Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[RaceToTheTop]

24 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Burton will get two years fwiw

I believe the redshirt rule changed in basketball either last year or this year so that redshirts can’t play in any games.

[RaceToTheTop]

8 hours ago, OGIUAndy said:

Where is it posted that Cupps in the portal again? 

He’s not.

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Markus Burton and Freddie Dilione are names to watch for IU - Trilly

Burton isn’t in the portal yet, is he?

[Demo]

4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Burton isn’t in the portal yet, is he?

Nope, but consensus ND Twitter seems to consider it just a matter of when. 

[str8baller]

I like Burton. He’s not perfect but I could be talked into most of his issues being forced to play alongside the coaches kid who is “less good.”

 

ND has been pretty bad though. I guess they were worse this year without him so there’s that. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

What was the nature of Burton's injury that caused him to miss so much of this past season?

 

[Dave from Dayton]

17 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I give up.  Who's this likely pointing to?

 

17 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I give up.  Who's this likely pointing to?

Put me in, coach!   On second thought...I would rather IU had a chance to win.

[johnsoniu]

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

What was the nature of Burton's injury that caused him to miss so much of this past season?

 

It was an ankle. Notre Dame was pretty tight lipped about it but I do know he has surgery in early February.

[Demo]

45 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

 

Put me in, coach!   On second thought...I would rather IU had a chance to win.

DDV: “Reed, have a seat, I’m going with Dave. He may be, ya know, an actual senior, but we got to have some physicality.”

[Demo]

15 hours ago, Dave from Dayton said:

L'Etang is an interesting prospect if he goes into the portal.  He's gotten a couple of A-10 POTW and high scores...for Dayton.  In '25 he was on the All A-10 Freshman Team.

Here is a video of highlights for his offensive play.   L'Etang has evolved into a solid defender capable of anchoring the paint against strong opponents by his 2025-26 season. While initially needing to improve his physical presence, L'Etang developed into a reliable post defender who can "push, shove and elbow" with high-level scorers.

While the above video was not against a top team, obviously, L'Etang did score 26 in a big win against #23 St. Louis in February.

Some anecdotal comments over the recent past from different sites include that he seems to have high basketball IQ, hustles, might be able to extend the defenders if he makes shots from the 3, needs work on his upper body strength, may be slow afoot...

While he is performing well at the A-10 level, the transition to the SEC or Big Ten involves significant physicality changes. His ability to hit shots and create space suggests he could be a rotational player, but making an immediate high-impact starter role in those conferences would be challenging. 

So in November, this analysis was filed: "

At 7-foot-1, L’Etang has a long and wiry frame. The length is close to elite and he’ll measure out very well at the NBA Draft Combine. What impressed me is how good his core strength is. He’s still adjusting and growing into his frame but has a good combination of balance and footwork.

The frame needs to be filled gradually in the next few years. I don’t want to make the White-on-White comparison with Chet Holmgren, but in terms of slowly getting stronger, that’s the path L’Etang should follow at the next level.

He’s a surprisingly well athlete. Looks a bit stiff, but has great feet and improves his hips slowly. The length takes away the must of good verticality, but L’Etang can defend in space with some good lateral quickness. The physical tools are impressive, but need work to optimize at the next level.

From Ersin;s NBA Draft Newsletter... Amaël L'Etang Scouting Report

Way too small a sample size, obviously, but the one Dayton game I watched was their win at SLU and L’Etang had a huge game and thoroughly outplayed Robbie Avila. He was the reason they won that game. 

[ap2345]

11 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Burton isn’t in the portal yet, is he?

Nobody is unless their coach left or they’re a grad transfer. So that’s a formality 

[RaceToTheTop]

7 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Nobody is unless their coach left or they’re a grad transfer. So that’s a formality 

I know that.  But has he even announced he’s going to the portal?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I know that.  But has he even announced he’s going to the portal?

He’s expected to next week 

[Uspshoosier]

 

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

 

You’d think IU is gonna push hard for him

[Mopladysman]

2 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

You’d think IU is gonna push hard for him

How many notre dame sloppy seconds are we going to take?

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

You’d think IU is gonna push hard for him

 

2 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

How many notre dame sloppy seconds are we going to take?

Hopefully exactly two; Burton and Haralson.

They are both very talented. If our staff can't develop talent and scheme then it's all a moot point, but if they can, these two would be high-level additions.

[RaceToTheTop]

Oswin Erhunmwunse, Providence.  6'10" center.  Plus defender and rebounder but not a scorer.  6.9 ppg, 8.3 reb, 2.1 blocks.

[Uspshoosier]

20 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

You’d think IU is gonna push hard for him

I think if there is mutual interest you have to push hard.    Both guards from Notre Dame.   One is a Mr basketball and the other was a 5 star guard that went elsewhere the first time around.   If you are paying for hired guns each year my opinion the kids from the state might play for more then money represented the home state team.   That’s Miamis coaches philosophy.   Recruit high school kids and then focus in the portal on kids from Florida and Miami  

[Uspshoosier]

Also shows the Indiana high school coaches that the Indiana basketball coach is back to recruiting and making Indiana kids a priority.   Optics of that would be nice for a coach starting his second year