2017 July Evaluation Period

[reconmkd 4,400]

Man this thread and all of the info pouring out today has me like a kid waiting on his parents to get their a$$ out of bed on Christmas morning to open all the goodies that Santa left. Which one will we get to open first, I am soo excited.

[Stuhoo 80,783]

2 minutes ago, reconmkd said:

Man this thread and all of the info pouring out today has me like a kid waiting on his parents to get their a$$ out of bed on Christmas morning to open all the goodies that Santa left. Which one will we get to open first, I am soo excited.

 

Sooo...opening the IUBB recruiting present and finding Jeramiah April inside would have been like opening the XMas present and finding a bicycle safety helmet, whereas opening the recruiting present and seeing it's Romeo Langford would be like finding the present is a metallic blue Schwinn ten-speed.

 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

That Romeo is cooled on UK and most think it might come down to U of L, IU and KU

I wouldn't count Duke out though.

A package of Darius and Romeo to IU with a veteran led frontcourt in Morgan and Davis would have IU contending for a B1G title and high seed.

[Stuhoo 80,783]

1 minute ago, HoosierAloha said:

I wouldn't count Duke out though.

A package of Darius and Romeo to IU with a veteran led frontcourt in Morgan and Davis would have IU contending for a B1G title and high seed.

 

^^FIxed that^^

[Chris007 44,066]

Just now, HoosierAloha said:

I wouldn't count Duke out though.

A package of Darius and Romeo to IU with a veteran led frontcourt in Morgan and Davis would have IU contending for a B1G title and high seed.

Yes Duke has offered both Garland & Langford plus all of the other players Garland mentioned he wants to play with. Hopefully it's too far away for Romeo. 

[reconmkd 4,400]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

 

Sooo...opening the IUBB recruiting present and finding Jeramiah April inside would have been like opening the XMas present and finding a bicycle safety helmet, whereas opening the recruiting present and seeing it's Romeo Langford would be like finding the present is a metallic blue Schwinn ten-speed.

 

Lol, honestly since probably since Zeller, may Yogi, recruiting has not be this much fun. And to be honest, I'm not worried about the names or the stars, I'm just ecstatic that we are not unloading the shotgun anymore and taking a seemingly calculated, well thought out approach to recruiting this year. Its refreshing to not take bets on how many offers we will have and how many April's/Jerkins we end up with eating up scholly's on someone who will never play any meaningful minutes. No matter the names or stars beside them I believe we are set to get some players with good fundamentals, good ethics, and who play for IU not at IU

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

Cautiously watching things unfold. Phinisee news doesn't surprise me. I've always liked Eric Hunter better just within the state. Carey vs. Phinisee. Not even a bit of doubt. Taking Phinisee and him not being the caliber we need and recruiting over him is a bad scenario. Recruits rise and fall a lot at this point due to exposure and his performance hasn't been impressive.

Garland, I'm not going to get excited about. Can't see it happening.

I can see Romeo, but I feel like we need to add other elite talents to get Romeo or Garland to take us seriously. Not too confident it's going to happen.


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[MoyeNeeded 3,073]

Cautiously watching things unfold. Phinisee news doesn't surprise me. I've always liked Eric Hunter better just within the state. Carey vs. Phinisee. Not even a bit of doubt. Taking Phinisee and him not being the caliber we need and recruiting over him is a bad scenario. Recruits rise and fall a lot at this point due to exposure and his performance hasn't been impressive.

Garland, I'm not going to get excited about. Can't see it happening.

I can see Romeo, but I feel like we need to add other elite talents to get Romeo or Garland to take us seriously. Not too confident it's going to happen.


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If one of those two took the leap early, I don't think getting elite talent around them wouldn't be a problem.

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

If one of those two took the leap early, I don't think getting elite talent around them wouldn't be a problem.

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That's the thing. Garland won't go early imo. He wants a super team. Not likely us. Romeo? Idk. Probably the better bet to go early but he more than likely waits it out as well.

Prediction is neither go early, then what pieces can attract either of them?

No one we are recruiting is the caliber Garland is talking about.


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[Chris007 44,066]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That's the thing. Garland won't go early imo. He wants a super team. Not likely us. Romeo? Idk. Probably the better bet to go early but he more than likely waits it out as well.

Prediction is neither go early, then what pieces can attract either of them?

No one we are recruiting is the caliber Garland is talking about.


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I think you are discounting the real shot we have at Romeo. UK site is saying he is down on them after playing for Cal. Rumors around NA is he mom doesn't care for Pitino after the prostitution scandal. He has said many times he wants to stay close to home. He is all about Adidas. Duke might be tough to beat but if you want to play with the big boys you have to hang in there till the spring with both Garland and Romeo

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think you are discounting the real shot we have at Romeo. UK site is saying he is down on them after playing for Cal. Rumors around NA is he mom doesn't care for Pitino after the prostitution scandal. He has said many times he wants to stay close to home. He is all about Adidas. Duke might be tough to beat but if you want to play with the big boys you have to hang in there till the spring with both Garland and Romeo

If we can somehow land Brown have to think that helps us 

[Chris007 44,066]

2 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

If we can somehow land Brown have to think that helps us 

How about a super team of Brown, Romeo and Garland

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

How about a super team of Brown, Romeo and Garland

That's what dreams are made of.


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

How about a super team of Brown, Romeo and Garland

Landing Brown would definitely help. IU having a better than expected year with Morgan and Davis leading the way and Smith/Moore developing into solid contributors would help tremendously.

I'm not sure we need Brown to land Garland. I do think we need at least Romeo though. Romeo, instate recruit, and Garland, "born a Hoosier", would make for a heck of a recruiting haul in CAM's first class. Garland, Romeo, Anderson, and Thompson would be a phenomenal class.

Garland, Green
Romeo, Jones, Durham
Smith, Anderson
Morgan, Moore
Davis, Thompson

That's good enough to make be talked about for a possible championship team next summer. That also leaves 3-4 scholarships for the 2019 class.

[goonaha 2,972]

Archie is watching D1 Minnesota for Thompson and Matthew Hurt at Adidas. 

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

Just now, goonaha said:

Archie is watching D1 Minnesota for Thompson and Matthew Hurt at Adidas. 

Excellent Multi tasking

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

I think its good just that we are still in the hunt for 3 or 4 Top 25 players, if we land one of them Thompson and then a solid role player this class will be a resounding success

[Hardwood83 4,773]

30 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I think its good just that we are still in the hunt for 3 or 4 Top 25 players, if we land one of them Thompson and then a solid role player this class will be a resounding success

With at least 6 open spots for next year IU has to get at least 4 in this class, right?

[Brass Cannon 24,801]

7 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

With at least 6 open spots for next year IU has to get at least 4 in this class, right?

If they are a quality player sure. If we just need a body better to do a grad transfer. 

[mdn82 25,510]

With at least 6 open spots for next year IU has to get at least 4 in this class, right?

Not necessarily. He is never going to max out scholarships. I don't see him panicking year one and reaching if it's not there. I don't see him taking less than 3. I do think we end up with 4 but I think this is a foundation class. Every player has a purpose. No more shotgun approach.


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