I disagree. It was an idiotic comment. You were being far too kind.dumb
Could be how it ends up. Good kid hard worker. Hope it works for him however it plays out.Since he only played in 4 games, I think he can redshirt this season. I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t hit the portal and end up closers to home at a place like U of Dayton, Wright State, or Miami of Ohio. I wish him all the best.
I don’t have bluesky (or any social media besides these forums), does it say when this “nagging injury” occurred?Per Zach Osterman via Bluesky: Gabe Cupps had surgery to treat a "preexisting, nagging injury to his lower body," per an IU news release. Cupps will be out indefinitely. Cupps hadn't played since the Nov. 29 win against Providence in The Bahamas.
If that is correct, should be 4-6 weeks.Meniscus repair according to his twitter post
you will never see him on the court again for IU, I wish him well good kidIf that is correct, should be 4-6 weeks.
I had one on Friday and was walking that weekend. Worked Monday like normal. Course my job did not require much.
Could well be true. I guess the “time will tell” part is what is his ceiling. Will he develop into a big ten guard or is he more of a smaller conference guard.you will never see him on the court again for IU, I wish him well good kid
you will never see him on the court again for IU, I wish him well good kid
he wants to playCould be, especially if he wants to start and play a ton of minutes. But if it’s NIL $$ he wants, I have to wonder if IU wouldn’t pay more for his part time minutes than Dayton would pay for a full time player.
Hès a victim of getting recruited over, portal and NIL are great for some kids not for allI suspect history will show that Cupps was a pretty good college level player, that just didn't fit the Woodson IU program.
How history will show that, no clue. But Cupps is a pretty darn good overall player. More players than just Cupps, especially guards, have found that thriving in Woodson's program isn't easy. Ball and player movement aren't "rewarded" in Woodson's system. One of Cupps biggest potential contributions to a team, is his ability to comfortably push pace, and move the ball around the perimeter. He plays for a coach that doesn't appear to value those things much. And then defensively, he's a good on the ball defender. He's disruptive, and he's very good at speeding opposing ball handlers up. He plays for a coach that has struggled teach his teams how to effectively help, recover, and rotate. Which often times puts Cupps on an island, to which he isn't suited at this level.
I hope if there's a coaching change, that Cupps chooses to stick around.
Hès a victim of getting recruited over, portal and NIL are great for some kids not for all
Disagree. He's the kind of glue guy you'd like to have around for 4 seasons who can give you 10-12 (at minimum) quality minutes and settle things down when needed. With the kind of NIL $$ we have, any decent coach would not let him go.you will never see him on the court again for IU, I wish him well good kid
Great post. Amazing that Woody doesn't value ball and player movement as you suggest. He was a bonafide star in the motion offense that RMK ran. I think Cupps is a very valuable component to any team.I suspect history will show that Cupps was a pretty good college level player, that just didn't fit the Woodson IU program.
How history will show that, no clue. But Cupps is a pretty darn good overall player. More players than just Cupps, especially guards, have found that thriving in Woodson's program isn't easy. Ball and player movement aren't "rewarded" in Woodson's system. One of Cupps biggest potential contributions to a team, is his ability to comfortably push pace, and move the ball around the perimeter. He plays for a coach that doesn't appear to value those things much. And then defensively, he's a good on the ball defender. He's disruptive, and he's very good at speeding opposing ball handlers up. He plays for a coach that has struggled teach his teams how to effectively help, recover, and rotate. Which often times puts Cupps on an island, to which he isn't suited at this level.
I hope if there's a coaching change, that Cupps chooses to stick around.