NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

5 dudes from Georgia State are gone. 

[tkbbn]

Let's get the checkbook out and get ready to start shopping,  it's like black friday.

[RaceToTheTop]

Not a fit for IU, but worth noting that on the name alone that Messiah Jones of Wofford has entered the portal.  Four year undersized power forward (6'6") at Wofford.  In four years there, averaged 9 points and 5 1/2 rebounds in 20 minutes.  

 

[FightFor6]

Chris Ledlum is an interesting name out of Harvard. 6'6" wing with scoring ability. Not a great shooter but would bring another dimension to the offense.

[eddy4iu]

56 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

Chris Ledlum is an interesting name out of Harvard. 6'6" wing with scoring ability. Not a great shooter but would bring another dimension to the offense.

You lost me at "not a great shooter"

[Stuhoo]

58 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

Chris Ledlum is an interesting name out of Harvard. 6'6" wing with scoring ability. Not a great shooter but would bring another dimension to the offense.

Big.

Time.

Two years left, and the guy plays angry. Would love to see IU interest.

[RaceToTheTop]

36 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Big.

Time.

Two years left, and the guy plays angry. Would love to see IU interest.

Just don't understand why a guy shooting 29% from three has taken 136 of them.

Anyway, I always like to see what guys from lower D1 have done against power 5 competition.  Not a whole lot to go on as he's been limited in that respect, but here goes

This year his only P5 game was against Kansas.  35 minutes, 6/18 from the field, 2/9 from three, 3/4 fts, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 17 points in 35 minutes.  It was a 68-54 loss, so he was playing against Kansas starters pretty much the whole way.  Despite the 6/18 shooting, scoring 17 points and getting 9 boards is decent.  

But that's really the extent of his games against power 5 teams.  He missed a lot of last year, did not play in 2020-21 (I don't recall....did the Ivy League cancel their season that year?), and his freshman year of 2019-20 he wasn't a full time player and that was probably too long ago to be relevant.  

Out of high school, 247 ranked him as the 96th best incoming recruit.  

 

[Honkyman]

8 hours ago, FightFor6 said:

Not a great shooter but would bring another dimension to the offense.

What dimension to the offense does a poor shooting wing bring?

[FightFor6]

1 hour ago, Honkyman said:

What dimension to the offense does a poor shooting wing bring?

I don't see a lot of other guys on the roster next year that can put the ball on the floor and go get a bucket for themselves. 

I'd like a sniper as much as the next person, but we have multiple holes to fill with the amount of scoring that is leaving.

[Rico]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note on the transfer portal: The transfer window for winter sports doesn’t officially open until March 13, so expect to see almost exclusively graduate transfers enter the portal this week. Transfer window rules don’t apply to graduate transfers.

[go iu bb]

39 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

I don't see a lot of other guys on the roster next year that can put the ball on the floor and go get a bucket for themselves. 

I'd like a sniper as much as the next person, but we have multiple holes to fill with the amount of scoring that is leaving.

We do need scoring but also need efficient scoring. This guy is a scorer but he certainly isn't efficient. It appears he loves to shoot 3s even though he only hits them at a rate of about 29% - and that wasn't against B1G quality opponents. 

[Honkyman]

On 6/7/2022 at 7:36 PM, RaceToTheTop said:

at the first sign of him not hitting shots gave up on him.

For a shooter, Newman isn't doing all that well. He is hitting only 31% from 3-point range and only 36% overall. Starting Morton, whose shooting percentages are similar to Newman's, was a reasonable decision.  Now Newman seems to be the starter. Both are getting plenty of playing time.

[Rico]

 

[FightFor6]

3 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

We do need scoring but also need efficient scoring. This guy is a scorer but he certainly isn't efficient. It appears he loves to shoot 3s even though he only hits them at a rate of about 29% - and that wasn't against B1G quality opponents. 

I would agree with that. I don't like the 5 attempts per game at that %. On the flip side, the guy was 56% from inside the arc on 10 attempts. Question is, can the staff put him in a position to do what he does well and limit the low efficiency shots? I think they could.

[Uspshoosier]

10 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Big.

Time.

Two years left, and the guy plays angry. Would love to see IU interest.

Every major program will end up reaching out 

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Rico said:

 

Two years left.

A true post. In his P5 games this year went for 30 and 9 at U Miami and 18, 18 and 7 at Butler, and 10 at Ohio State.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Every major program will end up reaching out 

Because he seems a little like this year's Dexter Dennis. Low efficiency on offense but a player that helps to instill a badass culture.

[Honkyman]

52 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

we have multiple holes to fill with the amount of scoring that is leaving.

We are losing a point guard, a 6'7'' shooter and two bigs from the starting lineup. Presumably Malik Reneau fills  one of holes left by Race and TJD. With Xavier Johnson returning, we will have an experienced point guard. If Geronimo returns, he is someone who has demonstrated at times an ability to score. Banks? Maybe he will get more playing time. Hopefully, the coaching staff will be able to land players who fill the other holes--a 3 who can shoot and another big. Beyond those, sure--get a scorer who isn't much of a shooter. I suppose TJD could be described that way. 

[JSHoosier]

11 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

I would agree with that. I don't like the 5 attempts per game at that %. On the flip side, the guy was 56% from inside the arc on 10 attempts. Question is, can the staff put him in a position to do what he does well and limit the low efficiency shots? I think they could.

And find a way to keep him away from the FT line, only 64%.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

44 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Because he seems a little like this year's Dexter Dennis. Low efficiency on offense but a player that helps to instill a badass culture.

probably a good way to describe him.  Kentucky reaching out is interesting.  That FT and 3point percentage though......  Overall FG% not bad.