
TTUcamper
Elite
Whos the #1 pick
I'm not sure it matters. Both have massive upside and either could hurt themselves 1 year in the league and never be the same.
