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Mack has them rolling...
Mack has them rolling...
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Lol...our roster is filled with these kids so yeah I agree, Archie is rolling with recruiting.
How about you focus on Indiana and not that program that pays players with cash and hookers, unless you need a girl then maybe they will start getting hookers for their fans and you can jump ship
The sad thing is that I don't think he is.
If by "sarcastic" you mean "a whiney drama queen", then yes.
Well, if that means losing to Miller each time then great. Have at it.
I don’t care! Why would any Hoosier care? When you have good news about IU, post it.
He's doing great per rankings, especially for a program that's under the shadow of possible sanctions.
Did you actually look at the guys he's bragging about?
Mainly top 80 four star prospects. One potential burger boy and a three star....which is a tad below where we are recruiting at (per gooroo numbers).
So I don't get the disdain here.
Is Crymeariver. He is always a whiney little beyotch. Archie has done a good job rebuilding this team and changing the culture. Now it’s time put up. Crean left a pretty big mess for Archie to clean up, though it seems most won’t admit that.
I mean, going by the gooroos, this year's team can go almost two deep with 'Mack is killing it' level recruits.
High four star Davis and top 100 four star Brunk innthe post.
Top 25 burger boy TJD and top 70 four star Race Thompson (he was ranked around 70th for his true class of 2018. He dropped when he reclassified to be a redshirt freshman as a 17 year old).
Top 80 four star Smith, top 40 high four star Hunter, top 110 four star Anderson at the three.
Three star Green, three star Franklin at the 2. Of course that three star is expected to be our highest scorer as a senior but if he bombs...it won't kill us.
Top 100 four star Phinesse and unranked three star Durham at the point.
Other things that have been tossed about.....
John Gassaway (the big ten wonk) commented that defensive focused coaches don't tend to get a lot of five star one and dones, because they don't want to play defense (in general). Guys like Bennett, Huggins, etc tend to get that tough, multi year player who comes out of HS with a little less fanfare. It's one reason why Calipari is unique because he's considered a defensive minded coach that gets one and dones, but in general your one and dones are not going to a defensive focused school.
Regardless, I like our depth and balance coming into the year. The beef and size underneath is going to be a massive difference to what we've seen the past two years, particularly in the Big Ten where just about every team has beef and size.
We were actually pretty good when De'ron played decently. Now we have 6'11 250 Brunk, 6'9" TJD and a healthy 6'8" Thompson (who I expect will get about 6 minutes a game, it will basically be Davis, Brunk, TJD and Smith) vs the 6'8" Morgan, 6'7" Smith and guys like McSwain, Fitzner, Forrester and Moore who weren't ready physically.
Mack has a five star and 4 four stars coming in. We have a four star and a three star.
I guess I don’t understand what you don’t get.
I don’t think this board would have very many posts if we followed your rules. Maybe none at all.
I have a serious question. Since you obviously aren't an IU fan why do you say "we" for IU basketball?
We have a burger boy five/four star and 7 four stars right now this season, only losing one to graduation after this year (and then bringing in 2 more so far next season).
His recruiting has been better than killing it Mack.
I was expecting to see Duke level recruiting with how he set up his Archie slam. Try harder next time.
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But I heard he doesn’t have the talent to win? What happened to that narrative?
Mack has had the better class every year he’s been at UL. And he made the tournament last year with a far inferior roster.
I’d wager I had season tickets for longer than anyone on this board. Most people on here have never had season tickets and go to maybe one game per year.
He was too busy taking his mediocre team under all the NCAA scrutiny to the tournament.
Why would you have IU season tickets? You've made it clear that you're not an IU fan over and over and over.
There remain a few people that he fools...or at least thinks he does.
I honestly do not believe you. No one that has had season tickets for 40 years would post 99 percent negative posts about IU sports programs. That's what you do.
Take a look at the year before. Mack was at UofL.
oh - I know - that don’t count . . .
Take a look at the year before. Mack was at UofL.
oh - I know - that don’t count . . .
He also doesn't count Brunk as a recruit last year, who was a four star post player.
Four of the four stars didn't play last year.
Three who did were underclassmen.
So math says we had one four star upperclassmen, oh that was Davis who could only play 15 min a game...which left you a team of small forwards trying to play post defense in the big ten.
Good luck with that.
That’s the funny thing about all the naysayers - they want to say “Look at all that talent!” and ignore all the indicators of why we struggled:
- Lack of inside bulk (which led to our best player, Morgan, having 4 fouls or more 13 times)
- Inexperience. Starting two freshmen guards wouldn’t be a big deal if you had a balanced, veteran team to go around them. We didn’t.
- Injuries. Hunter played one intrasquad scrimmage. Davis never got healthy until near the end of the season. Race and Phin (especially Thompson) lost significant time to concussions.
- Biggest of all: Leadership. Or lack thereof.
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Corey Evans
✔@coreyevans_10 · Oct 14, 2019
Taking a few more of your college basketball and recruiting related questions for tomorrow’s #TwitterTuesday
Allan@AvianDentures
thoughts on why Louisville is struggling so much on the recruiting trail?
12:46 PM - Oct 14, 2019
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"It might not be the comfort that you’re looking for, but it just happens in recruiting. For as successful as last fall was for Louisville, it has been that dissatisfying this fall. The tides are going to change, but for now, things are not looking great and really, there was not a whole lot Chris Mack and his staff could have done that would have changed their recruiting downfalls.
Don’t forget, it was just last year that we wondered how Kentucky was going to respond after missing on James Wiseman
Vernon Carey
and then
Isaiah Stewart
, and North Carolina with
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
,
Matt Hurt
,
Tre Mann
, and
Josh Green
each declining the Tar Heels’ offer.
Askew could pick the Cards, but again, that could be a sweepstakes they lose to Kentucky or Memphis. Caleb Love
was swayed by replacing
Cole Anthony
at UNC and having the ball in his hands from the get-go. Things just didn’t work out with
Nimari Burnett
and the recruitment of
Deivon Smith
soured in the end.
Things will change at Louisville. In the meantime, Cards fans should take excitement for the year ahead that could see their team playing on the final weekend on the college basketball calendar."
Quick Update: Askew picked UK
Apologies for the weird format from my copy/pasta.
Corey Evans
✔@coreyevans_10 · Oct 14, 2019
Taking a few more of your college basketball and recruiting related questions for tomorrow’s #TwitterTuesday
Allan@AvianDentures
thoughts on why Louisville is struggling so much on the recruiting trail?
12:46 PM - Oct 14, 2019
Twitter Ads info and privacy
"It might not be the comfort that you’re looking for, but it just happens in recruiting. For as successful as last fall was for Louisville, it has been that dissatisfying this fall. The tides are going to change, but for now, things are not looking great and really, there was not a whole lot Chris Mack and his staff could have done that would have changed their recruiting downfalls.
Don’t forget, it was just last year that we wondered how Kentucky was going to respond after missing on James Wiseman
Vernon Carey
and then
Isaiah Stewart
, and North Carolina with
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
,
Matt Hurt
,
Tre Mann
, and
Josh Green
each declining the Tar Heels’ offer.
Askew could pick the Cards, but again, that could be a sweepstakes they lose to Kentucky or Memphis. Caleb Love
was swayed by replacing
Cole Anthony
at UNC and having the ball in his hands from the get-go. Things just didn’t work out with
Nimari Burnett
and the recruitment of
Deivon Smith
soured in the end.
Things will change at Louisville. In the meantime, Cards fans should take excitement for the year ahead that could see their team playing on the final weekend on the college basketball calendar."
Quick Update: Askew picked UK
Who are these 4 stars that didn’t play last year? Hunter, TJD, and who else? You’re confused.
So we replace Morgan and Romeo with Hunter and TJD. That’s your answer for success?
Mack has been at UL for one season bozo.Take a look at the year before. Mack was at UofL.
oh - I know - that don’t count . . .
During Archie’s first year at IU Mack was going 29-6 at Xavier.
There’s this simple search engine called Google that could really help you out a lot.
Resetting expectations to making the tourney, as a success, is the answer. Just wait until year 4
