NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[Scotty R 1,897]

41 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Kaiden Shedrick from Virginia is someone to keep an eye on for IU when he hits the portal. 

He is more of the athletic big I was hoping to see us go after. He wasn't great offensively but I am hoping for us not to be a low post offensively team any longer

[hper50 1,170]

Mannnnn.... the Transfer Portal is like Coaching Search Lite. Sitting here constantly refreshing news from @Chris007 & the gang. Great distraction from work. I'm here for it!

[HoosierHoopster 6,040]

43 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

My bro-in-law is from the Winchester area and the talk ‘round town is that he wants to be at IU

I hope your bro-in-law can play.

:)

[btownqb 8,253]

If we can somehow get Ledlum.. that is just so much of an upgrade over Race. 

[IUrocker 2,130]

[Golfman25 4,665]

34 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Durr isn’t close to what Sparks is.  Sparks was better at a freshman than Durr was at any point in his career.

FWIW, Sparks is a very good passer from the post.

So who does he resemble on Miami, or any of the other final 4 teams?  

[btownqb 8,253]

Just now, Golfman25 said:

So who does he resemble on Miami, or any of the other final 4 teams?  

Omier. That was easy. 

[MemphisHoosier 1,915]

36 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Durr isn’t close to what Sparks is.  Sparks was better at a freshman than Durr was at any point in his career.

FWIW, Sparks is a very good passer from the post.

This. Also Sparks has a good motor if you are an intangibles guy, and I think the staff could pull more out of him, see TJD's development.

[Lebowski 1,847]

31 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Nothing against the kid, but what does sparks have that Michael Durr didn’t?  Not sure I see a change of program philosophy with him being the first get.  As a player to be named later, sure.  

A bit more athletic, higher amount of minutes played, higher FG%, higher REB avg, higher AST avg, more PTS per game, is from the state of Indiana so understands the culture here, coached by an ex IUBB player and other differences fellow users have pointed out. 

[Golfman25 4,665]

39 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

We. Need. Depth. 

Depth of what?  If we are supposably going to a more open offense (vs a post offense), how does he give us depth?  

[HoosierDad14 46]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

So who does he resemble on Miami, or any of the other final 4 teams?  

Sanogo

[Golfman25 4,665]

2 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

A bit more athletic, higher amount of minutes played, higher FG%, higher REB avg, higher AST avg, more PTS per game, is from the state of Indiana so understands the culture here, coached by an ex IUBB player and other differences fellow users have pointed out. 

Guess I'm ordering my tickets for Phoenix then.  :) 

[btownqb 8,253]

Just now, HoosierDad14 said:

Sanogo

Another good one. 

[Lebowski 1,847]

Just now, Golfman25 said:

Guess I'm ordering my tickets for Phenix then.  :) 

Ok. 

[Stuhoo 75,564]

2 minutes ago, HoosierDad14 said:

Sanogo

Too much. Eaaaaasy now.

[Hoosierfan2017 19,887]

Not sure how to feel about Sparks. A lot of the talk over the past two seasons was how Woody didn’t want to play the type of offense we did but had to because of the personnel we had. Sparks seems to fit how we’ve played in the past, not how Woody purportedly wants to play moving forward. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 1,849]

4 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Depth of what?  If we are supposably going to a more open offense (vs a post offense), how does he give us depth?  

MR can’t be our only player over 6’6 lmao. Fouls and injuries are a thing 

[Lebowski 1,847]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Not sure how to feel about Sparks. A lot of the talk over the past two seasons was how Woody didn’t want to play the type of offense we did but had to because of the personnel we had. Sparks seems to fit how we’ve played in the past, not how Woody purportedly wants to play moving forward. 

I'm under the same assumption. Could you elaborate? I'm not familiar with the Ball St. offense Lewis runs. 

[HoosierDad14 46]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Too much. Eaaaaasy now.

Obviously he isn't Adama. But his game resembles his in some ways.

[hoosierbgh 1,227]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Not sure how to feel about Sparks. A lot of the talk over the past two seasons was how Woody didn’t want to play the type of offense we did but had to because of the personnel we had. Sparks seems to fit how we’ve played in the past, not how Woody purportedly wants to play moving forward. 

How so? Sparks gives IU a post option without requiring the touches or the offense to be run through him as TJD did. We're never going to be completely devoid of post play, barring massive recruiting failures.