NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[Hoosierfan2017]

Isn’t Furst a plodding big man? That’s not the kind of player I want getting heavy minutes. TJD couldn’t shoot a lick, but he was pretty quick and agile for a big. Playing him and Race together was the problem. Why keep the same roster construction? I want a team of athletes. Look at the teams still left in the tournament. How many start a guy like Furst? Our current style isn’t a good fit for the college basketball landscape. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

5 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I've seen a couple mentions here of Furst. I don't have time to go through all the  posts -- is he considering leaving the wonderland that is West Lafayette? Or is that just speculation? 

Yes

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

When? Not recently... that also coincides with sucking as a program. Again, it's not the shooting that is the only relative aspect to take into consideration to know if they can play together and if it even helps us to begin with. 

What does " Indiana has ran through the post more often than not in history" matter in relation to Woodson/modern basketball and who we need to give us the best chance to win in March? 

If Race could have driven the basketball effectively/passed effectively, ala.. Jordan Miller.... it would have opened things up a ton for our offense. He couldn't shoot or drive.... Furst can marginally shoot better, and still can't drive, Malik shoots it... not well and can't drive. 

"If Race was an All-american we would have been better." Uh duh? But Indiana basketball for literally the past 50 years has been ran through a post player for a majority of the time. There have been times with Woodson, Zeke, Alford, Cheaney and Yogi but outside of that May/Benson, Henderson, Haston, Jeffries, Killingsworth, White, Zeller, TJD. Been a bigans team. And with success. I mean Zeller literally made a 12 win team into a 27 win team. Sure we could use a 4 that shoots, but we don't know what progress Malik will make from 3 or Furst(in this hypothetical).

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

9 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Isn’t Furst a plodding big man? That’s not the kind of player I want getting heavy minutes. TJD couldn’t shoot a lick, but he was pretty quick and agile for a big. Playing him and Race together was the problem. Why keep the same roster construction? I want a team of athletes. Look at the teams still left in the tournament. How many start a guy like Furst? Our current style isn’t a good fit for the college basketball landscape. 

Probably not plodding, but also not Zeller. More athletic than Reneau. It'd really just depend on their progress shooting.

[LamarCheeks]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Joseph Girardi III, Syracuse.  Four year starter.  6'3", 16.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists last year.  Shot 40/38/86.  Volume three point shooter, made 177 out of 452 the past two seasons.

 

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Youse guys want a shooter?

Dere's yo shooter.

I think you need to knock the "i" off his last name. Unless maybe you're looking for a decent former big-league catcher (and mediocre big-league manager). 

[hoosierbgh]

2 hours ago, AKHoosier said:

People gotta remember not to only look at shooting % as a reason to write someone off.

Nick Zeisloft shot like 35% from 3 before he got here.

I'm more concerned with the volume of 3s shot than the percentage made. IU had two high percentage shooters from 3 this past season both of which were prone to pass up shots and often afraid to shoot. IMO, this staff has shown that they can improve shooting percentages for those willing to do the work, it's a lot harder to get shooters to shoot a much higher volume of 3s and to do so confidently. 

[hoosierbgh]

3 hours ago, Chris007 said:

He clogs the lane too much for our fan base

But he delivers and his range is endless. 

[Chris007]

33 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I've seen a couple mentions here of Furst. I don't have time to go through all the  posts -- is he considering leaving the wonderland that is West Lafayette? Or is that just speculation? 

Sorry that was me just starting a rumor. Kind of. If you see him in the portal today, then I think you will see him become a Hoosier. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

54 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Joseph Girardi III, Syracuse.  Four year starter.  6'3", 16.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists last year.  Shot 40/38/86.  Volume three point shooter, made 177 out of 452 the past two seasons.

In 2018, Joseph Girard III cemented himself as New York State’s all-time leading scorer. His team, the Glens Falls Indians, captured its first state championship in basketball to accompany its first two titles in football, both of which Girard quarterbacked. He averaged about 50 points per game both his junior and senior seasons of basketball

[Stuhoo]

4 hours ago, Ryno6284 said:

Santa Claus?

 

4 hours ago, Chris007 said:

He clogs the lane too much for our fan base

The most Ho Ho Hos this side of Rick Pitino.

[HoosierFan1994]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

Sorry that was me just starting a rumor. Kind of. If you see him in the portal today, then I think you will see him become a Hoosier. 

He and Malik would be interesting...He'd have to get much better IMO. I just want, as the cool kids say, dudes. I'd welcome him, but gotta get more than him. 

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Joseph Girardi III, Syracuse.  Four year starter.  6'3", 16.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists last year.  Shot 40/38/86.  Volume three point shooter, made 177 out of 452 the past two seasons.

Another intriguing option.

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

He and Malik would be interesting...He'd have to get much better IMO. I just want, as the cool kids say, dudes. I'd welcome him, but gotta get more than him. 

We're brining in at least 3 transfers probably more like 4

[HoosierFan1994]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

We're brining in at least 3 transfers probably more like 4

For sure. I just hope he wouldn't be the best one. If he hits 3's I think he could be a solid addition. 

[Chris007]

Just now, HoosierFan1994 said:

For sure. I just hope he wouldn't be the best one. If he hits 3's I think he could be a solid addition. 

I don't think he will be. Just a piece of the puzzle

[tomallenfan1]

I just saw Caleb Furst’s girlfriend with an apartment manager taking a tour of Evolve. I mentioned how strange that was to some nicely dressed guy I met at Kroger named Billy.

[Hoosierfan1901]

UE just had like 5 players enter portal within the last hour

[Stuhoo]

16 minutes ago, tomallenfan1 said:

I just saw Caleb Furst’s girlfriend with an apartment manager taking a tour of Evolve. I mentioned how strange that was to some nicely dressed guy I met at Kroger named Billy.

Have you been pm-ing with Trish?

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

The portal window is very narrow as compared to the time you have in recruiting high school kids.  Number of teams still playing and who knows who has yet to enter the portal.  We're seemingly going pretty hard after a couple of names already.  Pretty fine balancing act to not fill your roster too quickly and miss out on some new names that will appear in the next week or two.  Hopefully our staff has some really good intel and we don't pull the trigger too quickly and regret it later.

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

The portal window is very narrow as compared to the time you have in recruiting high school kids.  Number of teams still playing and who knows who has yet to enter the portal.  We're seemingly going pretty hard after a couple of names already.  Pretty fine balancing act to not fill your roster too quickly and miss out on some new names that will appear in the next week or two.  Hopefully our staff has some really good intel and we don't pull the trigger too quickly and regret it later.

Indeed.  And further complicated by possible NBA departures.