Lostin76 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Love that IU is/has been a dream school for him. Need more kids like that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94hoosier Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, Purdue7 said: Poor mans TJD ? Will be interesting to see if he can beat out MR I think the plan is to get MR some minutes at the 4 and 5. He needs to get quicker and stronger. Work on the jump shot. He has the tools. He does those things and could be effective at the 4. Let him and Banks play the time at 4. That can create good matchups 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94hoosier Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Was this the guy that the tweet was about wanting an IU offer that didn’t get it coming out of high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDom Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, 94hoosier said: Was this the guy that the tweet was about wanting an IU offer that didn’t get it coming out of high school? I think that was specifically about a freshman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgenhoosier Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Does anyone get a sense if we are still interested in Ike after this commitment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledies22 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Was not over the moon with this initially. Not mad about it. I’ll eventually lean into it. I think this raises the floor more than the ceiling. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, ledies22 said: Was not over the moon with this initially. Not mad about it. I’ll eventually lean into it. I think this raises the floor more than the ceiling. And gives you depth vs injuries 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) I like his power and rebounding. He’s got an edginess to his game. I’ve heard he’s a phenomenal kid. He needs to get going on working on free throws all bleeping summer long. Gotta get respectable at the charity stripe or you get unplayable late. Edited March 29, 2023 by BobSaccamanno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 You know what is cool about this? Our very own Michael Lewis said, "we are going to help him to his dream to play in the big ten." How do we repay the favor? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1215 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Seen him play close to 20 times at ball state over the past 2 years. Definitely physical inside and will go after rebounds. Has a decent 12 ft jumper but majority of points come in the paint. Biggest opportunity is at the line. Gets there a lot but missed a lot. Assume that will be a lot of emphasis from the staff. He’s a banger with good touch around the rim. See him hit a lot of jumpers in warm ups and step out to three range a few times as well, but very rare. Needs to stay out of foul trouble too. Few games I watched he was out quick (playing the 3-4 foul game in and out the entire game) with fouls and BSU didn’t have much behind him. He did guard the teams biggest man every game as well playing the 5, so that contributed to the fouls. Seems like a good teammate and always plays with good energy. (Also work with a few people in Winchester who know him and all have very positive things to say) Very excited as I think he brings some toughness around the rim. He gives us 10 and 7 next year as a backup or starter I’ll be happy. Def has the ability to average 12-15 a game though if he get his free throws in order imo. I’d think in either role he’s seeing 20 minutes a game. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seeking6 Posted March 30, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: I'll also add a hat tip to Coach Michael Lewis. Coaches are just as competitive if not more than players and for him to kindly step aside and support this kids dream says plenty. Good move for the short term and long term for Lewis. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naturalhoosier Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 This isn’t a TJD replacement. This is a Duncomb replacement in my mind. Someone who can add 10-15 mins off the bench and comes with experience as well. Seems like a decent role player to me at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison22 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) This guy looks like the Michigan State brawlers that push teams around every year. Glad he'll be at Indiana. Payton Sparks: "Committing to IU was a dream for me. I haven’t stopped smiling the whole day.” Edited March 31, 2023 by Madison22 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 I love that Woodson said he liked "his ability to draw fouls on the opposition, which was one of the best nationally". It suggests he's a banger and won't be afraid of other Big Ten bigs. One concern though is that while his free throw attempts in the first two years remained the same his percentage went from 70% to 52%. I don't know if this is form thing or possibly an underlying injury? Who knows but his upside is there and his fundamentals as a big man are there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IUFLA Posted June 10, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Good article on the "forgotten"portal pickup... Can't overlook the fact this kid was the MAC Rookie of the Year and 2X All MAC (3rd team as a freshman, 2nd team as a sophomore)... Watching his highlights, he's better than half the starting 5s in the Big 10... 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common Sense Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Good article on the "forgotten"portal pickup... Can't overlook the fact this kid was the MAC Rookie of the Year and 2X All MAC (3rd team as a freshman, 2nd team as a sophomore)... Watching his highlights, he's better than half the starting 5s in the Big 10... I agree. He is just going to get better and better with the resources IU has to offer. I look forward to his contributions through his hard work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: Good article on the "forgotten"portal pickup... Can't overlook the fact this kid was the MAC Rookie of the Year and 2X All MAC (3rd team as a freshman, 2nd team as a sophomore)... Watching his highlights, he's better than half the starting 5s in the Big 10... Yeah, he’s a very good player. We have four very high quality players at the 4 and 5, and for the most part they should all be interchangeable and all have different skill sets. We obviously don’t have TJD, but I think as a group we can manage to avoid a falloff in the front court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: Good article on the "forgotten"portal pickup... Can't overlook the fact this kid was the MAC Rookie of the Year and 2X All MAC (3rd team as a freshman, 2nd team as a sophomore)... Watching his highlights, he's better than half the starting 5s in the Big 10... No one will dislodge him from the post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDPU95 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 11:41 AM, 13th&Jackson said: No one will dislodge him from the post The question will be, does he get called for fouls when his face makes contact with Edey's elbow like so many other bigs in the conference. 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 9:47 AM, Common Sense said: I agree. He is just going to get better and better with the resources IU has to offer. I look forward to his contributions through his hard work. We always talk about coaches just needing a bigger platform to show how good they can be. Sometimes it works for players too. As others have said he's the forgotten commit but everything I read and see says Big 10 body ready and with the way Coach allows his guards to attack and dish I could easily him being a big contributor right away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 45 minutes ago, HoosierDPU95 said: The question will be, does he get called for fouls when his face makes contact with Edey's elbow like so many other bigs in the conference. He can't help it. He's tall. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 9:03 PM, Hoosierfan1901 said: As much as he doesn’t want to lose guys it’s also a feather in his cap at Ball St that he develop guys to play at the Power 5 level. When a kid goes to Ball St they likely aren’t thinking about being developed to go to the NBA but rather take the leap to a power conference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Indykev Posted June 29, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 I am going to be rooting hard for this kid. Not saying other aren't but I have seen Sparks going into Cook hall 5 or 6 times now by himself. No one else around. Big kid, he is going to help. Keep working young man. 9 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Indykev said: I am going to be rooting hard for this kid. Not saying other aren't but I have seen Sparks going into Cook hall 5 or 6 times now by himself. No one else around. Big kid, he is going to help. Keep working young man. Probably a cute coed working there and dude ain't doing no work. Well, maybe putting in work in a different way. 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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