(2021) SG Tamar Bates to INDIANA

[8bucks]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

There was a YouTube video that I found and posted when Woody’s name first came up that got me started on the Woodson train. It was JJReddick and Melo talking about Woody with such joy. It was clearly as real as real could be.

I was also a fan of Beard and a few others; but developing a ‘LEO-like’ culture in basketball was what I was ultimately hoping for.

 

Those videos were great.  It is utterly amazing how prior coach searches did not include not only IU candidates like Woody but we also did not have anyone besides Buckner giving input.  We have had so many guys from IU in GM roles, NBA coaches and college coaches but we went search committee or just let Fred choose. 
 

I admit to having undersold Woody but those videos started revealing things about him that should have made him a candidate years ago.  
 

Thanks for sharing those. 

[WI Hoosier]

On 4/20/2021 at 7:37 AM, btownqb said:

My bad lol 

Am I missing a lefty though? Bates, TJD? 

Lander and I thought there was one more, but might be wrong.

Edited April 22, 2021 by WI Hoosier

[Stromboli]

3 minutes ago, WI Hoosier said:

Lander and I thought there was one more, but might be wrong.

It was Al. He gone. 

[Uspshoosier]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/4/23/mens-basketball-img-academys-tamar-bates-to-join-ius-mens-basketball-program.aspx

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-formally-introduces-tamar-bates-hes-a-tremendous-young-man/?fbclid=IwAR2uL4b6ofsSoNwOr4P3Qe0ZYnYwSXnDZJFS4R986hcC53tvDfSqurXrpC4

 

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Indiana-basketball-recruiting-4-star-2021-guard-Tamar-Bates-signs-with-Indiana-Mike-Woodson-comments-on-the-talented-addition-164580742/?fbclid=IwAR04R6ke0cDunlAuJh1nFgMZyyL2dE6D1lHB0wP6qxUZgW6njg5RNCX0r1E

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Kevin Brockway of CNHI Sports Indiana

https://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/sports/article_fed5fc59-7742-546f-9c1b-54aadede3cb9.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[ebridges24]

I don't see how this young man doesn't start this year...

[Brass Cannon]

5 minutes ago, ebridges24 said:

I don't see how this young man doesn't start this year...

By Big Ten play for sure

[ramadden13]

Big jump for Tamar Bates in the final 247 Sports 2021 rankings. He’s the highest ranked 4-star prospect at number 26.
 

 

 

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[8bucks]

53 minutes ago, ramadden13 said:

Big jump for Tamar Bates in the final 247 Sports 2021 rankings. He’s the highest ranked 4-star prospect at number 26.
 

 

 

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Wow big jumps for both really

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-2021-signee-tamar-bates-soars-up-final-player-rankings-at-247sports-rivals-expects-similar-jump/?fbclid=IwAR13cO2qEJezUj23Pzc0RUa9tNr6VBI2jFz69Aazp7AJ6n436eN3HPxIzDc

[ramadden13]

This graphic is an absolutely brutal own of Penn State. Jesus...

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[triple]

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-basketball-impact-freshmen-2021-22-Chet-Holmgren-Kennedy-Chandler-165048554/#165048554_7

 

#7 on this mostly likely impact freshman list

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, ramadden13 said:

This graphic is an absolutely brutal own of Penn State. Jesus...
 

 

 

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I don't know I heard N/A was really good.

:0

[HoosierHoopster]

50 minutes ago, triple said:

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-basketball-impact-freshmen-2021-22-Chet-Holmgren-Kennedy-Chandler-165048554/#165048554_7

 

#7 on this mostly likely impact freshman list

"He's a skilled three-level scorer with size who can go get his own bucket. His biggest strength is in his ability to make shots off the catch and pull from three and will make a for scoring punch in Bloomington next season."

Really looking forward to seeing this kid get up and down the floor. Two-way wing who's a "skilled three-level scorer with size" who biggest strengths include pullups from 3? Can't wait.

 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, ramadden13 said:

This graphic is an absolutely brutal own of Penn State. Jesus...
 

 

 

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Doesn't reflect all that well on Rutgers, Iowa, etc either.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rob Cassidy of Rivals -   

Tamar Bates, a 6-foot-5 guard, managed to stand out from the pack playing for an absolutely loaded IMG Academy team this season, which was no small feat. Every member of the Rivals rankings team seems to be in agreement that Indiana’s prized signee should slide up a little when the rankings refresh. All that’s left to determine is the size of the jump. Bates has developed as both a defender and a shooter over the last year and is now able to pair those things with good length, a monitor that doesn’t stop and high-level passing ability that sometimes goes under-celebrated. New Indiana head coach Mike Woodson made a massive statement by landing Bates just weeks after taking his new job, and the recruiting victory will likely pay dividends down the road.

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Rob Cassidy of Rivals -   

... a monitor that doesn’t stop and high-level passing ability...

awesome, he's a computer guy too!

[Uspshoosier]

 

[LamarCheeks]

43 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

I love seeing him take those first two jumpers on the move, coming around the screen. We didn't have anybody who could do that last season. 

Our perimeter players did not take 3-pointers unless there was nobody within 5 feet of them -- and we usually missed even those.