Beamerball

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Sounds like Rabby is doubling down on this stuff with Ware. 

His comment about putting our hopes at a 7 out of 10 for Ware really got my eyebrows up this morning when I read that. He isn't usually overhyping things just to generate a buzz...

6 minutes ago, btownqb said:

@Beamerball the only reason I'm asking is those exact "lines" have been used by a couple of different posters across multiple site and it was all posted within like 10-20 mins of each other, that's why I was asking. You aren't doing anything wrong. 

Good deal. I know trusted/sourced info is something we all wait for and after the whole Nick situation with his tweet I figured some intel from a well-known and reliable insider would be appreciated. 

3 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Knecht zoom tonight, Ledlum tomorrow through Saturday, Ware visiting tomorrow per "The Hoosier Daily"? and DeLoach visit next week?  Def will be interesting couple of days

Per another site, DeLoach is not top of the list right now. My guess is he isn't an immediate take while they see how other things shake out. If he commits somewhere else, oh well. 

1 minute ago, DC2345 said:

Things are picking up. Knecht zoom, Ledlum visit, Ware visit, and DeLoach visit. More things to come as well. Should be an interesting few days

Do you know of more specific things to come or are you just assuming based on how quickly things have picked up?

4 minutes ago, Between2Halls said:

Never mind on the dead day question. Some commits are happening today according to twitter. 

What kinds of things on Twitter?

Zoom with Love began about 45 minutes ago, give or take. Interesting to see what kind of reports we hear after it. 

Eric Bossi suggesting the Timberlake/UNC visit did not go as well as many had hoped in UNC country. If he sets up more visits, UNC (the perceived favorite) might be in trouble. Something to keep an eye on.

Here is the quote from Bossi: 

"However, Timberlake has yet to commit and there are rumbles of some concern out of Tar Heel land.

Timberlake has yet to lock in any other visits for next week, but Kansas and Indiana have been rumored as potential spots and they’re among others like St. John’s and UCLA working to get him on campus. If Timberlake does indeed lock in visits, then it might be time for UNC to start making moves on other targets."

Just now, dwtaylor1055 said:

likely Battle is next domino then Ledlum(visiting april 6-8th).  

That is my feeling as well but it seemed everyone else thinks Love so that had me confused if there was something I had missed. 

So, I tried to quickly catch up in this thread this morning. RTZ dropped a couple of hint bombs, but no one knows exactly who he is referring to other than it not being Shedrick. 

Love? Battle?

Those are the two most obvious choices since Ledlum set an official visit so it wouldn't make sense to commit before coming on that visit.

13 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Guys not the IU thread.... this is the transfer portal thread discussing everything NOT IU related. 

@WRSMick55 answering your question from the IU players linked thread....

I think there is quite a bit of communication done in a lot of cases. In others, I think some of these kids get a harsh reality about how "unwanted" they are. I know a lot of baseball and football dudes are losing their D1 schollies when they enter the portal. 

That's my bad

If Kent State tries to turn tonight into a super physical game, similar to Rutgers but more undersized, it will come down to the whistle. If we get some calls to go our way and get some of their guys in foul trouble, that is even more positive for tonight. They have no size so they will try to use their quickness to get steals. The early whistle will tell us how the game could go early on.

3 minutes ago, NotIThatLives said:

Battle's best season is 36% from three and was 31 last year.  

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jamison-battle-1.html

I read the FG% instead of the 3PT FG%. My apologies. 

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Garcia is overrated and soft, too, imo. 

X, Trey, Bates, Battle, Malik isn't a terrible place to start from.

Trade Bates/Trey for Timberlake and i like it more

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Thats the one we want. Don't need to think anymore about it. 

Agree. He had a down year this past season but still shot almost 38% from 3. Year before he averaged 17 and 6 with 37% shooting from 3.

Battle from Minnesota in the portal. IU in contact.

Woody, and the staff, had a zoom with Timberlake. Mutual interest in getting him on campus. Timing is the only hurdle.

Also, we have played 10 teams (16 games) that are higher rated defensively than Kent State. Here is that list and their rank.

Rutgers (7) IU went 1-1

Kansas (11) 0-1

NW (14) 0-2

Purdue (21) 2-0

Wisconsin (30) 1-0

Illinois (36) 2-0

MSU (38) 1-1

Maryland (39) 1-1

Arizona (40) 0-1

UNC (41) 1-0

IU went a combined 9-7 against teams with a higher rated defense (according to BT) and scored on average 70 ppg. If IU scores 70 Friday night, they will win no question.

To add, Kent State has played only 1 team with a higher rated defense than ours all season (Houston). They scored 44 points.