NCAA MBB Transfer Portal

[str8baller]

3 hours ago, Rico said:

 

What’s the deal on this guy? Basketball reference says he’s 6’6” forward. 18.8pt 8.5rbs 1.5asst 1.8stls 1.1blks. Harvard was 14-14 this past year. 
 

Not many high majors on the schedule. He went for 30 and 9 with 5 steals against loyola and 17 and 9 with 5 turnovers vs Kansas. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

The real fun starts next Monday.  

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[Gnet550]

For those curious to see him in action…shirt video here. Nice looking shooting form, very strong and plays through contact, seems like he appears to have really long arms on those blocks shown

[Chris007]

18 hours ago, str8baller said:

What’s the deal on this guy? Basketball reference says he’s 6’6” forward. 18.8pt 8.5rbs 1.5asst 1.8stls 1.1blks. Harvard was 14-14 this past year. 
 

Not many high majors on the schedule. He went for 30 and 9 with 5 steals against loyola and 17 and 9 with 5 turnovers vs Kansas. 

I think race Thompson with a better shot, better defensively, and probably smarter. He's been offered by pretty much everyone, but I think we will have a chance. He only has one more year not two like we previously thought. He played better against Kansas than our whole team. Were going to get a few guys from the portal so he will fit a couple of needs if we get him. 

[JSHoosier]

15 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think race Thompson with a better shot, better defensively, and probably smarter. He's been offered by pretty much everyone, but I think we will have a chance. He only has one more year not two like we previously thought. He played better against Kansas than our whole team. Were going to get a few guys from the portal so he will fit a couple of needs if we get him. 

Is he a better shot though?  His FT% is the same and his 2P% is worse.  3P% is better but still sub 30%.

EDIT: Maybe call shooting a wash but I wouldn't go further than that.

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Is he a better shot though?  His FT% is the same and his 2P% is worse.  3P% is better but still sub 30%.

I'm going by my eye, and I think so. Now I'm legally blind without my glasses but we don't need to get into all of that. 

[JSHoosier]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I'm going by my eye, and I think so. Now I'm legally blind without my glasses but we don't need to get into all of that. 

I'm just hesitant to say he's a better shot when his numbers don't support.  It's possible he performs better; Zeisloft shot better his first year at IU than he ever had in his career (2nd year was same as his previous best) and Kopp statistically shot better than ever this season. 

[jbeaman9]

22 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Is he a better shot though?  His FT% is the same and his 2P% is worse.  3P% is better but still sub 30%.

EDIT: Maybe call shooting a wash but I wouldn't go further than that.

I think he looks the part of a slightly shorter/more athletic Race. Looking at his shooting numbers you can't just rely on the percentages to tell the whole story.

For comparison: Chris MADE more 3's, 2's, and FT's THIS SEASON ALONE than Race ATTEMPTED in 4 of his 5 seasons while at IU. 

[Hardwood83]

12 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

I think he looks the part of a slightly shorter/more athletic Race. Looking at his shooting numbers you can't just rely on the percentages to tell the whole story.

For comparison: Chris MADE more 3's, 2's, and FT's THIS SEASON ALONE than Race ATTEMPTED in 4 of his 5 seasons while at IU. 

Doesn't that just mean he's a high-volume, low-efficiency shooter? 

Obviously he has some skills....but we don't need a stockier version of Bracey Wright hoisting up 25 shots a game.

 

[jbeaman9]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Doesn't that just mean he's a high-volume, low-efficiency shooter? 

Obviously he has some skills....but we don't need a stockier version of Bracey Wright hoisting up 25 shots a game.

 

Best, or one of the best, players on his team. Asked to do more offensively. He comes here his attempts will go down with more skill around him resulting in more efficient scoring, hopefully. I'm just saying he is more of an offensive threat than Race has ever been which will be welcome since we are losing so much point production after this season.

[Alford Bailey]

LOL!  About 25 major program fan bases think they are getting Ledlum right now

[WayneFleekHoosier]

so he's a 6'6'' version of Race Thompson with some wing skills.  LOL  

I guess you can be like football recruiting and judge by who wants him as his biggest positive.  

Being tough and not scared of the moment is a big one though, and we need that in spades.  

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

so he's a 6'6'' version of Race Thompson with some wing skills.  LOL  

I guess you can be like football recruiting and judge by who wants him as his biggest positive.  

Being tough and not scared of the moment is a big one though, and we need that in spades.  

I’ve seen him play on a televised game once, and I don’t think his game is anything like Race Thompson. 

The first guy that came to my mind was Jordan Murphy from Minnesota or maybe Fat Rutger Ron. Not saying he’d be that successful in the B1G, but that’s the skill set comp.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I’ve seen him play on a televised game once, and I don’t think his game is anything like Race Thompson. 
The first guy that came to my mind was Jordan Murphy from Minnesota or maybe Fat Rutger Ron. Not saying he’d be that successful in the B1G, but that’s the skill set comp.

I know that, but their splits are nearly identical and that was the discussion. That’s why I added the “wing skills” comment. I’m not super stoked b/c we need a lot. I’m not sure this guy makes any difference but I’m along for the ride.


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[str8baller]

14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I know that, but their splits are nearly identical and that was the discussion. That’s why I added the “wing skills” comment. I’m not super stoked b/c we need a lot. I’m not sure this guy makes any difference but I’m along for the ride.


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The questions should be can he defend at a high level and can he knock down an spot up 3 at a decent clip because that will be his main contributions at a place like IU. If he can, then the discussion about what he can bring off the dribble or 1v1 at this level become relevant as bonuses that determine his ceiling. 

[cthomas]

18 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I’m not sure this guy makes any difference but I’m along for the ride.

Aren't we all. This is going to be an insane portal year. It's not even open yet and multiple teams jumping in on this guy. College basketball is looking more NBA like in terms of roster every day.

[Gnet550]

Kamari Lands into the portal.

[Scotty R]

I guess before we decide what.type of players we need, we should know if Woodson will change up his offense. I wonder after TJD and Race is gone if he tries to run more of a guard oriented offense and not just run everything through the post. We might need more guards who can break defenders down off the dribble and get to the basket 

[Banksyrules]

Gotta wake up at 4. Good luck ya’ll

[RaceToTheTop]

Faidaws Aimaq of Texas Tech is saying d to be entering the portal again.  Limited by injuries this year, averaged 11 and 8.  Was at Utah valley the year before and averaged 19 and 13 1/2.