Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[maharkn]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Who'd we get?

 

 

Olsen would be my guess

[Hoosierfan1901]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Who'd we get?

 

 

Olsen from South Alabama since he is from British Columbia

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Adam Olsen better be making at most half of what we paid Reed Bailey. 

[Stuhoo]

6 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Who'd we get?

 

 

 

Jorge Tomatoes with breaking news!!

@eddy4iu had this pinned down yesterday, and eddy is known to eat salads with plenty of Lettice. 

hmmmmm...

[AZ Hoosier]

2 hours ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

DDv and staff signed top 10 transfer Javon Small two years ago. 
Beat UK for a bonafide stud in Wilkerson last year.

I want to lock in Burton soon and let that help sell the vision to others. Miss on him and it could get bleak quickly. 

But none of it matters if the wrong guy is coaching em. We’ve had a top 10 transfer class the last two years with nothing to show for it

In Woodson's bonus year we did have a top 10 transfer class. but Woodson was coaching them (allegedly). There's no way  DeVries first transfer class was top 10. Period. 

And TBH, we've got very little to show for the past 30 years, so there's that.

The good news is that it's still very early in this portal season. Let's see what happens, and then what DeVries does with it.

[Uspshoosier]

38 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Wouldn't blame Burton for it though. Houston has been the better program over the course of his lifetime

Yep. IU is going to need one to commit because they want to be the ones to turn it around.   If this is a basketball decision then it’s Houston by a long shot 

[tyappleg]

6 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Adam Olsen better be making at most half of what we paid Reed Bailey. 

Hear he's getting 3 million.  That's one of our "Big 3" down. 

[Uspshoosier]

3 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

There's no way  DeVries first transfer class was top 10. Period. 

They were 10th for 247 

[AZ Hoosier]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

They were 10th for 247 

I stand corrected. But wow. Just wow.

[pumpfake]

4 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

I stand corrected. But wow. Just wow.

Yea, wow.  It must be like recruiting where quantity can override quality (?).

[tyappleg]

So if our first 4 transfers are:

Burton

Brumbaugh

Olsen

Estrella

What's the temperature on those 4?

Athleticism still would be an issue, but would be a significant talent increase at the PG and C position. 

[FightFor6]

3 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

I stand corrected. But wow. Just wow.

That ranking was propped up based on volume more than anything. The only team with more commits than IU in the top 10 was USC and they ended the year #77 in the KenPom because they were similarly lower quality recruits. If IU can land top 10-15 again this year but do it with 5-6 commits, I'll likely feel a lot better about our prospects.

[CSP]

2 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

So if our first 4 transfers are:

Burton

Brumbaugh

Olsen

Estrella

What's the temperature on those 4?

Athleticism still would be an issue, but would be a significant talent increase at the PG and C position. 

wait till 2 or 3 posters get a hold of this post... you're cooked, chat

[Unexpectedflash]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

So if our first 4 transfers are:

Burton

Brumbaugh

Olsen

Estrella

What's the temperature on those 4?

Athleticism still would be an issue, but would be a significant talent increase at the PG and C position. 
 

i like Burton and Estrella but I really want more athleticism next year and I kinda don’t see Olsen doing much. Brumbaugh is pretty good but next to Burton I’d want someone longer and more athletic i guess 

[Asha’man]

20 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Yep. IU is going to need one to commit because they want to be the ones to turn it around.   If this is a basketball decision then it’s Houston by a long shot 

I think part of the reason we are going to pull out of some races is that we will need to overspend on PG more than any other position imo. People will argue a Center but that’s not overpaying when the market is just higher than anticipated. That’s just the market. Spend what we need to to land Burton and then go from there Olsen shouldn’t cost a lot and can be a solid rotational piece. Even a starter and the 4th/5th option maybe. 

[Brill]

44 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Poster on X:  The following schools have been in contact with (fill in the blank).

1.  We did initiate a contact and were told the asking $$ and we immediately hung up,

2.  We did initiate a contact and were told the player had zero interest in IU or the B1G and we hung up.

3.  An agent, parent or other initiated a contact with us and we hung up for whatever reason.

4.  Agent, parent or other hinted/implied an IU contact when none really existed.

 

It's to the agent, parent or other's benefit to say, imply, hint that there's been mutual communication to keep interest/demand in the player at a higher level.  Not all reported IU/player contacts are necessarily equal.

 

 

 

#1 is my guess 90% of the time. Money talks.

[CSP]

Just now, Unexpectedflash said:

i like Burton and Estrella but I really want more athleticism next year and I kinda don’t see Olsen doing much. Brumbaugh is pretty good but next to Burton I’d want someone longer and more athletic i guess 

I don't think Brumbaugh is under athletic, he's just.... white. 

He avged over 7 attempts from the line a game

 

I think Burton and Brumbaugh are an excellent pair and match VERY WELL OFFENSIVELY with Olsen, who is not an on the ball guy. 

[Asha’man]

10 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

I stand corrected. But wow. Just wow.

Shows you how dumb the portal rankings can be. 8 4star portal transfers. lol. No way. More like 1 high end 4 star a 3 star and a bunch of 2 stars. It’s why I’m not worried about portal rankings this year. I want evaluation and fit. Then see how the team looks when the roster is complete. I’m also fine if they want to play 2-3 of the freshmen as bench rotational players. 

[Asha’man]

6 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

So if our first 4 transfers are:

Burton

Brumbaugh

Olsen

Estrella

What's the temperature on those 4?

Athleticism still would be an issue, but would be a significant talent increase at the PG and C position. 

I think we would have money for 1 more 2.5-3 million impact player if that’s the 4. But we have a PG that can get to the rim and cause a defense to rotate. Which should be good for Olsen and Beumbaugh to get open 3’s. I like Brumbaugh from what I’ve read about him. I’ve seen Burton and Estrella play and they translate. 

[CSP]

14 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

I think we would have money for 1 more 2.5-3 million impact player if that’s the 4. But we have a PG that can get to the rim and cause a defense to rotate. Which should be good for Olsen and Beumbaugh to get open 3’s. I like Brumbaugh from what I’ve read about him. I’ve seen Burton and Estrella play and they translate. 

I don't mean to keep beating a dead horse here... but Brumbaugh is the "get the rim" guy, even over Burton. Brumbaugh isn't a "shooter", although he has that capability.