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Cupps out indefinitely

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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.
 
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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.
I don’t have bluesky (or any social media besides these forums), does it say when this “nagging injury” occurred?

It would be interesting to know if he had it during last season.
 
you will never see him on the court again for IU, I wish him well good kid

Could 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.
 
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.
 
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.
Hès a victim of getting recruited over, portal and NIL are great for some kids not for all
 
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I hope he goes to Ball State Michael Lewis could help kid reach his potential. I can't belive there were people on this board saying he was as good as Smith..
 
I bet Ball State would be a great program for him. Coach Grant has Dayton playing at a high level and that might be a risky spot for playing time.
 
you will never see him on the court again for IU, I wish him well good kid
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.
 
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.
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.
 
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