Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[RaceToTheTop]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Sounds like Trilly just made a Reed Bailey prediction for IU

The Scott Dolson Burner X account had tweeted earlier about 'liking R&B'

[DChoosier]

From 247 which has him ranked 35th out of all the portal guys:

 

35. F Reed Bailey

Transferring from: Davidson

The scout: Reed Bailey is a bit of a tricky evaluation. He was the second-leading scorer in the A-10 and took his game to another level by leaning on his drives and nifty finishes around the rim. He's a smart cutter and is nearly ambidextrous in the paint. Bailey is a competent low-volume shooter –– which he will need to tap into to maximize his value at the high-major ranks –– but he cannot be the back-line anchor defensively. There's very little true rim protection. Opponents shot over 60% at the rim against Davidson when Bailey was on the floor.

[croneleoni]

Yes not trying to take credit for his prediction Bailey news was all him:)

Do you think he would play the 4 or 5 position? If 4, would he back up Tucker Devries?

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[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Sounds like Trilly just made a Reed Bailey prediction for IU

Good things come to those who wait. In this case? The good things might be a 6’11 kid with a great perimeter game and 3.8 assists per. That’s a crazy number and indicates he can put the ball on the floor. 

[FightFor6]

Bailey could be our Danny Wolf. Would be thrilled with that pickup. 

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild]

3 minutes ago, GP711 said:

Yes not trying to take credit for his prediction Bailey news was all him:)

When looking to these transfers from mid majors I always look at what they do vs. high major programs. He played 2 this year: 

Gonzaga - he had 9 pts 4 rebounds 2 assists - 24 minutes played 

Arizona - he had 19 pts 5 rebounds 3 assists - 29 minutes played 

[lillurk]

3 minutes ago, croneleoni said:

Do you think he would play the 4 or 5 position? If 4, would he back up Tucker Devries?

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Just now, Stuhoo said:

Good things come to those who wait. In this case? The good things might be a 6’11 kid with a great perimeter game and 3.8 assists per. That’s a crazy number and indicates he can put the ball on the floor. 

 

Just now, FightFor6 said:

Bailey could be our Danny Wolf. Would be thrilled with that pickup. 

Yeah would say he’s a skilled 4 big enough to play some spot 5 — interesting fit, given the rim protection #s. Think you probably still roster two 5s with Bailey, DeVries, Sisley, and Goode. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3 minutes ago, croneleoni said:

Do you think he would play the 4 or 5 position? If 4, would he back up Tucker Devries?

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He’s a 5. But he can play 4.  Weak on defense.  Crafty and skilled on offense but not a post up type of guy.  DeVries is gonna have his work cut out for him on defense.  
 

This alone doesn’t kill the Bindunga thoughts, but it kinda does.  Both will want to play a lot of minutes.  
 

Our offense is going to be so much prettier. If we can defend anyone, that’ll be the question.  Got a bit of ‘25 Iowa feel about things.  

[RaceToTheTop]

Bailey would be a very good get.  Good scorer who gets to the line a lot -- 228 free throws last year after getting 168 as a sophomore.

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild]

8 minutes ago, croneleoni said:

Do you think he would play the 4 or 5 position? If 4, would he back up Tucker Devries?

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He’s a good bench piece and not a starter IMO

[Ryno6284]

According to Tony Adragna, IU has reached out to Nigel Pack the last 24 hours!

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Bailey would be a very good get.  Good scorer who gets to the line a lot -- 228 free throws last year after getting 168 as a sophomore.

Sounds like we have our next Bailey at IU

[HoosierHoopster]

21 minutes ago, 12345Brad said:

The hybrid and developing young kids is great - just becoming so much harder to keep kids if they don’t see the floor until their junior year.   Hopefully that’s the long-term model for IU. 

Yeah, I want to see consistency and chemistry with the development of younger players, growing the program with them, while adding strong vet players with team fit. I think that’s what we’re going to see with DeVries 

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Ryno6284 said:

According to Tony Adragna, IU has reached out to Nigel Pack the last 24 hours!

Dayammm. There’s a coaches saying that you can teach a bad defender how to play defense, but you can’t teach a bad shooter how to shoot 

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

He’s a good bench piece and not a starter IMO

Bailey?!!?

Ahhhh… no

[RaceToTheTop]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

He’s a 5. But he can play 4.  Weak on defense.  Crafty and skilled on offense but not a post up type of guy.  DeVries is gonna have his work cut out for him on defense.  
 

This alone doesn’t kill the Bindunga thoughts, but it kinda does.  Both will want to play a lot of minutes.  
 

Our offense is going to be so much prettier. If we can defend anyone, that’ll be the question.  Got a bit of ‘25 Iowa feel about things.  

With West Virginia being 15th in defensive efficiency last year despite lacking any real kind of shot blocker (Hansberry played the most minutes at center and he blocked 12 shots all year), I'm confident that DeVries will be able to coach the players he has into playing solid defense.  

[Ryno6284]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Dayammm. There’s a coaches saying that you can teach a bad defender how to play defense, but you can’t teach a bad shooter how to shoot 

Sounds like the same thing with Reed Bailey!

[Henryville Hoosier]

 

[RaceToTheTop]

10 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

Bailey could be our Danny Wolf. Would be thrilled with that pickup. 

3.8 assists last year.  He has good handles.

[lillurk]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Dayammm. There’s a coaches saying that you can teach a bad defender how to play defense, but you can’t teach a bad shooter how to shoot 

I’ve been thinking about Pack since it trickled out that IU had made contact — I actually really like the fit assuming there are some pieces put around the roster we haven’t seen yet: bigger, dogged perimeter defender, and rim protecting center.

Being able to stagger minutes w/DeVries, and theoretically Bailey and Pack should give your offense a really high floor for shot quality and TO avoidance