Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Stuhoo 88,721]

13 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

It would really be helpful to have Welcome to IU threads for those confirmed or better 1 Confirmed threwd so we don’t have to scroll endlessly through this thread trying to figure out who’s on the team lol. 
i’m too lazy to start it though - can someone plz start some kind of confirmed thread?? 

Good idea-r.

Done

[HoosierHoopster 8,150]

6 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

25/26 roster thread is up?

It’s mostly discussion, had to find Stu’s “four” post buried in it, not the same, and imo it’s cool to have individual threads welcoming the new guys — and I don’t see a Wilkerson thread despite the above so…

[ronzo4IU 393]

4 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

It’s mostly discussion, had to find Stu’s “four” post buried in it, not the same, and imo it’s cool to have individual threads welcoming the new guys — and I don’t see a Wilkerson thread despite the above so…

Oh, ok I get it…looks good now!

[Uspshoosier 53,937]

Riley is returning to San Francisco 

[ronzo4IU 393]

5 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

It’s mostly discussion, had to find Stu’s “four” post buried in it, not the same, and imo it’s cool to have individual threads welcoming the new guys — and I don’t see a Wilkerson thread despite the above so…

Where’s the darn link..lol

[lillurk 4,997]

5 hours ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Is Achoki recruiting Christian Anderson with Pack being the backup option do you know?

I don’t know the answer to your question but I don’t believe Andersen is actually in the portal (at least not yet?).

[DChoosier 9,635]

Sure would like to see an official Wilkerson notice.

#unreasonably antsy/nervous

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,931]

Wilkerson is not officially confirmed.  I know Trilly has pointed in that direction but there's been no confirmation from the national sources.

[lillurk 4,997]

30 minutes ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Is Bailey’s profile pretty similar to that big from Oregon? If so, I like what we got there. 

No, Bailey’s more like Danny Wolf of UM as a best-case, basically a wing in a 6’10” body. Rebounds pretty well, very skilled with the ball, shot well from 3 on low volume.

[lillurk 4,997]

4 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

I can get down with him. 
 

Assuming we are getting a high level PG. 
 

look to be one of the more talented big ten teams 

I wonder if there was some strategy to adding these pieces before a rim protector and another PG. Pitch the 5 that they’ll have lots of space with all this shooting, great passers to get them the ball and they can finish.

And then similarly, a lot of space to operate for a PG and a chance to rack up plenty of assists, get to the rim, get open jumpers since there are other good passers.

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild 678]

10 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I don’t know the answer to your question but I don’t believe Andersen is actually in the portal (at least not yet?).

 

[steubenhoosier 1,759]

What happened with Freeman? Pretty much has gone dead regarding him 

[BA47591 899]

3 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

 

This would be my choice over Pack. 

[DChoosier 9,635]

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

Wilkerson is not officially confirmed.  I know Trilly has pointed in that direction but there's been no confirmation from the national sources.

I’m hoping this isn’t a prediction along the lines of Wilkerson is allegedly flying to Bloomington in a plane piloted by Brad Steven’s. 

[IndyHoosier1997 52]

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

Wilkerson is not officially confirmed.  I know Trilly has pointed in that direction but there's been no confirmation from the national sources.

No but feels similar to Reed Bailey, basically the same sources confirming Bailey have confirmed Wilkerson. 
 

Bailey officially popped the day after. 

[lillurk 4,997]

4 hours ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Regarding Reed Bailey, hopefully he’s an outlier: https://x.com/indianahq/status/1908955745376141622?s=46&t=AnGlZsb2hQqJCetbi3nDTg

 

4 hours ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Bailey is vastly more similar to Basile to how they play the game at this point in their careers. Otieno played 1 P5 teams all year.. St. Louis... 

Bailey played 3 and had good games against 2. Bailey's usage is 14% higher than Otieno.

I’d also bookmarked the quoted tweet here, though a silver lining is I wouldn't think of Bailey quite the same as a “true” big. I’m sure he’ll play at least A LITTLE 5, how much remains to be seen. But my guess is he’s at the 4 at least as much, maybe more.

Torvik’s site uses all its inputs to assign one of various positions to players and it calls Bailey a “Wing F;” all the other guys he gets compared to (Wolf, Basile, Carr) are either PF/C or Stretch 4. 

[lillurk 4,997]

20 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

 

 

17 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

This would be my choice over Pack. 

I like him a lot but this is just a google A.I. summary being fooled by an Instagram account posting a Twitter rumor.

Also, I think he’s more of an undersized 2 than a true 1, maybe he’ll develop more creation skills. Really like him, not a knock

[lillurk 4,997]

5 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Assists/game:

Enright, DePaul 6.2.

DeVries, West Virginia 2.8.

Bailey, Davidson 3.8.

 

Known interest:

Pack 4.3

Wilkerson 2.1

 

Players interested in but didn't get:

Dix 2.8

Conwell 2.5

 

It does look like DD is putting an emphasis on ball movement.

I’d noticed this too, and DDV’s teams have been quite good at avoiding TOs. This is shaping up to project as a very good offense.

[steubenhoosier 1,759]

9 minutes ago, lillurk said:

 

I’d also bookmarked the quoted tweet here, though a silver lining is I wouldn't think of Bailey quite the same as a “true” big. I’m sure he’ll play at least A LITTLE 5, how much remains to be seen. But my guess is he’s at the 4 at least as much, maybe more.

Torvik’s site uses all its inputs to assign one of various positions to players and it calls Bailey a “Wing F;” all the other guys he gets compared to (Wolf, Basile, Carr) are either PF/C or Stretch 4. 

I would venture to guess that many of us played at the Little 5(00)

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,931]

Raby reported that Wilkerson wants to make a visit before he might commit and that can't happen until April 11, at the earliest because we're in an NCAA Dead Period.