Zak Tyler and Jim Reamer discuss the Zion Williamson lawsuit, high school players going straight to the G-League and college players getting paid.
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Zak Tyler and Jim Reamer discuss IU Kokomo's most recent additions to their program, as well as Keegan O'Neill following Coach Stan Gouard from Indianapolis to Southern Indiana.
They also touch on recruiting at the non-D1 level and the quality of play at the NAIA level.
Zak Tyler and Jim Reamer talk about comings and goings around college basketball teams in Indiana. Damezi Anderson, Matt Haarms, Nojel Eastern and Justin Smith for starters.
Then they move into Indianapolis' coaching hire, as well as their transfers in and out. Followed by the NAIA comings and goings.
Since we recorded this IU-Kokomo had a big couple of days of recruiting.
Zak Tyler and Jim Reamer take deeper dives on Luke Brown, Kyle Ross and Blake Sisley. Three very well known players not covered as much in the 2021 'under the radar' discussion from three weeks ago.
First they talk about IDOE wiping out of June basketball and how it impacts the June and July basketball schedule.
29:00 - Luke Brown, Kyle Ross and Blake Sisley
0:00 - Zak Tyler and Jim Reamer go over Indiana's class of 2023 -- mainly the players who have an impact on varsity games this past season. Toward the end they talk about additional freshmen who will figure in future recruiting discussions.
1:23:20 - Odds and ends, talk a little bit about The Last Dance and the varsity job opening at Fishers HS
Megapod!! Dustin Dopirak from The Athlete and Zach Osterman from the Indianapolis came on for somewhat planned podcast. It was meant to kind of a short discussion about covering IU...
...then Damezi Anderson entered the transfer portal Thursday morning, causing a deep dive.
9:00 - We start to get into IU basketball, Anderson's transfer and deeper look at the roster and possible rotations for next season.
1:40:50 - Talking about sports coverage amid COVID-geddon, as well as how Dustin covers Butler, Indiana and Purdue.
Zak Tyler and Jim Reamer tackle the class of 2022 and realize they need to see more players.
Starting with the power forwards.
13:06 - Shooting guards 27:24 - Small Forwards 42:18 - Point Guards (we had some audio issues) 59:20 - Centers
Jim Reamer talks about how COVID-19 might be impacting recruiting, especially for the class of 2021.
19:36 - Offers recommendations for recruiting amid COVID-geddon
57:16 - Answers some listeners' questions regarding recruiting and COVID-19's impact
1:16:55 - Zak Tyler hoops on to talk about incoming prospects to the Crossroads League (NAIA)
Episode 3 - Under the radar class of 2021, Mr. Basketball process Zac Tyler and Jim Reamer start talking the cancellation of the all-star games.
4:12 - Anthony Leal is Mr. Basketball, there is no "snubbing" when it's a vote
10:15 - The rest of the pod is focused on the class of 2021 kids who are under the radar...mostly because the class is SOOO deep.
The 6'1" guard from the Region has a good, strong body and is one of the best scorers in the state, averaging 30 points a game. He is a true leader and very unselfish with the ball. This is one area where I'd like to see him improve just a little, because he can force it a little too much sometimes to get others involved, and this can lead to some bad passes.
He is a tremendous rebounder, on both ends, as he averaged 9 rebounds a game. Defensively he is very active and does a good job playing the passing lanes, getting 2.9 steals a game.
He has a really smooth shot as well and can show his range as he was 36% from three on the year. Shot 77% from the line. When he does get the rebound on the defensive end he is very aggressive and loves getting down hill and to the basket right away where he is a very capable finisher.
Offers
Valpo
Miami (OH)
New Orleans
Ball State
Cleveland State
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