NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

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The goal is to win basketball games. That requires good players.

Recruiting is hard, and some of the lowest-hanging fruit are the players already on your campus who want to play at IU but were curious who the new coach would be and wanted to keep their options open. Let’s be reasonable.

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It’s incredibly easy to retool your roster now with the transfer portal.

Well, I guess saying it’s easy is unfair because recruiting successfully is hard, but there are plenty of options. Nearly 25% of D1 players are in the portal. I agree we should target our own guys, but we shouldn’t be held hostage by them.

If a guy isn’t bought in to what Woodson is selling, it might be better to go get someone else in the transfer portal that is going to buy in.

That seemed to be an issue with Archie, I don’t think everyone on this team was exactly buying in to what he was selling.

That being said, if we have a guy on our roster who is willing to buy in there is no reason to look elsewhere. 

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One reporter -- can't remember who it was; could've been our friend Goodman -- said a college coach told him he would never recruit a high school kid again.

I can't image building and restocking your roster entirely with transfers, but as a wise man once said: You never know. 

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1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

One reporter -- can't remember who it was; could've been our friend Goodman -- said a college coach told him he would never recruit a high school kid again.

I can't image building and restocking your roster entirely with transfers, but as a wise man once said: You never know. 

That seems... impossible?

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3 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

 

He was one guy I would like IU to get

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Indiana grad transfer Al Durham has committed to Providence, per his Twitter page. Quality pickup for Ed Cooley.

rothstein 

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3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Indiana grad transfer Al Durham has committed to Providence, per his Twitter page. Quality pickup for Ed Cooley.

rothstein 

You’ve been a Cooley fan for awhile, right?

 

Good luck to Al! Providence has a great program, passionate little fan base. 

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2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Indiana grad transfer Al Durham has committed to Providence, per his Twitter page. Quality pickup for Ed Cooley.

rothstein 

Figured he would go to Georgia and this is the 3rd IU guy I remember transferring to Providence. Delray Brooks was on providence 87 final 4 team and a few years ago Emmit Holt transferred there.

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1 minute ago, Stromboli said:

You’ve been a Cooley fan for awhile, right?

 

Good luck to Al! Providence has a great program, passionate little fan base. 

Yeah I really like Cooley as a coach.   

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6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Indiana grad transfer Al Durham has committed to Providence, per his Twitter page. Quality pickup for Ed Cooley.

rothstein 

That's outstanding.

Happy for Al Durham--going to a solid program with an excellent coach/leader.

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Just now, Stuhoo said:

That's outstanding.

Happy for Al Durham--going to a solid program with an excellent coach/leader.

Watch us play Providence in the Gavitt games next year

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1 hour ago, LamarCheeks said:

One reporter -- can't remember who it was; could've been our friend Goodman -- said a college coach told him he would never recruit a high school kid again.

I can't image building and restocking your roster entirely with transfers, but as a wise man once said: You never know. 

Probably Fred Hoiberg.

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5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That's outstanding.

Happy for Al Durham--going to a solid program with an excellent coach/leader.

I believe they have a very nice fashion design program and Al has his clothing line so it does make sense that way. 

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7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That's outstanding.

Happy for Al Durham--going to a solid program with an excellent coach/leader.

I sure hope to see Providence in the tournament next year. As well as our Hoosiers. Al deserves it. 

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15 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I sure hope to see Providence in the tournament next year. As well as our Hoosiers. Al deserves it. 

Could play the in the Gavitt games this year

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1 hour ago, LamarCheeks said:

One reporter -- can't remember who it was; could've been our friend Goodman -- said a college coach told him he would never recruit a high school kid again.

I can't image building and restocking your roster entirely with transfers, but as a wise man once said: You never know. 

 

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

That seems... impossible?

I'm gonna go out on a very sturdy limb and say Fred Hoiberg. Dude loves the transfer market.

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Hope it works out for Al. 

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18 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

Probably Fred Hoiberg.

 

Just now, ElectricBoogaloo said:

 

I'm gonna go out on a very sturdy limb and say Fred Hoiberg. Dude loves the transfer market.

Sorry brum, didn't see your post. Great minds think alike!

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1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

I believe they have a very nice fashion design program and Al has his clothing line so it does make sense that way. 

Another mature decision from Al; so easy to root for the kid. I hope Duke stays and those two make Providence a threat in the Big East next year.