Indiana Players Now In The Portal

[Honkyman 1,670]

8 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Geronimo usually couldn't make the most of the chances he did get, kind of hard to justify giving him more.

Geronimo played pretty well when filling in for Race Thompson when Thompson was hurt. Then Geronimo got hurt and didn't seem to play at the same level when he was available (nor did Race Thompson when he returned after being out with his leg injury). Reneau became Thompson's backup and Geronimo didn't see the floor much.

[HoosierHoopster 6,027]

15 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Geronimo wants to go play for Pitino.

Are you making this up? Come on now

[LIHoosier 24,997]

20 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Geronimo wants to go play for Pitino.

Which one?

[Hoosierfan2017 19,886]

6 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Are you making this up? Come on now

@Chris007 cmon man you just ruined HoosierHooper’s Friday night

[Chris007 42,066]

7 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Which one?

St. John’s 

[Chris007 42,066]

11 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Are you making this up? Come on now

He should probably be happy with providence. He doesn’t have the motor for a Pitino team.

[Hardwood83 4,495]

1 hour ago, jonz44 said:

I believe Recker went from IU to AZ and them later transferred to Iowa.

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Speaking of punchable faces!!  Major league D-bag. 

[RaceToTheTop 23,572]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Speaking of punchable faces!!  Major league D-bag. 

Pretty good player for only having one arm.

[Hoosierfan2017 19,886]

1 hour ago, Honkyman said:

Too bad. It is not a good look for the program. Bates was highly rated and Geronimo is recognized as very athletic. Both are likely to perform well given the opportunity provided by four starters leaving. We won't find enough in the Transfer Portal to make it up if both leave. It is beginning to look like Woodson got two years riding TJD and now the program is heading downward.

Bates hit as many shots in the tournament as I did and Geronimo has been living off his “potential” for 3 years now. Through 82 games he’s a 3.8 ppg guy. At a certain point your ‘potential’ turns into ‘you are what you are.’ He’s been flirting with leaving for 3 years now. Let him leave and go find a portal guy with his athleticism who can actually hoop too. 

[HoosierTrav 7,619]

50 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I will keep it simple.  Those potential two losses are a positive not a negative.  I wish them luck.

I agree with you on this. People had unrealistic expectations for Geronimo. He was purely a gifted athlete. He’s not a very skilled basketball player. We needs guys his size who can score the damn basketball. 
 

Bates is not good enough to take us to the next level. I’m not sure what’s causing his inconsistency but I don’t see him ever becoming the guy we all expected him to be. 

[lillurk 3,668]

I’d have fond memories of both from their time as Hoosiers but neither is a big loss, and even if they flip a switch elsewhere, I don’t know that it reflects poorly. They got better under Woodson but both had flaws that were player-based issues and not coaching-based ones. It matters more how they fill those open spots.

I will say, while I understand Geronimo theoretically wanting to play for Pitino at SJU — Pitino has unequivocally won and tends to value athleticism — I don’t think Rick can magically turn that athleticism into a great high-major ball player.

[Scotty R 1,897]

1 hour ago, Alford Bailey said:

Really didn’t like that play at the time

If I remember correctly that Micheal Lewis did the same thing to another big Iowa guy Jaacks

[Scotty R 1,897]

1 hour ago, IU_FanClub said:

Will be sad to see Tamar go

I lost total confidence in Tamar, also I just don't think Geronimo ever learned the game. He tries to play with athletic ability alone and don't nonthe nuances of the game.

[Scotty R 1,897]

1 hour ago, Honkyman said:

Too bad. It is not a good look for the program. Bates was highly rated and Geronimo is recognized as very athletic. Both are likely to perform well given the opportunity provided by four starters leaving. We won't find enough in the Transfer Portal to make it up if both leave. It is beginning to look like Woodson got two years riding TJD and now the program is heading downward.

KSU is on the elite 8 with every player being a transfer.

[HoosierHoopster 6,027]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

He should probably be happy with providence. He doesn’t have the motor for a Pitino team.

Oh man, his motor’s fine

[HoosierHoopster 6,027]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

@Chris007 cmon man you just ruined HoosierHooper’s Friday night

You’re laughable. But thx for the laugh

[Hoosierfan2017 19,886]

20 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

You’re laughable. But thx for the laugh

My pleasure. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,726]

Indiana, if Bates or Geronimo leaves, needs to do everything possible to get Evboumwan from Princeton. Kids a player. Put out the feelers to whomever possible.


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1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Indiana, if Bates or Geronimo leaves, needs to do everything possible to get Evboumwan from Princeton. Kids a player. Put out the feelers to whomever possible.


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I'm not sure he'd get through the admissions department at IU.

[lillurk 3,668]

1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

KSU is on the elite 8 with every player being a transfer.

Couple of frosh who didn’t, and a couple of jucos too, which is a type of transfer of course. Notable to me how many of the guys on their roster have been to three or four schools.