(2019) SF Keion Brooks Jr. to Kentucky

[Brass Cannon]

4 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Then he'd better figure out how to turn the shooting around.  Not a strong point for his teams and will cost them because you still gotta put the ball through the hoop.

Shooting (3 PT and FT) as well as TOs have to get better. 

Get TOs down 5 per game. And shooting up 5 percent and were probably a top 20 offense and defense. And none of that is a crazy thing to ask

[Hoosierfan222]

Wonder if the rumor about Brooks announcing sometime this week is true..

[JSHoosier]

31 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Shooting (3 PT and FT) as well as TOs have to get better. 

Get TOs down 5 per game. And shooting up 5 percent and were probably a top 20 offense and defense. And none of that is a crazy thing to ask

3pt going up 5 would make us a pretty good shooting team from range.  FTs gotta go up more than that though, we're only at 62% currently.

Maybe better players, like Brooks, would help, but being an established trend I have reservations on that.

Anyway this is off topic.  Let's just get Brooks already.

[Trish]

We’re going to need a transfer correct? 

 

Clifton Moore and Jake may have to get Creaned.

[Miller'sTheMan]

8 minutes ago, Treesh said:

We’re going to need a transfer correct? 

 

Clifton Moore and Jake may have to get Creaned.

For Brooks? No, we lose Morgan/Fitzner, and everyone expects Romeo to be a one and done, which gives us 3 open scholarships. We'd most likely need a transfer if we take 4 players in the class.

[darB s'tI]

No one likes transfers, but it's part of College bball today. We have a couple of kids/guys who are holding scholarships but are highly unlikely to see floor time, even as upperclassmen. We also have a guy who wants to be a star but doesn't play Archie's game/system. So yes, a transfer is completely within reason. I don't see this as a Crean/force out situation. It will be natural, and I'm sure all parties are well aware ahead of time. Archie is way too straightforward to just screw a guy out of a position by recruiting over him.

[IUsince1980]

I hate to be a pessimist but I don't see us being that great next year, even with the 2 5 star commits. We will lose Romeo and good ol #13 and returning just Phinese. The rest are just average to less than average players at this point. Future isn't as bright as the forum may think.

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[Brass Cannon]

Just now, IUsince1980 said:

I hate to be a pessimist but I don't see us being that great next year, even with the 2 5 star commits. We will lose Romeo and good ol #13 and returning just Phinese. The rest are just average to less than average players at this point. Future isn't as bright as the forum may think.

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Going to require players developing. Which  I am very concerned about 

[IUfan_Charlie]

5 minutes ago, IUsince1980 said:

I hate to be a pessimist but I don't see us being that great next year, even with the 2 5 star commits. We will lose Romeo and good ol #13 and returning just Phinese. The rest are just average to less than average players at this point. Future isn't as bright as the forum may think.

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We need Al to keep improving and for Hunter to be 1.) Healthy, and 2.) Good

[HoosierDYT]

14 hours ago, IU-DL said:

No one likes transfers, but it's part of College bball today. We have a couple of kids/guys who are holding scholarships but are highly unlikely to see floor time, even as upperclassmen. We also have a guy who wants to be a star but doesn't play Archie's game/system. So yes, a transfer is completely within reason. I don't see this as a Crean/force out situation. It will be natural, and I'm sure all parties are well aware ahead of time. Archie is way too straightforward to just screw a guy out of a position by recruiting over him.

I think you present a valid point but...

PG: Rob - SO

SG: Al - JR

SF: Brooks - FR

PF: Smith - JR

C: TJD - FR

If you add in a grad transfer that plays PF/PG/SG, we actually have pretty decent experience with 5 star talent. That's what people on this board have been advocating for.  And then if we get a sophomore leap from one of our freshman or current sophomores, we could be damn good. We haven't seen Hunter or Race yet, and considering where Clifton and Jake started, they could both make sizable jumps. 

 

 

 

 

 

[BGVille Hoosierfan]

I hate to be a pessimist but I don't see us being that great next year, even with the 2 5 star commits. We will lose Romeo and good ol #13 and returning just Phinese. The rest are just average to less than average players at this point. Future isn't as bright as the forum may think.

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Someone needs to save this post for next year...we'll be preseason Top 10 next year and will be MUCH better than the team we have now...especially if Hunter is actually healthy. Next year is going to be REAL FUN and we are gonna be REALLY GOOD! TJD and Brooks would start on this team RIGHT NOW easy.


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[IUsince1980]

Someone needs to save this post for next year...we'll be preseason Top 10 next year and will be MUCH better than the team we have now...especially if Hunter is actually healthy. Next year is going to be REAL FUN and we are gonna be REALLY GOOD! TJD and Brooks would start on this team RIGHT NOW easy.


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As well as save yours :)

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[Alford Bailey]

18 minutes ago, IUsince1980 said:

I hate to be a pessimist but I don't see us being that great next year, even with the 2 5 star commits. We will lose Romeo and good ol #13 and returning just Phinese. The rest are just average to less than average players at this point. Future isn't as bright as the forum may think.

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Agree.  We need a guard in the worst way.

[Brass Cannon]

12 minutes ago, jbell833 said:

Someone needs to save this post for next year...we'll be preseason Top 10 next year and will be MUCH better than the team we have now...especially if Hunter is actually healthy. Next year is going to be REAL FUN and we are gonna be REALLY GOOD! TJD and Brooks would start on this team RIGHT NOW easy.


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But we will lose 2 starters....

[BGVille Hoosierfan]

But we will lose 2 starters....

Maybe...there's a 1% chance Romeo stays! If what I've heard about Romeo telling Brooks and TJD he'd stay are true then he's staying if he's a man of his word. Again, I don't think he stays but this is what I've been told from someone close to the camp...so far they've been spot on with everything. When Brooks announces this week, it'll just add more credibility.

 

 

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[Hoosier Guy]

1 minute ago, jbell833 said:

Maybe...there's a 1% chance Romeo stays! If what I've heard about Romeo telling Brooks and TJD he'd stay are true then he's staying if he's a man of his word. Again, I don't think he stays but this is what I've been told from someone close to the camp...

 

 

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I don’t think it’s a long shot. Romeo hosted Keion on his OV and went to TJD’s first game as an IU commit. Romeo is obviously intrigued by the prospect of playing with talented in-state recruits. We’ll see

[bigrod]

9 hours ago, jbell833 said:

Maybe...there's a 1% chance Romeo stays! If what I've heard about Romeo telling Brooks and TJD he'd stay are true then he's staying if he's a man of his word. Again, I don't think he stays but this is what I've been told from someone close to the camp...so far they've been spot on with everything. When Brooks announces this week, it'll just add more credibility.

 

 

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I really can't remember the source, but even before he had committed to IU, I had heard somewhere that Romeo wanted to play college ball for two years. I agree it's a long shot, but doesn't seem out of the realm of possibilities.

[dallas44~]

10 hours ago, HoosierDYT said:

I think you present a valid point but...

PG: Rob - SO

SG: Al - JR

SF: Brooks - FR

PF: Smith - JR

C: TJD - FR

If you add in a grad transfer that plays PF/PG/SG, we actually have pretty decent experience with 5 star talent. That's what people on this board have been advocating for.  And then if we get a sophomore leap from one of our freshman or current sophomores, we could be damn good. We haven't seen Hunter or Race yet, and considering where Clifton and Jake started, they could both make sizable jumps. 

 

 

 

 

 

swap out Smith with hunter. Hunter is too talented to come off bench 

[HoosierDYT]

swap out Smith with hunter. Hunter is too talented to come off bench 

I hope you’re right. My expectations for Hunter are much lower than everyone else’s because I watched him a lot in high school and he’s more raw than people realize. He should be a great player eventually, but just how quickly is the question.


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[MikeRoberts]

Someone needs to save this post for next year...we'll be preseason Top 10 next year and will be MUCH better than the team we have now...especially if Hunter is actually healthy. Next year is going to be REAL FUN and we are gonna be REALLY GOOD! TJD and Brooks would start on this team RIGHT NOW easy.


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As good as Brooks and TJD are, they aren’t as good as Romeo and Morgan. So, where are we getting better? This assumes other players make big leaps which could happen but we didn’t see it from 17 to 18


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