Hoetzel to transfer

[bnkepner 1,509]

Could have been a really great player here later on. I think his ego got in his way a bit. He wanted more playing time but looked lost and scared when he got out there. He felt he deserved more playing time aka he had some sense of entitlement. He came in as a shooter but like some of our "shooters" in the past, he didn't shoot the ball when he was in the game

[ou812dude 3,326]

I'm kind of shocked by this one...

a freshman transferring over lack of playing time is a little odd...

unless you are a superstar, which he isn't.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,711]

I've said 4 man recruiting class all year long. Looks I'm going to be right. Will Max go with his buddy at UNLV?

Problem is if we miss on top targets than we bring in more Prillers and Aprils, just like last year. They better know they can get a real player otherwise we lost a solid one in Max!

Like last year we'll end up scrambling to find warm bodies so we have enough players to keep the dust off the bench.  IMO I don't see any meaningful contributions ever coming from Priller or April.  But I certainly never thought that about Max.

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TcDHrkQYg

Forever young...I want to be...forever young

[IUBB666 201]

Let's just get these transfers over with. I hate this part.

[Hovadipo 56,873]

I'm kind of shocked by this one...
a freshman transferring over lack of playing time is a little odd...
unless you are a superstar, which he isn't.

Sometimes people think they're something they aren't.

[bnkepner 1,509]

Like last year we'll end up scrambling to find warm bodies so we have enough players to keep the dust off the bench.  IMO I don't see any meaningful contributions ever coming from Priller or April.  But I certainly never thought that about Max.

Im hoping this year we will actually look a little more attractive to a few more grad transfers or transfer big men

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Max becomes domino #2; can't help but think there's more dominoes to fall.  So Stan leaves and Max leaves and we can again use the excuse next year that "we're a young team".  That phrase is becoming as trite as "yes, I'll still love you in the morning!"

Hey, both are known for their successful use in Btown...

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

I'm kind of shocked by this one...
a freshman transferring over lack of playing time is a little odd...
unless you are a superstar, which he isn't.

But he IS a superstar... In his head. And that's all that matters.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,701]

Are we going to see Jurkin careers from Priller and April? If they aren't good enough and the realistic potential isn't there, cut ties now for the benefit of both parties.

[AZ Hoosier 7,716]

Like last year we'll end up scrambling to find warm bodies so we have enough players to keep the dust off the bench.  IMO I don't see any meaningful contributions ever coming from Priller or April.  But I certainly never thought that about Max.

 

There are plenty of "Prillers" and "Aprils" out there to take a spot for a year. SMH.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,701]

But he IS a superstar... In his head. And that's all that matters.

i think he is better than given credit for. He should of played all Stan's minutes for example.

[ou812dude 3,326]

But he IS a superstar... In his head. And that's all that matters.

yeah...we are all legends in our own worlds...

[Hovadipo 56,873]

But he IS a superstar... In his head. And that's all that matters.

He's Max Hoetzel. And that's all you need to know.

[Uwe Robb 1,072]

YF
JBJ
TW
Thon
Bryant

RJ
NZ
CH
DD
HP

OG
Morgan
Holt

Out: JA, TP, SR, MH

I like that lineup a lot.

 

My only question would be Nick Z. Does anybody know what his options are? The way I understood is he is going to graduate in 1 year. Can he do a 2nd Grad degree or something?

 

** If Nick is gone then I would like to see us go after a PG replacement for Yogi.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

I'm kind of shocked by this one...

a freshman transferring over lack of playing time is a little odd...

unless you are a superstar, which he isn't.

I think he saw that with who we had coming in, and with DD returning, his sophomore year might trend a little more like Stan's, than it would Troy's.

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

i think he is better than given credit for. He should of played all Stan's minutes for example.

Oh I think he's going to be great. But when you look at the makeup of our team, I thought he played about what he could have expected coming in. It's not like he tore it up when he played and all the fans were screaming at Crean for him to play more.

99% of the basketball plays I remember him making were AIRBALL three pointers. I wish I was joking on that, but I'm not.

[Trish 11,715]

UCLA bound

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

i think he is better than given credit for. He should of played all Stan's minutes for example.

I thought that over and over again.

Until he actually played, then I'd remember why he didn't get more minutes. 
 

[WindyCitySource 600]

This shouldn't surprise anyone. No impact on the court, super far away from home & family. He's getting out with 3 years left so he has a chance to catch on somewhere else and hopefully grow into a solid player. It's very possible he could have developed into a contributor at IU, but the situation wasn't right. Better get out now than later. I'm sure he'll end up somewhere in California.