Other Brad Underwood notes: says Dain Dainja might be their best ball handler, and is on the Bartholomew Torvik Memorial RJ Melendez hype train, specifically referencing Keegan Murray and Johnny Davis.
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come again?
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I remember there being a lot of slipping on the court the first time MSU & NC did this.
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Maybe donât play there? Maybe play a basketball game on a regular basketball court in front of the military? Maybe make better choices
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didnât Delvon Roe injure his knee on it? Draymond has already gone public asking them not to play this game
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Definitely a step above Moneyball.
Hey Jaxon good luck against Oscar and Timme (and maybe Bacot) 
Should be easy enough to get your 14 points in those ones
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Bediako, KelâEl Ware, Clingan, Nate LaszewskiâŚ
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Also, good luck defending Eric Dixon for Villanova. Something tells me Jaxon wonât be the greatest at perimeter defense
UConn still has Sanogo too
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Indiana at 15 or whatever is weird but arenât TCU and Creighton getting the exact same kind of hype for bringing everyone back from a semi-good team? Those were both 9 seeds. Heck right behind Indiana in Parrishâs rankings is Texas A&M whoâs bringing everyone but one guy back from the NIT championship team. Isnât that how Penn State got overhyped that one year after they won and Lamar Stevens and Mike Watkins were back?
Maybe itâs just a down year overall, or all the extra year COVID guys last season warped our expectations of what makes a team good enough to be 15-25th.
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I definitely agree that everyone over hypes the team that returns everyone even if those returning players are mediocre. IU was a blown 20 point lead by Michigan (ugh) from being in the NIT. Not sure running it back is great.
However, I will say that with the B10 being down this year it might be better to be the old, steady team. There arenât a lot of B10 teams who seem to have high upside. Everyone is pretty middle of the road and there arenât a ton of new recruits or transfers that look to drastically alter the landscape. IU treading water might actually end up being better in a year like this.
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does treading water mean staying at the bottom of the B1G in 3pt% and 3pt rate?
I agree IU is top-4 by default but Miller Kopp is their best shooterâŚ
Maybe in his 4th season TJD will develop a jumper
Wrong. Too low.
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I know they are all pumped about Reneau and JHS, and for good reason, but itâs remarkable how redundant they are. Reneau plays the same position as TJD and Race and Geronimo, even though all three are being hyped as starters and none of them shoot. JHS is a big Xavier Johnson. I guess they can play together with JHS as the off-ball 2? But he doesnât shoot 3s either!
Everyone is forgetting about Parker Stewart and I understand why, but he led IU in 3P, 3PA, 3P%, 3PAr and they didnât replace him at all, not with a starter nor a freshman nor a Joey Baker.
Who on this roster do you want leading the team in all those shooting categories? Kopp? XJ? Trey Galloway?
I guess the bottom line is nobody will score on them and theyâll just win their games 60-50
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let me give this a try
Xavier Johnson (35) | Jalen Hood-Schifino (5)
Jalen Hood-Schifino (25) | Tamar Bates or Trey Galloway (15)
Tamar Bates or Trey Galloway (15) | Miller Kopp (20) | Trey Galloway (5)
Race Thompson (25) | Malik Reneau (15)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (35) | Race Thompson (5)
wait a minute where is Geronimo? is he a 3? uhh
Xavier Johnson (30) | Jalen Hood-Schifino (10)
Jalen Hood-Schifino (20) | Tamar Bates (20)
Jordan Geronimo (15) | Miller Kopp (15) | Trey Galloway (10)
Race Thompson (25) | Malik Reneau (15)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (35) | Race Thompson (5)
TJD - 35
Race - 30
XJ - 30
JHS - 30
Bates - 20
Reneau - 15
Geronimo - 15
Kopp - 15
Galloway - 10
I guess?
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I was shocked neither Geronimo or Race transferred.
I think they need Bates to shoot a lot and shoot well. He put up a decent amount. I think Kopp stinks but maybe they can insulate him enough on D to where the can play more this year. Idk. They wonât be fun to watch at all
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Bates shot 17/57 on 3s last year. Which does make him 3rd best among returning players 
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/2022.html
Kopp gets rightfully criticized for his lack of overall game, but Bates graded out as Indianaâs worst defender last year.
And honestly, I decided to look at some of Bates highlights from high school or whatever. I donât think the athletic difference between him and Kopp is as big as some people would assume.
If Bates shoots well, he can be an upgrade. Just not sure how much of an upgrade IMO.