2019 General Recruiting Thread

[Bailey7878]

Only transfers I could see at this point from IU would be Clifton & Justin Smith. I expect one or two. We're looking at adding 1 at worst & 3 at best. DG or Damezi wouldn't shock me or maybe even Jake, but he works so hard I think Archie would love to keep him around & will tell him as much, but does he see a path to PT?

I hope green stays as i really think his shooting can be key from three. Do not really care if and of the others you mentioned leave. They are all easily replaceable imo

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

I just wondered why when he did play he did not focus on excelling at the thing he was good at, shooting the 3. It seemed to me he looked to drive as often as he looked to shoot the outside shot.

Learn to excel in one area and add other skills after that. We desperately needed that outside threat and I think Al and Damezi would have been well suited to be that guy always looking for that pass so they can catch and shoot.


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I think we see Damezi’s PT differently.

He was gunning every time he saw the court. Early on he was hitting some but then it seems like he missed his next 15. Might have been instructed to help other ways when his shot wouldn’t drop.

Each time he came into a game, I’d say, here comes a quick 3 and sure enough. If he was hitting, that would have been just what we needed but he went broke like the rest of the team.


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[coonhounds]

I think we see Damezi’s PT differently.

He was gunning every time he saw the court. Early on he was hitting some but then it seems like he missed his next 15. Might have been instructed to help other ways when his shot wouldn’t drop.

Each time he came into a game, I’d say, here comes a quick 3 and sure enough. If he was hitting, that would have been just what we needed but he went broke like the rest of the team.


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I seen it same way. Dude jacked threes without hesitation when he got in

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[8bucks]

I think we see Damezi’s PT differently.

He was gunning every time he saw the court. Early on he was hitting some but then it seems like he missed his next 15. Might have been instructed to help other ways when his shot wouldn’t drop.

Each time he came into a game, I’d say, here comes a quick 3 and sure enough. If he was hitting, that would have been just what we needed but he went broke like the rest of the team.


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You could be right. I found this site and he did shoot more 3s than 2 pt shots.

But comparing to Matt Roth who was a 3pt specialist, Roth shot 3.2 3’s per game and 0.2 2 pt shots per game.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/matt-roth-1.html

Damezi on the other hand shot 1.4 3’s per game to 0.6 2 pt shots.

Roth shot 16x as many 3s as 2s whereas Damezi shot only 2x as many.

It could be after seeing his % the coaches said hey stop shooting that but it seemed to be pretty similar splits all year. It could also be that had he focused on one thing exclusively (or 16 times more often) he might have been able to master it better.




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[HoosierAloha]

You could be right. I found this site and he did shoot more 3s than 2 pt shots.

But comparing to Matt Roth who was a 3pt specialist, Roth shot 3.2 3’s per game and 0.2 2 pt shots per game.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/matt-roth-1.html

Damezi on the other hand shot 1.4 3’s per game to 0.6 2 pt shots.

Roth shot 16x as many 3s as 2s whereas Damezi shot only 2x as many.

It could be after seeing his % the coaches said hey stop shooting that but it seemed to be pretty similar splits all year. It could also be that had he focused on one thing exclusively (or 16 times more often) he might have been able to master it better.




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There were only a handful of games that he played meaningful minutes. He typically cane into the game and got a quick 3 up. I don’t know if that was from the coaching or Damezi just getting shots up. I’m all for having a roster with A Roth or Z3 but not full of them. I don’t think Damezi is will be that player that only does one thing.


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[Honkyman]

What does this conversation about Damezi Anderson have to do with 2019 recruiting? Just curious.  

[MikeRoberts]

What does this conversation about Damezi Anderson have to do with 2019 recruiting? Just curious.  

I’m guessing whether he will be here next year, whether he will help next year and overall whether he fills any long term voids.

I’m just reading it though but that is my take


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[HoosierAloha]

I don't completely disagree with your point, but I think the bigger issue is that IU seems to perpetually be in a place that NEEDS multiple Freshmen to contribute significantly every year. That is not a recipe for success- even in the one & done era. Got to get out of the cycle of requiring a huge infusion of talent every season. Get good players and develop them. It's so simple even the dorks at Wisconsin & PeeEww have figured it out. 

I think that is where the staff is trying to take us. Hunter, Phinisee, Anderson, and Forrester are all multiyear, most 4, players. We need to get older and experienced in Archie’s system but it takes time. I really believe in Durham’s senior season we’ll be playing mostly upperclassmen with the possibility of a stud freshman or two being in the rotation. It’ll take players buying in and waiting their time though.


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[yogisballin]

Oh, we could afford him. We just (thankfully) chose not to. 

This is what we need to do. Idc, everyone else is doing it


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[drewheck]

does iu go after chris harris by chance 4* guard just got released of his loi from texas am

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[HoosierAloha]

This is what we need to do. Idc, everyone else is doing it


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I’d love to see an even playing field but that’s not going to happen. I’d prefer we didn’t cheat because we’d get caught. We don’t have the experience that UCLA, puke, Kansas, U of No Classes and Dook have.


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[yogisballin]

I’d love to see an even playing field but that’s not going to happen. I’d prefer we didn’t cheat because we’d get caught. We don’t have the experience that UCLA, puke, Kansas, U of No Classes and Dook have.


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If we got caught, it would only mean a couple to 3 seasons of what we’ve just endured so what’s the difference? Do what ever it takes!


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[ebridges24]

4 minutes ago, Fkfootball1 said:

I'm so glad we took Anderson over Aaron Henry. Smh.

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Was thinking the same sarcastic thought as I watched Henry in the BTT against Mich. If we had the choice between him and Damezi, how did we mess that up? I'm not downing Damezi, but Henry is so far ahead of him, it's depressing.

[Chris007]

10 hours ago, drewheck said:

does iu go after chris harris by chance 4* guard just got released of his loi from texas am

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He has no ties to the midwest or the coaching staff so I'm guessing no

[ap2345]

I'm so glad we took Anderson over Aaron Henry. Smh.

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Anderson was the higher rated recruit and the better shooter. Henry was the better athlete and defender. IU offered Anderson early then they offered Henry near the end of his AAU season after his stock went up. Then like two days after they offered Henry Anderson and Hunter both committed on the same day. The staff told Henry his scholarship was still valid but he decided on MSU. Quit with the nonsense that they took one over the other because that wasn’t the case. Henry was about ready to commit until those two committed. I also think Hunter was the one that caused Hunter to rethink committing to IU because their skills sets overlap more than his and Anderson’s do.


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[Stromboli]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Anderson was the higher rated recruit and the better shooter. Henry was the better athlete and defender. IU offered Anderson early then they offered Henry near the end of his AAU season after his stock went up. Then like two days after they offered Henry Anderson and Hunter both committed on the same day. The staff told Henry his scholarship was still valid but he decided on MSU. Quit with the nonsense that they took one over the other because that wasn’t the case. Henry was about ready to commit until those two committed. I also think Hunter was the one that caused Hunter to rethink committing to IU because their skills sets overlap more than his and Anderson’s do.


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Yeah, that's how I remember it, too.  Except you missed that Race Thompson committed within that 24 hour period, too.  So 3 forwards in a row, and the staff still told Henry he had a spot (I think Chris reported that?).  

 

Let's cheer for Damezi to keep improving.  He was a baller in high school.  

[ebridges24]

18 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Anderson was the higher rated recruit and the better shooter. Henry was the better athlete and defender. IU offered Anderson early then they offered Henry near the end of his AAU season after his stock went up. Then like two days after they offered Henry Anderson and Hunter both committed on the same day. The staff told Henry his scholarship was still valid but he decided on MSU. Quit with the nonsense that they took one over the other because that wasn’t the case. Henry was about ready to commit until those two committed. I also think Hunter was the one that caused Hunter to rethink committing to IU because their skills sets overlap more than his and Anderson’s do.


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Yea, I guess it was just "luck of the draw" on not getting Henry. Hoping once Damezi gets his head wrapped around what he needs to do and Jerome gets healthy (fingers crossed) we can forget about Henry.

 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

We need shooting so I'm thankful we have Damezi on the roster. 

BUT Damezi needs to step up and find a way to get on the floor next year.

[Bailey7878]

I'm so glad we took Anderson over Aaron Henry. Smh.

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What???

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[Bailey7878]

Was thinking the same sarcastic thought as I watched Henry in the BTT against Mich. If we had the choice between him and Damezi, how did we mess that up? I'm not downing Damezi, but Henry is so far ahead of him, it's depressing.

And he would have come.

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