Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Uspshoosier 49,430]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

There is naturally going to be a bias toward the players that are geographically easier to watch. All of these are really good options, but Conwell at ISU and Payne via the B1G Network are far more accessible to be seen.

I'm curious what @Uspshoosier thinks about the Carlyle/Hickman/Conwell best fit and the Ballo/Payne option. He's the one above all others that has a handle on every corner of the sport.

With Rice already in the fold it comes down to who the staff best fits guard wise and how picky they want to be.   I personally would want Carlyle to commit.  He is exactly the type of guard you see on teams that are in the mix for making deep runs.   The more guards you have that can score on all 3 levels the better your team will be.  That leaves you need a threat that can hit from deep.  You then take whichever player of Conwell or Hickman want to be a Hoosier.  The portal is still adding players to it everyday so if neither of those 2 commit you go back in the portal and find a shooter but I would focus on getting Carlyle.   Ballo all day everyday over Payne.  Ballo is ranked the number 1 portal option by many services for a reason.  Back in the day Payne advantage over him would be he has multiple years left however in todays landscape you can’t count on that happening basically every staff needs to treat every player as a 1 year player. Staffs have to recruit their whole team over every year.   Miles having 3 years left is nice but you can only look at it as 1 year at a time 

[Home Jersey 11,754]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

DJ Wagner hits the portal.

GO GET HIM.

No thanks from me. Doubtful we get involved IMO

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,009]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

No thanks from me. Doubtful we get involved IMO

We won't. But him plus Rice would name a good starting 1-2.

[Stuhoo 84,761]

10 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

DJ Wagner hits the portal.

 

GO GET HIM.

Hell no. 

1. He's not interested - likely an Arky/Calipari move.
2. (And most importantly) He had terrible defensive/court awareness at UK.
3. In my opinion we have better options/fits that are leaning IU. Wagner is more like a fantasy football/gaudy five star rating addition than a winning basketball player. 

[Home Jersey 11,754]

Just now, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

We won't. But him plus Rice would name a good starting 1-2.

Talented for sure. Don't think he'd make people who want better shooting (myself included) very happy though :) 

[IUc2016 7,121]

20 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I did a quick check and some Cincy sites have him penciled in on the 24-25 scholarship numbers lol. With his injury history, I doubt he's a big factor, but I think he's part of the equation.

I just remember him going down with an injury when Iowa played IU in Bloomington. That feels like another lifetime ago.

I thought it was the Romeo year, but after looking up CJ's stats it must have been TJD's freshman season.

[Jam 282]

Really puzzled why we couldn’t get a visit from Conwell. Not buying that the backcourt budget was spent. He knew of our interest before his season was over. He could’ve shown interest and visited before Hickman. Also curious about Humrichous. Know he wants to work out for NBA but our roster could be full before that.

[Hovadipo 58,948]

1 minute ago, IUc2016 said:

I just remember him going down with an injury when Iowa played IU in Bloomington. That feels like another lifetime ago.

I thought it was the Romeo year, but after looking up CJ's stats it must have been TJD's freshman season.

Wow. A lifetime ago, indeed.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,916]

2 minutes ago, Jam said:

Really puzzled why we couldn’t get a visit from Conwell. Not buying that the backcourt budget was spent. He knew of our interest before his season was over. He could’ve shown interest and visited before Hickman. Also curious about Humrichous. Know he wants to work out for NBA but our roster could be full before that.

Did he commit? 

[IUCrazy2 2,594]

1 hour ago, IUc2016 said:

Still think we see one more transfer if we get two additional guards. Cupps would have a lot of guys in front of him...

I like Trey as the backup point anyway, just my opinion though

I know this is the way of things now but I really hate not getting to see a player grow and get to know them anymore.  I hope Gabe sticks around.

[Juwan Moye 571]

Short time lurker, first time poster.

With all of the guard focus in the portal, especially if we land both Carlyle and Hickman, is there any real chance that Mgbako sees a majority of his minutes at the 4? If not, the minutes at the guard spots will be incredibly limited with Rice/Carlyle/Hickman/Gallo.

[Uspshoosier 49,430]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Did he commit? 

No but it sounds like he is visiting other places next week Vandy, Ohio St and Xavier.  I’m guessing that is from Trilly 

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,510]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

No but it sounds like he is visiting other places next week Vandy, Ohio St and Xavier.  I’m guessing that is from Trilly 

I see it as if Conwell visits before Carlyle he’ll take his spot, but that’s just my guess. I think the Carlyle visit was strategically put where it was. Just a hunch 

[Stuhoo 84,761]

7 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

Short time lurker, first time poster.

With all of the guard focus in the portal, especially if we land both Carlyle and Hickman, is there any real chance that Mgbako sees a majority of his minutes at the 4? If not, the minutes at the guard spots will be incredibly limited with Rice/Carlyle/Hickman/Gallo.

Hey welcome! Glad to have you aboard -- dive on in.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,009]

17 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Hell no. 

1. He's not interested - likely an Arky/Calipari move.
2. (And most importantly) He had terrible defensive/court awareness at UK.
3. In my opinion we have better options/fits that are leaning IU. Wagner is more like a fantasy football/gaudy five star rating addition than a winning basketball player. 

 

[Stuhoo 84,761]

2 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

 

I'm not a sunshine pumper? It's all so confusing.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,916]

15 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

No but it sounds like he is visiting other places next week Vandy, Ohio St and Xavier.  I’m guessing that is from Trilly 

With Indiana not included? 

[HoosierHoopster 7,517]

I was going to comment here, but then was thrown by the pop up ads -- why am I getting a slew of pop up ads here for "Chair Workouts for Seniors"!!??  and "28 Day Chair Yoga!??" Good Lord, lol

[RaceToTheTop 27,912]

22 minutes ago, Jam said:

Really puzzled why we couldn’t get a visit from Conwell. Not buying that the backcourt budget was spent. He knew of our interest before his season was over. He could’ve shown interest and visited before Hickman. Also curious about Humrichous. Know he wants to work out for NBA but our roster could be full before that.

Of all the guards we are looking at, he was the last to go into the portal.  If you are getting solid talent that are leaning your way, I'm not sure you should back off of them to commit more time on someone you are starting more from scratch with.   There's not a need to risk multiple commits because you chose to focus on the bird in the bush.

[dwtaylor1055 1,610]

Just now, HoosierHoopster said:

I was going to comment here, but then was thrown by the pop up ads -- why am I getting a slew of pop up ads here for "Chair Workouts for Seniors"!!??  and "28 Day Chair Yoga!??" Good Lord, lol

Maybe because there are too many "Senior" members on here lol