Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Uspshoosier]

Perkins is in the portal 

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Count Hickman as another one that doesn’t resonate with me.  We have 4 guards on the roster now. 1 can and probably will start.  We have 3 likely backups.  We need 2 starter types in my opinion.  I don’t see Hickman or Walker as that to me.  
 

maybe since we had no guards last year Woody wants 8 of them.  Confusing times. 

Bigs: Reneau, Mgbako, portal rim protector, Tucker, that Diamante dude as a red shirt, portal backup big defender.

Less bigs: Leal, Gallo, Newton, Cupps, starting point, Hickman, Walker

1. That's 13. 
2. That pretty certainly will not be the 13 we end up with.
3. That's a bunch of guards, though using three guards at once is an option.
4. Feels like an island of misfit toys, though ya never know how it will work or shake out.

[cleeter]

 
One of them? Or is Jalen not considered an impact player in Rabby's eyes.

I would hope Jalen wouldn’t be considered an impact player. Off the Bench/role player would be what I wouldn’t want him to be. If we are having to start Gallo and Jalen, would you think that translates into a good back court to compete? I do not.


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[WayneFleekHoosier]

10 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Me seeing guards with the state of Indiana ties entering the portal 

Not WayneFleek. Besides I like Blackmon. lol.  Give me the most tenacious, tough, talented kid, birthplace be damned. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

11 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Bigs: Reneau, Mgbako, portal rim protector, Tucker, that Diamante dude as a red shirt, portal backup big defender.

Less bigs: Leal, Gallo, Newton, Cupps, starting point, Hickman, Walker

1. That's 13. 
2. That pretty certainly will not be the 13 we end up with.
3. That's a bunch of guards, though using three guards at once is an option.
4. Feels like an island of misfit toys, though ya never know how it will work or shake out.

Exactly. Here’s my thing. You are what your top 8 are.  Get 8 guys that fit and the best 8 you can get.  Building blocks 9-13 or whatever your end of bench strategy is. I really think having 10 what needs aimed for but play 8.  Then if injuries, you don’t have as much excuse 

[RaceToTheTop]

18 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Count Hickman as another one that doesn’t resonate with me.  We have 4 guards on the roster now. 1 can and probably will start.  We have 3 likely backups.  We need 2 starter types in my opinion.  I don’t see Hickman or Walker as that to me.  
 

maybe since we had no guards last year Woody wants 8 of them.  Confusing times. 

recent history of MVC transfers to the Big 10 definitely says that Hickman is a Big 10 starter IMO.  

[RaceToTheTop]

5 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Exactly. Here’s my thing. You are what your top 8 are.  Get 8 guys that fit and the best 8 you can get.  Building blocks 9-13 or whatever your end of bench strategy is. I really think having 10 what needs aimed for but play 8.  Then if injuries, you don’t have as much excuse 

Personally, I would love to have a guy who is a high volume 40% shooter in that 8, especially one who displays other skills as well.  He’s not Nick Zeisloft who only did one thing very well.

[HoosierHoopster]

19 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Bigs: Reneau, Mgbako, portal rim protector, Tucker, that Diamante dude as a red shirt, portal backup big defender.

Less bigs: Leal, Gallo, Newton, Cupps, starting point, Hickman, Walker

1. That's 13. 
2. That pretty certainly will not be the 13 we end up with.
3. That's a bunch of guards, though using three guards at once is an option.
4. Feels like an island of misfit toys, though ya never know how it will work or shake out.

IMO we do NOT need more 'rim protectors' -- all that does is feed into Woodson's incredibly stupid, outdated, and f ' ing annoying insistence on running offense through the post / playing two prototypical bigs up front w/o actual wing play and all while completely ignoring the perimeter. Yes, I'm a broken record here, but please please let's move on from the rim protector idea.

Get lengthy wings/guards. Malik and MM are good forwards, both showed development getting more mobile. Can replace Sparks / Banks as backups, not as a Ware replacement

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

IMO we do NOT need more 'rim protectors' -- all that does is feed into Woodson's incredibly stupid, outdated, and f ' ing annoying insistence on running offense through the post / playing two prototypical bigs up front w/o actual wing play and all while completely ignoring the perimeter. Yes, I'm a broken record here, but please please let's move on from the rim protector idea.

Get lengthy wings/guards. Malik and MM are good forwards, both showed development getting more mobile. Can replace Sparks / Banks as backups, not as a Ware replacement

And who , pray tell, is going to guard the five? Certainly not Malik Reneau.

[Uspshoosier]

21 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Not WayneFleek. Besides I like Blackmon. lol.  Give me the most tenacious, tough, talented kid, birthplace be damned. 

I didn’t  say I wanted them all to go IU I just liked seeing kids with Indiana hit the portal all at once 

[Go_Hoosiers]

4 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

IMO we do NOT need more 'rim protectors' -- all that does is feed into Woodson's incredibly stupid, outdated, and f ' ing annoying insistence on running offense through the post / playing two prototypical bigs up front w/o actual wing play and all while completely ignoring the perimeter. Yes, I'm a broken record here, but please please let's move on from the rim protector idea.

Get lengthy wings/guards. Malik and MM are good forwards, both showed development getting more mobile. Can replace Sparks / Banks as backups, not as a Ware replacement

Couldn't agree more. We had an amazing "rim protector" last year and our defense was awful. Our rim protector didn't help us much when the Japanese Steph Curry was bombing 3s on us.

That being said - of course Woody is shopping for a rim protector.

Edited March 26, 2024 by Go_Hoosiers

[Napleshoosier]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And who , pray tell, is going to guard the five? Certainly not Malik Reneau.

I will!  :)

[JF87]

12 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

I didn’t  say I wanted them all to go IU I just liked seeing kids with Indiana hit the portal all at once 

I'm waiting on some Purdue players to hit the portal.  I'd take Gillis and Caleb Furst.  

[trc1969]

I beleive in the end this is going to be a fruitless endeavor. Trying to build a team out of the portal is a daunting task, bringing in a couple portal transfers a year to help aid your team from the previous year is one thing but trying to construct pretty much a whole team is another. Plus, I have lost all faith in Coach Woodson's ability to coach a team play college basketball effectively. (Can't wait to hear the excuses he come up with after losses next year)

[Stuhoo]

34 minutes ago, Napleshoosier said:

I will!  :)

Atta boy Nips. Stepping up for the team.

[RaceToTheTop]

39 minutes ago, Go_Hoosiers said:

Couldn't agree more. We had an amazing "rim protector" last year and our defense was awful. Our rim protector didn't help us much when the Japanese Steph Curry was bombing 3s on us.

That being said - of course Woody is shopping for a rim protector.

Imagine our defense without Ware last year.

[RaceToTheTop]

25 minutes ago, trc1969 said:

I beleive in the end this is going to be a fruitless endeavor. Trying to build a team out of the portal is a daunting task, bringing in a couple portal transfers a year to help aid your team from the previous year is one thing but trying to construct pretty much a whole team is another. Plus, I have lost all faith in Coach Woodson's ability to coach a team play college basketball effectively. (Can't wait to hear the excuses he come up with after losses next year)

 

[RaceToTheTop]

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

Trevor Andershock's latest IU portal targets list.  

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/indiana-hoosiers-basketball-2024-transfer-portal-target-tracker-228951222/

Behind a paywall, unfortunately.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Behind a paywall, unfortunately.

Didn't realize that.  My apologies.  Look at the first post in this thread and it has all the names he has in his article plus 2 additional that were mentioned earlier this afternoon. 

[Silat Player]

38 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Imagine our defense without Ware last year.

I don't care about defense anymore. I want to outscore teams next year 120 - 115 every game.

Give me the old Dan Issel, Kiki Vandeweghe, Alex English type of IU team next year. We'll load up on scorers from the portal and just outshoot them and out-tempo them next year. 

A complete opposite team...LOL

Edited March 26, 2024 by Silat Player