Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Jeff Flabjohns]

7 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

I'm not going to pretend to know much about Fru, but I am just not sure how many other realistic options there are out there.  The "Big" market is going to be insane this off-season, and almost every team is going to have to "overpay" to an extent.  IU needs at least 2 centers, and it seems like Fru is a very solid option to take one of those spots. 

I wonder if the possibility of Fru came up when the UofL Carr interviewed 

[Demo]

7 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

Ok i also agree 2.5 million for fru is crazy. I’m willing to wait and see if that’s actually the price 

100%. I’m confident that most of school budget numbers we’re hearing are probably at least in the ballpark but the player expectations are agent driven nonsense

[AH1971]

28 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

I'm not going to pretend to know much about Fru, but I am just not sure how many other realistic options there are out there.  The "Big" market is going to be insane this off-season, and almost every team is going to have to "overpay" to an extent.  IU needs at least 2 centers, and it seems like Fru is a very solid option to take one of those spots. 

He’s got B10 size at 6’11 255. He’s not a high usage player which I don’t think is DeVries forte anyway. Stupid efficient around the rim with solid rebounding and block rates. Not a wow athlete but isn’t going to be overwhelmed by the size and athleticism in this league. He’s a platoon player that can probably max out at 25mpg.
 

They’ll be bringing in another big, hopefully one with multiple years of eligibility. I like the Gurdak kid from Virginia Tech. 6’10 260 freshman who made 10 starts. Not a flashy stat line but was productive enough in limited minutes. Not sure he’s good enough to command a high pay day and larger role on a good P5 team just yet but would be a solid backup for most anybody.

[AH1971]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Was our “commit” that Lettice “leaked” Fru?  
 

He fits all the criteria.  Power 5 big that would be projected to make an impact.  Some thought Kwame Evans at first. But Fru makes much more sense and saddens me a bit. I guess I’ll have to get over that I don’t love our starting 5 right out of the gate. 
 

Im going to hold onto hope until the hope is completely gone though.  

Do we have our starting 5? I don’t think so but would guess Fru and Burton are two good bets to join it. The announcement of Carr and the timing of Fru entering the portal give off decent tea leaves and the ND boards seem pretty resigned to the fact Burton is going to IU. Saw someone else mention Houston, and I guess good for Burton if he can land in that program, but he doesn’t seem like a Sampson guard at all.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

51 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Do we have our starting 5? I don’t think so but would guess Fru and Burton are two good bets to join it. The announcement of Carr and the timing of Fru entering the portal give off decent tea leaves and the ND boards seem pretty resigned to the fact Burton is going to IU. Saw someone else mention Houston, and I guess good for Burton if he can land in that program, but he doesn’t seem like a Sampson guard at all.

So disappointing. I guess from a staff that settled on Bailey and Alexis as our only bigs I shouldn’t be surprised.  And we had to sign an assistant and pay a hefty bag to get priority. 
 

Can’t we at least call P. Payne and beg and plead before we settle. Or Malachi Moreno. Or the Stud from Cincinnati, or, or, or. Or wait.  Tamper. Do something. It also means he’s our high priced big which means he’ll be our best front court guy. Assuming it’s him. But man, it sure does feel that way. 

[str8baller]

3 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

from the offensive actions and defensive adjustments he made last year.

You’re encouraged byv that? Oh boy….

[BA47591]

I bet we've done some tampering. This time around when we get visits, we'll close. 

[str8baller]

14 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

I bet we've done some tampering. This time around when we get visits, we'll close. 

I’d hope so since there’s no such thing as tampering…lol

[Stuhoo]

23 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

So disappointing. I guess from a staff that settled on Bailey and Alexis as our only bigs I shouldn’t be surprised.  And we had to sign an assistant and pay a hefty bag to get priority. 
 

Can’t we at least call P. Payne and beg and plead before we settle. Or Malachi Moreno. Or the Stud from Cincinnati, or, or, or. Or wait.  Tamper. Do something. It also means he’s our high priced big which means he’ll be our best front court guy. Assuming it’s him. But man, it sure does feel that way. 

Just saying—they were both 1st year college players and Fru was WAY better than Moreno. Moreno has skills that will allow him to be a scorer down the road, but Fru seems way more athletic and active.

[AH1971]

29 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

So disappointing. I guess from a staff that settled on Bailey and Alexis as our only bigs I shouldn’t be surprised.  And we had to sign an assistant and pay a hefty bag to get priority. 
 

Can’t we at least call P. Payne and beg and plead before we settle. Or Malachi Moreno. Or the Stud from Cincinnati, or, or, or. Or wait.  Tamper. Do something. It also means he’s our high priced big which means he’ll be our best front court guy. Assuming it’s him. But man, it sure does feel that way. 

Not sure settling is the word I’d use for a starting center on a top 20 team that’s super efficient with good defensive metrics. But to each their own. 

[Stuhoo]

27 minutes ago, str8baller said:

You’re encouraged byv that? Oh boy….

I love ball, but I’m basing it in part on the assessments of people that coach ball. They pretty much universally like Devries’ stuff. 

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

Not sure settling is the word I’d use for a starting center on a top 20 team that’s super efficient with good defensive metrics. But to each their own. 

And a ridiculously high fg% for a player that is ball deferential. Burton would love him lol.

[tyappleg]

41 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

So disappointing. I guess from a staff that settled on Bailey and Alexis as our only bigs I shouldn’t be surprised.  And we had to sign an assistant and pay a hefty bag to get priority. 
 

Can’t we at least call P. Payne and beg and plead before we settle. Or Malachi Moreno. Or the Stud from Cincinnati, or, or, or. Or wait.  Tamper. Do something. It also means he’s our high priced big which means he’ll be our best front court guy. Assuming it’s him. But man, it sure does feel that way. 

Is he the only front court guy we targeted?

[AH1971]

20 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Is he the only front court guy we targeted?

I’m sure there’s feelers out to a bunch of guys. But he’s a good player with direct connections to the staff. And if he’s ready to commit when the portal opens next week, you take a starting caliber big from a top 20 team. He’s one of the best 3-4 centers in the portal.

[tyappleg]

11 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

I’m sure there’s feelers out to a bunch of guys. But he’s a good player with direct connections to the staff. And if he’s ready to commit when the portal opens next week, you take a starting caliber big from a top 20 team. He’s one of the best 3-4 centers in the portal.

Oh definitely.  He just made it seem like we only reached to one guy, figured he must have more info than us. 

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Drawing it up and implementing it are two different things. And I’m basing that on the assessment of coaches who’ve won championships and sent players to D1 and to the NBA.   
 

If I find a credible coach who is impressed by what Devries did this year, I’ll be sure to post it here. 

I’m not sure there are after-action reviews of on-board coaches by opposing coaches.

 

[str8baller]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m not sure there are after-action reviews of on-board coaches by opposing coaches.

 

When Devries craps out what are your coaches going to say? Are you going to tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about? 

[RaceToTheTop]

16 minutes ago, str8baller said:

When Devries craps out what are your coaches going to say? Are you going to tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about? 

So let's play your game.  Give us quotes from other coaches right now that tell you DeVries can't coach.

[Stuhoo]

12 hours ago, str8baller said:

When Devries craps out what are your coaches going to say? Are you going to tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about? 

You seem to think I’m stating he will succeed. Even when I repeatedly state I think he might… or might not.

[tyappleg]

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