cybergates

Deron Williams at #100 ended up being considerably better at both the NCAA and NBA level than either of them.

If I'm reading this correctly, if we get JHS then we're up to #5 in the 22 class atm (I know there's probably not a lot of commits yet) https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Season/2022-Basketball/Commits/Preview/ Clowney would bump us to #3

I see shades of HS DeMarcus Cousins

Anything come of the staff thing you were hearing?

Who knows, maybe he doesn't want to send his son to Turdue after Biggie went there, or maybe he likes Woody better than Painter.

My guess is to play on a team in a conference that is more NBA-style to increase his chances to getting to the league. The grind it out style of the B1G has been discussed/debated in regards to not being attractive to high level recruits. Woodson's NBA pedigree changed his mind IMO. Howard at Michigan is the only other coach in the B1G that has similar appeal and he's killing it on the recruiting trail.

I thought of this guy...

Trying to look at it unbiasedly, the answer regarding IU still sounds the best to me.

Awesome. Thanks for the share. Do they do old-timers games anymore? I remember the NBA one that got replaced by the Rising Stars during All-Star weekend.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/31465725/sales-pitch-most-offer-recruits-transfers-big-ten Similar article style asks about recruiting/transfers. IU tier 1.

Wonder if Coach Ya has any connections to Ausar Thompson? https://247sports.com/Player/Ausar-Thompson-46094264/

Seems like it would sure beat slinging dope and going to court and possibly jail for it. Sad story of missed opportunities. Hope he turns it around. At his size, he's not looking at a long life if he doesn't turn around his health either.

What about Gunn?

Durr-ble meaning.

It is as of 47mins ago now... https://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2021

With an open spot again, anyone in the know where we stand with Langston Wilson and/or EJ Onu?

IMO he doesn't feel/think about IU at all. He's focused on his team. He won't think about IU until he's fired (whenever that is) and he'll have a few moments of "what could have been" before taking the Pacers or another NBA job.

Woodson + Washington = 6

Didn't someone say maybe Leal goes off scholly (since he gets discounted tution due to parents working at IU)?

I remember a bunch of similar sentiment when we lost Ethan Morton to Turdue (altho we recruited him)

Agreed. Consistent success put us at #5, add in banner #6 probably puts us in top 3 given that UNC lost Roy to retirement, Coach K likely to retire soon, UK had a down year and G-League and/or elimination of OaD rule may hamper them (and their last title was almost a decade ago already), and KU/Self could (but likely won't) get hit with sanctions and their last title was 2008.

Bates is '21 and we already got him (unless you're talking Emoni and if that's the case I don't see how we flip him from MSU AND convince him not to go pro)

For some reason I get a Dwyane Wade vibe watching his highlight vids.

That's incredible. Definitely "recruiting" the transfer portal is going to be more and more of a focus going forward...

Hope Yasir locks up Smith, Wilson, and/or Bates before this thread gets locked.