2018 General Recruiting Thread

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

On ‎8‎/‎5‎/‎2017 at 4:19 PM, WayneFleekHoosier said:

We watched a longer, more athletic Syracuse beat us Fresh year when we were loaded. A great over performing team his senior year. And not much else.

 

And he's one of the best 5'11" players in the last 20 years.

 

I loved Yogi. He was fantastic. He was unique. And still him being his size was still a liability in ways that he couldn't help.

 

 

 

 

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Can you quantify or support that liability? His numbers and performance on both ends of the floor demonstrated his strength as a college PG. He was one of the most reliable defenders his final two seasons.

Completely agree that Yogi is more likely an exception than a rule, but height has much less bearing in my mind. We've seen countless examples of smaller (they're still taller than me) PGs excel in college.

My only concern is whether the PG prospect has some superior skill that they can use to counter their "short"-comings. Yogi was an incredible shooter, others are incredible ball handlers, others passers. What about RP or any of our other prospects makes them stand out from the rest? Clearly their height hasn't stopped them from making it this far.

[Stromboli 6,055]

Posting only because it is pertinent to the topic. Yogi just posted this a few days ago. 

Edit:  Man I love Yogi.  I agree that he's the exception, not the rule.  Otherwise there wouldn't be benches calling "baby in the post" when he's on the floor.  Anyone who says height/length isn't a real advantage in basketball just isn't being real.

Edited August 7, 2017 by Stromboli

[Stromboli 6,055]

Mods, let me know if I'm getting too far off topic here.  I'd imagine most of us quelled our frustrations with Crean's Swan Song of 16'-17' by following the incredible story of Yogi's success in Dallas.  It came just at the right time.  Here's a video of how a smaller player can be effective.  This is Yogi starting against the reigning champ Cavs, while on his first 10 day contract.  The Mavs were bad, and the cynic would say Yogi, fresh from the D-League, got the start as part of an aggressive tank by Cuban.  As in his Instagram post, Yogi said "Not Today!" and led the Mavs to a victory against Cleveland.  Active hands, awareness, getting under Kyrie's skin.  Taking the ball from LeBron.  This highlight vid shows Yogi's defensive highlights in addition to his points/assists.  

 

 

[mdn82 25,461]

Posting only because it is pertinent to the topic. Yogi just posted this a few days ago. 

Edit:  Man I love Yogi.  I agree that he's the exception, not the rule.  Otherwise there wouldn't be benches calling "baby in the post" when he's on the floor.  Anyone who says height/length isn't a real advantage in basketball just isn't being real.

Ha, Russ has 3 inches on him. That happens at every position all of the time. Russ is that much stronger and that is what Yogi is up against in that pic not his height.

 

 

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[bnkepner 1,509]

Haven't really seen it posted here but Mike Davis' son Antoine (2018 PG) has signed to play for Kelvin Sampson at Houston. He shot 43% from distance during the EYBL

[JustWinWoody 3,259]

3 minutes ago, bnkepner said:

Haven't really seen it posted here but Mike Davis' son Antoine (2018 PG) has signed to play for Kelvin Sampson at Houston. He shot 43% from distance during the EYBL

Such a small world...

[bigrod 2,786]

1 hour ago, bnkepner said:

Haven't really seen it posted here but Mike Davis' son Antoine (2018 PG) has signed to play for Kelvin Sampson at Houston. He shot 43% from distance during the EYBL

I find this a little odd. It seems to me that I remember MD not having a lot of great things to say about Sampson when he took over. Didn't he say something to the effect that IU would be on probation within 2 years? (quite prophetic)

I realize it is Antoine's decision, but it seems like he would have a pretty strong voice.

Who knows, maybe Sampson and Davis get together and reminisce about IU now. I wonder if Tom will be invited soon.

[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Jake Forrester has scheduled an official to IU.

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[Stuhoo 75,730]

Jake Forrester has scheduled an official to IU.

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Well alrighty then. Prototypical Archie-type forward.
A question for the board; I know we're ahead of the game with two commits and no officials used, but how many officials can we sponsor for a given class year?

[cljones1979 740]

What's he ranked

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[Hoosier Guy 7,472]

Forrester is probably visiting just to visit. I don't think there's any chance he ends up at IU

[Uspshoosier 44,284]

Well alrighty then. Prototypical Archie-type forward.
A question for the board; I know we're ahead of the game with two commits and no officials used, but how many officials can we sponsor for a given class year?

https://www.gobigrecruiting.com/blog/2012/10/everything-you-need-to-know-about-official-visits-2/
This says a coach can offer as many as the school budget allows


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[hoosierpap 14,300]

15 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Forrester is probably visiting just to visit. I don't think there's any chance he ends up at IU

I think the opposite

[Hoosier Guy 7,472]

2 minutes ago, hoosierpap said:

I think the opposite

Do you have information on that? I just haven't seen much linking Forrester to IU

[hoosierpap 14,300]

Just now, Hoosier Guy said:

Do you have information on that? I just haven't seen much linking Forrester to IU

I do. Also, people "visit just to visit" in places like LA, Vegas, stuff like that. You need to dig deeper into a UCLA visit. A Bloomington visit is because you're sincerely interested. 

[Hoosier Guy 7,472]

3 minutes ago, hoosierpap said:

I do. Also, people "visit just to visit" in places like LA, Vegas, stuff like that. You need to dig deeper into a UCLA visit. A Bloomington visit is because you're sincerely interested. 

IU is a very good campus to visit though. It'd be something to check out even if one isn't going there. Who knows but I'd still bet IU doesn't get him

[Stuhoo 75,730]

I do. Also, people "visit just to visit" in places like LA, Vegas, stuff like that. You need to dig deeper into a UCLA visit. A Bloomington visit is because you're sincerely interested. 

 

Exactly.

My 10 year old is at 20ppg in rec league. If he ever got to take official visits, I would advise that he would use his five official visits on:

University of Hawaii

UNLV

Louisville ('cause we wants to meet da ladies!)

University of Paris, France

And IU

 

Of course, all along he'd know that he'd be required to commit to IU, but man o man he'd have some extraordinary memories.

 

[Stuhoo 75,730]

IU is a very good campus to visit though. It'd be something to check out even if one isn't going there.

 

For the delicious pork tenderloin sandwiches, no doubt.

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,815]

Not too excited about this development.


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[Hoosier Guy 7,472]

6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

For the delicious pork tenderloin sandwiches, no doubt.

 

And BBQ Stroms