Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[IUHoosier5]

47 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

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. 

I got duped by a fake account. Dagnabbit!

[Pryght]

Next year, if a lot of our players hit the portal, it’s worth keeping this in mind: the average team this season returned players who accounted for just 31% of the minutes played. In other words, nearly 70% of played minutes had to be replaced due to graduation or transfers.

 

 

Edited Friday at 10:49 PM by Pryght

[Golfman25]

I’d be looking for specialists at this point.  Guys that can to one thing great.    The lock down defender, the 3 point sharpshooter, and the rim protector.   

[Pryght]

I felt a bit masochistic today and decided to listen to Dakich. I was actually encouraged to hear that he spoke with Ryan Carr at a Pacers game, and that Carr reportedly “really likes” the freshmen coming in. So, kudos to DD and staff for not screwing the pooch, it has Carr's seal of approval.  

[Demo]

 

[tyappleg]

36 minutes ago, Demo said:

 

Gotta get him just for the name.  

Get him an NIL deal with a Buffalouies.  "Yaak Yaak Sauce" sounds like a good wing sauce name. 

[Henryville Hoosier]

 

[Demo]

21 minutes ago, Henryville Hoosier said:

 

Keita would be the absolute dream scenario. That’s it right there. Absurdly talented but really young, he may have just turned 18. and not ready to really help much. But a 10 min type of niche role would make a ton of sense for everyone concerned. 18 months of physical/skill development and he could be pretty blinding as a sophomore.

[mike vannice]

12 minutes ago, Demo said:

Keita would be the absolute dream scenario. That’s it right there. Absurdly talented but really young, he may have just turned 18. and not ready to really help much. But a 10 min type of niche role would make a ton of sense for everyone concerned. 18 months of physical/skill development and he could be pretty blinding as a sophomore.

Who knows maybe they can sell him on development- going up against Yigitoglu and Sherrell every day in practice and playing in the Big Ten. Then be the focal point of the offense in 2027. This is where Ryan Carr earns his paycheck-maybe he knows Keita's agents and can sell them on his NBA connections. Will be extremely tough going up against those other 5 schools but worth the wait and effort. But hey there's always Yaak Yaak as the fall back option lol.

[HoosierHoopster]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

 

I want him to join just so I can say Yaak Yaak

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, tyappleg said:

Gotta get him just for the name.  

Get him an NIL deal with a Buffalouies.  "Yaak Yaak Sauce" sounds like a good wing sauce name. 

Great minds…

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

1 hour ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I want him to join just so I can say Yaak Yaak

Reminds me of the song Yakity Yak from the 50s or 60s.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=epCN0f7FTIY&si=Kqfotg4qATD-XRgA

[Henryville Hoosier]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

9 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I want him to join just so I can say Yaak Yaak

[Dave from Dayton]

"You never know what you're going to get." Say coaches DD, DA, RC, KJ, NN, RC.  

[BA47591]

9 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Great minds…

Peteris Pinnis

Tough to beat that......lol

[Hoosierfanyuh]

 

[94Bulldog]

35 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

 

Unless he’s growing 2-3 inches this summer I don’t see the appeal.  6’7 non 3 point shooter (funny his first highlight is a 3, made 4 of 25 all year) seems like an odd interest.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I'm guilty of this myself by overreacting to "been in contact" tweets.  Doesn't always automatically mean that we initiated the contact.  Agents can contact us and then honestly say there was contact with IU and it makes their client look more appealing.

[iu eyedoc]

37 minutes ago, 94Bulldog said:

Unless he’s growing 2-3 inches this summer I don’t see the appeal.  6’7 non 3 point shooter (funny his first highlight is a 3, made 4 of 25 all year) seems like an odd interest.  

A freshman 6'7" 225lb guard that averaged 10 and 6 in 22 minutes being looked at to fill a back half of the bench role seems odd?