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43 minutes ago, Mike said:
If no basketball this year can Lander then go pro next year?
I might be wrong, but I don’t think so. If I remember correctly, he won’t even be 19 by next year’s draft. I think you have to be 19 AND one year removed from HS.
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23 minutes ago, IUFLA said:
Not according to Rivals or 247...
No formal offer is what I heard, but also heard none is needed. The Miller family knows if he called Archie today and said, “I want to come to IU”, then a scholarship was there for him.
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1 minute ago, kyhoosier29 said:
I know this isn’t the 2020 hub, but after the Smith transfer I feel like we really need a shooter and another PF type in 2020. I wasn’t a JS fan, but as a senior filling the role he developed this past year I was okay with him and felt he fit in. Any grad transfers out there we’re still in on that could fill the shooter role or PF spot? @CoachSS who are we still recruiting for the upcoming year? Anybody? Feel like we’re short-handed right now.
I’m not CoachSS, but I don’t think JS leaving changes much for next season. The staff “could” kick the tires on a player if it’s exactly what they’re looking for, but they’ll already be plenty deep (11 scholarship players). That’s more than enough, IMO. My hope is we stay around 9 deep in the rotation.
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4 hours ago, 5fouls said:
But, what if the backup plans accept before the priorities, leaving no schollies available.
You have solid players commit versus putting all your eggs in one basket and coming out with players like Grant Gelon.
And sometimes players get “offers” that aren’t necessarily committable, if that makes sense. Not saying this is a specific example of that, but it’s happened before.
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2 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:
Sounds like we offered John Camden this afternoon. Good looking prospect. 6-7 is known for shooting. 4 star. Eastern PA. I guess my question is it seems we've offered about 4-5 extra kids in 21 lately. I like contingency plans....but does that mean we are moving on from the initial priorities?
No. It means we better have a backup plan(s) if the priorities choose another school. 🙂
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2 minutes ago, HallMonitor576 said:
I think that is easily explained by it being one afternoon a week or every 2 weeks on the weekend versus practicing on school nights.
Ok, let me clarify. It’s less about the location/ease of schedule. It’s more about his Uncle basically saying “no basketball”....period....if he had less than a B. Sounds like you have a pulse on the situation, so I’m only sharing what I heard. May not be accurate at all.
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2 minutes ago, HallMonitor576 said:
Basye works students out at Bloomington North (where he attended and his little brother is on staff), and also at the Twin Lakes recreation center. He has trained a lot of players in the area and Indiana Elite guys (Leal, Cooper Bybee, Connor Hickman, and Nick Klaiber)
Gotcha, good info. But this still makes you think and go back to the original question - which is, how it ok to drive almost 2 hours for a basketball workout when you’ve been “disciplined” due to grades and aren’t allowed to workout with your local team right in your hometown? Just seems odd.
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20 hours ago, HallMonitor576 said:
He wasn’t working out with Bloomington South. He works out with Jordan Basye who is a trainer in Bloomington.
There ya go. Yeah, I wasn’t 100% sure to be honest. Heard one person say it was BSouth and another say it was in Bloomington, but not BSouth.
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13 minutes ago, dgambill said:Because most don’t understand how recruiting works nor the fact you will never hit 1.000.
I watched Ostrom after one of Trey’s games. All the coaches recruiting TK were sort of circled around one area near the locker room. Ostrom was there, a UofL asst, and a Xavier asst. The other coaches just stood there with blank stares and didn’t engage TK’s mom in a conversation at all. What was Ostrom doing? He was laughing it up with his mom, playfully messing with her younger son, etc. You can tell there is a level of comfort with Ostrom and the family. Do I feel that alone will sway TK to IU? Not necessarily. But, it’s notable.
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32 minutes ago, IUfaninIllinois said:
Do you think we need to give him a raise to make him one of the top paid assistants so he’s not tempted to leave for a head coaching job?
If IU were smart, they would do all they could to make him feel valued.
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2 minutes ago, DC2345 said:
He already is. He’s the associate head coach.
I think he meant top paid, in general. Not just on our staff.
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57 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said:We don’t have an emoji strong enough to show how much I like this post. By the way, when RTZ speaks, definitely listen. I have noted over many years that his accuracy is superb.
As for the loaded roster, the nice thing is how well it is coming together in terms of complementary players, hard workers, tough kids, and a core (not everybody, but a lot) that look to be four year players. You then sprinkle in some guys who might be inclined to leave early like TJD, Lander and hopefully Aminu. To my way of thinking, these are the ideal traits for excellent recruiting that will really set you up.
Enough can’t be said for how important Ostrom is to this staff. He’s been the key piece for several important commits in the Archie era. He does a terrific job of knowing who the key players are in a recruitment and being laser focused on building those relationships early. If he’s the lead recruiter on a kid who lives in Indiana and that kid tells the media that IU is recruiting them the hardest, the odds are pretty favorable for IU as he’s been able to close most of those kids.
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4 minutes ago, JcityHoosier said:
His uncle is a quite the character....I have a few friends who has worked with Loving Watts and all of them tell me that he has a terrible attitude...I watched Jeff vs Lawrence North early in the season and he looked like the best player on the court...very talented and hopefully him going to Bloomington South will get his head on straight....
Agreed. He’s got a lot of potential. He’s a legit high major prospect and IU definitely knows who the kid is.
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On 4/10/2020 at 9:35 PM, IUfaninIllinois said:
I’d love to hear the real reason he quit on his team. If it’s something selfish then I wouldn’t want IU recruiting him at all.
This one is interesting. Locally, the word was his Uncle (who I “think” is his guardian) said he cannot get below a B, or else no basketball. Rumor was he got a C and therefore, no basketball until that grade was brought up. Sounds good, right? Everyone said, “wow, good for his Uncle for stressing academics!”
Only problem with this is, he was shown having workouts in Bloomington (presumably with the Bloomington South team) during the time he was being disciplined for grades. So then, everyone started questioning, “He can’t play with his local school team due to grades, but it makes sense for him to be allowed to drive almost 2 hours to play and workout with a different team?”
Something doesn’t quite add up.
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9 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:
Sorry I typed that in a hurry. News on Lander moving to 2021, and one more 2021 recruit should drop soon. Not two reclassifying. We are at the point where kids don’t want to risk not getting a spot on this team. We are going to be loaded.
Lander is currently 2021, did you mean moving to 2020? That’s what he’s working on right now.
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And re: Kaufman, his HS coach is encouraging Trey to take his time and make the right decision. Visit some schools and just be sure of everything. Keep in mind, his HS coach is an IU fan. So he’s not trying to prevent TK from coming to IU. He’s trying to do right by the kid. That’s what good coaches do.