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Isn't that what he said here: "But sure to this point in his run Johnson has been even worse than Brewster."

Good post. That is true. Indiana has more regional competition. I will say that Indiana graduates are hardly limited to working in Indiana metros. They are closer to multiple metro markets than we are here. I met a fair number of them when working in the Chicago area.

Good post. Also remember that "minimum" standards are not the same thing as the actual standards. If you fail to meet the minimum, you're excluded from consideration but not necessarily admitted.

I'd say a lateral transfer. South Carolina was rated in our same general area ( and maybe worse on one or two) by a number of quantitative rating systems this year. The big thing I think is that he's going home. He's from South Carolina.

I'd say a combination of two things: 1) Sentimental attachment. Battle was good last season so there must have been some obstacle keeping this good player from even reaching an "average" level of performance this season. 2) A fair number of people are invested in blaming Ben Johnson for...

The business college at Indiana has a very good reputation. I'd be surprised if admission to their program was easy. Most Big Ten business colleges are well regarded. Remember a couple of things: 1) Graduate business programs are relatively small compared to the undergraduate programs; and...

That only would be embarrassing if it were true. Based on personal experience, I'd say the probability of that being true is less than 10%.

I'm also not particularly enthralled by the European players (and I'm including Turkey in there) who play college basketball in the USA. Of course, there are plenty of really good to great European players but the really good ones typically don't play college basketball.

I just looked that up and I don't see his name among the five finalists. 2023 Bob Cousy Award Finalists Markquis Nowell Kansas State Tyler Kolek Marquette Boo Buie Northwestern Jalen Pickett Penn State Yuri Collins St. Louis Granted, that's a tough group to crack. I see no...

Good enough to be drafted. Made three All Big 12 teams in college with the last one being first team.

Can't say I'm that surprised. Kim English was a very good player; good enough to get drafted (although he didn't stick in the league long) and he's only 34.

You should never get emotionally invested in any particular transfer prospect. The odds simply don't favor that approach.

Minnesota as a state also is not particularly kind to seniors in its tax laws.

I didn't say he was shit. I said he wasn't "that great." Nothing to get too upset about because he went somewhere else. Being on a top 5 team helps the assist numbers.

Well, some senior citizens who live there already are retiring in Minneapolis but, yes, I wouldn't see Minneapolis as a place for senior citizens to migrate. It has two characteristics that are kind of an anathema to senior citizen: high cost of living and public safety concerns. One of its...

This is the guy from one of the Baltic republics who played at Arizona? He's not that great.

That doesn't surprise me. During their last game, I looked up two Miami guys (Jordan Miller and Norchad Omier) who were really good for them in the tournament. Neither one received a single Power 6 conference offer coming out of high school. I don't know how much of this kind of thing is due...

The primary players Johnson has been recruiting are sophs. If they weren't around in 2021, they'll have two years of eligibility left. Good time to transfer and a good time to recruit players. I don't think the portal will get to 1800.

Nope, not even close!

You know, if you're going to make an assumption that Garcia may not be a team player because of the performance of Marquette when he was there (or maybe NC when he was there) you might do the same for Battle. Battle has never played for a winning team in college