go_iu_bb Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, ThePaulieWalnuts said: Sounds like IU didn’t make the cut. What are you basing this statement on? Did I miss something like a top x list that doesn't have IU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Between2Halls Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Sounds like Penny made a strong impression. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, Between2Halls said: Sounds like Penny made a strong impression. Givens is from Memphis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Between2Halls said: Sounds like Penny made a strong impression. If that is his choice so be it. I don't find Hardaway to be a super impressive Coach but he has sway in Memphis with area kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Per The Daily Hoosier, The Daily Memphian is reporting Givens is down to a final three of Memphis, Texas and LSU. At any other point in the cycle I wouldn't be too concerned. From all accounts, Givens was never near the top of the recruiting board. His visit was due in large part to his camp reaching out to be recruiting by Indiana, not the other way around. So in a vacuum, this wouldn't be a miss that got away so much as lower priority target that went elsewhere, as happens all the time. But at this point in the cycle, it's a blow. We have very few guard targets left, maybe only Boogie Fland. Whatever priority Givens may have been previously, as soon as he showed strong IU interest he should have moved way up to the top. Maybe he wasn't truly interested in Indiana and only wanted to visit with his Montverde buddies. Even if so, you'd assume playing with together with them would also have a strong appeal. Yet Givens didn't rate that possibility highly enough to include us as a finalist. It's a thin conjecture, admittedly, but maybe this indicates he doesn't feel it likely that we're going to land McNeeley and/or Queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_iu_bb Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 35 minutes ago, Maedhros said: Per The Daily Hoosier, The Daily Memphian is reporting Givens is down to a final three of Memphis, Texas and LSU. At any other point in the cycle I wouldn't be too concerned. From all accounts, Givens was never near the top of the recruiting board. His visit was due in large part to his camp reaching out to be recruiting by Indiana, not the other way around. So in a vacuum, this wouldn't be a miss that got away so much as lower priority target that went elsewhere, as happens all the time. But at this point in the cycle, it's a blow. We have very few guard targets left, maybe only Boogie Fland. Whatever priority Givens may have been previously, as soon as he showed strong IU interest he should have moved way up to the top. Maybe he wasn't truly interested in Indiana and only wanted to visit with his Montverde buddies. Even if so, you'd assume playing with together with them would also have a strong appeal. Yet Givens didn't rate that possibility highly enough to include us as a finalist. It's a thin conjecture, admittedly, but maybe this indicates he doesn't feel it likely that we're going to land McNeeley and/or Queen. Bummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 5 hours ago, ledies22 said: we really need an eye rolling button option 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 What I see here is some mutual tire-kicking. I didn't see the coaching staff gong 3-4 deep visiting like they have for some others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Maedhros said: Per The Daily Hoosier, The Daily Memphian is reporting Givens is down to a final three of Memphis, Texas and LSU. At any other point in the cycle I wouldn't be too concerned. From all accounts, Givens was never near the top of the recruiting board. His visit was due in large part to his camp reaching out to be recruiting by Indiana, not the other way around. So in a vacuum, this wouldn't be a miss that got away so much as lower priority target that went elsewhere, as happens all the time. But at this point in the cycle, it's a blow. We have very few guard targets left, maybe only Boogie Fland. Whatever priority Givens may have been previously, as soon as he showed strong IU interest he should have moved way up to the top. Maybe he wasn't truly interested in Indiana and only wanted to visit with his Montverde buddies. Even if so, you'd assume playing with together with them would also have a strong appeal. Yet Givens didn't rate that possibility highly enough to include us as a finalist. It's a thin conjecture, admittedly, but maybe this indicates he doesn't feel it likely that we're going to land McNeeley and/or Queen. It’s called leverage. By reaching out to CMW and staff his “people “ created the impression that we were recruiting him hard, and used that to encourage the others who were interested to step up. Happens all the time in the business world 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Maedhros said: Maybe he wasn't truly interested in Indiana and only wanted to visit with his Montverde buddies. Even if so, you'd assume playing with together with them would also have a strong appeal. Yet Givens didn't rate that possibility highly enough to include us as a finalist. Being the pessimist that I am, my first thought when I heard he asked IU to recruit him harder was "Up your NIL offer". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierdave Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) https://x.com/trillydonovan/status/1710764333301400027?s=46&t=0mbJ_TT4MQ8KZKv29ZqhSg Givens to LSU Edited October 7, 2023 by Hoosierfan1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Trilly - and just about everyone else - missed on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Maedhros said: Trilly - and just about everyone else - missed on this one. Things with givens flipped in the last 12-24 hours. Sometimes crazy things happen at the last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADGERVOL Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 SOP: -we backed off -he’s overrated -he’s got dumb reasons -out coach can’t close 💪🏻😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 2 hours ago, DC2345 said: Things with givens flipped in the last 12-24 hours. Sometimes crazy things happen at the last minute. Does it have anything to do with a 3 letter word, like NIL??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: Does it have anything to do with a 3 letter word, like NIL??? Not sure but it probably is a factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 2 hours ago, BADGERVOL said: SOP: -we backed off -he’s overrated -he’s got dumb reasons -out coach can’t close 💪🏻😎 🤣 I do believe (just observing from the outside) that it never went beyond a little mutual tire-kicking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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