(2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

[Demo]

43 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

The Daily Hoosier is Mike Schumann. He always keeps his powder dry. Him and Chronic Hoosier both sticking their necks out?

Damn that’s good to see.

Yes it is. And you’re right about Mike. He is very careful. 

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Queen would be a great "get" for Woody, but the drama around all of these teenagers and their self-aggrandizing is too much for me (yeah, I'm old). I'm fine with something happening sooner (or later), but no more plane tracking for me... been burned several times... wake me when it's over.

I wouldn't call it self-aggrandizing.  If I post things about myself on facebook/twitter/instagram, no one cares and no one calls it self-aggrandizing.  The only difference is that people care where high rated high school players play at the next level.  It's not self promotion just because people are interested in what you do.

[Brass Cannon]

Definitely want DQ but we will need to bring in an elite guard In the portal 

[LamarCheeks]

29 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Definitely want DQ but we will need to bring in an elite guard In the portal 

Or at the very least, a guard who won't break the backboard while shooting a 3! 

 

[Hornsby]

Queen would be a great "get" for Woody, but the drama around all of these teenagers and their self-aggrandizing is too much for me (yeah, I'm old). I'm fine with something happening sooner (or later), but no more plane tracking for me... been burned several times... wake me when it's over.

It sounds promising, but so did fland.

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Very solid free throw shooter. Like Reneau and Ware. I like when the 4/5 can shoot it.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Not a bad night's work against a really good opponent.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Through 3 weeks -

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https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/decision-dossier-five-star-derik-queen?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8MgLm8b2wjsLhBtZ3xb4tdICIWnjbR-f4gXtLOPl6yyMEsYsH1Vd-UyWZoCKakOEQc8SYS7IO9zQNcGsvzmt1nsDIpOdCKRFF4mp96_JJlwOyEIZPDTdSkAwpyY-Lo4sHpJo0hvr_78LT04EzuwEvWXrTmqz7J0AffbrdPpVRp
 

Summary from Cassidy. Nothing terribly new, but he’s always felt pretty plugged in to this recruitment and he’s still cautiously optimistic for IU. This would be such an ugly miss for Willard.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

MVA with a 110-57 beatdown  over the Cannon School in the City of Palms Classic.   Derik 19p;  3r;  1a;  1s;  0b;  1t  in 15 min.

9-10 FG; 1-2 FT

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[Demo]

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

 

18 of Queen's 20 came in the 1st half. He was terrific and Stepinac had no answer for him. Threw another 1 of those left-handed skip passes off the left block to the weak corner for a 3 that just makes you shake your head. Also showed a little lefty jump hook that I don't remember seeing before. So, so skilled.

[Stuhoo]

13 minutes ago, Demo said:

18 of Queen's 20 came in the 1st half. He was terrific and Stepinac had no answer for him. Threw another 1 of those left-handed skip passes off the left block to the weak corner for a 3 that just makes you shake your head. Also showed a little lefty jump hook that I don't remember seeing before. So, so skilled.

Seems like a given that the offense will be there right away. Can he rebound and defend at the P5 level, or can he get there as a freshman?

Because if he's a Hoosier and either Reneau or Ware bolt, we're gonna need him to.

ps; nice "minus 41" plus/minus line for Fland lol.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Seems like a given that the offense will be there right away. Can he rebound and defend at the P5 level, or can he get there as a freshman?
Because if he's a Hoosier and either Reneau or Ware bolt, we're gonna need him to.
ps; nice "minus 41" plus/minus line for Fland lol.

That’s my question as well. But he’s smart and big enough. The entire debate with 5 star freshman vs experienced transfers is really noteworthy. Gotta be some sort of mixture. If/when Ware bolts, Reneau and Queen together will/would be great in the front court imo. Losing both would hurt big time.

My thought process lately is if Mgbako stays and Reneau stays, the lineup gets interesting.


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[Stuhoo]

16 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

That’s my question as well. But he’s smart and big enough. The entire debate with 5 star freshman vs experienced transfers is really noteworthy. Gotta be some sort of mixture. If/when Ware bolts, Reneau and Queen together will/would be great in the front court imo. Losing both would hurt big time.

My thought process lately is if Mgbako stays and Reneau stays, the lineup gets interesting.


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I not so sure that Ware, Mgbako, and Reneau aren't all 40/60 to 60/40 chances of staying. And a lineup with two of Mack, Malik, and Mack, + Queen, McNeeley, and Gallo would be quite a sight if they could defend a little. The offensive potential would be special.

[lillurk]

I have the same guess: efficient offense from the tip in game 1, where’s the defense.

Ware keeps showing up in 1st round mocks, so I’d think he’s going going gone, but would guess every rotation player with eligibility is back. The exception there might be in the guard rotation, as Demo has suggested.

[Demo]

51 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Seems like a given that the offense will be there right away. Can he rebound and defend at the P5 level, or can he get there as a freshman?

Because if he's a Hoosier and either Reneau or Ware bolt, we're gonna need him to.

ps; nice "minus 41" plus/minus line for Fland lol.

Rebounding will play no problem. He's got good feet and he's not handsy, so I would think his ball screen D would hold up better than, say, Reneau's sometimes does. He's got some length be he's not gonna give you a lot in the way of rim protection. Since he's not the biggest post kid, he's gonna have to get really comfortable leveraging post scorers off the block a step or 2 to get them just a little uncomfortable. I'd being showing him a lot of Nick Ward/MSU tape. That dude became really good at that.

[lillurk]

So if you have Trey, Liam, MM, Malik, and Queen, plus a bench of Cupps, Newton/Gunn, Banks, and Sparks, that’s a pretty good baseline on both ends with a clear role for a 20 mpg rim protector. Mayyyybe an additional 2/wing.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

9 minutes ago, lillurk said:

So if you have Trey, Liam, MM, Malik, and Queen, plus a bench of Cupps, Newton/Gunn, Banks, and Sparks, that’s a pretty good baseline on both ends with a clear role for a 20 mpg rim protector. Mayyyybe an additional 2/wing.

Gunn is going to have to improve a ton or Newton probably will pass. Though Newton looks like he could be a great free safety.