HUD628 said:

Hadn't seen what Catchings has been up to lately, so took a quick peek. He started out playing lots of minutes and shooting lots of threes. Not a a particularly good percentage, but he was getting shots up. Now he has been replaced in the starting lineup by Mawot Mag of Rutgers fame. In the last 2 games, he has played just 7 and 9 minutes. in their last game, he got both a flagrant 1 and a tech. Reports that he is didn't even bother taking a shot during pregame shootaround. Just stood there doing nothing.

This dude had no shot here. Had he come, he'd be off the team by now.

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Bank Shot Podcast said:

Best way to not get boo'd is to actually put forth some effort. I mean the crowd tried their best to hype the team while down 20 but the players just didn't care. Players and coach don't care, why should the fans?

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Bank Shot Podcast said:

Best way to not get boo'd is to actually put forth some effort. I mean the crowd tried their best to hype the team while down 20 but the players just didn't care. Players and coach don't care, why should the fans?

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Chi-Boiler said:

I think you missed my joke. Or maybe I'm missing your comeback joke.

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BoilerJS said:

I don't think Painter would take him.
I can't recall any player he has taken after he had offered and they had gone somewhere else.

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tjreese said:

Do Dah Day needs to answer this, but I wonder if you are confused with Wole who mentioned more than once that his son ran track. If that is what you are remembering, then confusing Wole with Do Dah Day might not be the look Do Dah Day appreciates since he has tried to provide some distance between he and Wole before.

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bonefish1 said:

the facts remain.....Cops kill a lot more unarmed white people than black people. I know you don't like to deal in facts and statistics, particularly this uncomfortable one, but it's the cold hard truth.

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Chi-Boiler said:

Your son ran track in college too?????

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BBG said:

Again since you missed where I said unless something dramatic happens, there is zero indication DJ is going to get recruited/played over .. he's got way too much talent.

As far as citing Painter, it isn't a bootstrap when it's a fact. When you, me or anyone else on here gets to a FF.. then we have a foundation to stand on.. until then.. it's just hyperbole.

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BBG said:

This is what you get when you buy an entire team. This forum brought that up quite a few times before the season started and it looks like it has all come true... quicker than I thought, but true regardless.

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ChoiceBeef said:

Remind me of the Travis Perry commitment to Kentucky before Cal left - you just knew it didn't matter, he wanted to play for Kentucky regardless of the coach. I tend to think Sisley stays unless the new coach doesn't honor his scholarship, which would basically nuke in state recruiting. Only reason I see him backing off the commitment, overall toxicity of the fan base. Rag on IU all you want but that is tough to see fans actively booing you at home. If you are a parent talking to your kid, you might keep that in mind.

I don't know what the solution is for IU on the coaching front. I felt like having Fife and Matta being on staff set him up for success to handover the team in 2-3 years after reviving the team. Then came the exodus, not sure the true story behind either leaving, and now he has surrounded himself with yes men.

I don't think it is an easy answer to fix the program especially when you hit the restart button every 3-4 years.

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bonefish1 said:

I'm pretty confident UConn will be ready come tourney time.
But to your other point, I agree: Painter has gone to the portal minimally. The disagreement here is whether he needs to go get a couple of pieces from the portal this off season. I believe he does, at least 2. Others here believe our current roster is as good as we can get and we wouldn't be able to upgrade using the portal. I disagree.

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Chi-Boiler said:

How is UConn with all their transfers (as many or more than last year) doing this year?

It's just not cut-and-dry. If the situation is right, Painter has, and will, go into the portal for a piece. But it's not his general strategy. And I don't see that changing.

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Do Dah Day said:

I've mentioned this before, but my son called after his first D1 practice and said the slowest guy on his team was quicker than anyone he'd played against. Is this the depth of Colvin's struggle?

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Chi-Boiler said:

The point is that it's not just a magical "get transfers and we're more likely to win more games thing," which is being proposed. There are times and places and the right fits.

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BNIBoiler said:

You are a Jim Crow lie. It ain't woke gibberish. Cops have been killing unarmed negroes for decades. Long before all this so called woke crap. I'm tired of this woke this, woke that. DEI this, DEI that. The police restrained from opening fire on the Flavor Aiders because they were white. Plain and simple.

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*4purdue* said:

Most IU fans I know would give their left n*^ to have CMP as their coach.

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Chi-Boiler said:

Why does the left n*^ always seem to get all the love?

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Boiler Buck said:

Triggered much? The gentleman posted a funny picture. And this is your response??

Please reserve your overtly political commentary for the GD board. I reported this post, but apparently moderators are either asleep, or ok with this. Not sure why this is ok??

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Gman544 said:

Woodson says that it’s hard to jell a team with so many new players. True, but this way beyond jelling, it’s falling apart. He need only look on the floor at the opponent last night to see a team that has jelled with mostly new players up 30 points on his squad.

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Schmedly_Whiplash said:

Some of you are dumber than the box of rocks that look down on Doornob.
Has trump ever NOT quit on ANYTHING?
STFU

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BBG said:

There is no evidence that there is one. Plus with the ability to develop a player and the skills DJ has already shown, it'd be silly to recruit over him and we know it isn't happening unless something dramatic happens with DJ which so far seems doubtful.

Painter knows the team and what he is doing far more than anyone on here can even come close to. He proved that last season when he quite literally played for a National Title.

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