Player decisions

[ap2345 7,571]

Just now, goonaha said:

Doubling down on this take despite zero evidence is certainly a choice. 

I work with athletes and have been around college athletes. I know how they think in most cases. If you haven't noticed his mom does like the attention on social media. 

[Chris007 43,567]

7 minutes ago, Free Jurkin! said:

I don't think the transfer rankings accurately reflect Franklin because there were only a few games last year of Armaan playing at full strength. What he flashed in those games is tremendous upside though. He was not a volume shooter, so it was not a case of putting up stats on a bad team. He was the only guy who could reliably score from deep, mid-range, and in the lane. He was the only guy you could give the ball to and expect him to make a play either for himself or for others. I'm excited about Xavier Johnson, but I expect Franklin to be better than him.

Do the injuries not concern you?  Seems like he's hurt each year for at least a handful of games. 

[HinnyHoosier 4,805]

From Peegs it looks like UVA 

 

Don’t most players focus on improving their offensive potential when looking to transfer? I won’t pretend to know anything about UVA’s upcoming roster outlook, but if that’s a focus for him it seems like a lateral move based purely on the systems aspect.

 

 

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[ap2345 7,571]

1 minute ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Don’t most players focus on improving their offensive potential when looking to transfer? I won’t pretend to know anything about UVA’s upcoming roster outlook, but if that’s a focus for him it seems like a lateral move.


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Just guessing but I'd guarantee that Franklin has Kyle Guy in his ear about going to UVA. 

[goonaha 2,972]

10 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

I work with athletes and have been around college athletes. I know how they think in most cases. If you haven't noticed his mom does like the attention on social media. 

She's definitely getting a lot of attention on her happy easter retweets from the last week. 

[Free Jurkin! 1,496]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Do the injuries not concern you?  Seems like he's hurt each year for at least a handful of games. 

Not really. I don't look at a rolled ankle as a sign of somebody being injury prone. He never really gave himself adequate time to recover and thus played the whole season compromised. I don't know if that helped contribute to his foot injury, but neither of those are too concerning to me. 

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4 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Just guessing but I'd guarantee that Franklin has Kyle Guy in his ear about going to UVA. 

is there a connection?

[ap2345 7,571]

1 minute ago, goonaha said:

She's definitely getting a lot of attention on her happy easter retweets from the last week. 

I really doubt that she likes that this IU staff is planning on clamping down on parents and social media. 

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5 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Don’t most players focus on improving their offensive potential when looking to transfer? I won’t pretend to know anything about UVA’s upcoming roster outlook, but if that’s a focus for him it seems like a lateral move based purely on the systems aspect.

 

 

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Virginia doesn't have an exciting offense, but they've got a number of guards/wings in the NBA. I'm guessing they're pitching him on developing into a Brogdon type player.

[Hippopotamo 517]

Losing Franklin would definitely sting but I don’t think it’s an insurmountable loss. The only one on this team who would really belong in this category is TJD. 

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Just now, ap2345 said:

I really doubt that she likes that this IU staff is planning on clamping down on parents and social media. 

She's smart enough to understand the issues that can arise from social media.

[Hippopotamo 517]

Just now, Free Jurkin! said:

Virginia doesn't have an exciting offense, but they've got a number of guards/wings in the NBA. I'm guessing they're pitching him on developing into a Brogdon type player.

Plus Armaan showed that he can succeed in a similar style. He does well in the packline and managed to put up decent numbers in an offense that was atrocious. No reason to think he wouldn’t be successful at Virginia. 

[Hoosierfan2017 20,931]

51 minutes ago, goonaha said:

He also averaged 43% from 3 on high volume. That's not easy to replace. It's a big loss.

3.9 threes a game isn’t high volume. Phinisee and Durham took about as many threes as Franklin last year. Parker Stewart shot over twice as many a game at UT Martin. 

[iu eyedoc 1,861]

IU player on the team: " Love the guy, he is a key piece of the team moving forward."

IU player in the portal: "Punk is just an attention *****. He isn't even ranked high. If he doesn't want to be here fluck him."

IU player removes his name from the portal: "Love it, great player, great potential. Let's ********* Go!! "

[goonaha 2,972]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

3.9 threes a game isn’t high volume. Phinisee and Durham took about as many threes as Franklin last year. Parker Stewart shot over twice as many a game at UT Martin. 

Considering the team only averaged 18 attempts a game, I do think it's high volume. You're free to disagree. We weren't exactly a high flying offense. 

[ap2345 7,571]

Just now, btownqb said:

is there a connection?

I guarantee that they know each other in one way or the other since both are from Indy. I guarantee that they've been in some kind of contact. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,182]

They like the attention

Or they really are having trouble deciding. AF doesn't strike me as an attention hawk

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,182]

Or maybe major life decisions are stressful and not everyone makes them instantaneously. For a guy who supposedly loves attention, he has been very quiet in the press and social media. 

Beat me to it

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[Hoosierfan2017 20,931]

2 minutes ago, goonaha said:

Considering the team only averaged 18 attempts a game, I do think it's high volume. You're free to disagree. We weren't exactly a high flying offense. 

300 D1 teams took more threes a game last year. Shooting the most threes (by 0.1) on a very low volume three point shooting team doesn’t make you a high volume three point shooter. 3.9 a game isn’t high volume for a shooting guard in college basketball today. 

[goonaha 2,972]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

300 D1 teams took more threes a game last year. Shooting the most threes (by 0.1) on a very low volume three point shooting team doesn’t make you a high volume three point shooter. 3.9 a game isn’t high volume for a shooting guard in college basketball today. 

Ok, he's not a good shooter and 85 shots isn't enough sample size to make any assessments on. Let's kick him to the curb as he's easily replaceable because there's so many kids in the portal that are good shooters and play good defense. Happy now?