***Official 2020-2021 Transfer Thread***

[EnkAMania]

How many players will be in the portal? At this rate it seems like 1000 players. Going to be a lot of turnover in many programs. This is the best time to have open slots on your team. Hopefully we can grab 2-3 guys that want playing time and are of quality.

I thought I heard on ESPN that they were nearing 1000 and could grow to 1500.

 

[megamanxzero35]

I thought I heard on ESPN that they were nearing 1000 and could grow to 1500.

I'd be curious to know how many transfers never land at the next D1 school and transfer down a level.

 

[IP Guy]

Didn’t do much at IU but was a 5 star coming out of HS

He came in trying to do too much, which forced Miller to not play him much. After he accepted he wasn't just going to dominate at this level, he was much better and showed great athleticism. He'll be HIGHLY sought after, but he'd be a definite take.

 

[isucy86]

I guess I don't really understand why people think Grill can shoot. On the 19-20 ISU team, he wasn't even in the top half of the team in 3P% among those who had an attempt. He was 13 of 15 in FG Percentage (LAST among Scholarship players). He also shot 2nd to worse on FTs among those who had an attempt - 57%. As I season ticket holder, I remember his biggest contributions being standing in the corner and missing defensive assignments. I also remember his hustle, but I also recognize that hustle does not a player make - I got the "Charlie Hustle" award on my HS team before I realized that wrestling was actually a much better fit for me.

I feel like the counter is that people will point to his growth. I think it is also fair to ask how much of that can be attributed to moving to an easier conference. Even then, the improvement was not great... Still under 40% FG%, Still under 65% FT, and a solid increase in 3P% - but even that was still 34%.

Finally, if we are going to point to growth as Grill being a take, I have 2 thoughts... When can we expect that growth to plateau? And why wouldn't we extend the same growth projections to guys in our program who are also in their first year? Johnson, Harris, Walker, Dubar, all had better first year campaigns than Grill did.

TL,DR - I don't get the hype.

I like his growth from freshman to sophomore year. One thing to remember he wasn't a specialized athlete in HS who just played basketball. He played 4 sports and was all-state in football & basketball plus won state in high jump. So it's only reasonable to expect his game to be raw.

Cyclone fans saw that when Caleb was a freshman. He looked lost at times and very mechanical. In the UNLV games I watched this season he looked more natural and wasn't shy about shooting. IMO Caleb could be a starter next year (especially if Bolton is gone), but regardless he would be a solid bench player getting 20-30mpg depending on ISU's depth.

Caleb would give ISU another offensive threat. He was a bit streaky, but he scored double digits in 11 UNLV games and scored 27 pts with 6 rebounds against Alabama this past season on 7-12 shooting from 3.

 

[baagoe]

 

[LLCoolCY]

What do you think is going on at Indiana? I think that's the fourth guy from there to enter the portal so far. And no coach implies whoever they've chosen is in the tournament, right? You'd think players would want to see who the coach is and meet with them before pulling the ripcord.

To be fair the player can put their name in the portal allowing them to talk to schools and still return to Indiana (assuming the new coach wants them). The player may or may not want to play for then next coach due to style or even a bad recruiting experience. Probably the smart move to get feel for where the could go now as opposed to waiting and limiting their options.

 

[JCloned]

I thought I heard on ESPN that they were nearing 1000 and could grow to 1500.

Currently 914...my guess 1300-1500.

 

[JCloned]

What do you think is going on at Indiana? I think that's the fourth guy from there to enter the portal so far. And no coach implies whoever they've chosen is in the tournament, right? You'd think players would want to see who the coach is and meet with them before pulling the ripcord.

5 Lander, Geronimo, Thompson, Stewart, & Franklin. I think guys are not sure where Indiana is going with search and as it drags out are wanting to see what options are available. Most have said while they are in transfer, are open to potentially staying.

 

[RustShack]

@cyfan92 what’s your co-workers CF handle?

 

[cyfan92]

@cyfan92 what’s your co-workers CF handle?

@ChrisMWilliams

 

[Messi]

 

[JCloned]

If we keep Hunter, this wouldn't be a huge need, but if not he would be a solid PG in Big 12 to give us a bridge year until TJ get's the HS guy he wants.

 

[Cydar]

And another player leaves Marquette.

 

[cyclones500]

79 percent FT, got to line 5.7 times per game in 2020-21

Career stats:

Stanley Umude College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Stanley Umude - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

www.sports-reference.com

 

[Statefan10]

 

[Statefan10]

And his brother.

 

[CyLyte2]

Those two would be helpful.

 

[Hayes30]

Let's ******* get him Otz

 

[Nococy]

And his brother.

Seeing all these transfers is really getting me to think that they need to sit a year unless their coach gets fired or moves to a different job. Grad transfers should alao not have to sit This is just becoming a free for all and the string will become stronger and the weak might not ever get out of the hole. just my 2 cents

 

[heitclone]

This transfer seasons is going to be totally ******* crazy.