Transfer Portal w IU Interest

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16 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Rice committed! Official!

You sir, are my newest hero!

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Finally, a really good guard to lead us

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35 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Rice committed! Official!

Sweet!!!

[Trish 11,706]

Better than Xavier Johnson! He may start from game 1. We’ll see. 

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Awesome!

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25 minutes ago, iubb said:

 

 

 

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Along with all of the current players in his comments, Hood-Schifino’s there and, and for some reason I love this, Al Durham. Al’s such a great kid. 

[Adillac 953]

In the last 9 games of the season Rice went 0-22 from 3pt. 
 

Did we really need a bad 3pt shooter added to a team that was terrible at shooting the 3? Honestly….its dumbfounding. Where is this hype train for this kid coming from? Bc he avg double figures in the Pac12? The hype on this kid is like a magic trick- there’s no there there. Hoping I’m dead wrong and prove to be just a hater. We get someone like Hickman then I’ll get excited. Hell, even getting the big kid from AZ would be exciting….we do need another good big man for depth. 
 

Please, Woody please get a real shooter for gods sake. 

[Trish 11,706]

Rice / Cupps

Trey / Kanaan

Mack / Tucker

Malik / 

Ballo / 

OUT OF ROTATION: Newton, Leal. 

That would be my rotation once Ballo and Kanaan commit. Still no shooting and I question the perimeter defense as well. Interior defense will be fine, even when Malik goes into his typical foul trouble. 

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2 minutes ago, Adillac said:

In the last 9 games of the season Rice went 0-22 from 3pt. 
 

Did we really need a bad 3pt shooter added to a team that was terrible at shooting the 3? Honestly….its dumbfounding. Where is this hype train for this kid coming from? Bc he avg double figures in the Pac12? The hype on this kid is like a magic trick- there’s no there there. Hoping I’m dead wrong and prove to be just a hater. We get someone like Hickman then I’ll get excited. Hell, even getting the big kid from AZ would be exciting….we do need another good big man for depth. 
 

Please, Woody please get a real shooter for gods sake. 

Fair point but he is a major upgrade from Cupps and X.  Major. His 3pt shooting was very good before that finish.  Get tired? Who knows but this is a very good second addition to the team. Still plenty of room for shooters 

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5 minutes ago, Adillac said:

Where is this hype train for this kid coming from

Probably from the fact he hadn’t play basketball for 2 years since he was battling cancer and beat that then went on to be 1st team all PAC 12 and freshman of the year.   All I know is everytIme I watched them play he impressed me big time.   Definitely an upgrade from what I watched at IU last year 

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Let’s go!!!! 

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18 minutes ago, Adillac said:

In the last 9 games of the season Rice went 0-22 from 3pt. 
 

Did we really need a bad 3pt shooter added to a team that was terrible at shooting the 3? Honestly….its dumbfounding. Where is this hype train for this kid coming from? Bc he avg double figures in the Pac12? The hype on this kid is like a magic trick- there’s no there there. Hoping I’m dead wrong and prove to be just a hater. We get someone like Hickman then I’ll get excited. Hell, even getting the big kid from AZ would be exciting….we do need another good big man for depth. 
 

Please, Woody please get a real shooter for gods sake. 

Respectfully, you can't complain about getting a guy that averaged more PPG as a freshman in the PAC12 than another guy did as a junior in the MVC. Yes, his % wasn't great this year but he was 33% before his late season skid. Freshmen making a jump in efficiency in their sophomore year is hardly a rarity. 

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11 minutes ago, Adillac said:

In the last 9 games of the season Rice went 0-22 from 3pt. 
 

Did we really need a bad 3pt shooter added to a team that was terrible at shooting the 3? Honestly….its dumbfounding. Where is this hype train for this kid coming from? Bc he avg double figures in the Pac12? The hype on this kid is like a magic trick- there’s no there there. Hoping I’m dead wrong and prove to be just a hater. We get someone like Hickman then I’ll get excited. Hell, even getting the big kid from AZ would be exciting….we do need another good big man for depth. 
 

Please, Woody please get a real shooter for gods sake. 

Yes, I would say judging a player's worth off just one statistic over a seven game stretch is being a hater. He was 33% the rest of the season, and that's as a freshman coming off chemotherapy. He's also a point guard that can affect the game in many ways other than just shooting, such as an assist percentage over 22%. He was first team All PAC 12 and conference ROY after all. And the great thing about freshmen is they get better.

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17 minutes ago, Trish said:

Rice / Cupps

Trey / Kanaan

Mack / Tucker

Malik / 

Ballo / 

OUT OF ROTATION: Newton, Leal. 

That would be my rotation once Ballo and Kanaan commit. Still no shooting and I question the perimeter defense as well. Interior defense will be fine, even when Malik goes into his typical foul trouble. 

Mental gymnastics are exhausting

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4 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

Respectfully, you can't complain about getting a guy that averaged more PPG as a freshman in the PAC12 than another guy did as a junior in the MVC. Yes, his % wasn't great this year but he was 33% before his late season skid. Freshmen making a jump in efficiency in their sophomore year is hardly a rarity. 

wasn't he still recovering from cancer too?

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Does shooting the 3 ball at 0 percent make a player a 3 point shooter.

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29 minutes ago, Adillac said:

In the last 9 games of the season Rice went 0-22 from 3pt. 
 

Did we really need a bad 3pt shooter added to a team that was terrible at shooting the 3? Honestly….its dumbfounding. Where is this hype train for this kid coming from? Bc he avg double figures in the Pac12? The hype on this kid is like a magic trick- there’s no there there. Hoping I’m dead wrong and prove to be just a hater. We get someone like Hickman then I’ll get excited. Hell, even getting the big kid from AZ would be exciting….we do need another good big man for depth. 
 

Please, Woody please get a real shooter for gods sake. 

If you can’t be extraordinarily excited about what this player brings to the team both on and off the court? You may need to question a little bit what your standards are for quality addition.

This may be quite literally as good as it gets in matching exactly what we needed with who we just added. 

 Three level player with extraordinary leadership and proven accomplishments who will have three years of eligibility.

Oh my goodness, this is a massive pick up 

 

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6 minutes ago, TTT said:

Does shooting the 3 ball at 0 percent make a player a 3 point shooter.

my head just exploded

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I'm not a fan of the apparent portal strategy, but Rice is the exception. Great story, great talent, great get.