Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[Shooter]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Geez it’d be nice if for once we had a 3/4* frosh pop and be an awesome starter a la Waggler or Braden Smith. 

For sure.

We had Gabe Cupps as a freshman starter a couple years ago, did he not do it for you?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Branhams update this morning said were the favorite for Burton and were in it with Miami, NCST, and UoL for Juke Harris. That’s two national guys saying we’re in the mix for Juke Harris for what it’s worth. Not getting my hopes up but he would be a huge get. Harris > Harleson 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Juke would be an unbelievable get. Show him the Wilkerson tape. 

Show Burton the Javon Small tape. 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Then burn the rest of the tape

[str8baller]

Is IU not going to even kick the tires on Blackwell? Wouldn’t he be a proven physical B1G ready guard to pair with Burton?

[CSP]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

Is IU not going to even kick the tires on Blackwell? Wouldn’t he be a proven physical B1G ready guard to pair with Burton?

why would he come here? 

[cbp4iu]

25 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Then burn the rest of the tape

Keep 2nd half of the season tape on Sam Alexis too

[str8baller]

9 minutes ago, CSP said:

why would he come here? 

Same reason he’s leaving Wisconsin: $$$

[tyappleg]

43 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Branhams update this morning said were the favorite for Burton and were in it with Miami, NCST, and UoL for Juke Harris. That’s two national guys saying we’re in the mix for Juke Harris for what it’s worth. Not getting my hopes up but he would be a huge get. Harris > Harleson 

 Louisville is Louisville.  They have the money. Would like to not lose another top target to them.  

Jai Lucas is an elite recruiter and showed coaching chops in year 1, plus you get to live in Miami with 3 million dollars.

NC St. has a year 1 coach, hoping that works against them.  But Will Wade probably pissed their boosters off enough that they are willing to throw money like crazy.  

Ultimately I'll take those 3 as competition over some of the traditional national powers.  

My Burton - Harris - Sherrell dream is still alive.

[Chris007]

20 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Is IU not going to even kick the tires on Blackwell? Wouldn’t he be a proven physical B1G ready guard to pair with Burton?

I've read where we are, but ILL and Duke are supposedly the favorites

[EasyEJay]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I've read where we are, but ILL and Duke are supposedly the favorites

Dad played at ILL and they just went to a Final Four and have plenty of money I'll be shocked if he doesn't get up in Champaign. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

6 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Saw someone on another board mention the Juke Harris likelihood goes up if we land Burton. If we miss on Burton we miss on Harris. Not sure how accurate but I get the premise of good players want o play with other good players. 

Which site? Because that’s not what I read 

[tyappleg]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Which site? Because that’s not what I read 

Did you read the opposite?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Just now, tyappleg said:

Did you read the opposite?

Somewhat. If we get Burton it’ll be harder to get Harris due to the money aspecT of it 

[tyappleg]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Somewhat. If we get Burton it’ll be harder to get Harris due to the money aspecT of it 

I feel as though if push comes to shove, I have faith they can figure out the money to land both with a good big. 

We'll see how it plays out. 

[Asha’man]

14 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Which site? Because that’s not what I read 

Peegs. I went back and looked. I misread it. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 minute ago, Asha’man said:

Peegs. 

I think you misread that 

[Artie86]

.....look, money IS going to be there at IU, it always has been, especially if it's worthy of investing for improvements..... (IU Football, Coach Cignetti and his staff say hello!)

Dolson and Co. are not going to let IU BB get another late start and end up grabbing scraps at the end just to build a roster. JMO,.... but big money will be spent on this roster.

It's funny when people on here try to say that we can't afford or won't pay that amount of money for certain players......!

We absolutey have to spend money and probably more than we would like to spend, but that is the current state of competeing as a P5 school right now. 

IU has a plenty of NIL money and deep pockets, especially after Dolson's '25-'26 comments about supporting CDD and building last year's roster to "get by".....because of time.

Dolson's current project is getting IU BB back to the top or at least relevent. Bottom line, money will be spent and definitely thrown at players this year to build a dramatically, BIGTEN worthy team. 

After that, it's up to Coach DeVries and his staff to bare the fruit. jmo

 

[kottke]

14 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

.....look, money IS going to be there at IU, it always has been, especially if it's worthy of investing for improvements..... (IU Football, Coach Cignetti and his staff say hello!)

Dolson and Co. are not going to let IU BB get another late start and end up grabbing scraps at the end just to build a roster. JMO,.... but big money will be spent on this roster.

It's funny when people on here try to say that we can't afford or won't pay that amount of money for certain players......!

We absolutey have to spend money and probably more than we would like to spend, but that is the current state of competeing as a P5 school right now. 

IU has a plenty of NIL money and deep pockets, especially after Dolson's '25-'26 comments about supporting CDD and building last year's roster to "get by".....because of time.

Dolson's current project is getting IU BB back to the top or at least relevent. Bottom line, money will be spent and definitely thrown at players this year to build a dramatically, BIGTEN worth team. 

After that, it's up to Coach DeVries and his staff to bare the fruit. jmo

 

What you say makes a lot of sense and I hope you are correct. 

[Pagoda]

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