Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[OGIUAndy 1,052]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:18 AM, Hoosier987 said:

Nobody is acting like losing Conwell kills the class….but it hurts. He’s an all conference type player and from all accounts we went “all in” on him and wanted him. We lost him to Louisville who just picked up another monster guard 24 hours ago. It stings 

People are already jumping off a cliff for a guy who'd been to how many schools? I wanted Conwell, but people are really overreacting about one guy. Sorry, but he's obviously taking the biggest offer. We have to build an entire team from scratch.

[JustWinBaby 1,834]

  On 4/2/2025 at 12:53 AM, HoosierBoiler said:

BS

I thought we were done talking about Brad Stevens, good lord people give it a rest

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,637]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:20 AM, Asha’man said:

lol. Relax man. Plenty of time and players available. 

It’s mostly mongo sh*t-posting. 
It’s not my money…but being forced to pay Josh Dix over 2mil seems insane. 
But when he turns us down too I guess it won’t matter 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,236]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:21 AM, JustWinBaby said:

I thought we were done talking about Brad Stevens, good lord people give it a rest

Actually Braden Smith

[Chris007 61,577]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:17 AM, Jeff Flabjohns said:

DDv grabbed a top 10 transfer last year in Javon Small. 
Now at IU he can’t get a high quality guard to come through 

I think the April 7 thing makes it a little different this year but if I remember correctly Small didn’t commit till the end of April.

[Unexpectedflash 1,651]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:20 AM, str8baller said:

Last year Kelsey was all hope and potential. Didn’t stop him from landing top guards like Hepburn. 

I would like to point out hepburn averaged 9 ppg the year before transferring. Devries is going to have to have a surprise year I think with some lesser known players before we start winning every recruiting battle like we want. If the money is the same players are going to choose the more proven coach 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,637]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:18 AM, Hoosier987 said:

Nobody is acting like losing Conwell kills the class….but it hurts. He’s an all conference type player and from all accounts we went “all in” on him and wanted him. We lost him to Louisville who just picked up another monster guard 24 hours ago. It stings 

Yes, this this this. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 5,500]

Onto the next, time to sleuth about Josh Dix

[AKHoosier 7,641]

Dang. Losing Conwell really stings.

Look at it from his point of view though. You visit IU right now, you're meeting a coach who barely knows his way around campus and doesn't even have his staff finalized.

You can't form a relationship with your future teammates on the recruiting visit, because your team doesn't exist yet. 

That matters.

[IUGRAD06 786]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:17 AM, Jeff Flabjohns said:

DDv grabbed a top 10 transfer last year in Javon Small. 
Now at IU he can’t get a high quality guard to come through 

Dramatic much? He got him on May 1st.  Jesus people need some chill pills.  

[JustWinBaby 1,834]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:17 AM, Jeff Flabjohns said:

DDv grabbed a top 10 transfer last year in Javon Small. 
Now at IU he can’t get a high quality guard to come through 

Not every year is the same as the last in terms of who is available in the portal. Nor is every player's decision-making paradigm the same as the next.

Let's not act like a single recruiting miss will define this portal season. We have 10 more roster spots to fill. There are a lot of other irons in the fire. Just chill.

[TheWatShot 15,443]

Not going to hit the panic button yet, but maybe the biggest red flag with Archie Miller early on was that no one was drawn to him and he couldn't bring in any talent right off the bat. He was here 4 months before he finally got a commitment from anybody (yes, I know that was pre-portal). We have literally a whole roster to fill, we'll pay well, and we're sitting here watching other programs load up with new players. 

 

This is why the DeVries hire didn't excite me. Nothing about him is going to excite people about coming here. We think Indiana is a special place with everything a basketball coach could want, but teenagers don't see it that way. They need to be convinced. Right now I'm not sure we have someone who can do that. 

[IUGRAD06 786]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:18 AM, Hoosier987 said:

Nobody is acting like losing Conwell kills the class….but it hurts. He’s an all conference type player and from all accounts we went “all in” on him and wanted him. We lost him to Louisville who just picked up another monster guard 24 hours ago. It stings 

You are acting like it.  There will be more.  

[Silat Player 1,924]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:21 AM, OGIUAndy said:

People are already jumping off a cliff for a guy who'd been to how many schools? I wanted Conwell, but people are really overreacting about one guy. Sorry, but he's obviously taking the biggest offer. We have to build an entire team from scratch.

To be honest, none of us have any idea what is going on behind the scenes. We have no idea if IU offered as much as L'ville. 

We have no idea what Conwell thinks about Kelsey compared to Devries. 

We have absolutely no idea what Conwell thinks about how toxic IU's fanbase is. 

We do know that there are a lot of people here who write a lot of creative fan fiction, though. LOL

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,026]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:21 AM, OGIUAndy said:

People are already jumping off a cliff for a guy who'd been to how many schools? I wanted Conwell, but people are really overreacting about one guy. Sorry, but he's obviously taking the biggest offer. We have to build an entire team from scratch.

Not too many proven guys out there with his size, athleticism, and shooting acumen. This one stings.

Goes to Louisville for split minutes. Tough loss. And not good recruiting JuJu going forward. Mikel Brown is probably the one that loses minutes more, but still competition for minutes.


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This could be a simple as Louisville offered more and that's all Conwell was chasing. They did close the deal there so it would make sense. Bottom line is this is one guy very early on. The sky isn't falling so let's be a little patient. 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,637]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:25 AM, IUGRAD06 said:

You are acting like it.  There will be more.  

He’s the guy I wanted most in the portal. For me, it blows that we didn’t get him. I’m gonna voice that opinion.
 

Nobody’s saying DDv was a bad hire or next year is toast. 
Quit policing people’s reactions. Conwell is a stud. 

[IUGRAD06 786]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:20 AM, Home Jersey said:

I think it’s understandable there’s a little outpour of emotion after no need for a while and now seeing a priority target go to UL. A little PTSD… I agree with your broader point though, let’s see where things stand at the end of the month 

People are acting like Michigan is killing it when they lost their starting PG for the 39th player in the portal and replaced Wolf with the 30th ranked player.  It’s funny watching the drama unfold.  IU has always won the offseason but lost their season.  People need to learn to chill.  

[HoosierFan1994 5,194]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:19 AM, Chris007 said:

We have plenty of money and we’re going to get good players. I wanted Conwell to but we’re acting like he was the second coming Jordan or something. It’s still the beginning of April. 

Exactly. Need to build a team. Trevor on Peegs acting like $$$ didn't play a factor. I call BS. It's beyond obvious Louisville threw a lot of cash at him. He took the best offer. How it goes. I'd prefer not to spend a majority of the money on two guys. 

I will say this though..seeing guys like Dusty May, Mark Pope, Pat Kelsey have success year one makes me beyond furious this administration kept Mike Woodson for one more year. Love Coach DeVries so far but still. We are behind and that's how it's going to be for a little bit. Hopefully he wins in year one like they all did. 

[str8baller 7,301]

  On 4/2/2025 at 1:23 AM, Unexpectedflash said:

I would like to point out hepburn averaged 9 ppg the year before transferring. Devries is going to have to have a surprise year I think with some lesser known players before we start winning every recruiting battle like we want. If the money is the same players are going to choose the more proven coach 

You can point that out. But then I’d have to point out he avg over 12 as a sophomore and his numbers were clearly depressed by playing with Storr who was a ball hog and then playing off the ball some when Klesmit came in. I watched about every game he played both of those years, and he was one of the better guards in the league. His year this season should not have been a big surprise.