NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,373]

8 minutes ago, Trish said:

I really don't think it's a great look to have your schools name linked to as many portal kids that Indiana has been doing. 

 

 

I mean we need 7 players, you kind of have to lol

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,205]

It's really no different than typical high school recruiting.  You have to cast a wide net unless your Duke, pUKe maybe Kansas and 1 or 2 others.  And as @Hoosierfanyuh said we need bodies.  We snooze we lose and lord knows what next year's roster could look like.

 

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17 minutes ago, Trish said:

I really don't think it's a great look to have your schools name linked to as many portal kids that Indiana has been doing. 

 

 

I don't think it matters. What do you think of Arkansas? They contact everyone that enters. They're having a bad year but have been pretty good the past few. 

It's a numbers game so too many is better than too few. Especially with the number of players IU needs to bring in.

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54 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

He absolutely can play the 5 and would be better off by it, especially on offense. Reneau needs room to work and that's done through proper spacing. Playing two bigs clogs the lane and allows for easier double teams. Reneau cannot dribble or pass out of a double team effectively. Reneau is not a 4 no matter what anyone thinks, Woodson and staff included.  

If you put Malik at the 5...he will get 2 fouls by the under 16 timeout on the defensive end and if you thought our rebounding was bad last year, then get read for it to get way worse with him at the 5. Offensive end, i will give you that, but cant play offense with two fouls in 4 minutes and sitting on the bench 

[AH1971 2,011]

6 minutes ago, cleeter said:

If you put Malik at the 5...he will get 2 fouls by the under 16 timeout on the defensive end and if you thought our rebounding was bad last year, then get read for it to get way worse with him at the 5. Offensive end, i will give you that, but cant play offense with two fouls in 4 minutes and sitting on the bench 

He's more suited guarding on the interior than he is chasing smaller and quicker players out on the perimeter and his lack of rebounding almost directly correlates with being out of position. 

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We were rumored to be getting him last year. I watchd him play a few times and was not that impressed honestly though. I think he only averaged 5 a game


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,205]

Interesting name from Joe Tipton:  Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @On3sports . The 6-11 senior averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game this season.

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

Interesting name from Joe Tipton:  Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @On3sports . The 6-11 senior averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game this season.

Didn’t he enter the portal last year and come back?

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

Interesting name from Joe Tipton:  Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @On3sports . The 6-11 senior averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game this season.

He ‘s going to St John’s.

[JF87 1,850]

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

Interesting name from Joe Tipton:  Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @On3sports . The 6-11 senior averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game this season.

Sign him up.  There's our new rim protector. 

[Home Jersey 11,290]

11 minutes ago, JF87 said:

Sign him up.  There's our new rim protector. 

The Rutgers fans I know have very split feelings on Cliff... some happy to see him go, others will miss him. IMO pretty big loss for their program... Between Mag, Cliff, and Simpson transferring, doesn't seem like those two 5 star freshmen will have much of a supporting cast. Will be interesting to see how they do next year, what Pike does with them. 

Personally, I'd prefer we pass on Cliff and don't see it as a natural fit. Maaayyyybe if he splits time with MR at the 5. We could definitely do a lot worse, though.

[AH1971 2,011]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

The Rutgers fans I know have very split feelings on Cliff... some happy to see him go, others will miss him. IMO pretty big loss for their program... Between Mag, Cliff, and Simpson transferring, doesn't seem like those two 5 star freshmen will have much of a supporting cast. Will be interesting to see how they do next year, what Pike does with them. 

Personally, I'd prefer we pass on Cliff and don't see it as a natural fit. Maaayyyybe if he splits time with MR at the 5. We could definitely do a lot worse, though.

Cliff is the perfect fit for a true 4 out 1 in. Let him screen, crash the glass, and rim run in transition. But agreed he is not a player you can play 30 mpg with Reneau. Just doesn't work.

[HoosierHuddle 284]

Eastern Kentucky guard Leland Walker is a name that was just brought up in a "hint hint" kind of way by Eric Pankowski as a name he has heard a lot today. Walker went to North Central but was considered too small to be a high-major prospect, despite being highly-productive. Walker has grown to 6'1". He's still not big by high-major guard standards but he is built well and remains quite productive. Plays very hard, averaged 15.1 with a 4:1 assist to turnover ratio. Not an exceptional shooter but serviceable and improving. He has two years remaining. I'd put him below Gillespie from Belmont (who would be terrific) but Walker would be a solid depth guard. Scored 20 against Alabama, 25 against Western Kentucky, 12 against Purdue, 26 against Jalen Blackmon and Stetson. 

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24 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Cliff is the perfect fit for a true 4 out 1 in. Let him screen, crash the glass, and rim run in transition. But agreed he is not a player you can play 30 mpg with Reneau. Just doesn't work.

A lot of interesting things about next year...

I am skeptical that either of Woody's offensive/defensive systems have major changes. I don't see us playing a ton of 4 out 1 in based on the fact we could have tried that last year after TJD and Race left but chose to recruit Ware (who was a phenomenal pick up) and pair him with MR. As for Woody's comment of the college game being inside-out, I do think a lot of hyperbole and bias has colored those comments in a way. A lot of good college teams play inside out and there is a reason for that.

The key IMO is giving the green light to shoot 3s when it makes sense and just my .02, I felt that part of the game was actively discouraged this year. Granted, we didn't really have the guards/shooters to do that effectively. We made our bed and had to lay in it. 

Early in the year, Woody also was asked a lot about using Ware on the perimeter. He'd usually respond along the lines of "the big fella" being 7' tall, he should play in the post and rebound, etc. With MR as your 4, you're basically locked into needing a 5 who can A) rim protect and rebound at a very high level B) stretch the floor more consistently. Toward the end of the year I think we saw some better action with Ware and MR. Too little, too late though. The year before, with TJD and Race... our scoring droughts and spacing were rough. 

I hope a lot of lessons have been learned and we get a competitive group together. Eager for good news.

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3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

We've been linked to a pittance compared to many other schools and for the most part, our links have been to highly rated portal players.

I think Trish would also be complaining if we weren’t linked to many.

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Re: Reneau’s foul issues.

throw out the game where he got injured before the under 4 and he averaged 30 minutes per game in Big Ten play.  He is definitely foul prone but it didn’t prevent him from playing big minutes

[AH1971 2,011]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Re: Reneau’s foul issues.

throw out the game where he got injured before the under 4 and he averaged 30 minutes per game in Big Ten play.  He is definitely foul prone but it didn’t prevent him from playing big minutes

He always seemed to pick up dumb fouls too, not necessarily fouls because he was outmanned or overwhelmed ie reaching off ball, fouling a jump shooter because he was late to recover, etc. 

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2 hours ago, HoosierHuddle said:

Eastern Kentucky guard Leland Walker is a name that was just brought up in a "hint hint" kind of way by Eric Pankowski as a name he has heard a lot today. Walker went to North Central but was considered too small to be a high-major prospect, despite being highly-productive. Walker has grown to 6'1". He's still not big by high-major guard standards but he is built well and remains quite productive. Plays very hard, averaged 15.1 with a 4:1 assist to turnover ratio. Not an exceptional shooter but serviceable and improving. He has two years remaining. I'd put him below Gillespie from Belmont (who would be terrific) but Walker would be a solid depth guard. Scored 20 against Alabama, 25 against Western Kentucky, 12 against Purdue, 26 against Jalen Blackmon and Stetson. 

IU has contacted him per Sports Illustrated  Long list including low, mid, and high majors have contacted him including Kansas.

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,373]

1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

IU has contacted him per Sports Illustrated  Long list including low, mid, and high majors have contacted him including Kansas.

Rab said there’s mutual interest