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iuswingman

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    2 hours ago, AH1971 said:

    The portal is here and isn't going anywhere, anytime soon. It is absolutely an added element to recruiting. I'm not sure overhauling your roster year after year relying on 7-8 players can be sustained in the long haul, but I believe being able to secure 2-3 college ready players an offseason is a better strategy than relying on freshman. Essentially, I don't think 4-6 man recruiting classes are the way to go anymore. I'd like IU to recruit at least 1-2 four year players a cycle and shoot for a top 25 prospect or 2, but you can absolutely be successful recruiting 2-3 portal guys who can immediately plug and play. 

    Even HS recruits aren't likely to stay 4 years so a transfer with college experience that still has 2-3 years left of eligibility looks pretty good.  I think the days are gone that you recruit someone on the hopes that they develop into a contributor as an upperclassman because there is a decent chance they won't be here that long.

    Right now we just have Leal, Galloway, Reneau and Mgbako as players that came here out of HS.  Reneau may or may not stay 4 years.  Mgbako is probably not going to be here that long.

    I agree with your comment that we should look for the best 1 or 2 HS players each year and then fill up on more experienced transfers.

     

  10. Posted

    2 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

    I know right. We need guys who can create their own shot off the bounce and hit from any spot on the floor. 

    Too much reliance on getting "shooters" when those guys can't do anything but stand behind the three point line and hit 1-2 a game. Yeah maybe they hit a higher % but doesn't mean much when only hitting 1-2 a game and no other impact on the court. 

    If those shooters were dangerous enough that other teams couldn't afford to leave them open, then it would open a lot of room for the rest of the offense to attack.

  12. Posted

    On 1/7/2022 at 11:40 PM, 8bucks said:


    So how did he go from starter to expendable? Seems like a solid pick up. Maybe a safer game manager type than a risk taker but I think you can build from what 2-9 with him.


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    I think he played hurt this past season and was not very mobile.   Not sure how mobile he is when healthy.

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    18 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

    The recruiting class ranking being the argument here doesn’t hold much weight imo. When you’re an average class rating of about 2 points from having the 4th-7th ranked class in the conference, it’s more about putting the players in right positions than getting the right players. McFadden, one of the 10 best IU players in my lifetime, was pretty much unranked. There are players on this roster and more coming, they just need to be put in better position to succeed. 

    Exactly.  Plus, wasn't our last class rather small, which hurt our ranking.   Quality is more important than quantity, especially when you don't have a lot of scholarships available in the first place.

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    23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

    Not a good comp for me at all. A pre-njury DeRon was skilled, out of shape, wide, and could barely jump. A post-injury DeRon had a rarely achieved vertical of negative 2".  He actually sunk further into the floor when he tried to lift off.

    Booker is very long, very skinny, very raw, and very bouncy.

     

    so he reminds you of tigger?

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