Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[croneleoni]

https://x.com/iubballfanjb/status/1912960075955585424?s=46&t=VCm-eVsdhHni-5V2WFoDBg

I know I said this before, but I talked to someone supposedly close to Tre's family. He told me Tre would be highly interested if they came calling. This was at my niece's birthday party, and this individual's son goes to Jeff right now. We will see if it's enough interest to flip him. Also, I heard Northwestern has been down to see him a lot lately.

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[newcastle12]

Hey are we still doom and glooming about the portal or are we feeling better.  Last I checked we were only at number 4 in the portal rankings, but that may have been before the last two recruits.....

[Victor]

7 hours ago, rayl456 said:

Yeah…they like to replay the 2012 Watshot loss and the horrendous treatment of BBN fans in the aftermath.   What whiny maroons they are.  LOL.  :)

Didn’t people die in the stands and their women held hostage for weeks? Thought I heard that somewhere.

[JaybobHoosier]

4 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Gonna be hard to attract a quality guard that wants to play 15+ minutes at this point. Let's go get a developmental freshman guard or two.

We should be just fine selling opportunity to a big guy.

 

Outside of a portal big, I would like to see Coach try to get some good high school talent. Might be a little late for that, but hope to see more high school recruiting than portal in the future. Coach mentioned that in his presser to do portal now then high school later, which is totally fine and agree with. 
Might take time to mend some of those high school/aau bridges. Regardless, love what the staff is doing right now! 

[Hoosierinbham]

I’m guessing Bucky sees some Trendon Watford in MM and plans to use him similarly.

[HoosierFan1994]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

He’s a slow Malik Reneau + 40 lbs.

I’ll leave this to CDD, but nothankyou 

That and he averaged 14 a game at Memphis on a tournament team. Doubt he would get anywhere close to that here. 

[IU Prof]

1 hour ago, lillurk said:

Didn’t know the name “Lamar Wilkerson” when I posted this but feel vindicated.

I was just thinking this morning that when it's all said and done, I won't be surprised if Wilkerson outperforms Conwell this year.

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild]

2 hours ago, BA47591 said:

Bucky plays elaborate defenses and I think this is just odd. Mgbako, played on an incredibly talented aau team and had God given shooting chops, but he was not a very intelligent young man and had never been coached. Honestly, N. Florida would've been perfect. They were 353rd I think in team defense and got up a crazy amount of 3s. He could add 25ppg there. 

N. Florida is getting nooooo support in the NIL department. They are 2nd to last in the ASUN so they can’t afford anyone like MM. it’s why the coaching staff hasn’t been fired because they’ve lost their 3 best players 3 years in a row. 

[PartyintheVillas]

1 hour ago, Victor said:

Didn’t people die in the stands and their women held hostage for weeks? Thought I heard that somewhere.

someone might have even said the s or a word. It was like living through Pandemonium.

[BA47591]

4 hours ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

N. Florida is getting nooooo support in the NIL department. They are 2nd to last in the ASUN so they can’t afford anyone like MM. it’s why the coaching staff hasn’t been fired because they’ve lost their 3 best players 3 years in a row. 

That's my opinion of MM. 

[dwtaylor1055]

if MM would have tried has hard on defense as he did when trying to get some taco bell after they closed, he would have been just fine here and likely a draft candidate here in a few months.  His draft stock fell from year 1 to year 2 and I would argue it was because his defense went from near average to mostly bad.  

 

now, back to portals that have interest in IU lol

[94Bulldog]

Will be interesting to see if there are any visits this weekend with it being Easter.  Saw various players with visits scheduled this weekend at other schools being mentioned on X.  

[Eagle’s Rug]

11 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Honestly as much as he's bashed here, I'd bet $1000 he does well at A&M. Woodson's complete lack of any perimeter schemes killed his play here, the guy's a good player, he'll do well.

What is your definition of does well?  Just want to clarify for the $1000 bet

[CSP]

11 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Honestly as much as he's bashed here, I'd bet $1000 he does well at A&M. Woodson's complete lack of any perimeter schemes killed his play here, the guy's a good player, he'll do well.

Yeah I'd take that bet. Slow, unaware, below avg shooter, doesn't create for others, and below avg athletically. 

[bigrod]

17 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Yeah I'd take that bet. Slow, unaware, below avg shooter, doesn't create for others, and below avg athletically. 

Yeah, I think he'll probably perform better with a coach who is willing to run plays for him, but I don't ever see him living up to that 5 star ranking. I was surprised by his lack of athleticism. With a better attitude, he could be much better. Maybe this coach can pull that out of him.

[Silat Player]

25 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Yeah I'd take that bet. Slow, unaware, below avg shooter, doesn't create for others, and below avg athletically. 

It's not like MM is a complete stiff. He was co-frosh of the year in the B1G under Mike Woodson. I understand that the defense was completely focused on TJD during that season, but still. 

MM isn't carmelo anthony or anything, but certainly a better coach than Woody should be able to coax a decent season out of him. He's tall, got a good build, and can shoot. He can be a good stretch 4 if he's really pushed to do the little things (which I don't think he was under Woody). 

Yes, he's limited athletically, but so are a lot guys. That's why it's insane that Woody played him at the 3 for so long.

[Scotty R]

19 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

It's not like MM is a complete stiff. He was co-frosh of the year in the B1G under Mike Woodson. I understand that the defense was completely focused on TJD during that season, but still. 

MM isn't carmelo anthony or anything, but certainly a better coach than Woody should be able to coax a decent season out of him. He's tall, got a good build, and can shoot. He can be a good stretch 4 if he's really pushed to do the little things (which I don't think he was under Woody). 

Yes, he's limited athletically, but so are a lot guys. That's why it's insane that Woody played him at the 3 for so long.

MM wasn't on the the team when TJD was here

[CSP]

32 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

It's not like MM is a complete stiff. He was co-frosh of the year in the B1G under Mike Woodson. I understand that the defense was completely focused on TJD during that season, but still. 

MM isn't carmelo anthony or anything, but certainly a better coach than Woody should be able to coax a decent season out of him. He's tall, got a good build, and can shoot. He can be a good stretch 4 if he's really pushed to do the little things (which I don't think he was under Woody). 

Yes, he's limited athletically, but so are a lot guys. That's why it's insane that Woody played him at the 3 for so long.

TJD and MM didn't play together. Sure he CAN shoot, but he shot 27% from 3 the last 25 games. Awful 

He is probably the worst B1G FOY. 

[SlamaJamaSisley]

41 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Yeah, I think he'll probably perform better with a coach who is willing to run plays for him, but I don't ever see him living up to that 5 star ranking. I was surprised by his lack of athleticism. With a better attitude, he could be much better. Maybe this coach can pull that out of him.

Based on past history of guys leaving a Woodson led program, I’d say he does well.  Keep in mind, for those guys most of us typically don’t see the missed defensive assignments on defense and usually just the higher scoring games and highlights. As long as he’s not in the B1G beating IU, I’m good with that.  

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, SlamaJamaSisley said:

Based on past history of guys leaving a Woodson led program, I’d say he does well.  Keep in mind, for those guys most of us typically don’t see the missed defensive assignments on defense and usually just the higher scoring games and highlights. As long as he’s not in the B1G beating IU, I’m good with that.  

Every kid is different.

Mgbako is more talented than many that left and generally succeeded, but in my opinion he has a mental disconnect, both on and off the court that is a bigger obstacle for success than anything that Gunn, Bates, or Banks had to overcome.