Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Trish 12,188]

Here's Rice's shot chart. Let me know if anyone wants anything else. I have some time this morning. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,717]

2 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

How many spots do we still have? 4? If Carlyle and Rice end up committing like the crystal balls predict. 

Portal C - drops to 3

Still have room to add 3 more guys..

Newton, Cupps, Leal are scholarships 11, 12, and 13 regardless who shows up.

I'm truly hoping Jakai is fully rehabbed and he'll be in the regular rotation.  He can be a very special player.

[Hoosier DaDa 3,196]

2 hours ago, AKHoosier said:

He definitely raises our floor in a major way, which is exciting.

However, if we don't land any shooters then I don't know how many more wins we'll have than this past season.

Is he an upgrade over Ware? I don't really think he is.

We are going to miss Ware so much.  It's really sad our one year with him wasn't better.

[AH1971 1,907]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

Here's Rice's shot chart. Let me know if anyone wants anything else. I have some time this morning. 

Now do Galloway, Xavier Johnson, and Gabe Cupps. 

[Trish 12,188]

2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Now do Galloway, Xavier Johnson, and Gabe Cupps. 

 

[AH1971 1,907]

3 minutes ago, Trish said:

 

So a vast upgrade at PG considering Rice was a first year player and Johnson was playing his 6th year of collegiate ball.

Thank you. 

[68Hoosier 665]

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

I'm truly hoping Jakai is fully rehabbed and he'll be in the regular rotation.  He can be a very special player.

Same, I hope he comes in and lights it up.  It's got to be hard to have to set out your entire first year.

[Trish 12,188]

1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

So a vast upgrade at PG considering Rice was a first year player and Johnson was playing his 6th year of collegiate ball.

Thank you. 

Johnson fell off a cliff and was injured most of the year, but I'd agree he's ideally better than Johnson. 

[68Hoosier 665]

Just now, Trish said:

Johnson fell off a cliff and was injured most of the year, but I'd agree he's ideally better than Johnson. 

It feels like XJ was hurt his entire time at IU.

[AH1971 1,907]

Just now, 68Hoosier said:

It feels like XJ was hurt his entire time at IU.

He had an elite 7-8 game stretch his first year and then was terribly inconsistent/unavailable outside that. Can't have that out of your PG. 

[68Hoosier 665]

18 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Do the visits actually start today or tomorrow?

Major transfer portal recruiting weekend begins today in Bloomington - Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis

 

Just got this off ITH for those wanting to know.

[Golfman25 5,998]

2 hours ago, AH1971 said:

I was told by a certain poster, maybe @Golfman25 that it was next to impossible to land 3 top 50 players from the portal (as it had only been done once) and that "Mediocre Mike" had no chance "BEcaUsE hE waS goLfInG" (during the dead period). Seems like there's a 95% chance we get at least two top 15 guards (Rice #14 and Carlyle #10) and we seem to be in a good spot to land the overall #1 player in Ballo.

Who would have thought that a coach playing golf at 8am on a Sunday morning the night after the F4 could flip the script so fast? 

That's exactly right.  Not many teams pull it off.  We'll see though.  So far none of these guys are actually "committed."  

[Hoosier DaDa 3,196]

2 hours ago, AH1971 said:

Rice has 3 as does Carlyle. I believe this would be Ballo's Covid year. 

LOL don't you think Old Fart knows how many years each one of our targets have left?  He was just making the statement that he wants players with more than one.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,717]

Just now, Hoosier DaDa said:

LOL don't you think Old Fart knows how many years each one of our targets have left?  He was just making the statement that he wants players with more than one.  

No big deal whatsoever.

[Hardwood83 4,777]

3 hours ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I think if you are IU this is your hope

Rice

Conwell (I'd take Hickman here too)

Mgbako 

Reneau

Ballo

Bench: Galloway (1-3), Tucker (3), Humrichous (3-4), maybe add another big for backup minutes to play the 5

Cupps, Newton, Leal will be your 10-12 guys which I think is ideal. 

This is EXACTLY my thought, so it must be right! 

I am not excited about Carlyle, because I think paired with Rice it will be, at absolute best, an average 3p shooting backcourt. Realistically below average. With Trey likely your 6th man, it's shaping up to be a worse shooting team than last year.  

Conwell > Carlyle and pretty unlikely we get both. 

[Golfman25 5,998]

30 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Yes you did start the whole charade equating Woodson golfing to not doing his job, it's not like we don't have 4 prospects visiting this weekend literally the day after the dead period ends, but I'm pretty sure @Golfman25 is the one who said multiple times that landing 3 top 50 transfers is next to an impossible feat as it has only been done once....or something along those lines. 

As far as your expectations go, they are yours. I won't tell you otherwise. My expectation is to always make the tournament and compete for a B10 title. 

Yes, and if Mediocre Mike does it, it will be twice.  The facts are the facts.  What's your point?  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,717]

I absolutely agree we need better 3-point shooting.  But, if we have some guards that can penetrate and get buckets or dish off for easy assists plus a strong offensive rebounder we don't have to be as reliant on the 3-point shot.  And that's in no way saying we don't need to be far better at it but that our offensive arsenal is much improved with significant upgrades in guard play and offensive rebounding.

[AH1971 1,907]

22 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

This is EXACTLY my thought, so it must be right! 

I am not excited about Carlyle, because I think paired with Rice it will be, at absolute best, an average 3p shooting backcourt. Realistically below average. With Trey likely your 6th man, it's shaping up to be a worse shooting team than last year.  

Conwell > Carlyle and pretty unlikely we get both. 

I would wager that both Rice and Carlyle will shoot closer to 35% this year on decent volume than what each shot last year. Couple that with Mgbako who shot extremely well in-conference on volume and I think the shooting concerns are well over blown given that Rice and Carlyle are both extremely dynamic guards who can get their own shot anywhere on the court.

In other words, I'm not worried about teams packing the lane like last year daring Cupps/Galloway/Leal/Johnson or whoever else was out on the perimeter to shoot. 

[AH1971 1,907]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Yes, and if Mediocre Mike does it, it will be twice.  The facts are the facts.  What's your point?  

That it's awful early to play Chicken Little this early in the process.

[Hoosier DaDa 3,196]

1 hour ago, Go_Hoosiers said:

Watching the highlights of all these Pac 12 guys and every once in a while you get a highlight at Oregon and I cringe. That floor is awful to watch basketball on. I may need to just listen to Fisch whenever we play at Oregon.

Regardless - excited about these new guys, but I don't want Ballou shooting free throws with the game on the line!

Or Gallo for that matter LOL