2023 SF/PF Mackenzie Mgbako to Texas A&M via Portal

[Hoosierfan1901]

20 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Slater seems very into the IU visit.

Very interested, could be something, could be nothing

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Hmm. I was very busy today but definitely have been watching this visit as much as possible.

So, far everything looks top freaking notch. Slater is really promoting this visit and doing so in an interesting fashion.

Hard not to be a little optimistic tonight. And trying really hard to not start making depth charts.




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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

I'm not going to get too high or too low with this visit(or any other visit). I don't want to feel like the sky is falling if he goes somewhere else or I want to be excited he is coming

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[Henryville Hoosier]

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

 

Looks like a commitment video to me.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

I'm thinking...

Kansas- 70%

Indiana- 25%

St. John's- 4%

Louisville- 1%

[Honkyman]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Kansas- 70%

Indiana- 25%

St. John's- 4%

Louisville- 1%

Louisville is the final visit which is usually an advantage. The assistant coach who recruited him at Duke is now at Louisville. Louisville  could be the leader.

[rcbowla]

I'd say:

 

UL 85%

IU 10%

KU 5%

SJU 0%

 

*Edit: this assumes he takes UL visit

 

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Trilly says some good gets coming in today.  I don’t imagine we fit into that do we?

[Stuhoo]

30 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I'm thinking...

Louisville- 1%

 

Just now, rcs29 said:

I'd say:

UL 85%
 

Lol

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Trilly says some good gets coming in today.  I don’t imagine we fit into that do we?

Is Trilly at Bedrak café for breakfast?

[rcbowla]

Lol

I added a disclaimer to my post. But I don't know why UL wouldn't be the favorite considering they'd have the last visit and the asst coach thing.

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[Stuhoo]

Just now, rcs29 said:

I added a disclaimer to my post. But I don't know why UL wouldn't be the favorite considering they'd have the last visit and the asst coach thing.

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You have a perfectly reasonable take. So does loaded chicken sandwich 

My giggle was purely based on how reasonable people can come to such diametrically opposed conclusions because no one really knows here.

[rcbowla]

You have a perfectly reasonable take. So does loaded chicken sandwich 
My giggle was purely based on how reasonable people can come to such diametrically opposed conclusions because no one really knows here.

Well yeah clearly neither of us have a clue. And I'll add that my 'IU Eyore complex' probably comes into play with IU's low chance.

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[lillurk]

I’m thinking about what the original commitment to Duke might mean. Prestige and exposure, winning, PT. Surely NIL $. The assumption is the PT shriveled up and thus the decommitment.

UL and SJU are a distant third and fourth on winning this coming year, you’d expect. SJU is not on the same prestige level. The weights of these things are unknown to us, but I’m sensitive to the idea that IU has a much clearer path to PT, playing through mistakes, almost no chance of getting completely buried on the bench vs. KU.

Where might KU have advantages? Well, maybe prestige if you’re discounting older titles and success, though of course on a flat historical analysis IU has more titles. The other alternative to me seems to be more consistent recent winning. But both were round of 32 exits this year. 

[HinnyHoosier]

I added a disclaimer to my post. But I don't know why UL wouldn't be the favorite considering they'd have the last visit and the asst coach thing.

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However, he decommitted from Duke due to role and roster fit. He may have chosen Duke more so because “Duke”. Not saying he doesn’t have a close connection to his recruiter, but I don’t know that it’s a major pull one way vs another considering the role he’s seeking and UL still having a ceiling I could bump my head on.


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[rcbowla]

However, he decommitted from Duke due to role and roster fit. He may have chosen Duke more so because “Duke”. Not saying he doesn’t have a close connection to his recruiter, but I don’t know that it’s a major pull one way vs another considering the role he’s seeking and UL still having a ceiling I could bump my head on.


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I would agree and have considered the pull of Duke was more so Duke itself but the fact that he is also going to UL makes me think that connection was pretty meaningful. Idk. Probably only a handful of people do know where he's leaning.

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[Stromboli]

24 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I’m thinking about what the original commitment to Duke might mean. Prestige and exposure, winning, PT. Surely NIL $. The assumption is the PT shriveled up and thus the decommitment.

UL and SJU are a distant third and fourth on winning this coming year, you’d expect. SJU is not on the same prestige level. The weights of these things are unknown to us, but I’m sensitive to the idea that IU has a much clearer path to PT, playing through mistakes, almost no chance of getting completely buried on the bench vs. KU.

Where might KU have advantages? Well, maybe prestige if you’re discounting older titles and success, though of course on a flat historical analysis IU has more titles. The other alternative to me seems to be more consistent recent winning. But both were round of 32 exits this year. 

The program prestige thing is always a slippery question. Kansas is one of the undisputed Blue Bloods and now finally got that elusive 4th title. Self is proven. Buuuut program prestige really comes down to whether fans give the prestige or not. Indiana still ranks 3rd in fair market value, behind Kentucky and Louisville. Kansas comes in at 5th. We still have major pull, somehow. 
 

https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COUNT_0330

 

Who knows how adidas weighs in here, but NIL goes well beyond that. I think Woody and his ability to connect with families is huge here. PT and team need is awesome as long as Mackenzie sees himself as a wing. No surprise, the Kansas insiders say he’s a Kansas lock. Funny how that works. 
 

No idea who wins. Woody does have a knack for being the best option at closing time. 

[CSP]

58 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

I added a disclaimer to my post. But I don't know why UL wouldn't be the favorite considering they'd have the last visit and the asst coach thing.

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Because they suck and will suck and Payne sucks. 

[BGVille Hoosierfan]

59 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

I added a disclaimer to my post. But I don't know why UL wouldn't be the favorite considering they'd have the last visit and the asst coach thing.

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Kansas insider said he’d be surprised if the Louisville visit happened. Said he thinks Mgbako will announce following IU visit with it being most likely between IU and Kansas.

[Home Jersey]

Are these the only visits he is taking? We don't have any ETA for a commitment being announced right - maybe a week or so after his last visit?