Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[mike vannice]

7 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

Let me start by saying I am not an insider just happened to check Coach Adragna's Hoosier Portal Tracker and see a new name-Kyle Evans-6'10" PF from UC Irvine averaged 12pts and 8 rebounds and will be a senior. Could he be the third rotational big we are looking for? FWIW he is the only big listed.

For an athletic defender developmental guy I really like Mouhamed Camara. He redshirted as a freshman last year at Louisville. He is  6'8" plus defender who played in the NBA Africa Academy before Louisville. Raw but tons of potential. Hoping Thomas Carr has a connection and can pull him to Bloomington.

For the other spot lets go with a Euro who wants to try college and develop.

Well shoot, just checked the Portal Tracker again and he has added Arrinten Page from Northwestern. Now that would be a great add for the third big.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 hour ago, 4iufourever said:

They can have up to 15 on the roster.  They should get at least 3 more to make it 13. 

Just have to be certain we don't go over 13 scholarship players or there is a financial penalty as @Uspshoosier has explained previously.

[CSP]

3 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

Well shoot, just checked the Portal Tracker again and he has added Arrinten Page from Northwestern. Now that would be a great add for the third big.

seems unrealistic to me 

[IUCrazy2]

2 hours ago, BGleas said:

That's kind of why I specifically picked Zeisloft as the example. 

Remember, Crean took a lot of heat for that pickup. Zeisloft averaged like 6ppg at the mid-major level. He wasn't a guy you had to promise a ton of minutes too, but then he ended up earning them. 

With that said, I agree. One more serviceable big, and then you're looking to supplement any other additions IMO with a specific specialist (ie. Zeisloft type). 

Going back to that same year (2016). The Michigan big that transfered in and was huge in the Big Ten title run. Again, if I remember correctly, he had pretty much fallen out of the rotation for Beilein the year before, and was not a really sought after transfer, but then played a big role for IU. 

Bielfeldt.  He fell out of their starting rotation but I think he was still getting minutes.  Like I am fine with going out and getting the best you can obviously, but you need a big and from there I get two guys who I can maybe develop.  One thing that is different from years past is that most of these guys in the 11 to 13 spot are usually one and done at their school.  Go get best available in a reasonable price range, but I am not dumping a bunch of resources on them.  Not when we have a football team to support now too.

[Uspshoosier]

2 hours ago, mike vannice said:

Well shoot, just checked the Portal Tracker again and he has added Arrinten Page from Northwestern. Now that would be a great add for the third big.

Between Providence and Georgia 

[ronzo4IU]

Sterling thinks we def better get another capable pg because he thinks Burton is going to get hammered on in the Big.  Looks like he likes to take it inside a lot.

[BGleas]

21 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

Bielfeldt.  He fell out of their starting rotation but I think he was still getting minutes.  Like I am fine with going out and getting the best you can obviously, but you need a big and from there I get two guys who I can maybe develop.  One thing that is different from years past is that most of these guys in the 11 to 13 spot are usually one and done at their school.  Go get best available in a reasonable price range, but I am not dumping a bunch of resources on them.  Not when we have a football team to support now too.

Yeah, I think we're largely saying the same thing. That's also why Zeisloft was my comparison. A guy averaging 6ppg at the mid to low-major level isn't going to cost a lot, but has a specific skill (shooting in this case) that you can utilize in spots. 

That way it's not a waste of a spot even if the guy isn't getting a ton of time. 

Anyways outside of a backup big, anyone we add at this point is going to most likely not get a ton of time. So, I think you look for specific skills you can utilize situationally in those players. 

[RaceToTheTop]

11 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

  Looks like he likes to take it inside a lot.

 

[Demo]

33 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Between Providence and Georgia 

Providence is writing some pretty impressive checks. Outbidding UK for Dink Pate was eye opening.

[BA47591]

Kyle Evans has impressive numbers. 2.4 offensive rebounds and 3.3 blocks in 28 minutes. 8 shots a game 62%, 77% ft shooter. I'll have to watch some video in a bit. 

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

Providence is writing some pretty impressive checks. Outbidding UK for Dink Pate was eye opening.

Yeah - this kinda boggles my mind.

I know that they don't have a football team to drain donor attention, but Providence is a big as a minute neighborhood school of about 4,500 students with a just okay campus,  a non-university arena that is not on campus, not a ton of academic juice (not that it's a bad school, but it's over 50% acceptance) and genrally not much juice. 

I guess everything athletically they have is getting poured into the hoops team?

[BA47591]

He would've started for us this year. Leading shot blocker in the country. He's a 20 mpg guy. 

[Home Jersey]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yeah - this kinda boggles my mind.

I know that they don't have a football team to drain donor attention, but Providence is a big as a minute neighborhood school of about 4,500 students with a just okay campus,  a non-university arena that is not on campus, not a ton of academic juice (not that it's a bad school, but it's over 50% acceptance) and genrally not much juice. 

I guess everything athletically they have is getting poured into the hoops team?

They have a few alumni that own a significant amount of Dunkin Donuts stores in the northeast haha

[Demo]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Yeah - this kinda boggles my mind.

I know that they don't have a football team to drain donor attention, but Providence is a big as a minute neighborhood school of about 4,500 students with a just okay campus,  a non-university arena that is not on campus, not a ton of academic juice (not that it's a bad school, but it's over 50% acceptance) and genrally not much juice. 

I guess everything athletically they have is getting poured into the hoops team?

Would imagine it’s equally mind boggling  to Cooley.

[sirhoosierlot]

17 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yeah - this kinda boggles my mind.

I know that they don't have a football team to drain donor attention, but Providence is a big as a minute neighborhood school of about 4,500 students with a just okay campus,  a non-university arena that is not on campus, not a ton of academic juice (not that it's a bad school, but it's over 50% acceptance) and genrally not much juice. 

I guess everything athletically they have is getting poured into the hoops team?

Mafia

[Stuhoo]

12 minutes ago, sirhoosierlot said:

Mafia

To paraphrase former Providence Coach Rick Pitino... "Raymond Patriarcha is not walking through that door."

[bird4par]

40 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yeah - this kinda boggles my mind.

I know that they don't have a football team to drain donor attention, but Providence is a big as a minute neighborhood school of about 4,500 students with a just okay campus,  a non-university arena that is not on campus, not a ton of academic juice (not that it's a bad school, but it's over 50% acceptance) and genrally not much juice. 

I guess everything athletically they have is getting poured into the hoops team?

It is a little late in the day for "juice".

[IUHoosier5]

Rothstein is the worst. Is he trolling with his updated top 45, or did Kentucky get some commitments today that warrant them being in the top 10? I thought things were looking bleak for them. What changed?

[tyappleg]

42 minutes ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Rothstein is the worst. Is he trolling with his updated top 45, or did Kentucky get some commitments today that warrant them being in the top 10? I thought things were looking bleak for them. What changed?

Not sure where you are seeing that.  They are #38 on his list. 

But John Rothstein isnt any smarter than anybody else.  I can respect that he actually likes the sport he covers, a lot of people just pretend to.  But he's still an idiot most of the time. 

[RoderickJaynes]

1 hour ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Rothstein is the worst. Is he trolling with his updated top 45, or did Kentucky get some commitments today that warrant them being in the top 10? I thought things were looking bleak for them. What changed?

There’s a fake job rothstein account, they’re just rage baiting