Player and Recruit Retention News/Discussion & Potential Transfers

[Dalton26 16,892]

From what I have heard Romeo is either staying close to home. Or going to Duke. So we have got that going for us. Not to many options. 

And his family values education and apparently Calipari screwed the pooch with Langfords parents.

[Brass Cannon 24,271]

2 minutes ago, Dalton26 said:

 

And his family values education and apparently Calipari screwed the pooch with Langfords parents.

 

Yeah he might only be in college a year but might as well learn while at school. 

Hopefully some Sanctions come down on Hooker U to help us 

[Dalton26 16,892]

Yeah he might only be in college a year but might as well learn while at school. 
Hopefully some Sanctions come down on Hooker U to help us 

Even in that one year he can get a good jumpstart on his degree and continue to work on it while making millions. I hope so too, it'll help our chances and I can't talk crap to my UofL fan brother.

[ramadden13 908]

Jeff Goodman tweets that OG will declare and sign with an agent.

I personally think it's the right move for OG. He already has a serious injury and another could kill his draft stock. And he's still a projected mid 1st rounder. Best of luck OG! Can't wait to follow your NBA career!

 

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Edited April 10, 2017 by ramadden13

[gfunk69 118]

One domino falls

[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

NOOOOOOOOO OG


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[Stuhoo 79,781]

Yeah...due to still being in the injury recovery process, OG can't "test the waters" by declaring without an agent, working out at the camps, and then deciding based on feedback.

So, it seems like he had an all-or-nothing-decision.

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Forwards for next year: TB, DeRon, Collin, Juwan, Freddie, maybe Justin Smith and/or Clifton Moore, and Timmy P. 

That = lots of talent and lots of options. 

[Trish 11,506]

Gelon, you're next bud. 

[HoosiersLoveBanners 797]

I'm going to root for OG but I wouldn't touch him in the first round. Not this year. No footwork at all. He will not create the separation needed at the NBA level. Travel MACHINE before he got hurt. He needed to come back and play to develop and not just go ride pine. 

He will only rebound and dunk at the next level. Can't create his own shot yet. 

Just my .02

 

[Capt. Crimson 3,415]

1 minute ago, HoosiersLoveBanners said:

I'm going to root for OG but I wouldn't touch him in the first round. Not this year. No footwork at all. He will not create the separation needed at the NBA level. Travel MACHINE before he got hurt. He needed to come back and play to develop and not just go ride pine. 

He will only rebound and dunk at the next level. Can't create his own shot yet. 

Just my .02

 

Good for him you aren't the one making the decisions :) haha

I hope he gets a great deal. He has a lot of potential just like Oladipo did. 

Not too worried about him.

[Trish 11,506]

You draft on potential, not skill set. If we drafted on skill set all the time, Yogi would've been a top 5 pick. Frank Mason would be a top 5 pick as well.

 

OG has tremendous upside as a SF in today's league. I call him a baby Kawhi. He's got incredible length, strength, and defense. Assuming he recovers fully, he's going to be a nice player in the NBA. I see him going 10th-18th.

[HinnyHoosier 4,804]

Well we knew it was coming, but still a bit of a bummer to actually see it happening. I'll root for him the same as our others.

Now I'm gonna have to give in and buy NBA league pass.


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[HoosiersLoveBanners 797]

3 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Good for him you aren't the one making the decisions :) haha

I hope he gets a great deal. He has a lot of potential just like Oladipo did. 

Not too worried about him.

I think his best interests are to come back and develop. I know that's not the popular opinion. He's not going to be doing much of anything next year or couple years. It's easy to say go take the money. But, a couple million minus fifty percent (maybe more depending where) and then you're not even getting to agent costs etc. It's really not that much money. Certainly not enough to live on your entire life.

A lot of people have been picked on "potential". That's a word you hear a lot but rarely ever do players live up to it fully.

Keep in mind, if he turns into an NBA superstar, I would happily eat my crow. I just don't see it.

 

[ramadden13 908]

I'm going to root for OG but I wouldn't touch him in the first round. Not this year. No footwork at all. He will not create the separation needed at the NBA level. Travel MACHINE before he got hurt. He needed to come back and play to develop and not just go ride pine. 
He will only rebound and dunk at the next level. Can't create his own shot yet. 
Just my .02
 

No one drafting OG is doing so under the belief that he's a finished product. He'd be a perfect pick in the mid-late first round for a team with playoff potential that won't expect him to start. Then he'll be able to work on his skill development as his career without having to go to school, start for a team, etc.


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[Dalton26 16,892]

Congrats OG go get that money young fella.

 

 

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[Capt. Crimson 3,415]

4 minutes ago, HoosiersLoveBanners said:

I think his best interests are to come back and develop. I know that's not the popular opinion. He's not going to be doing much of anything next year or couple years. It's easy to say go take the money. But, a couple million minus fifty percent (maybe more depending where) and then you're not even getting to agent costs etc. It's really not that much money. Certainly not enough to live on your entire life.

A lot of people have been picked on "potential". That's a word you hear a lot but rarely ever do players live up to it fully.

Keep in mind, if he turns into an NBA superstar, I would happily eat my crow. I just don't see it.

 

He has just as much of an ability to develop in the NBA. With his stock as high as it is, it's really not going to get any better.

[Trish 11,506]

5 minutes ago, HoosiersLoveBanners said:

I think his best interests are to come back and develop. I know that's not the popular opinion. He's not going to be doing much of anything next year or couple years. It's easy to say go take the money. But, a couple million minus fifty percent (maybe more depending where) and then you're not even getting to agent costs etc. It's really not that much money. Certainly not enough to live on your entire life.

A lot of people have been picked on "potential". That's a word you hear a lot but rarely ever do players live up to it fully.

Keep in mind, if he turns into an NBA superstar, I would happily eat my crow. I just don't see it.

 

 

Too big of a risk to return and get hurt again. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,017]

Mike Miller:  Clifton Moore's AAU coach says last night's meeting with Archie Miller went well, but Moore has not yet made a final decision

[goonaha 2,972]

No teams are going to let a 6'8 small forward with a 7'6 wingspan fall through to the second round. Good luck to OG 

[Hoosierfan2017 20,930]

We barely knew ya OG. Hopefully this leads to  Justin Smith coming here.