(2021) SG Tamar Bates to INDIANA

[IUc2016 7,121]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Lol.  That would be great and all but now I’m dreaming of 5’s.  A stretch 5 or a stretch 4.  It seems TJD knows.   
 

Tell us Trayce!

Hey Armaan left and we added two talented guards in less than two weeks. I think he knew we were adding guards.

Brunk left last week.... probably knows we are adding some post depth. 

[mamasa 15,299]

@Chris007 was this one of the players you thought we'd be adding (thought you mentioned 2 that you thought were coming), or were you referring to portal additions?

[Dalton26 16,892]

13 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not teammates.   Reid plays on the post grad team while bates played for the high school team according to Bossi.  

Ahh dang it. Hoped maybe they were close and enjoyed playing together. 

[Honkyman 1,670]

It is a very good pickup but it isn't like Tamar Bates is ranked in the top ten of high school players. He is a 4-star which means he has talent and potential. He is ranked #56. By comparison, Robert Johnson was ranked #53.  So we can expect Bates will earn considerable playing time but it doesn't mean he will start.  We'll see.

[rayl456 501]

3 hours ago, Trish said:

Anthony and Trey have a long summer ahead of them. 

Yeah, well they aren't exactly Randy Wittman and Luke Recker.  And no one ever said they were, but many often think that Indiana HS All Stars are going to be special...above average... really good players because, well...they are coming out of Indiana HS's.   Yeah, they have their work cut out for them.  JMHO.

[Golfman25 5,403]

2 hours ago, iu eyedoc said:

Leal and Galloway were 3 star #150ish recruits. At high major programs those should be spot minute guys as freshman and sophmores. Those guys are Brian Evans, Matt Nover, Roderick Wilmont, hell they are Dane Fife. You need those guys on a team. They are harder to keep happy with the transfer portal being so available, but if they are Hoosiers for life they will carve out their deserved space.

Trey and Tony will be fine. The Johnson/Stewarts, etc. will be gone in a couple of years.  Then what?  They are 4 year players.  Give them time to develop and compete.  They'll come out stronger for it and so will the team.    

[Evariste Galois 575]

I like this quote: "...That was the only promise that was made to me is that I would become a better man."

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/tamar-bates-mike-woodson-promised-to-make-me-a-better-man/

[Golfman25 5,403]

1 hour ago, IU Prof said:

I was one that was skeptical of whether Woodson would be able to recruit at the level necessary to win in the B1G. And to me, just convincing guys to stay, or getting a player in Johnson who already had a long-time relationship with Kenya, while nice, wasn't super convincing. It's different to come in and convince a kid with whom your staff and school doesn't already have a strong relationship.

Bates is a game changer in that regard. Not only is he just the type of recruit that we should be focused on rating-wise, but his recruitment was wide open. To seal the deal with him so quickly is very impressive. Definitely bodes well for the future.

Face it. Woody's killing it.  Definitely a home run hire -- Grand slam, quite possibly. Expectations are high right now.  

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Trey and Tony will be fine. The Johnson/Stewarts, etc. will be gone in a couple of years.  Then what?  They are 4 year players.  Give them time to develop and compete.  They'll come out stronger for it and so will the team.    

Guards are really going to be competing for PT.   That should be a good thing.  The fact that Galloway got huge minutes last season and now projects for much less indicates we should be a much better team.  It's always hard as a fan when you have 13 scholarships because you know only 9 or 10 will see serious minutes.  Chemistry is tougher.  But its crazy to not field a full team in actuality, because you never know about injuries, or who will develop the best.  Our roster seems deep on paper if we land one more big man.  Hopefully 8-10 really step up.  

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

4 minutes ago, Evariste Galois said:

I like this quote: "...That was the only promise that was made to me is that I would become a better man."

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/tamar-bates-mike-woodson-promised-to-make-me-a-better-man/

Love that quote!

[Golfman25 5,403]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

TJD will almost certainly go pro. if he doesn't progress enough to do that for whatever reason, I think he would transfer. So there is Gunn's scholarship available without a transfer if they fill the last spot with a multi-year player.

Plus we'll see some seniors graduate and transfer as well.  

[Bowhunter 2,693]

Insert someone quoting you saying "I'll believe it when I see it"..... for some reason it's a thing when it comes to Brooks. 
 

I’ll believe it when I see it ! Thanks for the pub.


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[mamasa 15,299]

45 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

It is a very good pickup but it isn't like Tamar Bates is ranked in the top ten of high school players. He is a 4-star which means he has talent and potential. He is ranked #56. By comparison, Robert Johnson was ranked #53.  So we can expect Bates will earn considerable playing time but it doesn't mean he will start.  We'll see.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,167]

15 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

I’ll believe it when I see it ! Thanks for the pub.


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We've seen a lot the last month none believed would happen. 

[Demo 19,977]

16 minutes ago, Evariste Galois said:

I like this quote: "...That was the only promise that was made to me is that I would become a better man."

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/tamar-bates-mike-woodson-promised-to-make-me-a-better-man/

Perfect.

When I was a kid, Mike Woodson was the Man. Dude was my hero.
Now that I’m in my late 50’s, Mike Woodson is still the Man. Proud as hell having him here.

[Hutch89 2,939]

1 hour ago, iu eyedoc said:

Any of Tre Mitchell, Jabari Smith or Efton Reid and my expectations for next season would become unrealistically optimistic.

Kenya Hunter is following Efton Reid on twitter (insert eyes emoji here)

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48 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

It is a very good pickup but it isn't like Tamar Bates is ranked in the top ten of high school players. He is a 4-star which means he has talent and potential. He is ranked #56. By comparison, Robert Johnson was ranked #53.  So we can expect Bates will earn considerable playing time but it doesn't mean he will start.  We'll see.

You’re right, of course. But, purely as an aside, Johnson started from day 1.

[Hoosierfan2017 21,381]

49 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

It is a very good pickup but it isn't like Tamar Bates is ranked in the top ten of high school players. He is a 4-star which means he has talent and potential. He is ranked #56. By comparison, Robert Johnson was ranked #53.  So we can expect Bates will earn considerable playing time but it doesn't mean he will start.  We'll see.

Johnson was a pretty solid player for us, though his last two seasons here he played on some pretty bad IU teams. He gave us 9 ppg on 39% from 3 as a freshman. Hope that Bates can give us something similar. Also fwiw, Troy Williams was ranked in that same range coming out of high school - #51. Bates could still move up the rankings too. 

[Honkyman 1,670]

Rob Johnson was a good four year player at IU. Hopefully, Tamar Bates turns out to be as good as Robert Johnson.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,167]

2 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

Rob Johnson was a good four year player at IU. Hopefully, Tamar Bates turns out to be as good as Robert Johnson.

Are you trying to convince yourself of that?