Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Hoosierfan2017]

Just now, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Depends on the health of the roster. If we are missing two of our best players like WVU last year, I don't think fans will be mad at it.

No one will be happy with a 19-13 record next year, as evidenced by the reaction to this past year’s…. 19-13 record. Fans want to win, win big, and do it now. People don’t have the stomach for a rebuild. Sure, there’s time to land players, But what are we waiting for with the assistant coaches? We’re trying to win recruiting battles against schools running on all cylinders when we have half a staff, and it’s not working out great right now.

[DougWil]

40 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Really need some positive momentum because it feels like we’re meandering aimlessly right now - three players on the team, no GM, staff isn’t complete, we’re being outbid, his WVU guys (other than his son) don’t seem like they want to follow him. With all the talk about how great our NIL is, we aren’t making any noise at all. It’s still earlier and ultimately we won’t know how we did until the season gets here, but I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by DD’s first few weeks. 

He was hired on March 18. As of today, that's been two weeks and three days. Why don't we wait until he's been here a few weeks to judge his first few weeks? 

[Artie86]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

And if IU has the year that WVU just had then no one will be happy this time next year. 

....nope. All team have some sort of injury or setback. WV was cruising early on in the season, knocking off some top 5 teams, then a couple injuries to 2 key players (DeVries and Tenner)changed their trajectory dramatically! 

.....I found this clip pretty telling from an article in January of this year.

Small’s responsibilities, and frankly, his expectations, rose drastically over the last month. It started with the announcement that Tucker DeVries would be out indefinitely due to injury in early December. More recently, freshman reserve point guard KJ Tenner joined Tucker DeVries on the sidelines after he left in the middle of WVU’s win over Oklahoma State with an injury of his own.

Tucker DeVries and Tenner are arguably WVU’s top-two ballhandlers after Small.

[BBTB]

45 minutes ago, ebridges24 said:

when does football season start??

August 30 and now we have to hope CC  can get some players out of the portal because of the injury to the transfer from Michigan 

[Hoosierfan2017]

4 minutes ago, DougWil said:

He was hired on March 18. As of today, that's been two weeks and three days. Why don't we wait until he's been here a few weeks to judge his first few weeks? 

Are you impressed by what you’ve seen from DD since he was hired? If so, what has impressed you? 

[Scotty R]

12 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

And if IU has the year that WVU just had then no one will be happy this time next year. 

WVU would have had a better season if two of their top players didn't miss most of the season. Instead of 19-13 they probably have won 22 or 23 games

[Juwan Moye]

12 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

And if IU has the year that WVU just had then no one will be happy this time next year. 

Here’s Louisville then. 

[BBTB]

1 hour ago, IUGRAD06 said:

Not going to be applicable this year 

Okay did not know that ,tried reading about it but did not see that part ,thanks 

[Uspshoosier]

11 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Depends on the health of the roster. If we are missing two of our best players like WVU last year, I don't think fans will be mad at it.

I’m guessing most fans wouldn’t be upset with beating Zags and Arizona on a neutral court and Kansas on the road and Iowa st at home.   Last time those fans watched IU played Arizona, Zags and Kansas on the road they saw their team down 20 in the first half in all those games 

[str8baller]

13 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

You are right when you don’t have a long term recruiting plan for the program you are running it’s isn’t hard.  Didn’t woody just over pay for a bunch of mercenaries that were only here for money and didn’t really produce  results they posters on here wanted?   DeVries seems to me like he actually has a long term plan and isn’t just going to throw out money because he has it.    All those guys committed to IU in Mid April.  Still got loads of time  

Again, I’m not worried about time or CDD. I’m just pushing back on the implication that IU should be looking regionally if guys don’t go far from home. 
 

Woody was, as you point out, a disinterested recruiter. So the fact he was able to get guys to IU from all over the country makes me think CDD can do the same.  The fact that those kids didn’t do well here is more about Woodys coaching, imo. The year before he pulled in Ware off the west coast did well enough to be a first round draft pick. 

[Scotty R]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Are you impressed by what you’ve seen from DD since he was hired? If so, what has impressed you? 

So far there is nothing to be upset about or impressed with because the off season had just begun 

[Demo]

[AH1971]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Are you impressed by what you’ve seen from DD since he was hired? If so, what has impressed you? 

No one should be impressed/unimpressed until actual games start. I mean, IU has been what, the offseason national champs the last 9-10 years running? God forbid we don't win it this year. 

[Scotty R]

Maybe we need to realize that kids today doesn't look at IU like we do. These kids have only seen IU as a mediocre program that doesn't make the tournament very often. They also see the fans still having the same expectations like it was 1987 instead of actually where the program is.

[BBTB]

I feel like when you were younger and they had someone pick people and you keep wonder when its going to be your turn to be picked ,just saying saw that Iowa Sandfort is going to Nebraska .   I feel like when is someone else gonna choose us ?I am kind of surprised that the recruits that was going to go to WV haven't had a visit or anything yet ,nor any of the other guys in the portal from the B10 

 

[pumpfake]

10 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

WVU would have had a better season if two of their top players didn't miss most of the season. Instead of 19-13 they probably have won 22 or 23 games

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[Uspshoosier]

6 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I’m just pushing back on the implication that IU should be looking regionally if guys don’t go far from home. 

I Never said that lu should just look regionally all I said was historically geography wins out in these types of recruitments that doesn’t involve the big names.    Slater the crystal ball king back in the day always said he starts every recruitment out with which teams are close to the recruit and majority of the time if it doesn’t involve the big names he always goes with the home teams 

[Goober]

9 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Are you impressed by what you’ve seen from DD since he was hired? If so, what has impressed you? 

Coach isn’t wasting money, going for team players. Not just going for the highest bid for the first bull through the pen. I for one appreciate that.

[pumpfake]

8 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

So far there is nothing to be upset about or impressed with because the off season had just begun 

I think that's exactly right.  We're starved for something to be excited about.

[HoosierHoopster]

3 hours ago, str8baller said:

What’s the difference between a 2 & 3 in CDD’s offense?

1 plays on one side of the floor, the other plays on the other side of the floor. :)