NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[Stuhoo 75,778]

13 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

Did you watch the first 1/3 of the season? How many point guards did we have on the court at the same time?

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im not sure why you keep saying there are only 40 minutes available and XJ is getting 36 of them. If we get another “dawg” of a point guard he will start both and both can get 36 a game or whatever number you want to make up

I think the point is not that it wouldn’t come in handy, but that it would be hard to attract one with X slotted into the lead guard position.

[RaceToTheTop 23,803]

25 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I think the point is not that it wouldn’t come in handy, but that it would be hard to attract one with X slotted into the lead guard position.

Then again, JHS committed knowing Xavier was here.

[Stuhoo 75,778]

18 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Then again, JHS committed knowing Xavier was here.

And expected to be the off guard.

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29 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And expected to be the off guard.

If you listen to JHS interviews leading up to joining IU, he didn't expect to be an off guard. It was clear to him that he was being recruited to be a point guard. Woody also would refer to him as a point guard. 

[RaceToTheTop 23,803]

A pretty good one signed at a surprising place, IMO.  DeMarcus Sharp, formerly of Northwestern State, 6'3" guard, averaged 19.5 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, committed to Austin Peay.  Had not been a big time shooter before last year and still took threes at a low volume, but made 29 of the 53 he took (55%).

FWIW, he's going from a 22-11 Northwestern State team to an Austin Peay team that that was 9-22.  He had narrowed down his choices to Missouri, Loyola (Chicago) and Austin Peay.  He's a Missouri kid so I would have thought he would have been a Missouri lean.

[Hoosierfan1901 5,797]

USI lands former 4 star Taelon Martin from EKU. Hopefully he becomes a big time player for my Screaming Eagles

[NashvilleHoosier 3,636]

1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Then again, JHS committed knowing Xavier was here.

Did he know he’d be back? Honest question. X was a senior when JHS committed, only had the extra year available. Only other PG on the roster was Phin which JHS would have never been worried about, and obviously moved on anyway. Quite different that a portal PG looking at a likely sure fire starter in X and another incoming PG. 

[RaceToTheTop 23,803]

Just now, NashvilleHoosier said:

Did he know he’d be back? Honest question. X was a senior when JHS committed, only had the extra year available. Only other PG on the roster was Phin which JHS would have never been worried about, and obviously moved on anyway. Quite different that a portal PG looking at a likely sure fire starter in X and another incoming PG. 

I don't think anyone ever thought X wouldn't have been coming back last season.

[NashvilleHoosier 3,636]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I don't think anyone ever thought X wouldn't have been coming back last season.

Maybe not but it’s still quite a different recruiting scenario when you’re talking about being at worst the #2 PG as a freshman vs. being at best the #2 PG as a (likely) upperclassman. 

[Home Jersey 5,345]

16 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

Did he know he’d be back? Honest question. X was a senior when JHS committed, only had the extra year available. Only other PG on the roster was Phin which JHS would have never been worried about, and obviously moved on anyway. Quite different that a portal PG looking at a likely sure fire starter in X and another incoming PG. 

I know there is a lot of talk about Woodson's play style changing to be more guard/perimeter oriented, which I think would be a good move. That said, next year we'll have: X, Galloway, Gunn, Cupps, Newton, Bates (?) ... so agree it will be a different picture for a portal PG

I could see picking up one more combo guard in the transfer portal but would prefer we prioritize some wings and at least 1 big man who can protect the rim

[lillurk 3,690]

I think it’s a fallacy to assume Woodson PREFERS playing two PGs at once. JHS was always going to start alongside X, which is possible given his size and their shooting ability.

If you have a clone, sure, we’ll take him. But X / the offense doesn’t need that. Having multiple ballhandlers, multiple drivers, multiple shooters, switchable defenders? Absolutely. And of course if you’ve got two worthy PGs they’ll play together sometimes. 

[Golfman25 4,756]

6 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I think it’s a fallacy to assume Woodson PREFERS playing two PGs at once. JHS was always going to start alongside X, which is possible given his size and their shooting ability.

If you have a clone, sure, we’ll take him. But X / the offense doesn’t need that. Having multiple ballhandlers, multiple drivers, multiple shooters, switchable defenders? Absolutely. And of course if you’ve got two worthy PGs they’ll play together sometimes. 

Yep.  Lets get the best basketball players and let them play.  

[JSHoosier 19,580]

I wouldn't mind Timberlake and/or Ledlum so good to see we're trying to set up in homes.

[Chris007 42,289]

I think we're going to hear some interesting names in the portal today. 

[btownqb 8,365]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think we're going to hear some interesting names in the portal today. 

From our side? 

[Stuhoo 75,778]

3 minutes ago, btownqb said:

From our side? 

Not if Chris is putting it in the proper thread. Based on conversations he's putting it in the correct thread but it would be interesting.

[btownqb 8,365]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Not if Chris is putting it in the proper thread. Based on conversations he's putting it in the correct thread but it would be interesting.

Didn't realize he was privy to info about other teams/and or couldn't just come out and say it. 

That isn't meant to rude or snippy. 

Portal is intriguing. 

[Chris007 42,289]

6 minutes ago, btownqb said:

From our side? 

No I don't think were going to get through all of our player's meetings today. Duncomb I don't believe had an end of the year meeting. He knew in February that he wasn't welcome back. 

[Chris007 42,289]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Not if Chris is putting it in the proper thread. Based on conversations he's putting it in the correct thread but it would be interesting.

I've been known to put things in the wrong spot. :-)

[dwtaylor1055 1,279]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I've been known to put things in the wrong spot. :-)

he's playing chess while most of us are playing checkers.