NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[Rico]

 

[lillurk]

With regard to Ledlum, but applicable to plenty of other transfers: consider context on shooting numbers. His FT% worries me, so I’m not claiming he’ll turn into Kopp. But he’ll surely get better shots with X probably carry a lighter load overall — which should mean fewer spots where he just HAS to force something as the best scorer on the floor.

[HoosierAloha]

39 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

I get being apprehensive about not being a great shooter.

Trey Galloway says it can be fixed, though.


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If only we shot more...

[Alford Bailey]

I’m sure plenty of these guys are gonna want to visit The University of Indiana 

[jbeaman9]

43 minutes ago, Rico said:

 

IU does not need another 6'10 forward who can't/doesn't score from the outside. We need athletic/scoring wings and guards. That is what basketball is in 2023 and beyond. Big wings/guards that can score in multiple ways. Let Reneau and others hold their own down low. 

[Rico]

1 minute ago, jbeaman9 said:

IU does not need another 6'10 forward who can't/doesn't score from the outside. We need athletic/scoring wings and guards. That is what basketball is in 2023 and beyond. Big wings/guards that can score in multiple ways. Let Reneau and others hold their own down low. 

Meh.  We will need another big body.

[RaceToTheTop]

4 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

IU does not need another 6'10 forward who can't/doesn't score from the outside. We need athletic/scoring wings and guards. That is what basketball is in 2023 and beyond. Big wings/guards that can score in multiple ways. Let Reneau and others hold their own down low. 

Another one?  We don’t have any 6’10” players on board next year.

[jbeaman9]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

Another one?  We don’t have any 6’10” players on board next year.

I was referring to TJD, the All-American who is 6'9 on our team now. 98% of these 6'9"-6'10" forwards who only shoot from 10 feet and in (even less in TJD case) are not as skilled and never will be as TJD. We need wing/guard scoring if we want to compete for championships in the future. Malik has more than shown he can hold his own in the post and Duncomb "should" be back in the fold as well next season. 

[jbeaman9]

6 minutes ago, Rico said:

Meh.  We will need another big body.

Malik, Duncomb, even JG (if they all return) are big bodies. What we need is another (or one) reliable scoring guard/wing who can hit shots from the outside consistently and defend the wing.

[RaceToTheTop]

Just now, jbeaman9 said:

I was referring to TJD, the All-American who is 6'9 on our team now. 98% of these 6'9"-6'10" forwards who only shoot from 10 feet and in (even less in TJD case) are not as skilled and never will be as TJD. We need wing/guard scoring if we want to compete for championships in the future. Malik has more than shown he can hold his own in the post and Duncomb "should" be back in the fold as well next season. 

Malik has almost never been on the court without either Trayce or Race on the court.  In terms of Duncomb, who knows if he’s back and there certainly hasn’t been any evidence of him even being a rotational player yet.

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, jbeaman9 said:

Malik, Duncomb, even JG (if they all return) are big bodies. What we need is another (or one) reliable scoring guard/wing who can hit shots from the outside consistently and defend the wing.

There will be plenty of scholarships available to bring in guards and wings.  It’s not an and/or.  But if the only bigs we have next year are Malik, JG, and Duncomb, we are in a lot of trouble.

[jbeaman9]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Malik has almost never been on the court without either Trayce or Race on the court.  In terms of Duncomb, who knows if he’s back and there certainly hasn’t been any evidence of him even being a rotational player yet.

Malik hasn't needed to be, and I do not remember specifically, but I could almost be willing to bet that Malik spent time on the court without them at some point this season with Race missing time with an injury and TJD resting/healing earlies in the season. I guess if this kid is willing to come in and sit behind Malik then so be it.  I don't think our most successful path forward is to continue playing two bigs on the court who are not consistent threats from 3. 

[Rico]

19 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

Malik, Duncomb, even JG (if they all return) are big bodies. What we need is another (or one) reliable scoring guard/wing who can hit shots from the outside consistently and defend the wing.

So you are more interested in replacing Miller Kopp than TJD?  lol

[Rico]

15 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

  I don't think our most successful path forward is to continue playing two bigs on the court who are not consistent threats from 3. 

Now there is something to be said about that.  I am cool with having 4 out and 1 in.  You still need the bigs.

[HoosierAloha]

I completely understand where you're coming from but don't think Reneau is the answer at the 5.

Ideally, we land a couple of 6'10"+ athletic, rim running/defending bigs to pair with athletic, 3 level scoring guards/wings for a complete team. I would love for IU to be the Big 1.o that breaks the mold of needing multiple bigs having to defend massive, plodding centers in the Big 1.o to win.

[Hoosier Roots]

Absolutely baseless speculation here but I am hoping and praying this kid decides he needs a bigger stage to show off his NBA potential (currently projected as a mid second rounder I think). He seems like the kind of athletic floor stretching big that the B1G has overall been missing. 

[HoosierAloha]

19 minutes ago, Hoosier Roots said:

Absolutely baseless speculation here but I am hoping and praying this kid decides he needs a bigger stage to show off his NBA potential (currently projected as a mid second rounder I think). He seems like the kind of athletic floor stretching big that the B1G has overall been missing. 

Shot a decent 3PT% his freshman year but was bad this season.

[Golfman25]

For transfers, I want guys from teams who will at least be playing next week.  We need to build on a winning culture.  

[Demo]

45 minutes ago, Hoosier Roots said:

Absolutely baseless speculation here but I am hoping and praying this kid decides he needs a bigger stage to show off his NBA potential (currently projected as a mid second rounder I think). He seems like the kind of athletic floor stretching big that the B1G has overall been missing. 

As baseless speculation goes, this is more interesting than most. Would think if Nelson tests the draft process he’ll work out so well that if some team thinks that weird come to balance move with his jumper is correctable he’ll get a 1st rd promise. But if he does enter the portal,  he’ll be the #1 guy and he’ll have his pick. 

[HoosierAloha]

17 minutes ago, Demo said:

As baseless speculation goes, this is more interesting than most. Would think if Nelson tests the draft process he’ll work out so well that if some team thinks that weird come to balance move with his jumper is correctable he’ll get a 1st rd promise. But if he does enter the portal,  he’ll be the #1 guy and he’ll have his pick. 

He's from Devils Lake so I'm thinking maybe Dook