Can we land Romeo?
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I would go wherever the hell I wanted because if I am a true one and done I could walk onto the NBA now if I wanted. Which school I choose to play at for one year is not going to change that.
That has been Calipari's best sales job. Convincing all these kids that only he can get them to the NBA. It is a crock. All those dudes were NBA bound no matter where they went. If not for the NBA rule, many of them would never go to college.
And a few of the OAD UK recruits have ended up in the D-League, like Jakari Johnson and Aaron Harrison.
He plays something that is related to motion in that it's based on movement screening and cutting but it's not motion as in Steve runs through 92 screens for 40 minutes.
Doesn't mean he's a "program-changer." LSU had the # 1 player in the country and didn't even make The Dance.
Maybe you don't mean one season.
If you mean, "If he comes to IU, that will push other top kids, especially from the state, to come here too like Zeller did", you might have a point.
Well, I think there's something you don't understand....In over 40 years of looking at the best this state's ever had, I've never seen a better ball player than Romeo Langford. Never.
(OK, maybe he's not better than the Big O, but he's better than Bailey, Alford, Chitwood...but I never saw the Big O in person so I stand by my comment.)
Ah got it, OK. Alford is an Indiana hero for his playing career though, not his coaching career. That's what tripped me.
At least there ARE screens and there IS constant movement!
I'm so tired of halfcourt sets consisting of
a) dribble, dribble, dribble
b) handoff
c) dribble, dribble, dribble
d) handoff
e) dribble, dribble, dribble
then
f)chuck up a contested shot or
g)throw it away
If we didn't score by pushing it, the hope for an intelligent play emerging under Crean's philosophies was slim to none.
The word in New Albany is that CAM will be visiting Romeo next week!
Wondered if you were going to mention Sam... While JW may well be the salt of the earth, ol' Sam was more than helping him "take the competitive edge".
Oh and Downing didn't foul Walton, he got a ref job on that one. They weren't gonna let us upset UCLA no matter what though...
Grrrrr....! Still ticks me off! Imagine how Downing feels.
When he gets interested in what he's doing and turns it on, he's That Good...
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Do we really care if we dont* land 1 & dones tho?
Duke had 3 of the #1 class freshmans this year,...& didnt even make the sweet 16.
Im not saying its great if we don't land him. But I just think we should look at the overall strengths of setting ourselves up for solid* accomplishments.
Whatever that may mean behind the scenes.and with players,chemistry,style.of play etc
did you ever see george mcginnis steve downing shawn kemp or greg oden?
Brooks looked awful in the finals. A couple of other kids on North completely out-played him, Butz for one.
thats what I am saying I dont want to turn into Kentucky landing one and done players all the time. That just shows Calapari is a good recruiter and not a good coach
Plus, Wooden benefitted from: (1) minimal recruiting restrictions, (2) many, many, many of UCLA's NCAA Tournament games played on UCLA's home court (Pauley), (3) a much smaller NCAA tournament field, and (4) a basketball world where little schools other than Notre Dame (like Duke and Gonzaga and Butler) were not really a roadblock to winning a national championship.
He was a really good coach, but I have no reason to think he would have had blockbuster success in today's world. Given the differences, it's impossible to tell and he won what he won.
Well, jeez, where did McGinnis and Downing rate on your expert scale?
And, did you really see Chitwood?
All that's good but, Romeo is from just a beer-whiz away from the Ohio River. I wonder whether his Indiana attitude is the same as the Indiana legends from, say, New Castle, Anderson, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne or (gulp) Merillville Andrian?
I really doubt that CAM will turn the program into a 'one and done'. Crean had a better chance of doing that.
That's why I said he would be a great pick up. There's very rarely a single person that's a program changer. I try to watch them play first.
If CAM can get him he'll get other top recruits to come with him.
You have to be old like me to know this, but George McGinnis in HS was more dominant even than Lebron James ever was. Best HS player from Indiana that I ever saw.
He was a very good pro (all star even and co-MVP once) but didn't have a long career maybe because he didn't take care of his body. Junk food, smoking... the Baby Bull eventually lost his amazing physical attributes.
He was a very good pro (all star even and co-MVP once) but didn't have a long career maybe because he didn't take care of his body. Junk food, smoking... the Baby Bull eventually lost his amazing physical attributes.
Coach Miller was on 1070 this morning and they asked him about one and done players. He said he is not against them if they come in and do the right thing by going to class and being part of the team. He said Indiana will not be built on one and done players and want kids who want to be part of the college experience.
UCLA at the time was as crooked as a dog leg. Walton even admitted he was paid
Oscar was the best player,ever, that has come out of Indiana, including Larry Bird. If there had been an ESPN, everyone would have been able to realize it.
oscar was slightly before my time. but i have no doubt he was great. big george was by far the best i 've ever seen. bird was a very good high school player, but didn't become great until college
So what? The basketball Hall is a joke. Baseball makes news when 3 people get in one year. Football limits it to 5 per year. Basketball had 11 this year. If you can fog a mirror, you're basically in if you had even a little success.
Almost as bad as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where one hit gets you in.
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