(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

5 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

Who left and were they contributors?


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(G) Larry Austin, Jr. originally a transfer in from Xavier.  This season appeared in 23 games logging 254 minutes.  2.5 PPG / 1.4 reb / 24 assists / 15 TO's.   Played in 60 games for Xavier from 2014-16 averaging 1.3 points and 0.8 assists per game.  Has 1 year of remaining eligibility.

(G) Payton Willis (Soph.) appeared in a total of 66 games avg. 18 min/game.  5 PPG / 2 reb / 108 assists / 85 TO's.

[dbmhoosier]

23 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

(G) Larry Austin, Jr. originally a transfer in from Xavier.  This season appeared in 23 games logging 254 minutes.  2.5 PPG / 1.4 reb / 24 assists / 15 TO's.   Played in 60 games for Xavier from 2014-16 averaging 1.3 points and 0.8 assists per game.  Has 1 year of remaining eligibility.

(G) Payton Willis (Soph.) appeared in a total of 66 games avg. 18 min/game.  5 PPG / 2 reb / 108 assists / 85 TO's.

So they combined for about 7 points per game for a team that lost 20 games.  Looks like Spring Creaning for sure.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3/14/18

My opinion remains unchanged.

Interested to see what plans Archie counters with if this doesn’t go our way. Seems like JUCO. Hoping Grad Transfer market has some gems. We need to win and win soon.

[emoji120][emoji120].


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[Bailey7878]

3/14/18

My opinion remains unchanged.

Interested to see what plans Archie counters with if this doesn’t go our way. Seems like JUCO. Hoping Grad Transfer market has some gems. We need to win and win soon.

[emoji120][emoji120].


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Your sticking with vandy?

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Your sticking with vandy?

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Yes.


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[dallas44~]

So Austin and Willis 'DREW' the short straws?  Or maybe they were Bryce-A-Ronied?

Link doesn’t work. Summary please?


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

3 minutes ago, dallas44~ said:

Link doesn’t work. Summary please?


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Larry Austin Jr. and Payton Willis both leaving the Vandy program.  

[Bailey7878]

I do think they may possibly be avoiding announcing to keep the backlash at a minimum. That "theory" isn't preposterous. It's very possible. But if he does choose Vandy, he might not want to come back to Indiana for a while.

I disagree. I don't buy that theory.

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[TheWatShot]

The Langfords don't strike me as the kind of people who would withhold revealing a decision out of fear of how it would be received.

[MoyeNeeded]

Why even make the trip to IU then if he has made up his mind?
I have never seen a recruit push back their decision as late as possible to avoid fan backlash in the state of Indiana. Phinisee managed to survive.

RP chose an instate school over another instate school. Choosing Vandy or Kansas would be dissing the entire state.

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[HoosierAloha]

Why even make the trip to IU then if he has made up his mind?
I have never seen a recruit push back their decision as late as possible to avoid fan backlash in the state of Indiana. Phinisee managed to survive.

To give the perception it was a really difficult decision. It gives Archie and IU some love that it took until the end of April to decide.

The other reason it's in April isn't so sunshine and rainbows.


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[HoosierHoops1]

3 minutes ago, Iugradman said:

Why even make the trip to IU then if he has made up his mind?

I have never seen a recruit push back their decision as late as possible to avoid fan backlash in the state of Indiana. Phinisee managed to survive.

Do you really think more than 2 or 3 random dudes shouted something positive about Purdouche at one of his games?

[Uspshoosier]

RP chose an instate school over another instate school. Choosing Vandy or Kansas would be dissing the entire state.

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Zion dissed a whole state and 2 school fan bases (Clemson, South Carolina) he seems to be doing just fine playing the rest of his high school career in that state knowing he dissed them for Duke


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[MoyeNeeded]

Zion dissed a whole state and 2 school fan bases (Clemson, South Carolina) he seems to be doing just fine playing the rest of his high school career in that state knowing he dissed them for Duke


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Lived in SC. They don't care about basketball. It's football and baseball there.

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[Uspshoosier]

Lived in SC. They don't care about basketball. It's football and baseball there.

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http://www.thestate.com/sports/high-school/prep-basketball/article200745994.html


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[Uspshoosier]

http://www.thestate.com/sports/high-school/prep-basketball/article200745994.html


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There will always be idiots on social media but Zion sold out gyms in South Carolina and was a bigger internet sensation then Romeo is. Key thing he said was it was a relief to announce and get it out of the way. More importantly after he signed with duke his games still sold out and he still signed autographs afterwards. He was the number 3 player in the class


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[CSP]

14 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

There will always be idiots on social media but Zion sold out gyms in South Carolina and was a bigger internet sensation then Romeo is. Key thing he said was it was a relief to announce and get it out of the way. More importantly after he signed with duke his games still sold out and he still signed autographs afterwards. He was the number 3 player in the class


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So he sold out gyms that are comparable to our MS ones... 

[Uspshoosier]

So he sold out gyms that are comparable to our MS ones... 

Not many states compare to our MS gyms. Article says 3,700 which more then I’ve watched at center grove all year


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[mdn82]

IMO it’s far more likely he is waiting to see who is coming and going. Whether it’s NBA or transferring than a concern over backlash. I have never seen a player in my life in any sport wait to commit over fear of backlash. Hell, how many Mr. Basketball’s have left the state over the last 20 years? Come on guys. We are better than this. That was a cynical based theory rooted in paranoia and literally no possibility of being true. If you said waiting on transfers at Vandy or NBA declarations at Kansas then ok. It has nothing to do with this.


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[TheWatShot]

15 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

IMO it’s far more likely he is waiting to see who is coming and going. Whether it’s NBA or transferring than a concern over backlash. I have never seen a player in my life in any sport wait to commit over fear of backlash. Hell, how many Mr. Basketball’s have left the state over the last 20 years? Come on guys. We are better than this. That was a cynical based theory rooted in paranoia and literally no possibility of being true. If you said waiting on transfers at Vandy or NBA declarations at Kansas then ok. It has nothing to do with this.


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The mental gymnastics are in full swing tonight. I almost feel like writing about the NIT again.