Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[str8baller]

48 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

And decided to go elsewhere when Ballo committed or did you think he would of been fine in a reserve roll after starting for Minny last year?

I think a lot of people expected the money to solve the min issue. Or in other words, people thought we could pay starters/borderline starters enough to come off the bench and rotation guys to sit the bench in case we needed them situationally. 

[CSP]

3 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I think a lot of people expected the money to solve the min issue. Or in other words, people thought we could pay starters/borderline starters enough to come off the bench and rotation guys to sit the bench in case we needed them situationally. 

TAMU as big money, I'm told. 

[Golfman25]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

If optimism gets you 0, why are you reading and posting in a thread about transfers?

Because I am interested in what the team will look like roster wise. And I have given Woodson credit for doing something in the portal not many teams have done.  I have also said I am cautiously optimistic. We have a roster of players who need to make some jumps.  I’m just holding out for actual results before I’m painting my face.  

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I think a lot of people expected the money to solve the min issue. Or in other words, people thought we could pay starters/borderline starters enough to come off the bench and rotation guys to sit the bench in case we needed them situationally. 

Not the real world.   Kids good enough to start are going to want to start especially at other Power 5 teams with money to burn as well 

[OKHOOSIER]

5 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I think a lot of people expected the money to solve the min issue. Or in other words, people thought we could pay starters/borderline starters enough to come off the bench and rotation guys to sit the bench in case we needed them situationally. 

I think the number of guys transferring for the purpose of winning at all costs is pretty small.  Landing someone like Goode is a really nice piece if we do. The portal is weird thing where money isn’t the only thing, so I think getting guys willing to take these roles is going to be touch and go. 

[str8baller]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not the real world.   Kids good enough to start are going to want to start especially at other Power 5 teams with money to burn as well 

Agree 100%. It’s still a sentiment I see fans express though. Sparks last year was probably in the minority and even he transferred back out once he got a taste of irregular mins off the bench. 

[IUc2016]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not the real world.   Kids good enough to start are going to want to start especially at other Power 5 teams with money to burn as well 

Also, kids are going to bet on themselves. As they should.

They believe if they get the opportunity to start/play a ton they will produce and make themselves a lot more money in the long run professionally (NBA or overseas). That makes more sense than taking a bigger paycheck to sit the bench. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Frankie Fidler to Michigan State

[str8baller]

2 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

I think the number of guys transferring for the purpose of winning at all costs is pretty small.  Landing someone like Goode is a really nice piece if we do. The portal is weird thing where money isn’t the only thing, so I think getting guys willing to take these roles is going to be touch and go. 

The thing with the 3rd perimeter shooter off the bench is you have to convince them they’ll play mins over 5th yr senior and former starter Galloway and 5* frosh Tucker OR get a commitment from the staff they’ll stagger the bigs a play small consistently, and often.   
 

If the kids have good advisors they’ll rightfully be skeptical of both. Because if you come here and neither of those things happen you’re suddenly and uncharacteristically riding the pine your last year of cbb in exchange for a few extra thousand dollars and the privilege of partying at Kilroys instead of some other B1G/SEC/ACC campus bar.  
 

Obviously guys like Hickman and Essigian heard the pitch and decided against it. If Goode bites that’s great, but I’m guessing he has some other nice options. 

[CSP]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

The thing with the 3rd perimeter shooter off the bench is you have to convince them they’ll play mins over 5th yr senior and former starter Galloway and 5* frosh Tucker OR get a commitment from the staff they’ll stagger the bigs a play small consistently, and often.   
 

If the kids have good advisors they’ll rightfully be skeptical of both. Because if you come here and neither of those things happen you’re suddenly and uncharacteristically riding the pine your last year of cbb in exchange for a few extra thousand dollars and the privilege of partying at Kilroys instead of some other B1G/SEC/ACC campus bar.  
 

Obviously guys like Hickman and Essigian heard the pitch and decided against it. If Goode bites that’s great, but I’m guessing he has some other nice options. 

I think there are no less than 15MPG, right now, on the table for Goode. 

[ebridges24]

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

Frankie Fidler to Michigan State

Take it to the NCAA transfer portal thread, sheesh

[ebridges24]

Just now, ebridges24 said:

Take it to the NCAA transfer portal thread, sheesh

Just kidding, love ya big guy

[Hovadipo]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

Your comment said nothing about winning the offseason, only suggested that we may be "locked out" of in-state recruiting (at a time when we are involved with multiple in-state prospects). People are tired of digs from fellow fans and that goes both ways, not sure why you're surprised your joke did not land. Nobody wants to get flak for rooting for their team, whatever that looks like to them. Virtually all of us feel the same way you do (show me first) yet do not feel the need to reduce every conversation to "bUt MiKe WoOdSoN" 

There is a thread for tempering optimism or even downright negativity, not this one though. 

Stuhoo has already unpacked how you're "misreading the room" with your "tempering optimism" ... but yeah, some of all the other posters are the insane ones (just like some of all the college professors ;) 

Color-coded response is strong work.

[Juwan Moye]

56 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I think there are no less than 15MPG, right now, on the table for Goode. 

Based on what? That’s only viable if we play 3 guards consistently or one of our top 3 guards gets injured.

 

The previous post by str8baller nailed this IMO.

Edited April 23, 2024 by Juwan Moye

[rcbowla]

According to Torvik if Goode were to commit we'd go from 20th to 14th

[steubenhoosier]

1 hour ago, Golfman25 said:

Because I am interested in what the team will look like roster wise. And I have given Woodson credit for doing something in the portal not many teams have done.  I have also said I am cautiously optimistic. We have a roster of players who need to make some jumps.  I’m just holding out for actual results before I’m painting my face.  

I will take you up on this. What will it take for you to paint your face?

[CSP]

17 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

Based on what? That’s only viable if we play 3 guards consistently or one of our top 3 guards gets injured.

 

The previous post by str8baller nailed this IMO.

Based on who we have, what's needed, and Luke's skill set. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Boy, I wasted a half hour reading through this thread when I saw there were 70 new posts in the hour I was at the dentist thinking someone committed. Instead it was a p***ing contest about expectations and Woody.

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[Golfman25]

6 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

I will take you up on this. What will it take for you to paint your face?

National Championship Game  :) 

[Chris007]

17 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Boy, I wasted a half hour reading through this thread when I saw there were 70 new posts in the hour I was at the dentist thinking someone committed. Instead it was a p***ing contest about expectations and Woody.

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So then you posted to complain about it so others will have to read about you reading and adding to the 71 new posts. :-) Just messing with you