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IU Targets in the Portal Discussion Thread (UPDATED 4/25)

I'm all about the portal, but pretty crazy that the portal is open before the tournament even begins. Schools like Louisville get a huge advantage to host portal targets while schools in the postseason have to simultaneously prepare for games.

Hopefully the IU staff is working hard on this because you would assume we have at least 3 openings with the impending departures of TJD and JHS, and likely 4 if Logan is gone as everyone predicts. IMHO, we need at least 2 impact transfers, if not three. We need 2 guys who can score, at least one person who can play the 4/5, and at least one deadly shooter (regardless of position).

I'll keep a running list of the targets, and where they ended up. If someone else has already created such a thread, let me know and I'll delete this.

Harvard's Chris Ledlum
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Why would any portal player commit to a school that didn't make the tournament before waiting to see who else is interested after the tournament is over?

Or is this like the last place team getting first pick in next year's draft?
 
glory days, well they will pass you by , glory days.

time slips away, and leaves you nothing mister but, boring stories of ....
Unfortunately one year with Lee Rose and an almost is all Purdue will ever have as a glory day. Not even the Big Dog,Kemp or Brian lol Cardinal could deliver any national trophy for PU.
 
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People who are insiders said weeks ago that he is gone.
Verify who you consider an individual with insider knowledge. I've only ever seen it posted on this board by posters who know no more than you or I. Hell I don't believe Cav has ever hinted at his leaving. The player has the red carpet to the 5 if he earns it. I'll believe it when it's announced he's in the portal.
 
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Verify who you consider an individual with insider knowledge. I've only ever seen it posted on this board by posters who know no more than you or I. Hell I don't believe Cav has ever hinted at his leaving. The player has the red carpet to the 5 if he earns it. I'll believe it when it's announced he's in the portal.
I would think Woodson, if Logan was leaving, would have removed him to prevent a cancerous environment.

Won’t know for a cpl weeks imo either way

Let’s go Hoosiers
 
Why would any portal player commit to a school that didn't make the tournament before waiting to see who else is interested after the tournament is over?

Or is this like the last place team getting first pick in next year's draft?
I just heard Louisville is getting the big 7 footer who left Minnesota. Watch out for Louisville nx year.
 
Jesus ****ing Christ, this was supposed to be a thread about portal targets and some shit eating PUke had to jump in and ruin it. There is no shame in using the portal to upgrade the roster. Xavier Johnson has played pretty well for IU and his absence hurt the team.
 
I get it believe me, injuries suck. Right back at ya and TJD is having a unbelievable year and really gifted. In all kidding aside, I can see IU making a lot of noise in tourney.
Peace out
Good luck licking your wounds…
 
You've beat Purdue 3 times in 6 years ... recently due to JHS, a player that you wrote a $250k check to that didn't win you a thing so far... and he's gone after this season. Purdue shit the bed last season... in the Sweet 16. How often has IU been to the Sweet 16 recently? My point, Woodson has to recruit and the IU program is too rich in history to go year-to-year through the portal.

Once the Covid years dry up, all you'll have is mid-major kids and kids that didn't work out at their specific school.
SWEEP 🧹
 
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Can people save arguing with Purdue fans for a different topic? This is about IU and the portal. Thanks.
These shit for brains little brothers need to simply be banned. They cannot help themselves and have to crash every thread because we are all they think about.

Rent free SWEEP 🧹
 
I'm all about the portal, but pretty crazy that the portal is open before the tournament even begins. Schools like Louisville get a huge advantage to host portal targets while schools in the postseason have to simultaneously prepare for games.

Hopefully the IU staff is working hard on this because you would assume we have at least 3 openings with the impending departures of TJD and JHS, and likely 4 if Logan is gone as everyone predicts. IMHO, we need at least 2 impact transfers, if not three. We need 2 guys who can score, at least one person who can play the 4/5, and at least one deadly shooter (regardless of position).

I'll keep a running list of the targets, and where they ended up. If someone else has already created such a thread, let me know and I'll delete this.

Harvard's Chris Ledlum
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6'6", 225 lbs
Senior
I don’t think the best portal players will have an issue waiting for the teams that make the tourney in most cases. I’d much rather be game planning than portal perusing…
 
IU won the 2 games they played against Purdue, kudos. However, Purdue won the Big Ten regular season by a good margin and the BTT as well. They were ranked #1 in the country for a good part of the season. Purdue fans will happily trade those outcomes every year going forward. And if offered the same in reverse, IU fans would make the trade as well and you know it.
Your conference schedule was horrible.
 
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lol and what was Coach Geez doing when we lost to North Texas and St. Peter's? I'll fill you in. You were watching the game. Why? Because your team wasn't playing anymore or at all in the tournament. Just like the B10 tourney final on Sunday. Just like 2019 when Purdue won 3 games in the tourney. Just like 2018 when Purdue won 2 games and played 3 games in the NCAA tournament. Probably like in this year's tourney. For sure next season. IU should be happy advancing and winning in the 1st round since it hasn't happened since what, 2016? Thats seven years I believe. IU played great against Purdue this year, no doubt. Those wins were so meaningful to Purdue only a 3 games separated the teams from conference title instead of possibly 5 games. Damn.

Can't spell delusional without IU. Enjoy those beta memories though.
And yet come April you will still be sitting with zero banners.
Give us ten ‘IU sucks’ and go join the Boiler Up circle jerk.
 
John Hugley from Pitt in the portal. 6'9 260 lbs C averaged 15 and 8 as a sophomore. Sat out most this season to work on mental health issue. Played for Spiece Indy Heat on the AAU circuit awhile back and believe he was once an Archie Miller target.
 
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John Hugley from Pitt in the portal. 6'9 260 lbs C averaged 15 and 8 as a sophomore. Sat out most this season to work on mental health issue. Played for Spiece Indy Heat on the AAU circuit awhile back and believe he was once an Archie Miller target.
I mean no disrespect to the kid and hope he's doing well but I don't think you take someone with health issues, mental or otherwise. We've already had more than our share of players who have had to miss games due to health/injury.
 
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glory days, well they will pass you by , glory days.

time slips away, and leaves you nothing mister but, boring stories of ....

You know it irks you!
At least IU has had glory on a national level.
What's PU got?

NO glory day, well they will pass you by, NO glory days
 
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JJ Starling just committed to Syracuse. The 5* Minnesota decommit already had a visit and committed to 4 win Louisville, and Skyy Clarke is about to visit Louisiville as well.

Complete chaos to open the portal right before the beginning of March Madness.
 
Idk that Skye Clark is the answer for a team looking to win soon. At this point, U of L will take any “warm body” who has talent knowing there’s opportunity. His short stint in Illini land, while starting every game but one he suited up for, showed he didn’t like being coached hard for the good of the team by Underwood.

Let’s hope, be it the 2 incoming frosh and/or the likely couple signed from the portal, can come in, make an impact and fit in with their teammates.
 
Duncomb for sure is gone Geronimo, Leal, could be gone also. So we could have have maybe seven open spots we need 2 bigs and shooters Penn state grabbed mutiple transfer shooters we need as many as we can get.
 
JJ Starling just committed to Syracuse. The 5* Minnesota decommit already had a visit and committed to 4 win Louisville, and Skyy Clarke is about to visit Louisiville as well.

Complete chaos to open the portal right before the beginning of March Madness.
NOT CHAos,2 teams with a plan.
 
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