Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Jam]

I hope he comes. He could’ve visited before Carlyle but chose another visit first. That having been said, still want him.

[CSP]

22 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Maybe Payne is willing to be a backup for the right amount of money and the chance to be on a good team?

 

Im just spitballing but with the numbers we are throwing around I rule nothing out. 

Lord that'd fix the rebounding issue in a hurry 

[HoosierHoopster]

14 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

He'd make a great backup though. And honestly, where he probably fits best.

If that were to happen we’d be deep for sure, just don’t see it

[HoosierHoopster]

13 minutes ago, IH8PU said:

 

Almost invariably you also have to have a top 25 D, KenPom, but absolutely whatever we can do to spread the offense and build an actual high scoring team the better. Count me skeptical under Woodson but with the players we’re talking about I’m staying optimistic 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Lord that'd fix the rebounding issue in a hurry 

Fundamentals, including box outs would help immensely as well. The effort to offensive rebound whatsoever (Mgbako was getting better). And winning guards with instincts and hustle to win long rebounds.


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[8bucks]

17 minutes ago, Jam said:

He heard the pitch. If he really wanted to come, he shouldn’t have scheduled his first visit to NC State

I don’t fault a guy for looking at options before deciding. 

[Home Jersey]

If it's at all possible to get Rice, Carlyle, and Conwell... that could eventually (read: not necessarily next year) become a three-headed monster not terribly dissimilar to Spencer, Diarra, and Newton. Except... how do these guys rebound? I'd prefer Conwell over Hickman but if Carlyle and Rice are already in the bag I suppose it will be tough to land a 3rd guard. I think we really need to though. 

Nobody flame me as a "sunshine pumper" the proper term is #TrueFanClub™ member. And FYI... I'm the PRESIDENT of the club (membership: 1 + a couple dozen burners).

[RaceToTheTop]

12 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

If it's at all possible to get Rice, Carlyle, and Conwell... that could eventually (read: not necessarily next year) become a three-headed monster not terribly dissimilar to Spencer, Diarra, and Newton. Except... how do these guys rebound? I'd prefer Conwell over Hickman but if Carlyle and Rice are already in the bag I suppose it will be tough to land a 3rd guard. I think we really need to though. 

Nobody flame me as a "sunshine pumper" the proper term is #TrueFanClub™ member. And FYI... I'm the PRESIDENT of the club (membership: 1 + a couple dozen burners).

Carlyle and Rice and are typical rebounders for guards.  Conwell is a + rebounding guard who would still be a pretty good rebounding 3.  But I honestly still don't see getting all 3.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Mike Schumann confirmed Elijah Malone of Grace College is visiting Indiana on April 18.

[Home Jersey]

4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Carlyle and Rice and are typical rebounders for guards.  Conwell is a + rebounding guard who would still be a pretty good rebounding 3.  But I honestly still don't see getting all 3.

I agree terribly unlikely. Hopefully Carlyle and Rice, if they are who we ultimately land, can grow that part of their game. I like what I see for the most part. Do you think it would be any more realistic to hope for Hickman instead of Conwell? 

[Home Jersey]

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

Mike Schumann confirmed Elijah Malone of Grace College is visiting Indiana on April 18.

No offense to Payton Sparks, who I think the fans still like/support and really wanted to work out... 

But maybe Elijah Malone could be who we hoped we were getting this year. Albeit in a fairly small role (hopefully IMO)

[IUFAN1976]

23 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

If it's at all possible to get Rice, Carlyle, and Conwell... that could eventually (read: not necessarily next year) become a three-headed monster not terribly dissimilar to Spencer, Diarra, and Newton. Except... how do these guys rebound? I'd prefer Conwell over Hickman but if Carlyle and Rice are already in the bag I suppose it will be tough to land a 3rd guard. I think we really need to though. 

Nobody flame me as a "sunshine pumper" the proper term is #TrueFanClub™ member. And FYI... I'm the PRESIDENT of the club (membership: 1 + a couple dozen burners).

Sunshine Pumper!

[Home Jersey]

Just now, IUFAN1976 said:

Sunshine Pumper!

Beans and rice for dinner again..

[Josh]

For those of us that work for a living instead of living on the board, could somebody please use full names so I can look them up?  Rice?  Carlysle?  Hickman?  Who are these dudes we keep talking about?

[RaceToTheTop]

3 minutes ago, Josh said:

For those of us that work for a living instead of living on the board, could somebody please use full names so I can look them up?  Rice?  Carlysle?  Hickman?  Who are these dudes we keep talking about?

If you take a look at the first post in this thread, @Class of '66 Old Farthas posted the full names of everyone IU has contacted.

[Hoosierfan1901]

4 minutes ago, Josh said:

For those of us that work for a living instead of living on the board, could somebody please use full names so I can look them up?  Rice?  Carlysle?  Hickman?  Who are these dudes we keep talking about?

Myles Rice

Kannan Carlyle

Oumar Ballo

Connor Hickman 

[iu eyedoc]

4 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Race and Carlyle IMO

Race coming back as one of those senior citizens that go back to college?

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

Race coming back as one of those senior citizens that go back to college?

We know he fits Woody style. Sorry I have fat fingers. Rice

[AH1971]

1 hour ago, Trish said:

I have more questions about the offense, not defense with that. Ballo is huge, he would help any team in the country. But pairing him next to Malik doesn’t seem like it would work. The paint is going to be suffocated especially with some guards on the perimeter who are not major threats of scoring from the outside. 
 

Defense would likely be fine, especially inside. Offense, I’m not buying it. Didn’t Woodson say he wanted to have a modern offense during his intro press conference? This seems like he’s going to go even further away from modern. 

Assembly Call had a great take on this the other day. Ballo played with Tubelis 2 years ago (6’10 240 lbs) who had almost identical shooting numbers to Reneau. They essentially played two traditional bigs with 3 dynamic guards only one of which shot above 40% from 3. They had a top 5 KenPom offense.

Ballo is not a high usage player. He’s not somebody who takes 15 shots a game that you force feed every possession. He’s great in PnR lob action and a garbage man on the offensive boards. Get the ball up to the rim and he’s going to get it.

[Alford Bailey]

We’ve had one good guard in three years. I don’t care if  we play 2 bigs if we have a couple quality guards on the floor. That changes things.