Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Stuhoo 89,870]

9 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

IU was always going to have to grind just time the rest of college basketball that go through a total roster turnover.  Don’t care how much money your program has to fill it.   Thinking they were going to sign every top 20 transfer just because they have money was unrealistic.  Other programs grinded with 0 top 70 transfer additions when they did a reboot.    Just the way it is.  Embrace the suck and embrace the grind.   IU has someone that has had to do this before at the power 4 level and ended up with a staff and players that competed with top programs in his first year.   Now a coach on his previous staff for 1 year has a head coaching job and another is the associate head coach at a power 5 program near his hometown.   If you want to panic have at it however from my point of view IU is in solid shape for next year 

 

To the credit of this discussion group, I have seen very, very little panic.

There is a mindset adjustment that we all should embrace IMO. Everybody hears CDD say that we need players that fit to form a team; not a collection of talent, and thinks that makes perfect sense. But then, given our Woodson experience, we see talented pieces go elsewhere and it's easy to think "oh no!" Remember what made sense all along - we are building a team, not collecting talent pieces.

• If our coaching staff is good enough, they will take that assembled team and do well with it.
• If they are not good enough, all the talented pieces in the world won't compensate.

We already have one alpha player/scorer/leader; Tucker Devries. And no one knows CDD's system better than him.

Enright is likely a huge pickup. Plus defender, big-time passer and floor leader, and most importantly; has experienced and can communicate what CDD wants to new additions.

 

[DChoosier 9,849]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So who are the players following now, so I can figure out who we're not getting next. LOL I'm sure we'll field a team

Ha, so true.

Two statements that get some posters excited but have proven to have very, very little correlation to landing a recruit:

1) our players/assistants are now following recruit ABC !!

2) our current player is “in the ear” and really recruiting target ABC !!

Both scenarios don’t really seem to mean squat.

[Chris007 62,605]

This is the 2nd player we've offered or almost offered 2 million to that said no thanks. That has to be slightly concerning. 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,790]

I don’t even care about losing Josh Dix the player. But it’s kind of annoying that nobody wants our cash. 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,314]

Just now, Jeff Flabjohns said:

I don’t even care about losing Josh Dix the player. But it’s kind of annoying that nobody wants our cash. 

Well, we only have 3 players on the team right now compared to other teams 

[hoosierbannerd 3,542]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

This is the 2nd player we've offered or almost offered 2 million to that said no thanks. That has to be slightly concerning. 

if his Mom is sick and he's playing close to home for that reason...then I applaud the kid!

[Silat Player 1,968]

31 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Guess it’s time to Beat Dix.

Happy Friday

Too early in the work day for that...

[Home Jersey 16,346]

Just now, Silat Player said:

Too early in the work day for that...

Says you…

[Uspshoosier 54,565]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

I don’t even care about losing Josh Dix the player. But it’s kind of annoying that nobody wants our cash. 

Other teams have cash as well.   

[DChoosier 9,849]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Well, we only have 3 players on the team right now compared to other teams 

On a positive note this might reduce the number of our annual off-season posts saying  “this team is unbelievably deep”.

[hoosierbannerd 3,542]

Just now, Home Jersey said:

Says you…

I mean there's only so many cures for morning wood.. right Jers?

[Soulsnipes 159]

13 minutes ago, Jim IV22 said:

Worth a phone call...

Jonathan Givony on X: "Xaivian Lee becomes one of the most coveted available PGs in the transfer portal. At 6-foot-4, he averaged 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 37% for 3. Expect a long line of Power 5 suitors vying for his services. https://t.co/uKayrxPqr4" / X

I agree

 

Edited April 4 by Soulsnipes

[mark1981 1,443]

1 minute ago, hoosierbannerd said:

if his Mom is sick and he's playing close to home for that reason...then I applaud the kid!

Idk.  Why did he take the visit?  Just to drive up his value?  Good for him but wasted our time and resources

[Asha’man 1,158]

28 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

Can't blame Dix at all. Family should always come first. 

With that being said, is anyone else atleast getting a little concerned at this point?

Nope. No concerns. Talk to me in a month and then that could change. 

[Uspshoosier 54,565]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

This is the 2nd player we've offered or almost offered 2 million to that said no thanks. That has to be slightly concerning. 

Other schools get to offer money as well.  I can guarantee you there will be players who say thanks and take whatever the actual number offered is 

[Silat Player 1,968]

28 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

Rice and Carlyle are still available 

I hear that Carlyle is a high-volume scorer too...LOL

[bigrod 3,202]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

This is the 2nd player we've offered or almost offered 2 million to that said no thanks. That has to be slightly concerning. 

So, we're like the dude who pulls up to the corner in a new Ferrari, but the chicks he's hitting on are wondering what he's trying compensate for.

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,049]

I know we’re impatient but let’s get them all on campus during little 500 again 

[FightFor6 1,249]

2 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

On a positive note this might reduce the number of our annual off-season posts saying  “this team is unbelievably deep”.

It's going to be hard to get deep without Dix.

 

I'll see myself out...

[go iu bb 9,809]

2 minutes ago, Soulsnipes said:

I agree

https://x.com/DraftExpress/status/1908132418382446933

I didn't know Joseph Gordon-Levitt had a son who played basketball.