HS players from Indiana could care less about "Indiana" and "The Name on the Front of the Jersey." Get guys who can rebound and shoot... not just players who can put up points against teams that get beat by 1A schools.
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HS players from Indiana could care less about "Indiana" and "The Name on the Front of the Jersey." Get guys who can rebound and shoot... not just players who can put up points against teams that get beat by 1A schools.
HS players from Indiana could care less about "Indiana" and "The Name on the Front of the Jersey." Get guys who can rebound and shoot... not just players who can put up points against teams that get beat by 1A schools.
1A TO 4A it a number game that dont mean their better than 1A their more student to choose from 4A. duh!HS players from Indiana could care less about "Indiana" and "The Name on the Front of the Jersey." Get guys who can rebound and shoot... not just players who can put up points against teams that get beat by 1A schools.
Crean’s kids? All two of them?It is Creans kids, who are not from Indiana that are killing us. We also should have taken Aaron Henry instead of Anderson.
Green, d davis, smith and durham.Crean’s kids? All two of them?
any regional power has to lock down in state talent, Indiana produces high IQ players-something sorely lacking.
Class Basketball is BS, Larry Bird would have been 1a
You are spot on my friend!any regional power has to lock down in state talent, Indiana produces high IQ players-something sorely lacking.
Class Basketball is BS, Larry Bird would have been 1a
Smith and Durham were never even on campus one day with Crean. Davis rarely even plays. Enough with these ignorant excuses.Green, d davis, smith and durham.
Seems like more than 2 to me.
Then, again, UVa doesn't have a single Virginia player on its squad this year, nor was there one last year. It doesn't matter from where they come, you just need good players.any regional power has to lock down in state talent, Indiana produces high IQ players-something sorely lacking.
How do you explain how the rest of the team (besides TJD) isn’t any better? Did Crean put a curse on them? The boogeyman!They all 4 committed to Crean. None of the 4 are from IN.
You can’t hide from the facts.
Smith and Durham were never even on campus one day with Crean. Davis rarely even plays. Enough with these ignorant excuses.
It’s unbelievable that people sincerely believe, with the best of intentions, that players were somehow doomed just because they committed to Crean. It’s so completely irrational but people convince themselves of this nonsense just to ignore the reality of our coach. I know fans of other programs do it as well, but man our fans are about as delusional as they come.With that being said, the only ones left are Freshmen and Sophomores. One Senior, Green.
Smith and Durham May have not played for Crean, but they were his recruits. Different mind set when it comes to defense and offense in Coach Millers way of playing.
It’s unbelievable that people sincerely believe, with the best of intentions, that players were somehow doomed just because they committed to Crean. It’s so completely irrational but people convince themselves of this nonsense just to ignore the reality of our coach. I know fans of other programs do it as well, but man our fans are about as delusional as they come.
How do you explain how the rest of the team (besides TJD) isn’t any better? Did Crean put a curse on them? The boogeyman!
They are underclassmen, and also better.How do you explain how the rest of the team (besides TJD) isn’t any better? Did Crean put a curse on them? The boogeyman!
When you get outside your bubble they’re below average Big Ten players. That’s why we finished 11th out of 14 teams. It’s not because the boogeyman put a curse on our bench players 4 years ago.So Thompson isn't any better? Rob hasn't looked.better of late? Hunter hasn't improved over the course of the season? Damn.
When you get outside your bubble they’re below average Big Ten players. That’s why we finished 11th out of 14 teams. It’s not because the boogeyman put a curse on our bench players 4 years ago.
Yeah, you haven't watched them then. You said nobody's improved. If you believe that you 're not very insightful. You 're more full of silly platitudes than almost anyone on this forum.
Phinesee and Anderson are 2 Indiana kids that should be playing Div 2. Possibly Franklin as well but the jury is still out on him if he can get over the deer in the headlights syndrome.
Phinesee and Anderson are 2 Indiana kids that should be playing Div 2. Possibly Franklin as well but the jury is still out on him if he can get over the deer in the headlights syndrome.
HS players from Indiana could care less about "Indiana" and "The Name on the Front of the Jersey." Get guys who can rebound and shoot... not just players who can put up points against teams that get beat by 1A schools.
What? He was 2 - 8 from the field yesterday.Yeah, Rob had 7 assists and zero turnovers yesterday. He 's not a volume shooter.but of late, he's hitting what he takes. Why do you say such stupid crap?
No- none of them look up to par. They’ll be great as another bubble team next year. RP, inconsistent and JH’s shooting is not that great. The defending of Archie and blaming Crean is BS. Archie allows poor defense, poor shot selection , etc. Crean has nothing to do with that.So Thompson isn't any better? Rob hasn't looked.better of late? Hunter hasn't improved over the course of the season? Damn.
I'm not "defending Archie" or "blaming Crean". If you don't see improvement in the players I mentioned over the course of the year then you simply don't want to see it. Did i.say that they're All B1G caliber at this point? No. I'm saying they've improved over the course of the season. I think it's likely that they improve next season.No- none of them look up to par. They’ll be great as another bubble team next year. RP, inconsistent and JH’s shooting is not that great. The defending of Archie and blaming Crean is BS. Archie allows poor defense, poor shot selection , etc. Crean has nothing to do with that.
Salt! Of all kinds! Watching the game with "friends" who commented after Buckyville was down nine... "Don't worry, IU can't finish games and will go on their drought... again..." and guess what happened. They even said our front court was "soft". In the first half, TJD had position on Wiskyburg... and tap... tap... tip in by Buckyville. "Soft" TJD finished with (correct me if I'm wrong...) TWO BASKETS... and TWO FREE THROWS!Glad to see you are okay Mr. NV! After Wisconsin beat us again for their annual automatic Big Ten sweep of the Hoosiers, I thought you might be on house arrest. I guess you are like most of us by now: numb to the beatings. What part of Wisconsin are you in? Do the natives look upon you with pity or do they rub salt in the wound?
Yeah, I stepped in it on the shooting a bit. He does.have.a.propensity to try to slash intothe paint and finish at the rim against post players who.aren't having any of that.What? He was 2 - 8 from the field yesterday.
His form from the perimeter seems fine, but he’s never looked confident in his shot. Hasn’t really looked comfortable in much of any part of his game.Yeah, I stepped in it on the shooting a bit. He does.have.a.propensity to try to slash intothe paint and finish at the rim against post players who.aren't having any of that.
No- none of them look up to par. They’ll be great as another bubble team next year. RP, inconsistent and JH’s shooting is not that great. The defending of Archie and blaming Crean is BS. Archie allows poor defense, poor shot selection , etc. Crean has nothing to do with that.
When you get outside your bubble they’re below average Big Ten players. That’s why we finished 11th out of 14 teams. It’s not because the boogeyman put a curse on our bench players 4 years ago.
That excuse will be used all through next year as well. Bank it.Crean’s kids? All two of them?
Crean’s kids? All two of them?
Yeah, Rob had 7 assists and zero turnovers yesterday. He 's not a volume shooter.but of late, he's hitting what he takes. Why do you say such stupid crap?
His form from the perimeter seems fine, but he’s never looked confident in his shot. Hasn’t really looked comfortable in much of any part of his game.
Smith was a 4* recruit. Moore was the other 3*.Yes, because taking over at the end of March with 3 kids signed to LOI's means those are your recruits, right? Seriously, Archie is about to bring in his 3rd straight Mr. Basketball. Crean was recruiting "under the radar" kids mostly from the east coast who had potential. Al and Justin were 3 star recruits for good reasons. Nobody in NY wanted DeVonte for reasons. DeRon just had bad luck with injuries. Take into account the APR situation Crean left. Do you really think the culture Archie took over here was positive or negative? Who establishes the culture of the program? In any successful program, it is the upperclassmen. It translates to every walk of life. When you have good, experienced leaders, you have more succes. I don't understand expecting an entire change of culture (and change of system) to be pulled off in 2 recruiting classes and less than 3 years. Can you cite any examples of similar situations (and don't compare Pitino or Matta built programs to Crean built programs, please).
Crean recruited Green, Davis, Smith, Durham. This is fact. Facts are these are not players that Archie orginally recruited for his style of play.Smith and Durham were never even on campus one day with Crean. Davis rarely even plays. Enough with these ignorant excuses.
Crean recruited Green, Davis, Smith, Durham. This is fact. Facts are these are not players that Archie orginally recruited for his style of play.