2024 PG Daquan Davis to Florida State

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I was pretty critical of prior staffs getting more consolation prizes that primary targets.  This staff may get more "almost" commits from higher ranked kids than prior staffs but a miss is still a miss.  That being said, we currently have just 2 PGs on the roster right?  What is a better strategy, to swing after the top PG in BF and miss but end up with the #15 PG or to go after someone in between to be safe?  The latter may get you a higher rated player most of the time but is that enough to move us further in the tournament than what we have done? 

What if the strategy is to go after the top 1 to 2 players/position every year like we did this year with LM, BF and DQ.  If we end up with just 1 but we back fill the 2 we miss with 4* kids and still have a chance to bring in portal kids where we have been strong the last 3 years i think that can still lead to more success.  Eventually though, we probably need to hit on more than one of the top 20 kids/year if we want to compete with programs that have been doing that.

I am good with Davis and continuing to look at portal kids in the spring. 

 

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39 minutes ago, Demo said:

Yes he is. And I’ll always have a soft spot for the kid for the way he utterly crapped on Eric Musselman. That was an epic example of big-timing a guy.

Although, if you're gonna crap on Musselman, I would have appreciated it more if he did it in favor of a quality dude like Cooley, Gates, Bennett, etc. instead of Toupee Bill.

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8 hours ago, Chris007 said:

If it helps to get Queen that's great but if recruiting guys this high, I think I wouldn't have backed off Perry. But I trust the staff knows what they're doing. 

I don’t really see much of a downside in going after Davis. 

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8 hours ago, realTomCrean said:

Hypothetical:

Junior: Gunn

Soph: Cupps, Newton

Fr: Davis 

Obviously need one more guard at minimum but man if you get a single G transfer of substance this a ++ talented group. I don't get the pessimism

I am pretty sure Trey gets another year if he chooses. 

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3 hours ago, DChoosier said:

I am pretty sure Trey gets another year if he chooses. 

SS preseason email confirmed Trey will be back next year.  

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8 hours ago, 94Bulldog said:

SS preseason email confirmed Trey will be back next year.  

Trey coming back next year is big.  Another ball handler next to Cupps.  Trey will be valuable this year, he may be even more valuable to us next season.

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11 hours ago, 94Bulldog said:

SS preseason email confirmed Trey will be back next year.  

How on earth can this be confirmed in October?

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40 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

How on earth can this be confirmed in October?

Trey has been determined to have played this season injury-free and worthy of an NIL package large enough to induce a commitment for next year.

 

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2 minutes ago, Ngw7183 said:

I guess I don’t understand why you think that would be hard? Genuinely curious.

Pretty easy to know who you would want back and for them to know if they would want to be. Maybe I am missing something 

I read "Trey is confirmed back next year" differently than "Trey is eligible to come back next year". I already knew that he's eligible to come back, that isn't breaking news. Maybe The Email meant the latter, idk.

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18 minutes ago, Ngw7183 said:

I guess I don’t understand why you think that would be hard? Genuinely curious.

Pretty easy to know who you would want back and for them to know if they would want to be. Maybe I am missing something 

Snarkiness aside - Gallo's NIL earnings at IU will likely mean that he is back for year five, and that's a very good thing. Surely hasn't happened yet though.

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3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Snarkiness aside - Gallo's NIL earnings at IU will likely mean that he is back for year five, and that's a very good thing. Surely hasn't happened yet though.

Agree, this is all I'm saying. I want him back, the staff certainly does, and I'm sure he will be. Confirming all of that in October, in the current state of college sports however, is wild.

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4 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Agree, this is all I'm saying. I want him back, the staff certainly does, and I'm sure he will be. Confirming all of that in October, in the current state of college sports however, is wild.

Is it though?  Galloway isn’t going to the NBA.  He’s likely making more in NIL than playing overseas.  Woody loves him.  He loves playing at IU.  I certainly think a conversation was probably had between the ending of last season and the start of this one where they both laid out their intentions.   

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Can we get back on topic. What's the latest on Daquan Davis? Any other teams involved yet? Any visits?

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D.D. is a 4 star at 81 per espn (so has a decent rating) If he and coaches are on the same page…This kind of player is needed in a program top major conference program for stability with upside development as a couple guards that may be a higher level come and go.  Then, by year 3 or so D.D. could grow into an impactful player if he would stay with it.

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3 hours ago, mike vannice said:

Can we get back on topic. What's the latest on Daquan Davis? Any other teams involved yet? Any visits?

Agree….I mean, they way his name came out of nowhere and IU mentioned as a possibility……It made it seem like he may pop for IU soon. Is it just me or did others sort of get that feeling too? JMO

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19 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Agree….I mean, they way his name came out of nowhere and IU mentioned as a possibility……It made it seem like he may pop for IU soon. Is it just me or did others sort of get that feeling too? JMO

It wasn't clear from the tweet whether IU was actually in contact with him or if it was speculation that IU might get involved since they missed on Fland. To me it seemed more of the latter. 

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Agree….I mean, they way his name came out of nowhere and IU mentioned as a possibility……It made it seem like he may pop for IU soon. Is it just me or did others sort of get that feeling too? JMO

Not alone. Things went from zero to 60 and then just back to idle in the course of like 3 days.

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32 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Not alone. Things went from zero to 60 and then just back to idle in the course of like 3 days.

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I mean isn’t that normal for us?

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14 hours ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Trey coming back next year is big.  Another ball handler next to Cupps.  Trey will be valuable this year, he may be even more valuable to us next season.

I'd love IU pulling in a high-level SG transfer, since I think Trey is an ideal 6th man. 

Lot to like about D Davis too. Maybe he's waiting for DQ to commit first, so he doesn't steal his thunder?

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9 hours ago, Hardwood83 said:

I'd love IU pulling in a high-level SG transfer, since I think Trey is an ideal 6th man. 

Lot to like about D Davis too. Maybe he's waiting for DQ to commit first, so he doesn't steal his thunder?

Most ridiculous I’ve ever heard. Since when do 17-18 year olds worry about stealing someone else’s thunder? At that age most only worry about themselves