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[ap2345 7,563]

13 hours ago, JF87 said:

We've already purchased Thornton, right.  He can't renege on our agreement, can he?  

I haven’t seen that anywhere. Who said that? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,858]

SIAP.  Background on Marcus Foster 

https://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-reaches-out-to-furman-transfer-guard/#google_vignette

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,934]

I haven’t seen that anywhere. Who said that? 

It was circulating through Trilly early when OSU was struggling. I think the Yasir connections put us in play at the time.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 47,934]

SIAP.  Background on Marcus Foster 
https://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-reaches-out-to-furman-transfer-guard/#google_vignette

Indiana’s hope and prayer campaign in the portal. A good guard that doesn’t shoot the 3 well. Pair him with Galloway and that’ll be the magic formula that transforms our offense.


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[Stuhoo 79,628]

13 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Indiana’s hope and prayer campaign in the portal. A good guard that doesn’t shoot the 3 well. Pair him with Galloway and that’ll be the magic formula that transforms our offense.


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Kidding aside; this guy plus Gallo plus two smaller guys that can shoot would be the correct formula. I know he’s a small conference player, but 7.6 rebounds per game from the SG spot is no joke.

[Demo 19,599]

As portal season gets rolling, if you’re not familiar with it, check out the College Basketball Scouting Page on YouTube. Dude makes a fairly shocking number of player video breakdowns with some useful statistical points. If the player is going to be in demand he’s probably got a video.  Schumann attached his videos with every transfer profile he did last spring. 

[Demo 19,599]

Dropping this in because Rice had an IU offer out of HS. Followed his HS coach, Mike Smith, to Va Tech and was presumably then going to follow him to Maryland until Smith got the ODU job. So he might be open. I assume when Hunter is ultimately the fall guy here, IU probably won’t be involved. 

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5176795/jacob-meyer

DC2345 on HSN said we have had early talks with this kid.

[Stuhoo 79,628]

9 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5176795/jacob-meyer

DC2345 on HSN said we have had early talks with this kid.

Three years eligibility, can shoot, and would be a little over two hours from his home?

Sure. This seems like a really good fit. This one could have some serious legs.

Here’s the highlight video—even though it’s highlights, it’s still pretty impressive—seems like a P5 body. Reminds me a little of a lefty Chucky Hepburn:

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,858]

37 minutes ago, Demo said:

Dropping this in because Rice had an IU offer out of HS. Followed his HS coach, Mike Smith, to Va Tech and was presumably then going to follow him to Maryland until Smith got the ODU job. So he might be open. I assume when Hunter is ultimately the fall guy here, IU probably won’t be involved. 

But what's the story on why he quit Va Tech before the season even started?  That's troublesome to me that he willingly quit and sat out an entire season.

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Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

But what's the story on why he quit Va Tech before the season even started?

No idea. Tried to find something in the fall and didn’t even read any real speculation. 

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1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

SIAP.  Background on Marcus Foster 

https://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-reaches-out-to-furman-transfer-guard/#google_vignette

Sub-30% 3-point shooter. Checks out. Sign him up!

[AKHoosier 6,739]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Not sure what you are trying to get at with the “fire Holtmann with a month left only to replace him with someone on his staff.”  If they know they are going to fire him, best do it army to get a jump on your search.  And what do you want to do to replace him, someone not on staff?

I'm assuming the reports of OSU hiring Diebler are correct, and he has been chosen to succeed Holtmann.

Idk. To each their own. To me it doesn't seem wise to hire a guy who did fairly well with his boss's players in a short amount of time.

Let's say Woodson gets fired next January with a 14-9 record. Then Kenya Hunter takes over and goes 6-2, and still misses the tournament. 

If IU chose Hunter to succeed Woodson I would be.....disappointed. 

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17 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

I'm assuming the reports of OSU hiring Diebler are correct, and he has been chosen to succeed Holtmann.

Idk. To each their own. To me it doesn't seem wise to hire a guy who did fairly well with his boss's players in a short amount of time.

Let's say Woodson gets fired next January with a 14-9 record. Then Kenya Hunter takes over and goes 6-2, and still misses the tournament. 

If IU chose Hunter to succeed Woodson I would be.....disappointed. 

Disappointed but probably not surprised. I know I wouldn't be.

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18 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

I'm assuming the reports of OSU hiring Diebler are correct, and he has been chosen to succeed Holtmann.

Idk. To each their own. To me it doesn't seem wise to hire a guy who did fairly well with his boss's players in a short amount of time.

Let's say Woodson gets fired next January with a 14-9 record. Then Kenya Hunter takes over and goes 6-2, and still misses the tournament. 

If IU chose Hunter to succeed Woodson I would be.....disappointed. 

Or Hill.

[JF87 1,413]

2 hours ago, ap2345 said:

I haven’t seen that anywhere. Who said that? 

When Holtmann was fired, word came out that coach Rosemond trained Thornton and had a great relationship with him.  Since we need a point guard, the belief was we would get Thornton this off-season.  

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,934]

Three years eligibility, can shoot, and would be a little over two hours from his home?
Sure. This seems like a really good fit. This one could have some serious legs.
Here’s the highlight video—even though it’s highlights, it’s still pretty impressive—seems like a P5 body. Reminds me a little of a lefty Chucky Hepburn:
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Devils advocate.

We just aren’t a serious program unless this kid is spot 12-13. 67% FT on large sample from guard spot. 3 point numbers seem good enough but FT numbers are best indicator of streakiness. Plays on an awful team at low competition level. Defensive numbers don’t indicate impact.

I’m always a tough critic, but this isn’t a top 10 player on a good B1G team.

I don’t think our staff knows what they are doing besides knowing they need a lot of guys.


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43 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Devils advocate.

We just aren’t a serious program unless this kid is spot 12-13. 67% FT on large sample from guard spot. 3 point numbers seem good enough but FT numbers are best indicator of streakiness. Plays on an awful team at low competition level. Defensive numbers don’t indicate impact.

I’m always a tough critic, but this isn’t a top 10 player on a good B1G team.

I don’t think our staff knows what they are doing besides knowing they need a lot of guys.


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Back at you:

Over 40% from three on some volume. Shooting stroke translates to a higher ft percentage.

Strong upper body—rebounds his position. Plays with forward lean—finishes at rim through contact. Outside stroke is quick and with good technique.

Started every game as a freshman, so his low-major staff saw something from the get go.

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When Holtmann was fired, word came out that coach Rosemond trained Thornton and had a great relationship with him.  Since we need a point guard, the belief was we would get Thornton this off-season.  

Word also was we were getting devo Davis and he went back to arkansas. So rumors don't mean much

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12 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Back at you:

Over 40% from three on some volume. Shooting stroke translates to a higher ft percentage.

Strong upper body—rebounds his position. Plays with forward lean—finishes at rim through contact. Outside stroke is quick and with good technique.

Started every game as a freshman, so his low-major staff saw something from the get go.

I'm with @WayneFleekHoosier on this one. The low FT percentage is concerning and makes me question whether he can continue to shoot 3s at a high percentage, especially when playing against better competition. High probability that his 3-point shooting was an anomaly this year, much like Galloway's shooting last year. Galloway is also a poor FT shooter.