Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[RaceToTheTop]

40 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

 It's very likely his three point numbers improve. Very good player on a team that won a game in the tournament. 

He had a streak toward the end of the season where he was like 0 of 22 from three.  Prior to that he was shooting 33% from three.  Given that he hadn’t played for two years because of cancer, it’s probably reasonable to believe his struggle at the end of the year might have been him wearing down.

[SamIam]

Rice shoots over 80% from the line and his form is good, with most freshman I would say that will improve. Almost 15 pts per game in his first full season of college ball is VERY good. Good volume too, Mgbako is the only IU player who shot more 3's than Rice last year.

He's going to be a sophomore by eligibility but he's already 21 and been in college 3 years. So he would be 24-25 when he is a senior, those are the kind of players that really help you win. 

[OKHOOSIER]

Acuff to Rutgers, thats a bummer for me, I really like his game. He is a straight up scorer. 

[AH1971]

1 minute ago, OKHOOSIER said:

Acuff to Rutgers, thats a bummer for me, I really like his game. He is a straight up scorer. 

Really weird landing spot for him with Bailey and Harper coming in. 

[OKHOOSIER]

Just now, AH1971 said:

Really weird landing spot for him with Bailey and Harper coming in. 

it is definitely odd, but I am of the opinion if you're going to stack talent, you stack guards that can score. He was ball dominant at EMU, probably won't have to shoulder that, and a small ball lineup with all three would be super interesting. 

[Adillac]

Mike isn't going to find anyone in the portal that he is going to trust more than Gallo. You can look at 3pt% and quickness and all kinds of other stuff and im not saying Gallo will or won't be our best guard in 2024-2025 but when it actually comes time to play games and you are in front of 17k fans and the world on TV and playing Kentucky or Kansas or whoever....Mike is gonna want his guy (Gallo) in there at the tipoff and throughout most of the game. Gallo plays 30+ min a game. Unless Mike brings in guards who are NBA level talent like JHS, it's gonna be Gallo's team basically imo. 

[Adillac]

just don't see some guy from Iowa or anywhere else coming in and taking control of the ball over Gallo. Mike is oldschool. Unless you are just a stud...he is sticking with his guys imo. 

[OKHOOSIER]

6 minutes ago, Adillac said:

just don't see some guy from Iowa or anywhere else coming in and taking control of the ball over Gallo. Mike is oldschool. Unless you are just a stud...he is sticking with his guys imo. 

Thats what makes Tucker such a weird fit to me. You obviously take a MCD AA all day and twice on sunday but he is a more athletic version of Gallo. That is what makes me wonder if he wants to be a 2 and we end up with three players playing out of position. Or we do not end up adding a PG and Gallo slides over or comes off the bench. I just have a hard time believing we landed him by projecting him as backup to MM or TG. MCD AAs do not come to IU to come off the bench. The roster is so flawed. I agree with you it would be out of character for Woody to have Gallo not starting. 

[Adillac]

If Woody puts Mgbako at the 4, then Tucker at the 3 would make sense. Then you can have Gallo at either 1 or 2. 

[Adillac]

Who knows, Woody could be crazy and have Gallo, Tucker, Mgbako, PF, Malik. 

[68Hoosier]

2 minutes ago, Adillac said:

Who knows, Woody could be crazy and have Gallo, Tucker, Mgbako, PF, Malik. 

Who is this PF feller you speak of?  LOL

[8bucks]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

One thing to remember about Tucker is he's 17, he doesn't turn 18 till July. He didn't play a lot of AAU and not sure he even played HS last season. In the Mcdonald's workouts the last couple of days he's struggled. Not sure what he has been promised but it's not crazy to think he comes off the bench. 

Where did you see he struggled. I saw this from Shaw that seemed promising 

 

Jamie Shaw's comments following this morning's McD A-A practice -

Bryson Tucker played with a lot of confidence today. He had a good feel on the ball, probing in the half-court getting in the mid-range and elevating from the elbows. Tucker has impressed this weekend on the defensive end. He has played physically with good athleticism. Tucker’s jump shot has improved, while still a little bit flat. He is better at knocking down shots off the bounce, especially in the mid-range. He is comfortable on the ball and plays good balance. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

Where did you see he struggled. I saw this from Shaw that seemed promising 

 

Struggled in yesterday's scrimmage.

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

Where did you see he struggled. I saw this from Shaw that seemed promising 

 

Jamie Shaw's comments following this morning's McD A-A practice -

Bryson Tucker played with a lot of confidence today. He had a good feel on the ball, probing in the half-court getting in the mid-range and elevating from the elbows. Tucker has impressed this weekend on the defensive end. He has played physically with good athleticism. Tucker’s jump shot has improved, while still a little bit flat. He is better at knocking down shots off the bounce, especially in the mid-range. He is comfortable on the ball and plays good balance. 

After watching the practices on ESPN +. But he wasn't the only one but I was mostly watching him. Yes I saw after practice two Shaw put him on his top 10 list. 

[IUGRAD06]

1 hour ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

 It's very likely his three point numbers improve. Very good player on a team that won a game in the tournament. 

He was paired with two kids that shot over 10 3s per game and combined shot 37% from 3.  His lack of shooting was nice to be paired with 2 3 pt shooters and a good big.  If I was him I would be thinking of who I am playing with making a choice.  He had a pretty decent amount of talent around him outside and in that allowed him to drive and dish.  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

he's a worse 3p shooter (27.5%) than Perkins!

Woody knows about spacing.  lol. 

[NVFalcons1990]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Probably match the undefeated season from 76 and send MW out on top

If NC State can do it with all portal players, then we can too.  Even with CMW

[IUFAN1976]

18 hours ago, IndyHoops said:

I find it hard to believe that Perkins is going to go somewhere to come off the bench. Same with Tucker. So, you have 4 of the 5 starter spots filled with a Perkins commit. I’m fine with this if the last spot is a shooter…backed up by a shooter… with a shooter backing up Perkins 

Do you have confidence that MW will be able to pull that off.  I don’t have any confidence that he will get 1 shooter, let alone 3.

[IUGRAD06]

1 minute ago, NVFalcons1990 said:

If NC State can do it with all portal players, then we can too.  Even with CMW

They weren’t even going to make the tourney if it wasn’t for a missed FT by Duke and a Hail Mary three.  They have made a nice run here but they underperformed all season and had to make the tourney to get in.  Keatts was going to be fired if it was not for this run.  He has been below .500 in the ACC and finished 8th or worse in four out of seven seasons.  

[BlueDevil]

Just now, IUGRAD06 said:

They weren’t even going to make the tourney if it wasn’t for a missed FT by Duke and a Hail Mary three.  They have made a nice run here but they underperformed all season and had to make the tourney to get in.  Keatts was going to be fired if it was not for this run.  He has been below .500 in the ACC and finished 8th or worse in four out of seven seasons.  

Keatts also unlocked a 2 year contract extension by winning the ACC tourney. Given the same scenario here this place would lose its mind.