Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[AH1971]

17 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

Haha probably because he looks like him?

Talking about his game not appearance.

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Sounds like CE to Nebraska according to Trilly 

Could be a good spot for him.  I'm surprised he went that far from home.  Michigan must not have offered him much either.  

 

Conwell to Xavier seems like a good fit for him.  Glad he is out of the B1G. Under different circumstances I would have liked to see both at IU. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Kinda hard to sell bench mins so i get it, we’ll find some depth tho im not worried 

[GloryDays]

Sorry if it's been discussed already but I've been out looking for fungi.You have to have your priorities in order.

What's the scoop on Carlyle? Hoping for a bit of good news.Thanks in advance.

 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

10 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Kinda hard to sell bench mins so i get it, we’ll find some depth tho im not worried 

That’s part of my concern for Woody’s recruiting pitch. When you target bench guys you get bench guys with less talent.  Let’s say he goes hard for TJ Power as a player with starter potential. Maybe he earns it, maybe he doesn’t.  
 

but when you are trying to recruit guys happy to be Bench guys you are severely capping your talent on the team.  He needs to find a way to figure this out. 

[str8baller]

20 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Kinda hard to sell bench mins so i get it, we’ll find some depth tho im not worried 

I don't think we need depth at guard.  Backup F/C sure.  But I can't imagine anyone wanting guaranteed time at guard would sign up.  At a minimum you have to beat out Cupps and maybe Newton for just table scraps.  I know most on here don't think much of Cupps, but most guys coming in, and the people advisingthem, at the very least see a freshman who was a capable backup and part time starter last year.  Thinking you have to beat out that guy for about 5min a game is a tough sell.  Seeing you have to beat out Galloway and IU's newest 5* wing for any real mins off the bench has to be a deterrent. 

[Adillac]

36 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I don't think we need depth at guard.  Backup F/C sure.  But I can't imagine anyone wanting guaranteed time at guard would sign up.  At a minimum you have to beat out Cupps and maybe Newton for just table scraps.  I know most on here don't think much of Cupps, but most guys coming in, and the people, at the very least see a freshman who was a capable backup and part time starter last year.  Thinking you have to beat out that guy for about 5min a game is a tough sell.  Seeing you have to beat out Galloway and IU's newest 5* wing for any real mins off the bench has to be a deterrent. 

agreed....I don't think there is much talent at guard that would willingly walk into this melee of minutes. Gallo, Rice, Tucker, Carlyle are all going to be hard to beat for minutes. 

[Iu1973]

1 hour ago, HinnyHoosier said:

Not broken up about it honestly. He's a question mark at IU. Nebraska not so much. 

He would be the best shooter on the team.   Guess he will light up Indiana under Hoiberg system.  At least he will have  a better coach and program currently.  

[Alford Bailey]

2 hours ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Joey Hart just committed to Ball State.  Good for Coach Lewis. 

I never understood him going to UK. Ball St I can understand.

[RaceToTheTop]

10 minutes ago, Iu1973 said:

He would be the best shooter on the team.   Guess he will light up Indiana under Hoiberg system.  At least he will have  a better coach and program currently.  

I like Essegian -- loved his potential after his freshman season -- but I think considering him a knock down shooter is overstating what he's done.  Through two seasons he's made 34.5% of his threes.  If you ask me if I'd rather have a guy who has shot a volume of threes his freshman year and shot 32 or 33% or one who's at 34.5% after two seasons, I'd take the freshman.  Mgbako was at 32.7%, Carlyle was at 32.0%.

[IUFAN1976]

28 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

I never understood him going to UK. Ball St I can understand.

Me neither but he will be a good fit and player for BSU

[Muskie for three]

1 hour ago, Alford Bailey said:

I never understood him going to UK. Ball St I can understand.

Perfect storm for him to go to UK.. Reeves was unknown and also a couple others I believe. UK was kinda panicking at the time.

[AH1971]

1 hour ago, Iu1973 said:

He would be the best shooter on the team.   Guess he will light up Indiana under Hoiberg system.  At least he will have  a better coach and program currently.  

He’s likely the worst defender in the entire B10, and not joking either. I don’t know if he’ll even see the floor enough at Nebraska to light anybody up. Nebraska lost a lot in the backcourt this offseason so the avenue to immediate playing time is cleared there, but he was going to struggle to get minutes here next year.

[HinnyHoosier]

13 hours ago, Iu1973 said:

He would be the best shooter on the team.   Guess he will light up Indiana under Hoiberg system.  At least he will have  a better coach and program currently.  

To him it's probably not worth being the best shooter on the team if he's getting 15 minutes a game (at best), which is the situation he just left. The upside for us is he'll have to play defense against a more dynamic backcourt.

[HoosierHoopster]

4 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Kinda hard to sell bench mins so i get it, we’ll find some depth tho im not worried 

I’m available 

[Golfman25]

13 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That’s part of my concern for Woody’s recruiting pitch. When you target bench guys you get bench guys with less talent.  Let’s say he goes hard for TJ Power as a player with starter potential. Maybe he earns it, maybe he doesn’t.  
 

but when you are trying to recruit guys happy to be Bench guys you are severely capping your talent on the team.  He needs to find a way to figure this out. 

Nothing is promised.  Everything is earned.  

[CSP]

13 hours ago, Iu1973 said:

He would be the best shooter on the team.   Guess he will light up Indiana under Hoiberg system.  At least he will have  a better coach and program currently.  

He'd be 2nd at best 

[mike vannice]

So are we showing interest in Zach Anderson from Florida Gulf Coast or is that just a rumor?

[IUFAN1976]

Any news on the Carlyle visit?  Why hasn’t he committed already?  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

2 hours ago, Golfman25 said:

Nothing is promised.  Everything is earned.  

They don’t recruit that way.  They definitely sell starter spots and bench spots.  
 

That’s why we weren’t able to get the guard we needed last cycle.  It’s why we recruited Peyton Sparks.  It’s why we are having a tougher time filling the last 3-4 spots.  

Now if during practice one of the bench guys outplays a starter, I imagine they would switch but it’s not really Woody’s ways either.

Instead of having 10 guys that look like they could be starters and letting the cream rise to the top we recruit tiers.  Makes the margin of error in assessment so much more difficult .