On this edition of Xs & Joes, Bob and Mike welcome Coach Adragna to the show.

They open with a discussion about how they all met and discuss Tony’s background as a coach. This includes discussion of how Tony proposed to his wife, which any IU fan will be able to appreciate.

Then they turn their attention to the strange marriage between coaching and analytics. How should analytics be used to analyze and improve a team’s performance? How are they actually used? How could they be used better?

Then they dive into Indiana’s incoming transfers and what IU fans should expect from the revamped roster.

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On this edition of Xs & Joes, Bob and Mike turn their attention to the transfer portal. They discuss some misconceptions and myths, how it’s impacting the Sweet Spot, what we’re learning about the best way to balance portal recruiting and high school recruiting, and much more.

Segment 1: Why Would a Kid Want to Leave “My School”?

1. Misconceptions and Myths- Things Aren’t Always What They Appear To Be
2. Current State of The Portal in Summer 2024- Overviews of Where Things Are
3. Applying Metrics to Players To Estimate Impact- We’re Going to Talk BPM (Slides 1-2)
4. And more.

Segment 2: What are some of the early findings with the Portal?

1. How is The Portal impacting the “Sweet Spot”? (Slides 3-4)
2. When is The Portal a proactive choice or a reactive decision? (Slide 5)
3. What is the best path for an incoming coach? (Slide 5)

Segment 3 and Wrap Up

• Summer Deeper Digs: How Can You Help?
• Plus, More Fun Stuff Coming…

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On this edition of Xs & Joes, Bob and Mike turn the topics over to the listeners. We gathered a bunch of questions in Substack and Discord, and they go deep on the answers.

Among the questions and topics discussed:

• Mike explains his scoring system for individual players
• Does Indiana need a full rebuild?
• Are IU fans delusional in the expectation that IU will ever achieve relevancy within the conference, let alone nationally?
• Who would be your ideal 6 players for IU to add to next year’s team?
• The widespread utilization of outside consulting groups/3-party vendors across college basketball
• What is your guys’ demeanor as you watch IU games?
• What happened to NIL being about repping local businesses or getting a portion of merch sales?
• Is Mike's expertise used professionally (reimbursement) by teams, leagues, coaches, ADs etc., etc. at either collegiate or professional level and in what way?
• What are the effects on IU, both negative and “positive,” with Purdue making a run to the Final Four for the first time in 44 years?
• In the top performing teams, are there any clear trends with regard to positional size leading to more wins?
• And … what is the greatest decade for rock and why is Mike wrong saying it's not the 70's?

And more.

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