IU Targets in the Portal Discussion Thread (UPDATED 4/25)
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I saw today that IU has/had reached out to Cormac Ryan, 6'5" 175 lbs out of ND (and before that, Stanford). 4 year starter at those schools, Has pretty good offensive #s (OE), but DE #s are quite poor. Anyone know much about him or if we have legit interest?
PS...#62 on ON3's portal rankings.
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I’ve seen him fill it up from 3 but he makes Kopp look like Scottie Pippen playing defense.
Let's say we get Ware, Ludlum to go with Sparks. If we could somehow get Dalton, THEN I wouldn't mind another shooter like Cormac who can come off the bench for 10 min and light it up.
But if we get Ware, we should not use a scholarship on Deloach. Ware/Sparks and Malik/Kaleb is enough for 4s and 5s. We need to focus on 2s and maybe one more 3 if we get Ledlum.
But if we get Ware, we should not use a scholarship on Deloach. Ware/Sparks and Malik/Kaleb is enough for 4s and 5s. We need to focus on 2s and maybe one more 3 if we get Ledlum.
Sounds like you need to contact the staff. We already have 6 guards on the roster. Regardless of what you think of their abilities, you can’t pretend like they don’t exist.
If you read social media, there are new reports that we are going to get some really exciting news shortly beyond Ware and, presumably, Ledlum.
I'll update the original post.
I'll update the original post.
I think once ware showed interest IU moved on from shedrick.
Some portal news, some iu-related, some not:
--Keshon Gilbert to Iowa State
--Micah Handogten to Florida
--Valpo's Ben Krikke to Iowa
--Highly rated Ace Baldwin of VCU to Penn State
--Jayden Epps to Georgia
--Sothern Illinois' 6-6 Marcus Domask to Illinois
--Non-portal related--Kris Murray to NBA draft
Either that or once Duke showed interest Shedrick moved on from IU.
To get the program to where we want to be, we need better options at the 2 and 3. That is undeniable.
Maybe CMW sees something out of Gunn at the 2 & Banks at the 3 in practice to make him believe that they will be a significant factor next year. After all, he did see them in practice every day.
And perhaps one of the two freshman will also provide valuable minutes as well. Who knows?
It's now been announced: Kel'el Ware to IU
Branham had it first.
Branham had it first.
Thought I heard on the radio today that the brainiac from Harvard committed too! Is that correct?
This would be my ideal roster construcion:
5: Ware/Sparks
4: Malik/Banks
3: Ledlum/Gunn
2: Knecht/Trey/Newton/Leal
1: X/Gabe
I would actually prefer a true 3 guard lineup and not have to play Ludlum at the 3 (e.g. X, Timberlake, Knecht), but it seems the staff is set on Ledlum, and that we are only going after one more wing
5: Ware/Sparks
4: Malik/Banks
3: Ledlum/Gunn
2: Knecht/Trey/Newton/Leal
1: X/Gabe
I would actually prefer a true 3 guard lineup and not have to play Ludlum at the 3 (e.g. X, Timberlake, Knecht), but it seems the staff is set on Ledlum, and that we are only going after one more wing
Seems unfair. Schools make money from the teams- seems a little hypocritical to not allow the schools to pay.
But, maybe I dont understand the new ways very well.
Scholarships and other advantages they get from the schools.
A few more yrs and college won't be worth watching either. The money in sports is so out of hand. Look at ESPN and all the little league games they now televise...............do the kids get pd for that?
You sure schools fund athletic scholarships? Pretty sure Athletics fund academic scholarships for more than athletes.
Why do we want Ledlum? I just glanced at his stats; below 30% from three and only 63% from the line.
He would be a three for us? Rebounder and defender? He did average 18 pts a game last year. Mostly up close? I have never seen him play.
Thank you for this post! Not much separating these kids, IMO. I want Knecht and maybe Ryan. I like the other kids too. No interest in the 7' kid now.
Dude, or dudette, I wouldn't even set foot in your neighborhood so no need to shout.
We pay for the translation of acronyms? 😁
thick bodied kid who can get his own shot and can score. I think the belief is that he was really all Harvard had last year so he saw lots of double teams, and still managed to score 18ppg. His 3% is low, but again, he had to take them off the dribble and shot better in catch and shoot situations, which he is more likely to see at IU. No explanation for the FT%.... but, not that different than Galloway, either.
Ledlum is a 4/3 who can score. Not ideal for the 3 we need, but I'll take it. But if that's followed up with Deloach, it will be a buzzkill.
We need a guard (either a 2 or 3) who is athletic, can shoot, can score off the dribble at least a little and be a passable defender. From what our options are, Timberlake or Knecht are ideal, but it doesn't seem like Timberlake is interested. So if we can get Knecht, that would be great. That would leave one scholarship either for another guard who can shoot, or we could shelve it. But if we get Deloach, I fear the staff would be satiated and leave Trey as the starting 2.
Trey is a good player, but if we want to be a strong team, he is ideally a bench guy who plays 10-18 minutes backing up the 2 or 3.
We need a guard (either a 2 or 3) who is athletic, can shoot, can score off the dribble at least a little and be a passable defender. From what our options are, Timberlake or Knecht are ideal, but it doesn't seem like Timberlake is interested. So if we can get Knecht, that would be great. That would leave one scholarship either for another guard who can shoot, or we could shelve it. But if we get Deloach, I fear the staff would be satiated and leave Trey as the starting 2.
Trey is a good player, but if we want to be a strong team, he is ideally a bench guy who plays 10-18 minutes backing up the 2 or 3.
Deloach make little sense if you go off what people say Woodson wants to do. You would think he would bring in a 2 or 3 guard who is athletic and can shoot.
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