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I figured Joe would add one more guard and one more forward (and then a couple walk-ons).

I did not see the guard being another PG.

Granted, this kid didn't sign yet.

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IUP was his 7th D2 offer. We'll see if he wants to come this far East

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Joe has signed former New Hampshire PG Christian Moore (6'2"). Two years' eligibility.

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Joe offered two transfer PGs in past 72 hours. One signed. Is the other offer now gone (as in whomever signs first gets it) or is he trying to actually sign both of them?

If he is, I can only speculate the ACL recoveries aren't going well (or somebody else left and we don't know it yet).

Regardless, Moore looks like he'll be a very solid player at the D2 level. Hopefully he'll be arriving in Indiana this weekend.

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Joe offered two transfer PGs in past 72 hours. One signed. Is the other offer now gone (as in whomever signs first gets it) or is he trying to actually sign both of them?

If he is, I can only speculate the ACL recoveries aren't going well (or somebody else left and we don't know it yet).

Regardless, Moore looks like he'll be a very solid player at the D2 level. Hopefully he'll be arriving in Indiana this weekend.

He could be decent at the D2 level but he sure didn't play much in a weak D1 conference either. Something isn't right here. Where is all the size??? Is Joe going to the dark side and trying WL gimmick ball?

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Joe offered two transfer PGs in past 72 hours. One signed. Is the other offer now gone (as in whomever signs first gets it) or is he trying to actually sign both of them?

If he is, I can only speculate the ACL recoveries aren't going well (or somebody else left and we don't know it yet).

Regardless, Moore looks like he'll be a very solid player at the D2 level. Hopefully he'll be arriving in Indiana this weekend.

Grabbing a transfer guard from New Hampshire worked out pretty well for Sancomb (McClurg, obviously, went on to be PSAC player of the year)

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He could be decent at the D2 level but he sure didn't play much in a weak D1 conference either. Something isn't right here. Where is all the size??? Is Joe going to the dark side and trying WL gimmick ball?

We haven't seen the completed roster yet ... but, I'm sure not real warm and fuzzy as of May 30.

I'll trust Joe on the Moore signing. We've seen lots of guys 'come down' over the years with very little stats at the higher level and then turn in to stars (Garvin Clarke and KJ McClurg, for example).

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He could be decent at the D2 level but he sure didn't play much in a weak D1 conference either. Something isn't right here. Where is all the size??? Is Joe going to the dark side and trying WL gimmick ball?

Joe is mentally unable to coach and play the West Liberty Style. He loves his stars too much and is fundamentally averse to playing more than 7 players in any one game! He's a traditional coach who plays in the traditional way. Many years, that's enough to be pretty good but some years, not so much. His big "change" was adding a couple of 3 point shooters to his rosters.

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Former Gannon guard (and most recently of the JUCO ranks) Alfonso Pickens Jr. has signed with IUP.

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Official recruiting tab:


Signed

Ian Herring
Tyler Grove
Alfonso Pickens Jr.
Christian Moore


Offered (that we know of)

Julio Montes

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Update: Montes took down his IUP offer. So, obviously when Pickens and Moore signed, his offer was yanked.

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Update: Montes took down his IUP offer. So, obviously when Pickens and Moore signed, his offer was yanked.

Are you surprised they're going for so many guards? I thought that's where they had most of their holdover strength.

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Are you surprised they're going for so many guards? I thought that's where they had most of their holdover strength.

As always, there's more to the story than we know.

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Update: Montes took down his IUP offer. So, obviously when Pickens and Moore signed, his offer was yanked.

If you snooze,you lose as the old saying goes.

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If you snooze,you lose as the old saying goes.

Well, I do think many coaches use it as a bluff. But it isn't always a bluff.