International wing Harun Zrno announcing college decision on Friday

[UTFO]

It’s like judging Larry Bird based on his athleticism. His fundamentals were off the charts and it more than made up for his physical weaknesses.

Bird was really athletic in his prime. Esp for a tall tall guy.

 

[IUNorth]

Robert Johnson was a pretty darn good player for a couple years. Finished around 22 all time scoring list, well over 1,000 pts? Nothing I've seen, and mostly haven't seen, suggests Newton will ever get near that type of impact. Again, hope I'm wrong and the word was he'd contribute defensively in ways that RJ probably didn't, but he was still a really good player for a couple years.

Agreed. If he is someone that could be as good as RJ was…no brainer I’d love for any IU coach to have him. I like him anyways though…everything I’ve heard about him, pre injuries, is he’s a great teammate, gym rat, has that competitive “dawg” mindset.

Even if he never plays a game again, if he is wired that way, any coach could use him in the locker room and on the bench.

 

[wi_hoosier]

Players come and go. Some are here for a year. I don't think it makes sense to hire a coach to fit the players you have. Hire a good coach, let him build the roster he wants. From scratch if necessary.

Never ever hire a coach based on players... I said that some 24 years ago, and it stills proves true today.

 

[Harry Hondo]

Oh, hell no.

Bringing in Harun Zrno could have just bought Mike Woodson another year at Indiana

There has been a lot of talk among Indiana Hoosiers fans about wanting Mike Woodson gone after this season. Indiana has always been a basketball program that pr

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He could bring in the top 3 foreign players next year snd it wouldn’t change a damn thing. Terrible coaching leads to bad team play, regardless of the roster.

 

[abraxis]

With our luck, He'll turn out to be the long lost son of Ivan Renko. The rest of You Old Timers should appreciate the reference.

Ivan was never quite the same after his knee injury, as seen in his reduced lateral mobility. Oh, what might have been.

 

[MG80]

your thinking of tom chambers, bird was never pretty damn athletic

Suggest you look at some tape of Bird starting his rookie NBA year. He was very athletic, especially for his 6:9 size. He could really run the floor, great hand/eye coordination and had relentless energy. Yea, not a great leaper, but really knew how to use and position his body around the boards.