(2016) PF De'Ron Davis to IU

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

Brown and or Alkins is nasty.

[Hoosiers219 178]

The logic behind AK's post is that Thon doesn't want to be a traditional big. By adding a second legitimate front court player, Thon can play more on the perimeter

Understood. I guess I'm just saying that as good as Thon is we could play him at the 4 and he could play to his strengths. Conceivably, if DD did not commit, we would start Thon with Bryant. I don't know how this would change anything really. Why couldn't Thon play a "4" like Troy played a 4 only Thon better suited for the position? I just think we are discussing traditional titles for positions that might not apply in our current scheme.

[Hoosiers219 178]

I believe what will make our frontcourt formidable next year will be Morgan and O.G. will back up this duo.

Nice insight. I didn't think of that at all. It is huge though.

[OliviaPope40 6,642]

For me the jury is still out on TB. Can he rise to the occasion and meet the expectations that we are comparing him to?

[Alford Bailey 12,417]

Landing Davis is huge because we invested a ton and we weren't in on any other bigs ( not counting Thon). Now we can focus on Brown or Alkins and land a top 30 guard with Thon a wildcard.

[Fulkme15 488]

Welcome aboard big fella!

[JSHoosier 20,532]

It's a good pickup and I wish him the best, but it does absolutely nothing to change my opinion.

[yogisballin 2,376]

Welcome DD!!!

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

BOOM! That just happened! Welcome to IU!

[Never Daunted 398]

Looking forward to an awesome front court. And wow hope we keep up some momentum and get Alkins, Thon, Brown.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,726]

Just read his interview. Quality stuff. Said we were with him when he was number 1 ranked, 10th ranked, 20th ranked. He seemed to drop to the 30-50 range but the talent is there. Wonder if he can rise back up or not.

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

Welcome aboard big fella! This commitment is solid on many levels.

[FortWayneHoosier 6,251]

Heck yes! Welcome buddy!

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

The DD pickup is huge for many reasons. It gives us a bigger and more traditional front court if TB stays for his sophomore year. OG and JM should be solid backups for that front court with Colin bringing experience and shooting off the bench. It also allows OG or Colin to play on the wing and provide a much taller and bigger lineup that could punish teams on the boards.

In recruiting, it shows recruits like Alkins and Brown, or some other guard we don't know about yet, that they will have a front court that can compete with most in the country. If we add BB or RA or keep JBJ that is a solid top 25 team.

Assuming TB and DD are not one and dones and we don't see any transfers from players like RoJo, OG, or JM we could finally see some consistency we haven't seen with Crean at the helm.

Edit: add CuJo to that list as well

[323SGrant 1,176]

Nice pick up! Hope we can get Brown in the Spring.

[Hoosiers219 178]

The DD pickup is huge for many reasons. It gives us a bigger and more traditional front court if TB stays for his sophomore year. OG and JM should be solid backups for that front court with Colin bringing experience and shooting off the bench. It also allows OG or Colin to play on the wing and provide a much taller and bigger lineup that could punish teams on the boards.

In recruiting, it shows recruits like Alkins and Brown, or some other guard we don't know about yet, that they will have a front court that can compete with most in the country. If we add BB or RA or keep JBJ that is a solid top 25 team.

Assuming TB and DD are not one and dones and we don't see any transfers from players like RoJo, OG, or JM we could finally see some consistency we haven't seen with Crean at the helm.

I would say if we add RA and either keep JBJ or land BB we should have a top 25 team easy. That would be either two MCDAAs in our backcourt and one in our front court or one in our backcourt and one in our front court with with almost all top 100 talent rounding that out.

[GloryDays 5,938]

 DJ White on steroids!

By the way that's just a flattering comparison not an implication that he is using performance enhancing substances.

Don't want anyone getting their panties in a wad.

[Kepner 1,261]

Better than Zeller and Watford?

I think Bryant and DD will be more of a front court. Watford was a wing that was playing out of position as a 4. He was out there for his offense. I don't think DD as a four brings the same permitter play but his defense, rebounding, and post game will be better. In other words I see DD and Watford as two very different positions. This will be the most traditional front court we've had in a long time. Someone said it in another thread but DD will be like DJ White

[GloryDays 5,938]

For me the jury is still out on TB. Can he rise to the occasion and meet the expectations that we are comparing him to?

Yes.

[JaybobHoosier 11,940]

I think Bryant and DD will be more of a front court. Watford was a wing that was playing out of position as a 4. He was out there for his offense. I don't think DD as a four brings the same permitter play but his defense, rebounding, and post game will be better. In other words I see DD and Watford as two very different positions. This will be the most traditional front court we've had in a long time. Someone said it in another thread but DD will be like DJ White

Don't sell Watford short, he had to guard Hammons and did a good job at it. Watford was hit or miss with his defense, but he didn't hurt us.