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

[bigrod]

30 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

FWIW, their boards started saying he was committing to them on May 2nd.  

Seems like everyone is getting all caught up in what a lot of people who have no idea are thinking. They thought he was committing on May 2nd, yet he didn't. He still took the visit to IU. I don't know any more than anyone else, but until I read or hear the words from his mouth, IU is still being considered.

We've all been on this roller coaster enough to know that things are not always as they are perceived.

[Joe_hoopsier]

10 hours ago, Sardinefarts1991 said:

Been following you guys for years.  Been refreshing IU message boards 50 times a day since I was 8 years old, 32 now.  Had to join the party finally.  

 

No inside info but I feel good about this one, look at that smile in his pics compared to Kansas pics!

 

However, IU has been the bridesmaid and never the bride way too frequently lately huh.

Welcome aboard, but I suggest burning that joke strap in a very very hot fire. It has to really stink by now. I hope you don't eat cabbage with those sardines!

[Artie86]

8 minutes ago, Joe_hoopsier said:

Welcome aboard, but I suggest burning that joke strap in a very very hot fire. It has to really stink by now. I hope you don't eat cabbage with those sardines!

lol!....."unintentional" "joke" strap? I could see it either way! lol

[Artie86]

Didn't Chris007 post yesterday that IU was literally trying to find more money to throw at MM?

[iu eyedoc]

10 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Just the truth. NBA nowadays is weird. Hustle can get you pretty far. Look at the Miami Heat. Jimmy Butler, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, Cody Martin, Duncan Robinson... Hell Steve Novak had a long career.

You're so right. I mean every time Kopp was on the floor, I thought to myself, self, his game really reminds me of Jimmy Butler's.

[Chris007]

7 hours ago, HoosierTrav said:

It’s Kansas. All the smoke is pointing in that direction. I made the mistake of trolling Twitter. What I’ve gathered:

-Hunter Dickinson radar post is obvious that they are close to landing him. He knows. 

-Kansas insiders say that he wanted to commit to Kansas on the spot during his visit but his people and the agency wanted to push for more visits. They still pushed for the Louisville visit (which lines up with what our insiders said). He still wants Kansas according to their insiders.

-Playing time is not an issue for him bc Kansas sold him that he would replace Jalen Wilson. 

-Apparently Mgbake’s mom gave their hand away on an Instagram post which she quickly deleted but not before many seen it. 

oh and they think it’s going to be announced by Thursday. 
 

don’t jump off the ledge folks. 
 

It would be amazing for this all to be wrong and for him to choose our Hoosiers. 
 

 

This is the reason I think it's IU. Because Kansas is making all the smoke that tells me they don't know anything. This recruitment has been so secretive. 

[Chris007]

18 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Didn't Chris007 post yesterday that IU was literally trying to find more money to throw at MM?

I think some calls were being made to get some more money guaranteed.  

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

You're so right. I mean every time Kopp was on the floor, I thought to myself, self, his game really reminds me of Jimmy Butler's.

My nephew on his sixth grade team hustles.

Miller Kopp hustles.

Jimmy Butler hustles.

hmmmmmmm……

[Dave from Dayton]

Stuhoo, I chuckle each time I see your new avatar.  Not only because of how it got posted on this site.  But also in comparison between the body language of Larry Bird and Coach Knight vs MM and Coach Woody in their most recent photo ops...and the surround video.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Stuhoo, I chuckle each time I see your new avatar.  Not only because of how it got posted on this site.  But also in comparison between the body language of Larry Bird and Coach Knight vs MM and Coach Woody in their most recent photo ops...and the surround video.

I love the photo. It seems as though it oughta be a photo shopped picture… but it’s real.

An Indiana University committed 17 year old Larry Bird with his 33 year old bad @$$ new coach. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

17 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think some calls were being made to get some more money guaranteed.  

Can they wire me some money? I got an extra year left of athletic eligibility 

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Can they wire me some money? I got an extra year left of athletic eligibility 

We're giving you the BTB NIL deal. It doesn't have a lot of money with it, but it's the gift that keeps on giving all year long. 

[jbeaman9]

[Dave from Dayton]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

We're giving you the BTB NIL deal. It doesn't have a lot of money with it, but it's the gift that keeps on giving all year long. 

The gift that keeps on giving?!  Oh my!

Reminds me of my Navy days.  Our submarine put into a bunch of ports on the Atlantic coast.  Then we went to Puerto Rico...  

One guy really shouldn't have put into that port.

[jbeaman9]

There are been another Rivals Futurecast pick for Kansas, this one placed an hour ago by a Kansas writer. 83% accuracy for him. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

13 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

I would do the same, should be IU, but it will probably be Kansas

[str8baller]

38 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think some calls were being made to get some more money guaranteed.  

I wonder if we have to overpay to beat Kansas or if Kansas can sign all their talent and still outbid us. If it is the latter, IU* needs to reevaluate how we handle NLI.  
 

 

*I understand it’s not technically the school, but at this point I’m not sure how you untangle the two practically. 

[Herotime]

It just doesn’t make sense that ‘he wants to go to Kansas’ yet takes the IU visit anyway BUT THEN cancels the UofL trip following our visit.
 

I get it. The kid can do whatever he wants, and he could pick KU. But why take one visit (us) over another (UofL)? I lean toward no one REALLY knowing, and prognosticators just prognosticating. My gut says IU and it isn’t close. 

Last thing I’ll say— if the shoe was on the other foot and we were to swap the KU / IU visits we’d ALL be saying, “KU”. That’s simple where the tea leaves point. I could be wrong but…

[MikeRoberts]

13 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I wonder if we have to overpay to beat Kansas or if Kansas can sign all their talent and still outbid us. If it is the latter, IU* needs to reevaluate how we handle NLI.  
 

 

*I understand it’s not technically the school, but at this point I’m not sure how you untangle the two practically. 

It is the school. As you said, it is all tied together

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Tides have turned yet again it appears.