There is a workaround, at least for Canada. I don’t know about other countries. Purdue got Edey nearly $1M.
Incoming transfer wish list
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Couple of interesting portal developments......first, Scotty Middleton from OSU has entered the portal. Would seem to be a big hit for them. I don't know of any IU interest......but there have been whiffs of smoke for awhile that IU is interested in Bruce Thornton of OSU, who is not in the portal.........
Also some whiffs of smoke of IU interest in Myles Rice of Washington State, a freshman this year who I believe was all-Pac 12.....
Finally, remember Jamie Kaiser? He chose MD over IU & VA last year....a 6'6" shooter......Anyway, he's in the portal. Hopefully we're NOT interested, as he shot 28% on 2s and 26% on 3s while playing behind JG this year. Just shows you that all recruits are a crapshoot....
I assume Woodson still thinks IU’s main (perhaps only) problem this season was X’s injury/absence and MW regards Perkins as the closest thing to an ideal replacement for Johnson next season.
I doubt if Woodson’s concerned about Perkins’ shooting, or that MW feels any real urgency about signing shooters like Hickman—especially if he can pick up a serviceable post/rim protector in the portal with donor cash.
If he can, I’d expect him to default back to a post-heavy offense like we’ve seen the past 3 seasons. If that’s enough to get a double-digit tournament seed next year, it may also be enough for the actual decision-makers to let Woodson call his own shot in terms of his retirement.
I doubt if Woodson’s concerned about Perkins’ shooting, or that MW feels any real urgency about signing shooters like Hickman—especially if he can pick up a serviceable post/rim protector in the portal with donor cash.
If he can, I’d expect him to default back to a post-heavy offense like we’ve seen the past 3 seasons. If that’s enough to get a double-digit tournament seed next year, it may also be enough for the actual decision-makers to let Woodson call his own shot in terms of his retirement.
Well..............the latest 'news' on the old portal transfer recruiting front is not encouraging....
6'9" Huntley-Hatfield (?) cancelled his 4/12 OV. We're out there.
Woodson and some of the staff made an in-home visit with Connor Hickman yesterday. It's not clear whether that was in Peoria or Bloomington. In any event Chris, a really good poster on B Town Banners, says that we're behind Cincy & Nebraska in that recruitment. and that Hickman doesn't like our offense and wants a lot of $. Remember, Hickman 'called in sick' for his OV.
No indication of where we stand on the Perkins recruitment. Remind me.....how has this staff done recently on prolonged recruiting sagas where we have been 'in the lead'? Walker is still out there. He may end up being our only pg commit, if we get him.
We've had app. 35 known contacts in the portal, from which 3 OV visits were scheduled. We're 0-3 on the visits actually taking place.
I'm down from hoping for 5 portal commitments to hoping for 3.......1 pg, 1 shooter of any size, and a big who can rebound and play D.
This is who they need to get. Lights out shooter from deep.
We've reached out to Gibson Jimerson, a 6'5" grad prospect from St. Louis Good shooter with .484 shooting on 636 2 pt attempts and .395 on 789 3 pt attempts. Nothing special with respect to rebounds or assists. 3rd team all-Atlantic 10 this past season avg. about 15 ppg. Serious competition for him.
I wouldn’t say Woodson can’t recruit (buy) top talent. What I question is his decision making on building a recruiting class and a roster.
One somewhat sketchy but somewhat informed twitterer had said that Wolf, the skilled 7 footer from Yale, was a major IU target; however, he later took that down and I've seen nothing since about interest in IU.
By all accounts the guy who posted the stuff on the Yale guy is super super sketchy and sounds like a clown from what somebody on here said the other day. I dont hink the Yale guy is even looking at us so that tells you how informed he is
This kid can shoot! Or am I being fooled by a highlight reel? I think he is legit.
Not yet! You're getting ahead of yourself. We might be the program with 7 players, instead.
If by some miracle Woody would’ve pulled off getting Knecht, he would have totally misused him. Have him in the Kopp role of “go stand in the corner and we’ll get you 4-5 shots a game from there.”
He would have probably used him just like he did JHS and TG. If anyone misused him it was Barnes.. by playing him off the ball as much as he did. DKs efficiency rate on ball screen action was in the 2 to 4%, fwiw Barnes had him stand in the corner quite a bit also, because getting threes from a stand still shooter in the corner is the most efficient play in basketball .. but you wouldn't know that because you're talking out of your ass.
fwiw - there's enough wrong with the team, program, season etc ... actually wrong, without having to make up stupid shit or bleat lame ass witless jokes. No one likes chronic complainers ... and some of you need giant super absorbent plugs ..
Kopp avg 4 attempts per game, DK avg 6 ... but it has nothing to do with the offense ran and everything to do with the player. DK can shoot off the bounce. Kopp couldn't. DK can shoot off the cut ie moving. Kopp couldn't. DK can shoot in transition, he has great brakes.. stops on a dime and maintains balance. Kopp didn't he drifted. Kopp was a stand still shooter .. Plus DK has the ability to blow by people, meaning he faced less hard close outs.. Kopp ... couldn't.
All of those advantages and Knecht only managed 2 more 3 attempts per game.. What you dumbasses don't get is that Kopp getting 4 per game standing in the corner wasn't a negative ...
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JHS may have had different usage had X not gone down. That certainly opened up more PT, and while he was probably penciled in as a second primary ball handler coming into the season, the injury forced MW to rely on his ball handling more, and gave him more opportunities to showcase his ability to create off the dribble.
I like this kid Rice. Steals. High minutes. Hits free throws. Scores. Sounds clutch to me.
Some are hinting at Carlyle and Rice.
Everybody wants the latest transfer. There will be greats leaving UK,oK st., and others real shortly. Be patient.
Hope we can do far better than him.
