IUBB Players in the Portal/Draft Exploratory Status

[MemphisHoosier]

3 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Agreed.

He may have to be willing to accept a 6-25 season to feature freshmen that he wants to develop in-house.

100% - look at what Steve Pikiell has built at Rutgers.  If I were at Minnesota, PSU, Northwestern, etc. that is the formula I would follow...establish a culture and develop from within even it means taking lumps first few years.

[LamarCheeks]

Race is staying put! 

It'll be Year 6 in Bloomington. He'll have a doctorate by the time he leaves!
 

 

[Stuhoo]

Yessiree!!

We’re looking at a worst case scenario of race at the five, Jordan G at the four, and potentially adding Reneau to the mix.

Or, we may get another year of Trayce and Race, with development of others plus a five star point guard.

Next year is going to be very very good. Cannot wait!

[Alford Bailey]

Race is on the IU retirement plan by now

[Josh]

33 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yessiree!!

We’re looking at a worst case scenario of race at the five, Jordan G at the four, and potentially adding Reneau to the mix.

Or, we may get another year of Trayce and Race, with development of others plus a five star point guard.

Next year is going to be very very good. Cannot wait!

You're the pumpingest of pumpers.

But I agree!  This is great news.  Race started to develop that 3 point shot, and I'd expect that to continue into next year.  What's that saying?  Get old and stay old?  I definitely trust Papa Thompson over the other team's freshman.  I also think this could sway TJD to stay.

Great news today

[HoosierHoopster]

6 minutes ago, Josh said:

You're the pumpingest of pumpers.

But I agree!  This is great news.  Race started to develop that 3 point shot, and I'd expect that to continue into next year.  What's that saying?  Get old and stay old?  I definitely trust Papa Thompson over the other team's freshman.  I also think this could sway TJD to stay.

Great news on a Friday evening

Except it’s Thursday 

:)

[Trish]

Well maybe TJD is staying after all lol

[Stuhoo]

19 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Race is on the IU retirement plan by now

Around here it’s called “The Patberg Plan.”

[Josh]

3 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Except it’s Thursday 

:)

Oops, I have tomorrow off so I'm doing my regular Friday work right now.  It's got me all confused I guess lol

[HoosierHoopster]

8 minutes ago, Josh said:

Oops, I have tomorrow off so I'm doing my regular Friday work right now.  It's got me all confused I guess lol

Yeah we get Good Friday off too, love the long weekend

[Stuhoo]

11 minutes ago, Josh said:

Oops, I have tomorrow off so I'm doing my regular Friday work right now.  It's got me all confused I guess lol

 

2 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Yeah we get Good Friday off too, love the long weekend

Braggers.  ;(

 

[Josh]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Braggers.  ;(

 

Mine ain't for Good Friday, my daughter has her 7th birthday tomorrow and she wants me to take off so she can boss me around all day.  (I think I'd rather work)

[iu eyedoc]

7 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

And how often does that actually happen?

Why does that matter? If the goal is to be a pro and he feels his best chance to become a pro is to play in some form of pro basketball then that should be his course. If he feels he can greatly improve his game with CMW and become a mid 1st rnd pick then maybe he picks that path.

I imagine a guy like TJD isn't thinking, I likely will fail as a pro so I better have one more year as the BMOC before my life as a failure.

[RaceToTheTop]

Name change to celebrate the moment.

[lillurk]

Only four players from 2022 B1G first-third team are still pending a definitive stay/go announcement: Kofi, Edey, Dickinson, TJD. By my count, roughly ten honorable mention players are likely to return, Race and X among them.

Also, a fun aside unlikely to matter: Race played 63 minutes across nine games his redshirt freshman year due to injury. Often a player with a year like that can petition the NCAA for an injury redshirt waiver. He almost certainly won’t, of course, but I think it would be an option, though not realistically.

[lillurk]

Just now, lillurk said:

Only four players from 2022 B1G first-third team are still pending a definitive stay/go announcement: Kofi, Edey, Dickinson, TJD. By my count, roughly ten honorable mention players are likely to return, Race and X among them.

No obviously there will be newcomers to those lists: frosh, transfers, breakout sophomores, etc. But having two or three of the best dozen returning players in the league is a terrific foundation.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Race needs a place to live this next school year.

 

Anthony Leal @anthonyl3al

Hoosier nation! Somebody help my guy find a house to live in next year (seriously though)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Race Thompson put out a quick quote through an IU spokesman: “I trust Coach Woodson and his plan for me to develop into the best player I can be to take my game to another level.”

[Brass Cannon]

Great news.  That really shores up our front court.  If the young guys can bring what they brought to the next level and Jalen is ready to go we should be in good position next year. 
 

Now it’s all eyes on Trayce

[HoosierX]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Yessiree!!

We’re looking at a worst case scenario of race at the five, Jordan G at the four, and potentially adding Reneau to the mix.

Or, we may get another year of Trayce and Race, with development of others plus a five star point guard.

Next year is going to be very very good. Cannot wait!

Is that really true though? How confident are we JG is coming back?