Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[BA47591]

51 minutes ago, Magisterium said:

thought I saw he was a Louisville lean?

Conwells the better defender. 

Did you see Magoon Gwath hit the portal to go along with Dishon Jackson? 

 

[CSP]

3 hours ago, IUGRAD06 said:

I mean you can complain about his shooting but size?  He is 6’2” and 180 lbs.  In Drakes year 2 he shot 45% from 2 and 43% from 3.  Holtmann and Diebler have a really crappy offense and it’s hard to watch.  Lots of standing around, no movement and having a guard attack the basket.  

Yes his size. He's small. I know what he shot from 3. As mentioned, I like him. 

[Magisterium]

2 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

Conwells the better defender. 

Did you see Magoon Gwath hit the portal to go along with Dishon Jackson? 

 

Yup; also Larry Johnson ( shooting guard from Creighton who’s originally from Huntington WV and was offered by IU just over 2 years ago)

I think Johnson played at SoCal Academy in California so I assume K Barnett is familiar with him 

 

[Demo]

9 minutes ago, Magisterium said:

Yup; also Larry Johnson ( shooting guard from Creighton who’s originally from Huntington WV and was offered by IU just over 2 years ago)

I think Johnson played at SoCal Academy in California so I assume K Barnett is familiar with him 

 

Also played a year at Huntington Prep. Not sure if he actually had an IU offer. He said he did at one point but neither Old Fart nor I could ever find any other indication that was true. Saw him at a showcase event when he was at Huntington Prep and he was an absolutely elite athlete with a pretty jumper whose game really wasn’t that impactful. 

[Magisterium]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

Also played a year at Huntington Prep. Not sure if he actually had an IU offer. He said he did at one point but neither Old Fart nor I could ever find any other indication that was true. Saw him at a showcase event when he was at Huntington Prep and he was an absolutely elite athlete with a pretty jumper whose game really wasn’t that impactful. 

I don’t think I saw much of Creighton at all this season; did he play much?

[Geometry Hoosier]

Every off season I read through the transfer portal thread and see people argue about who we should get or who we shouldn’t. Every year I’m convinced by what I read that IU has gotten their top picks and that we’re going to be really good. Then every year I’m disappointed. This off season I’m just gonna sit back and trust in whoever Coach puts in a Hoosier uniform. I’ve got faith that he knows the caliber of player and mental toughness it takes to play at this level. 

[Henryville Hoosier]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-and-big-ten-2025-offseason-roster-activity-tracker/

[hoosierhoo]

8 hours ago, Magisterium said:

thought I saw he was a Louisville lean?

Louisville and UNC is what they are talking about most on UVA boards.

[str8baller]

11 hours ago, schoosier said:

Wrap this JP kid up; he’s got a sweet stroke. Get Enright also for ball handling and leadership. He could also go head to head with Loyer for Flopper of the Year. Need a stud power forward and stretch 5 along with an all big ten potential point. Rice and Carlyle haven’t portalled yet so CDD may believe he can mold them into better players.

Carlyle can defend. If I squint real hard I can see a role for him if Coach DD can’t bring back some IQ to his offensive game. Rice is coach’s biggest call. I think back to the Tennessee scrimmage and can envision the upside of him slicing up defenses.  
 

Here’s the actual problem: We need real verifiable talent on the perimeter. We need depth too thanks to Woodys refusal to recruit. But on the perimeter we need all-conf/pro type talent. So keeping Rice/Carlyle, adding the DePaul kid, Powell? , Goode?, ….pretty soon you have a rotation without any of the aforementioned talent besides Tucker D. With our salary pool, you have to wonder if that’s enough. 
 

I guess Michigan and Dusty were able to get it done without out that type of guard talent but they had two of the best bigs in the conference and I think they finally crap out here in the S16. 

[IUGRAD06]

8 hours ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Yes his size. He's small. I know what he shot from 3. As mentioned, I like him. 

Average PG in college is 5’11” and ranges up to 6’3”. He is on the taller side of it.  

[ronzo4IU]

37 minutes ago, str8baller said:
 

I guess Michigan and Dusty were able to get it done without out that type of guard talent but they had two of the best bigs in the conference and I think they finally crap out here in the S16. 

Donaldson may be one of the better guards in the country.

[pumpfake]

6 hours ago, Geometry Hoosier said:

Every off season I read through the transfer portal thread and see people argue about who we should get or who we shouldn’t. Every year I’m convinced by what I read that IU has gotten their top picks and that we’re going to be really good. Then every year I’m disappointed. This off season I’m just gonna sit back and trust in whoever Coach puts in a Hoosier uniform. I’ve got faith that he knows the caliber of player and mental toughness it takes to play at this level. 

That's a good approach.

Fan's look at players like thumbing through a catalog.  It seems Woodson did the same.  I suspect DD will be doing things differently and we may not be able to predict or explain some of his decisions.  All that matters is that he assemble the roster as best he can to produce a competitive, winning team.  Until he's established his recruiting and brought in a couple of classes, we may not see what his ultimate IU team will look like.

[jimsorgi]

14 hours ago, hoosierbannerd said:

If I recall correctly isn't his Assist/TO ratio decent? If he's a sub to give whomever the starting PG will be a breather and he's looked at to be a distributer, I understand it.

He turned it over on 30% of the possessions he used last year. That's really bad. 

He's fine as an addition to the team, but I think the board in general is overrating his value. 

[Stuhoo]

13 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

He turned it over on 30% of the possessions he used last year. That's really bad. 

He's fine as an addition to the team, but I think the board in general is overrating his value. 

His last year with Drake in Devries' system is probably more telling, for better or for worse:

 

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
33	26.1	45.3	43.9	72.5	3.2	3.2	0.2	1.0	2.4	1.3	6.9

[AH1971]

21 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

He turned it over on 30% of the possessions he used last year. That's really bad. 

He's fine as an addition to the team, but I think the board in general is overrating his value. 

He was top 20 nationally in assist rate last year despite playing with a very subpar supporting cast. His TO rate at Drake was fine.

[CSP]

1 hour ago, IUGRAD06 said:

Average PG in college is 5’11” and ranges up to 6’3”. He is on the taller side of it.  

No it's not. No he isn't. 

[jimsorgi]

13 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

He was top 20 nationally in assist rate last year despite playing with a very subpar supporting cast. His TO rate at Drake was fine.

It wasn't disastrous at Drake, but it wasn't good. 

[CSP]

39 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

He turned it over on 30% of the possessions he used last year. That's really bad. 

He's fine as an addition to the team, but I think the board in general is overrating his value. 

This can be explained by DePaul running too much offense through him, which also explains the high assist and TO #s. 

He's a bench guy with experience. 

[RaceToTheTop]

34 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

He turned it over on 30% of the possessions he used last year. That's really bad. 

He's fine as an addition to the team, but I think the board in general is overrating his value. 

No...he didn't.  If his assist ratio is 2 to 1 and he 'turned it over 30% of the possessions he used last year', does that mean he had assists on 60% of the possessions 'he used'?

A '30% of the possessions he 'used' rate' is nothing more than a comparison of turnovers to shots taken which is a false way of looking at turnover percentage.  

[jimsorgi]

24 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

His last year with Drake in Devries' system is probably more telling, for better or for worse:

 

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
33	26.1	45.3	43.9	72.5	3.2	3.2	0.2	1.0	2.4	1.3	6.9

Agreed, other than the 3 pt %. Given his career FT % and his first year at Drake and last year, I wouldn't expect him to replicate that (even that year, he only shot 37% in conference play - just had a really hot November/December). 

But yes, if we expect something like: 25 minutes, 6 points, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, 35% from 3, and an understanding of the system and where to be on offence and defense, that's probably about what he will provide.