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[Hoosierfanyuh]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

My best case scenario choices are Tamar Bates and Kopp.

That's realistic and would give us one hell of a deep roster.

Does anyone know how realistic bates is? The article today didnt say much without getting to a paywall. 

[8bucks]

9 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

I don't understand the criticism of Galloway.  I loved his energy and what he brought to the team.  He is the kind of teammate I would want on my every day of the week.  I thought he was one of the brightest spots on the team last year.

 

I think Galloway could be really good down the road but without an outside shot he will have limits.  I would love to have him develop and be a force later in his career

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rutgers grad transfer Myles Johnson has committed to UCLA, per his Twitter page. 

[Go_Hoosiers]

39 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

I don't understand the criticism of Galloway.  I loved his energy and what he brought to the team.  He is the kind of teammate I would want on my every day of the week.  I thought he was one of the brightest spots on the team last year.

 

He can’t shoot and he’s overrated defensively. 

[IU Scott]

I would like to get two more players and red shirt Duncomb and Leal or Galloway

[Alford Bailey]

Mangas looks extremely slow on tape.

[Gnet550]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Tamar Bates isn't truly in the transfer portal but this is where the discussion about him has been so I'll add this from Alec Lasley that isn't behind the Rivals paywall.

 

Indiana has one class of 2021 commit in Logan Duncomb, but new head coach Mike Woodson is keeping tabs on a new name in four-star guard Tamar Bates.

Bates is ranked the No. 57 prospect in the class of 2021.

The Kansas native transferred from Piper (KS) High School to national-power IMG Academy (FL) ahead of his senior year. As a junior, Bates averaged 22.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He also shot 58 percent from the field and 44 percent from three. This year, he helped lead IMG to GIECO Nationals.

Bates recently re-opened his recruitment after decommitting from Texas following the departure of head coach Shaka Smart to Marquette.

"After a lot of careful consideration and conversation with my family I have decided to request a release from my letter of intent with the University of Texas Men’s Basketball team," Bates said.

Since then, he has heard from numerous programs. Oklahoma State, Missouri, Pitt, Marquette and Indiana are some that are receiving most of the interest now.

"We are looking for adults that we can trust to be more concerned with Tamar’s continued character development rather his basketball skill development," Bates' father Tyrone told TheHoosier.com. "Opportunity to be able to compete for significant minutes that allow him to play right away."

The rest of the story is behind the paywall.

Continued character development...that sounds like a Woodson strong trait

[Hoosierfan2017]

13 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Mangas looks extremely slow on tape.

Honestly, I agree. I’m not sure how I’d feel about this move. I see Zeisloft being mentioned as his floor but I’m not sure. If he came in and had a Zeisloft type impact I think we’d be very lucky. He’d need to be a spot up shooter because I don’t think he could play anywhere near like he did at the NAIA level at the P5 level. Zeisloft shot 45% from three his first year here and 42% from three his second year. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

We also need a big man too

[VO5]

6 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

We also need a big man too

Nah we need a stretch 4. A guy like Kopp would be a perfect fit 

[RaceToTheTop]

55 minutes ago, Go_Hoosiers said:

He can’t shoot and he’s overrated defensively. 

He was a freshman thrown into a position of getting decent minutes because other guys were underperforming.....and Galloway was playing much better pre-injury.  

Seems to me that a lot of people don't like his game because he got enough time that you saw his warts on display.  In terms of him being 'overrated defensively', not sure what that's based on.  Freshman that hold their own on defense typically turn out to be pretty damn good defenders.  No one has ever called him a superstar on these pages, but he is a guy who will contribute and will get better.

[Demo]

Here’s a full game of Mangas vs Huntington. I highly recommend watching a decent piece of it. Philosophically, I always want a coach to get who they want. But, you better REALLY believe in this kid’s offensive value to bring him in, because he has no chance to defend at a high D-1 level. His lateral quickness, his quick twitch, are just not good enough. And he’s not beating any decent defender off the dribble, though he is strong enough to finish if he can get a half step. But the shot would definitely play, and he clearly processes the game quickly. I would take a pass, but if CMW decides he wants him, ok. 

[RaceToTheTop]

7 minutes ago, VO5 said:

Nah we need a stretch 4. A guy like Kopp would be a perfect fit 

I'm not sure Kopp is really a stretch four.  At of high school he was listed as a shooting guard and he is a bad rebounder.  To me he's more of a 3.  Might have played the 4 at Northwestern out of necessity. 

[lillurk]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Tamar Bates isn't truly in the transfer portal but this is where the discussion about him has been so I'll add this from Alec Lasley that isn't behind the Rivals paywall.

 

Indiana has one class of 2021 commit in Logan Duncomb, but new head coach Mike Woodson is keeping tabs on a new name in four-star guard Tamar Bates.

Bates is ranked the No. 57 prospect in the class of 2021.

The Kansas native transferred from Piper (KS) High School to national-power IMG Academy (FL) ahead of his senior year. As a junior, Bates averaged 22.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He also shot 58 percent from the field and 44 percent from three. This year, he helped lead IMG to GIECO Nationals.

Bates recently re-opened his recruitment after decommitting from Texas following the departure of head coach Shaka Smart to Marquette.

"After a lot of careful consideration and conversation with my family I have decided to request a release from my letter of intent with the University of Texas Men’s Basketball team," Bates said.

Since then, he has heard from numerous programs. Oklahoma State, Missouri, Pitt, Marquette and Indiana are some that are receiving most of the interest now.

"We are looking for adults that we can trust to be more concerned with Tamar’s continued character development rather his basketball skill development," Bates' father Tyrone told TheHoosier.com. "Opportunity to be able to compete for significant minutes that allow him to play right away."

The rest of the story is behind the paywall.

I haven’t seen what’s behind the paywall but this sounds promising for IU.

Multiple years of Bates appeals to me more than Mangas, and I think you take one (not both) to add a big with the other grant. 

[RaceToTheTop]

29 minutes ago, Gnet550 said:

Continued character development...that sounds like a Woodson strong trait

Might just be me, but in one sentence his father said he was looking for someone to 'continue his character development' and then in the next said 'opportunity to get significant minutes right away'.

Just seems a little contradictory to me.  Basically 'develop his character, but we'd like there to be fewer obstacles to compete for playing time.'

[OGIUAndy]

2 hours ago, Go_Hoosiers said:

He can’t shoot and he’s overrated defensively. 

He's a freshman. I think we need to hold off on criticism of a guy who played well considering he was in over his head at times. He's shot will get better, so will his defense. Not sure if you meant overmatched? Nobody was rating his defense well. All freshman are going to have deficiencies, some more than others. This dude is going to be good. 

Edited April 16, 2021 by OGIUAndy

[RaceToTheTop]

Not really a fit for IU probably, but Emanuel Miler (Texas A&M) enters the portal.  Undersized 4 at 6'7", averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds last year while shooting 57%.  Definitely an inside player.

[Bowhunter]

Mangas worst year in college trumps Duncan's year in D3 by A LOT. 

Maybe but Duncan is an NBA player.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Huge news out of the Pac-12. Arizona’s James Akinjo has entered the transfer portal, a source told @Stockrisers. All-conference prospect who averaged over 15 points per game on 38% shooting this past season.

[Hoosierfan1901]

Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Huge news out of the Pac-12. Arizona’s James Akinjo has entered the transfer portal, a source told @Stockrisers. All-conference prospect who averaged over 15 points per game on 38% shooting this past season.

Wait really? That’s huge