2019 Off-Season IU Roster News and Moves

[HoosierFan1994]

18 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

I agree I don’t think we have a great shot with Watford but don’t forget that Watford and Quinones have discussed playing together in college.


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Did they play together in AAU ball? 

[Bailey7878]

I agree I don’t think we have a great shot with Watford but don’t forget that Watford and Quinones have discussed playing together in college.


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Really? I thought memphis was almost a lock.

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[LamarCheeks]

Since Jake announced he was leaving, it's been pretty quiet on the transfer front ... Wonder when/if some other shoes will drop. 

[mdn82]

Since Jake announced he was leaving, it's been pretty quiet on the transfer front ... Wonder when/if some other shoes will drop. 

I would guess after Little 500 if it’s going to happen.


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[Bailey7878]

Since Jake announced he was leaving, it's been pretty quiet on the transfer front ... Wonder when/if some other shoes will drop. 

Yeah I am pretty surprised. I thought for sure one other guy was leaving.

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[RaceToTheTop]

IMO, guys often don't see their ranking change much after they commit to a school and it's based largely on where they committed to.  For instance, Windham committed early to Georgia State and then had a nice senior season....but it didn't seem to really effect where he was ranked.  IMO, if he had been ranked at something like 150 and had the same senior season he had, he would have stayed at 150.  Late risers or fallers don't see changes in their rankings.  A guy like Emmitt Holt who had an incredibly late rise I'm not sure ever got ranked in the top 500, but he certainly had talent.

[VO5]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

I agree I don’t think we have a great shot with Watford but don’t forget that Watford and Quinones have discussed playing together in college.


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The thing is, Memphis is a much more likely landing spot for both

[Bailey7878]

The thing is, Memphis is a much more likely landing spot for both

I think we have about a 1% chance on watford. I think the grad trasfer route is our best option.

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

I think we have about a 1% chance on watford. I think the grad trasfer route is our best option.

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Seems like over the next couple weeks we will get some answers.




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[8bucks]

What I hope for is that we fill spots with our top choices. For example, if we swing and miss on several kids and end up with our kids that were our 4th or 5th choice I will be bummed.

So that means if we target Windham early and get him great. If we try for several other kids first and end up with Windham then I would be concerned.


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[Stuhoo]

6 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

What I hope for is that we fill spots with our top choices. For example, if we swing and miss on several kids and end up with our kids that were our 4th or 5th choice I will be bummed.

So that means if we target Windham early and get him great. If we try for several other kids first and end up with Windham then I would be concerned.


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^^For me that is a super smart way of looking at it.^^

 

[Bailey7878]

What I hope for is that we fill spots with our top choices. For example, if we swing and miss on several kids and end up with our kids that were our 4th or 5th choice I will be bummed.

So that means if we target Windham early and get him great. If we try for several other kids first and end up with Windham then I would be concerned.


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Zero reason imo to take windham until the other guys decide.

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[Feathery]

4 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

Zero reason imo to take windham until the other guys decide.

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What in his game, that you’ve observed, makes you feel this way?

[Bailey7878]

What in his game, that you’ve observed, makes you feel this way?

Why do we need to jump all over a guy with no high major offers? Saw it too many times with crean to get excited about this.

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[Hillsdale87]

3 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

This, we need to recruit to our needs. Regardless of stars, the kid needs to play hard whether he’s starting or coming off the bench. A culture needs to be reestablished quick, fast, and in a hurry. We don’t have that so it doesn’t matter what talent we bring in it won’t fit.


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Yes, we need guys who play hard, but consistently getting highly ranked recruits is the only way Archie is going to have sustained success. It sounds really nice to get a bunch of guys who work really hard and play basketball the right way, but talent wins. Occasionally you get lucky and a lower ranked guy breaks through, so there's nothing wrong with taking the occasional flyer. But the recruiting rankings are pretty good and more accurate than not. 

From those Villanova teams, they had one contributor who was not a top 80 recruit, and that was DiVincenzo, who was 124. Hart, Booth, Arcidiacono, Ochefu, Bridges, Spellman, Brunson were all top 80. Their recruiting gets underrated because they do things "the right way", but Wright consistently pulls in very good to great classes. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Yes, we need guys who play hard, but consistently getting highly ranked recruits is the only way Archie is going to have sustained success. It sounds really nice to get a bunch of guys who work really hard and play basketball the right way, but talent wins. Occasionally you get lucky and a lower ranked guy breaks through, so there's nothing wrong with taking the occasional flyer. But the recruiting rankings are pretty good and more accurate than not. 
From those Villanova teams, they had one contributor who was not a top 80 recruit, and that was DiVincenzo, who was 124. Hart, Booth, Arcidiacono, Ochefu, Bridges, Spellman, Brunson were all top 80. Their recruiting gets underrated because they do things "the right way", but Wright consistently pulls in very good to great classes. 

+1


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[Feathery]

27 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

Why do we need to jump all over a guy with no high major offers? Saw it too many times with crean to get excited about this.

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I didn’t ask offers. I asked about what you saw in his game that makes you come to your assumption. 

[Feathery]

12 minutes ago, Free Jurkin! said:

Yes, we need guys who play hard, but consistently getting highly ranked recruits is the only way Archie is going to have sustained success. It sounds really nice to get a bunch of guys who work really hard and play basketball the right way, but talent wins. Occasionally you get lucky and a lower ranked guy breaks through, so there's nothing wrong with taking the occasional flyer. But the recruiting rankings are pretty good and more accurate than not. 

From those Villanova teams, they had one contributor who was not a top 80 recruit, and that was DiVincenzo, who was 124. Hart, Booth, Arcidiacono, Ochefu, Bridges, Spellman, Brunson were all top 80. Their recruiting gets underrated because they do things "the right way", but Wright consistently pulls in very good to great classes. 

We do need highly ranked recruits. But taking a blue collar guy, who knows his role, and will get after it in practice and games is also valuable. I see ppl writing of Windham bc of hisbstar rating. The kid can play. He needs to get in a S&C program. But he can shoot it and he doesn’t back down. This is the type of under the radar kid you take a chance on. 

[Bailey7878]

I didn’t ask offers. I asked about what you saw in his game that makes you come to your assumption. 

Nothing I saw in his video made me think he could come and play right away next year. The whole overall game. Archie needs to win next year period. If he could play 15 mns a game I would say go get him. Its my opinion. I know you dont agree but that is my take and I am not going to lie

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[Feathery]

Just now, Bailey7878 said:

Nothing I saw in his video made me think he could come and play right away next year. The whole overall game. Archie needs to win next year period. If he could play 15 mns a game I would say go get him. Its my opinion. I know you dont agree but that is my take and I am not going to lie

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Archie is going to win with the kids on the roster now and a grad transfer like Brunk. That’s the hand and he will get in the NCAA next year. Windham is a kid that is someone we don’t see a lot until he gets much stronger. Probably his sophomore or junior year. We already have an instant impact guy in TJD, who will likely leave early. So adding a 4 year guy is important for class balance and yearly continuity.