Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,041]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:34 PM, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

Word this morning is IU has the largest NIL offer out to Wilkerson by a SUBSTANTIAL amount and those that truly have inside connections still have every reason to believe IU is still likely the destination for him. IU also has the largest NIL offer out to Conerway. We are in a really good spot to land 2 of the best guards available in the portal. IMO would be top 3 backcourt in the conference.

Not at all doubting you.... 

where'd you hear this though? 

[Stuhoo 89,695]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:34 PM, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

Word this morning is IU has the largest NIL offer out to Wilkerson by a SUBSTANTIAL amount and those that truly have inside connections still have every reason to believe IU is still likely the destination for him. IU also has the largest NIL offer out to Conerway. We are in a really good spot to land 2 of the best guards available in the portal. IMO would be top 3 backcourt in the conference.

We (like 10-15 other schools) have a ton of NIL money.

Unlike other schools we have spent a very small percentage of it so far. UL, UK, and Michigan's rosters already look really good because they are about done budgeting for them and putting them together.

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Any of you mopes ever play in a salary cap fantasy football league? This is a ton like that.

 

[Hoosierfanyuh 6,973]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:37 PM, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Not at all doubting you.... 

where'd you here this though? 

Trilly 

[Jet812 570]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:23 PM, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Good, back to just talking ball....

Any 7ft kid, which Hanner wasn't, doesn't have a low floor. They're rim protection, 5 fouls, and a decent rebounder... at minimum..... specifically this kid. 

Being 7 ft tall doesn’t guarantee anything but having 5 fouls to give, & they may not be good fouls.  Your post states that all 7 footers have a low floor.  That is not even remotely true.  What floor could be lower than not being able to get on the court?  Doubling down on a silly claim is low floor for a poster btw…

[Hoosierfanyuh 6,973]

I really do hope we can get Wilkerson and conerway, they pair very well together 

[Soulsnipes 159]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:35 PM, TrueHoosier62 said:

Are you talking about him saying, "Hey b!tch, go make me a ham samich"? 

 

 

Well of course :)

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,041]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:46 PM, Jet812 said:

Being 7 ft tall doesn’t guarantee anything but 5 fouls, & they may not be good fouls.  Your post states that all 7 footers have a low floor.  That is not even remotely true.  What floor could be lower than not being able to get on the court?  Doubling down on a silly claim is low floor for a poster btw…

right.. so why are you doubling down? 

Kid goes and tears it up in JUCO, especially once he got comfortable, as a FR...  and you guys are telling me about Bawa Maniur lol .... and Peter Jurkin. Why? 

[Jet812 570]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:48 PM, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

right.. so why are you doubling down? 

Kid goes and tears it up in JUCO, especially once he got comfortable, as a FR...  and you guys are telling me about Bawa Maniur lol .... and Peter Jurkin. Why? 

Because you said ANY 7 footer has a low floor & they are specific examples as to how this claim is patently false.  If you had said this kid has a low floor, fine, but that’s not what you posted.

[Scotty R 3,756]

I  guess for Wilkerson it has to come down to what he wants. He can go to UK be on a roster that is full of guard and wings and might not get as much PT but will be on a top 5 team. He can come to IU and be one of the top options but might not be a great team that will compete for a championship. He also could surprise us and pick Auburn 

[JimmerNoe 1,216]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:46 PM, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I really do hope we can get Wilkerson and conerway, they pair very well together 

Would immediately change the tenor of the offseason. Would give us:

PG: Sun Belt POY (Conerway)

SG: 1st Team All-Conference (Wilkerson)

SF: Proven Big 10 shooter (Goode*)

PF: MVC POY (Devries)

C: 1st Team All-Conference (Bailey)

 

that ain’t bad for all the hand wringing. 

[lillurk 5,145]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:34 PM, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

Word this morning is IU has the largest NIL offer out to Wilkerson by a SUBSTANTIAL amount and those that truly have inside connections still have every reason to believe IU is still likely the destination for him. IU also has the largest NIL offer out to Conerway. We are in a really good spot to land 2 of the best guards available in the portal. IMO would be top 3 backcourt in the conference.

Not sure this has been discussed much but Wilkerson had the second best year of anyone in the portal based on Torvik’s all-in-one metric (behind only Darling). If you’re gonna spend big, that’s the guy to spend on.

[Scotty R 3,756]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:52 PM, JimmerNoe said:

Would immediately change the tenor of the offseason. Would give us:

PG: Sun Belt POY (Conerway)

SG: 1st Team All-Conference (Wilkerson)

SF: Proven Big 10 shooter (Goode*)

PF: MVC POY (Devries)

C: 1st Team All-Conference (Bailey)

 

that ain’t bad for all the hand wringing. 

Even if Goode gets another year which is not a given I don't think he will be a starter. I would love to have him and Eright be the top bench players 

[mjeze106 617]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:34 PM, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

Word this morning is IU has the largest NIL offer out to Wilkerson by a SUBSTANTIAL amount and those that truly have inside connections still have every reason to believe IU is still likely the destination for him. IU also has the largest NIL offer out to Conerway. We are in a really good spot to land 2 of the best guards available in the portal. IMO would be top 3 backcourt in the conference.

But more importantly, how much does Wilkerson like horse racing?

[JimmerNoe 1,216]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:56 PM, Scotty R said:

Even if Goode gets another year which is not a given I don't think he will be a starter. I would love to have him and Eright be the top bench players 

Oh I totally agree. I am just going with what we would have currently if those two guys committed. I think Goode and Enright as first two off the bench means that we are in very good shape and got the guys we are all wanting from a talent perspective.

[dwtaylor1055 1,982]

Conerway on the golf cart moving around on campus

[iubb 4,833]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:58 PM, dwtaylor1055 said:

Conerway on the golf cart moving around on campus

Does that mean I can put my cart before the horse?

[Demo 23,691]

  On 4/14/2025 at 3:50 PM, Scotty R said:

I  guess for Wilkerson it has to go.e down to what he wants. He can go to UK but that roster is full of guard and wings and might not get as much PT but will be on a top 5 team. He can come to IU and be one of the top options but might not be a great team that will compete for a championship. He also could surprise us and pick Auburn 

Correct. Particularly with 1 year kids the IU situation may not be the fit they’re looking for short of a straight overpay, and DDV may not be willing to do that for anyone. But a kid like Wilkerson may decide that getting a big check, playing P4 at a high profile gig, getting shots until his arm falls off and having the chance to rebuild something might be appealing if he’s the right sort. I would love for him to talk to a guy like Hood-Schifino who could tell him about literally becoming a legend in 1 year. That doesn’t happen many places. 

[go iu bb 9,705]

Board vibe yesterday and somewhat today.

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  On 4/14/2025 at 3:50 PM, Scotty R said:

I  guess for Wilkerson it has to come down to what he wants. He can go to UK be on a roster that is full of guard and wings and might not get as much PT but will be on a top 5 team. He can come to IU and be one of the top options but might not be a great team that will compete for a championship. He also could surprise us and pick Auburn 

There’s a UK poster on X saying Wilkerson is gonna be a Hoosier, visit to UK didn’t go as planned.  Didn’t even mention Auburn, so who knows if he truly has any info…https://x.com/suupchauncey/status/1911761995159715979?s=12

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  On 4/14/2025 at 2:53 PM, WayneFleekHoosier said:

If you are referring to me, I know exactly what it means. My point was the actual talent in the portal is already dwindling and new hopeful players won’t have the chance to join soon.   I’d like to have better players than many of the ones we are targeting now. So for me, I hope we can coax/poach some good players into the portal before the “portal closes”.  

Wasn’t any one post or poster in particular. I’ve seen the sentiment in multiple places.

Personally, given what we saw from IU last year, as well as a number of other teams, portal rankings are close to meaningless. Mgbako is still a “top available transfer” but I wouldn’t want him on this team as a simple example.

If our new coach is prioritizing culture/fit over talent I’d be ecstatic. No clue if that’s actually the case but “winning the offseason” was a Mike Woodson specialty but then the team had to actually play games.