Indiana Players Now In The Portal

[Chris007]

36 minutes ago, Henryville Hoosier said:

So is Geronimo the last one that we know of to transfer or possibly transfer?

Besides JHS announcing for the NBA

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Anthony Leal surviving another round of transfers? He's got to play at some point. HAS TO. He's not that bad. Smart kid, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles and can shoot. He's going to play a role eventually.

[HoosierHoopster]

5 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Anthony Leal surviving another round of transfers? He's got to play at some point. HAS TO. He's not that bad. Smart kid, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles and can shoot. He's going to play a role eventually.

I like Leal and think he adds to the team, but if we're playing him much we're not winning at this level.

[Honkyman]

1 minute ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Leal and think he adds to the team, but if we're playing him much we're not winning at this level.

The problem with Leal is that he is essentially Galloway without Galloway's athleticism or ability to attack the rim. Plus, Leal has not turned into the 3-point shooter some thought he was. I agree that he is "smart, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles."  When Galloway improved his perimeter shooting it almost guaranteed Leal would be relegated to the end of the bench.

[mjeze106]

12 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Anthony Leal surviving another round of transfers? He's got to play at some point. HAS TO. He's not that bad. Smart kid, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles and can shoot. He's going to play a role eventually.

Leal is building a brand in Bloomington as a real estate agent. Being on the team is a no-brainer for him regardless of whether or not he plays.

He's also a great guy to have at the end of the bench. Win-win

[BGleas]

15 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

The problem with Leal is that he is essentially Galloway without Galloway's athleticism or ability to attack the rim. Plus, Leal has not turned into the 3-point shooter some thought he was. I agree that he is "smart, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles."  When Galloway improved his perimeter shooting it almost guaranteed Leal would be relegated to the end of the bench.

All true, but there is no problem in that. 13 guys can't play. Most rotations only go 8-9 guys at most. 

It's actually great having your 13th scholarship guy that is "all-in" on the program, is a program and university ambassador, works extremely hard, is a phenomenal teammate and as far as we know doesn't complain about being the 13th guy. 

That's actually a pretty ideal situation. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

29 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Anthony Leal surviving another round of transfers? He's got to play at some point. HAS TO. He's not that bad. Smart kid, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles and can shoot. He's going to play a role eventually.

He’s really not good at all… He’s a “shooter” who can’t actually shoot at the college level. Through 3 years he’s shooting 32% from 3 and 67% from the line. Low volume, but he hasn’t demonstrated anything warranting mop up minutes. It’s no surprise that as IU has gotten better as a team during his 3 seasons his minutes have dropped. 

But his family lives in Bloomington and he enjoys it there so no reason for him to transfer, and we have no shortage of available scholarships. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

I'd argue we have literally zero clue what kind of shooter he could become because he never plays.

35 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

The problem with Leal is that he is essentially Galloway without Galloway's athleticism or ability to attack the rim. Plus, Leal has not turned into the 3-point shooter some thought he was. I agree that he is "smart, moves the ball quickly on offense, hustles."  When Galloway improved his perimeter shooting it almost guaranteed Leal would be relegated to the end of the bench.

 

[jbeaman9]

 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

15 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

He’s really not good at all… He’s a “shooter” who can’t actually shoot at the college level. Through 3 years he’s shooting 32% from 3 and 67% from the line. Low volume, but he hasn’t demonstrated anything warranting mop up minutes. It’s no surprise that as IU has gotten better as a team during his 3 seasons his minutes have dropped. 

But his family lives in Bloomington and he enjoys it there so no reason for him to transfer, and we have no shortage of available scholarships. 

Yea I don't believe any narrative that's "he not any good" I can guarantee he'd become a fan favorite on the floor and he could actually play the 3 with how strong he is. He's the AJ Moye strength type. Maybe stronger.

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

 

Well-wishes go away if (big if, obviously) he goes to Michigan.

Them's the rules, chief.

[Hoosier1984]

8 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

 

Is there a transfer Arkansas doesn’t reach out to? I bet it’s one of those canned emails that automatically goes out once a player enters the portal.

[Honkyman]

18 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I'd argue we have literally zero clue what kind of shooter he could become because he never plays.

You are correct that the public doesn't know if Leal's perimeter shooting improved from 2021-22 season to the 2022-23 season because of lack of playing time. The coaching staff presumably knows. Leal only took 22 3-point shots in the 2021-22 season (he passed up a number of open looks) and hit 7 of them (31%) which put him 6th on the team percentage-wise and 9th in attempts. I agree Leal should have been given more of an opportunity to play especially given Gunn's terrible 3-point shooting (8%), although he was hurt a couple of times.

[Hoosierfan2017]

23 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Yea I don't believe any narrative that's "he not any good" I can guarantee he'd become a fan favorite on the floor and he could actually play the 3 with how strong he is. He's the AJ Moye strength type. Maybe stronger.

Tim Priller was a fan favorite too but that didn’t mean he should’ve been playing. Leal isn’t on Priller’s level of bad, but in no world do we want Anthony Leal playing the 3 if we want to be a good team. That’s not a knock on Leal. He just isn’t on that level. And that’s fine. As others have said, he’s a great person to have as your 13th man. 

[AZ Hoosier]

28 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

 

The Michigan interest bothers me... Bates is the kind of player that can go somewhere else and then come back against us and plunge the dagger...

[Ryno6284]

I wonder is it a straight bidding war for Tamar or is the location the biggest part?

[RaceToTheTop]

15 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

The Michigan interest bothers me... Bates is the kind of player that can go somewhere else and then come back against us and plunge the dagger...

Yeah, with good coaching he could be a monster!

So don't worry about Michigan.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

20 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Tim Priller was a fan favorite too but that didn’t mean he should’ve been playing. Leal isn’t on Priller’s level of bad, but in no world do we want Anthony Leal playing the 3 if we want to be a good team. That’s not a knock on Leal. He just isn’t on that level. And that’s fine. As others have said, he’s a great person to have as your 13th man. 

Leal can without a doubt play the 3 in college. He's 6-4 and strong. He may not be insanely quick, but neither is Ethan Morton and he's a good defender just because he knows how to play. Yea Leal is slow, but he's smart enough to figure things out and become a good enough defender with playing time. Woody played Gunn and he literally couldn't hit water if he were swimming in the ocean. Leal just hasn't gotten that shot. His freshman year he actually showed flashes of being a good role player. Hell there were times his freshman year where our best lineups had Leal, Lander, Galloway and Geronimo in... Wild times those were.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I'll be shocked if Tamar opts for a B1G school.

[CSP]

4 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Leal can without a doubt play the 3 in college. He's 6-4 and strong. He may not be insanely quick, but neither is Ethan Morton and he's a good defender just because he knows how to play. Yea Leal is slow, but he's smart enough to figure things out and become a good enough defender with playing time. Woody played Gunn and he literally couldn't hit water if he were swimming in the ocean. Leal just hasn't gotten that shot. His freshman year he actually showed flashes of being a good role player. Hell there were times his freshman year where our best lineups had Leal, Lander, Galloway and Geronimo in... Wild times those were.

Other than the bold.... and I couldn't agree more. Leal has gotten plenty of opportunity though.

 

Two seperate ankle injuries this season, as well, right?