DChoosier

As a freshman Overton played for DD at Drake and started every game which should (maybe?) help our cause.

It was a joke. I was kidding as I assume (hope?) his son is solid.

Are we thinking his son’s commitment is solid?

So Wilkerson is no longer ours?? $$$$$$ driven, something else or, most likely, who the hell knows. Maybe we should have given him a pony to offset his UK Keenland visit. Bummer, on to the next.

Did Wilkerson happen to mention being impressed with the Kelley School? Thinking it might tip the scales our way.

So at some point does Wilkerson enter the “we don’t want mercenaries only here for the money” zone?

Keenland Race track or Kilroy’s ? When I was in college I know which one I would have found more interesting.

No difference between a one year deal or 4 year? Really?? It’s a HUGE difference in that a donor might end up signing a 4 year deal with a kid that ends up stinking but would still be stuck with a four year deal. Donors aren’t going to lock-up/ commit 4 years to unproven freshmen and are never going to abandon one year deals as there will always be mid-major guys (or disgruntled P4 players) that pop up out of nowhere.

4 years is never happening as teams/donors will continue to bid on kids that proved themselves over a 2 or 3 year period at other schools.

Probably depends on how much the revenue sharing pool, and tv rights, increases. BYU is allegedly spending 10mm on 2 players ! Duke allegedly paid Flagg 4.8. With all their other Burger Boys it would not surprise me if they were at 12,15+ million. It wasn’t that long ago that a 5* was getting 150,000 under the table and now you can barely get a 3 ppg guy for that.

Not a shocker. As I posted yesterday I’d guess most agents push their guys to take every visit to increase $$ competition. Wouldn’t surprise me if going to Lexington increases his bag by 500k+.

Is there really a winner if the results are 2” vs 2 1/2” ?

Maybe I’m an outlier (or a Renaissance man). I like Bloomington, the Bay Area and Lamar Wilkerson.

Maybe he will meet someone at Kilroys that will make him want to commit to IU. #whateverworks

Masters should be interesting tomorrow.

Your posts about being positive (when you aren’t complaining about NIL, losing interest in todays college basketball, lament the style of play these days etc etc LOL) crack me up. My life isn’t encased in negativity, nor I am ready to jump off a bridge, because we might have lost Livingston. I’m a fan, and interested, so will express that it is a bummer and then go on with my overwhelmingly positive life.

According to this article four,, not 5, are from A&M Isaiah Watts, 4-star CG - Washington State Myles Rice, 4-star CG - Indiana David Coit Jr., 4-star PG - Kansas Pharrel Payne, 4-star C - Texas A&M Elijah Saunders, 4-star SF - Virginia Andre Mills, 4-star SG - Texas A&M Solomon Washington, 4-star SF - Texas A&M George Turkson Jr., 3-star SF - Texas A&M DD’s son followed him but none of his players or 4 star recruits. Why? That gives me slight “pause”. Again, it only takes a few more signees, which will happen, to probably make the angst go away.

Yep, I’m definitely not in panic mode, by any stretch, but it’s hard not to notice Buzz Williams, hired after DD, with 8 portal commitments. That being said….everything can change with a few good additions. Just hoping to see them soon. Some can downplay losing Wilkerson, if that’s what happens, but “on paper” he looks like a guy that would really help us..

I agree in theory but I’d guess (guessing) half the 2 year guys leave after a year. Id rather get a guy that hits 44.5% of his threes like Wilkerson. Who knows….Going to UK might be driven by his agent as I wouldn’t be surprised if multiple visits drive up his price by 500k+. Hell, I’d drive to Lexington for 500k. It is what it is these days.

I don’t have an issue with that direction/decision, as the entire “culture” needed to be flushed, but do feel a little bad for Jordy cutting his playing career a couple years short by choosing to join “Woody’s Folly”.

Haven’t been closely following the staff additions. Do the recent staff announcements mean there is no role for Jordy or CC? I’m not one that thinks we need ex-IU guys, just curious if they both are definitely out.

Admittedly dumb humor. Brad Steven’s as an assistant

Thanks So to summarize: 1) we most likely are going to get Wilkerson 2) one of our future assistants is completing exit paperwork with his Elite8/FF team 3) another of our assistants is completing exit paperwork with the Celtics (promised to be head coach in waiting) 4) still need a PG, rim protector and depth.

RE: squabbling about projections/guessing where someone is going to commit. These days it’s nearly impossible to know where a kid is going until the papers are signed. If I was a player I could honestly tell those around me that I was going to sign with IU but….all the sudden my agent calls to say that xyz offered an extra $500,000 for next year or perhaps a player that plays my position unexpectedly signs. Maybe those things sway me, maybe not.

It should mean something but, on the other hand, being one of the most valuable franchises hasn’t helped the Dallas Cowboys. Hard to overcome ineptitude.