(2022) - CG Jalen Hood-Schifino to INDIANA

[94Bulldog]

2 hours ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

⬆️ This. 

Are you saying JHS never plays in college or the UK decommit??

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 hour ago, 94Bulldog said:

Are you saying JHS never plays in college or the UK decommit??

Uk lol

[HoosierHoops1]

4 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

JHS is already signed.  Might want to go where no other top pg is.  IU also has Cupps for the year after.  

I think technically JHS is considered a combo guard. Maybe they could exist well together ay IU.

[Uspshoosier]

9 hours ago, HoosierHoops1 said:

I think technically JHS is considered a combo guard. Maybe they could exist well together ay IU.

He might be considered a combo guard by some services but IU recruited  him as their point guard and he wants to be a point guard according to  some of his interviews 

[Indiana muskie]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

He might be considered a combo guard by some services but IU recruiting him as their point guard and he wants to be a point guard according to  some of his interviews 

I think jhs is huge for future high level recurits. Kid has to play major minutes for optics alone. We have a nba coach show the up and comers that IU is a destation that will showcase your skills. IU screws this up could be bad for yrs to come for high level recurits. 

[MikeRoberts]

On 3/7/2022 at 8:00 AM, Indiana muskie said:

I think jhs is huge for future high level recurits. Kid has to play major minutes for optics alone. We have a nba coach show the up and comers that IU is a destation that will showcase your skills. IU screws this up could be bad for yrs to come for high level recurits. 

Like Lander and Bates?

[HoosierAloha]

3 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

Like Lander and Bates?

Call me crazy but it's possible the best thing for JHS is to have X return and learn a few things from him. If X can bring his teammates along over the summer we will be in a better position next season. He's the closest thing this team has to a leader. Watch the presser after the Ill win with TJD, X, and Woody.

[MikeRoberts]

10 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Call me crazy but it's possible the best thing for JHS is to have X return and learn a few things from him. If X can bring his teammates along over the summer we will be in a better position next season. He's the closest thing this team has to a leader. Watch the presser after the Ill win with TJD, X, and Woody.

I would love for X to return and we frankly need him to. Having him as primary ball handler and JHS as secondary is our best chance of winning - having a 3rd play in Galloway out there makes us very dangerous with 3 play makers on the court

[lillurk]

1 hour ago, MikeRoberts said:

Like Lander and Bates?

Bates has played 33% of minutes while missing at least two whole games. while I think he’s a good one, a lot of calls for him to play more now are “backup QB syndrome” because the other 2s and 3s have…flaws.

And Lander’s been hurt a bunch, while similarly not exactly proving he can guard at a B1G level yet. And he has a 40% TO rate.

Editing to add: I think both can be valuable players, even offer some things now. But look at any big program; they’ve got four and five stars getting fewer minutes than they might’ve hoped. I think when there are clear explanations other than “the coach doesn’t trust young guys,” it’s easier to stomach for prospective recruits.

Edited March 13, 2022 by lillurk

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

7 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

 

Have to ask.  IS the wrinkling for effect or is this someone's beat up bracket?  LOL #fakewrinkle

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Have to ask.  IS the wrinkling for effect or is this someone's beat up bracket?  LOL #fakewrinkle

Someone (Tennessee I think?) made the fake wrinkle popular a few years ago, kinda like that god awful drip effect everyone was using for a while. Design is a stealing man's game.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Indiana signee Jalen Hood-Schifino has been named to the Jordan Brand National Boys Team, per release.

And if it wasn't posted in last night's game thread, I believe it was Dustin Dopirak who tweeted Jalen made the trip from Georgia to watch the Hoosiers last night.

 

 

[Stuhoo]

Jalen Hood Schifino is the lowest profile five star arrival there could possibly be.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Complete rosters for the Jordan Brand Classic.  Lot of familiar names.

 

[BtownStrength]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Jalen Hood Schifino is the lowest profile five star arrival there could possibly be.

 

Why do you think that is? Not a flashy style of play? 

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

Why do you think that is? Not a flashy style of play? 

I think it's because every single kid getting minutes at Montverde seems to play high major basketball, so there's a bit of over-saturation for kids that aren't Cade Cunningham, Ben Simmons, etc. They kind of get lost in the shuffle.

[Stuhoo]

22 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

Why do you think that is? Not a flashy style of play? 

That’s part of it. Also not a flashy—social media heavy personality.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I think its Multifold. 
 

1. Like Hova said, Montverde is good and balanced and plays a tough schedule. So individual stats don’t come off as strong.  
 

2. Lander and to some extent Tamar Bates have lessened our expectations of recent 5 star guards on what they can do early.  (Part true, partly not)

My expectations for him and Bates are very high for next season.  We will need them to be really good. 

[Demo]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That’s part of it. Also not a flashy—social media heavy personality.

Which is fascinating. When they started recruiting him everything about JHS screamed bright lights/heavy exposure. Montverde was his 3rd school. He talked  about wanting the biggest offers he could get. There were intimations that he had a handler. Didn’t want him. And now he couldn’t be less like that. So, either he really matured, his Mom had some sort of epiphany, or it was all just smoke and he was never like that. Regardless, he seems like nothing but a good kid and good teammate. Glad to have him.