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Tyler would have to play more than 11 minutes per season for me to make a comparison.

That's kind of what I thought too. I don't think I would be all that excited for the guy, but that's probably not fair since he isn't his brothers.

 

Cody's really important to IU for 2 reasons. The first is what people have mentioned is that he is seen as the piece that might bring even more elite recruits to Indiana. And the 2nd is simply that IU could really use another big body. We all know that Crean can recruit guards. To pair them with big men with talent makes those big men really important pieces.

 

IU doesn't need Zeller to actually be the 20th ranked player in the country for him to be a huge get for them. They just need a solid player at the positions that they are sorely lacking at and also a possible help in recruiting momentum.

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Tyler would have to play more than 11 minutes per season for me to make a comparison.

That's kind of what I thought too. I don't think I would be all that excited for the guy, but that's probably not fair since he isn't his brothers.

 

Cody's really important to IU for 2 reasons. The first is what people have mentioned is that he is seen as the piece that might bring even more elite recruits to Indiana. And the 2nd is simply that IU could really use another big body. We all know that Crean can recruit guards. To pair them with big men with talent makes those big men really important pieces.

 

IU doesn't need Zeller to actually be the 20th ranked player in the country for him to be a huge get for them. They just need a solid player at the positions that they are sorely lacking at and also a possible help in recruiting momentum.

 

I had almost given up on Crean. Hopefully, he is able to land a few more quality recruits for 2011 and beyond, and IU soon becomes relevant again.

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Tyler would have to play more than 11 minutes per season for me to make a comparison.

That's kind of what I thought too. I don't think I would be all that excited for the guy, but that's probably not fair since he isn't his brothers.

 

Cody's really important to IU for 2 reasons. The first is what people have mentioned is that he is seen as the piece that might bring even more elite recruits to Indiana. And the 2nd is simply that IU could really use another big body. We all know that Crean can recruit guards. To pair them with big men with talent makes those big men really important pieces.

 

IU doesn't need Zeller to actually be the 20th ranked player in the country for him to be a huge get for them. They just need a solid player at the positions that they are sorely lacking at and also a possible help in recruiting momentum.

 

I had almost given up on Crean. Hopefully, he is able to land a few more quality recruits for 2011 and beyond, and IU soon becomes relevant again.

 

I'm really struggling to understand the train of thought that had you ready to give up on Crean after two seasons. Rebuilding a roster when you are starting from scratch is not a quick and easy process.

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Tyler would have to play more than 11 minutes per season for me to make a comparison.

That's kind of what I thought too. I don't think I would be all that excited for the guy, but that's probably not fair since he isn't his brothers.

 

Cody's really important to IU for 2 reasons. The first is what people have mentioned is that he is seen as the piece that might bring even more elite recruits to Indiana. And the 2nd is simply that IU could really use another big body. We all know that Crean can recruit guards. To pair them with big men with talent makes those big men really important pieces.

 

IU doesn't need Zeller to actually be the 20th ranked player in the country for him to be a huge get for them. They just need a solid player at the positions that they are sorely lacking at and also a possible help in recruiting momentum.

 

I had almost given up on Crean. Hopefully, he is able to land a few more quality recruits for 2011 and beyond, and IU soon becomes relevant again.

 

I'm really struggling to understand the train of thought that had you ready to give up on Crean after two seasons. Rebuilding a roster when you are starting from scratch is not a quick and easy process.

 

Short answer is 'I'm inpatient.' I understand that Crean took on a substantial task in rebuilding the IU program, but until recently, I thought his inability to recruit front court talent would ultimately lead to his firing. It has been painful watching Pritchard get so much playing time.

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Short answer is 'I'm inpatient.' I understand that Crean took on a substantial task in rebuilding the IU program, but until recently, I thought his inability to recruit front court talent would ultimately lead to his firing. It has been painful watching Pritchard get so much playing time.

 

I see. I am not exactly the most patient fan either. When Crean took over I had unrealistic expectations too. I really thought Creek/Watford/Hulls/etc would be able to do a lot more than they did last season. I initially thought maybe by Year 3 we could be back in the tourney but obviously now having lived through the past two seasons I see just how tall of a task this is and while it is painful to see us lose 20 games in back to back seasons, I've been able to convince myself to stomach it for now in favor of what I believe will be a brighter future. My expectations are grounded now, I know this season any goal above NIT is asking too much. I also expect that 2011 and 2012 can be the seasons where we really start to metamorphosis back into a winning program. Hoping to get back to the tourney by 2012 at least. And if we get Cody & Yogi and Crean keeps recruiting at that kind of level then the future beyond 2012 could get bright in a hurry.

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Tyler would have to play more than 11 minutes per season for me to make a comparison.

That's kind of what I thought too. I don't think I would be all that excited for the guy, but that's probably not fair since he isn't his brothers.

 

Cody's really important to IU for 2 reasons. The first is what people have mentioned is that he is seen as the piece that might bring even more elite recruits to Indiana. And the 2nd is simply that IU could really use another big body. We all know that Crean can recruit guards. To pair them with big men with talent makes those big men really important pieces.

 

IU doesn't need Zeller to actually be the 20th ranked player in the country for him to be a huge get for them. They just need a solid player at the positions that they are sorely lacking at and also a possible help in recruiting momentum.

 

I had almost given up on Crean. Hopefully, he is able to land a few more quality recruits for 2011 and beyond, and IU soon becomes relevant again.

 

I'm really struggling to understand the train of thought that had you ready to give up on Crean after two seasons. Rebuilding a roster when you are starting from scratch is not a quick and easy process.

 

To be fair, in a sport where you can turn over 50% of the people who play meaningful minutes for you in one year, it actually can be a pretty quick (though not always easy) process. Particularly at a school with the tradition and regional recruiting resources of Indiana.

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Cody's really important to IU for 2 reasons. The first is what people have mentioned is that he is seen as the piece that might bring even more elite recruits to Indiana. And the 2nd is simply that IU could really use another big body. We all know that Crean can recruit guards. To pair them with big men with talent makes those big men really important pieces.

 

IU doesn't need Zeller to actually be the 20th ranked player in the country for him to be a huge get for them. They just need a solid player at the positions that they are sorely lacking at and also a possible help in recruiting momentum.

 

I had almost given up on Crean. Hopefully, he is able to land a few more quality recruits for 2011 and beyond, and IU soon becomes relevant again.

 

I'm really struggling to understand the train of thought that had you ready to give up on Crean after two seasons. Rebuilding a roster when you are starting from scratch is not a quick and easy process.

 

To be fair, in a sport where you can turn over 50% of the people who play meaningful minutes for you in one year, it actually can be a pretty quick (though not always easy) process. Particularly at a school with the tradition and regional recruiting resources of Indiana.

 

We had to turn over the entire roster though with zero time to recruit quality replacements since Crean was hired in April before his first season. No returning players of note besides a couple walk on scrubs. So our first team under Crean was almost entirely freshman and only one of them (Verdell Jones) was actually good at basketball at this level and he was still very shaky at times that first year. Then we actually brought in some talented frosh in Year 2 but again, a team that young with no depth..........unless you are bringing in the second coming of the Fab Five then it isn't easy to win with youth and even the Fab Five actually had some experience on the bench. Also I think we had chemistry issues last year related to assistant coach Roshown McLeod and also Jeremiah Rivers who more or less acted like a spoiled rich kid (which he is lol).

 

It just isn't the typical case of a new coach taking charge at a traditional program when you factor in those circumstances.

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I haven't seen Cody play, which brother is his game more like?

 

well, if you ask IU fans right now, he's a better version of tyler. next week, after he picks UNC, it will be a worse version of luke.

 

That's actually a pretty accurate assessment of the current hysteria regarding his recruitment.

 

Cody is the best of the bunch, at this age. And, as I've posted on here, Tyler has been good at UNC when he's played. Cody is a really important recruit for Indiana; though not because he's a program changer. He's not. He's potentially a fulcrum for other recruits and a quality interior player which IU mostly lacks (I'm totally aping CCP here). IU will be worse off if he commits elsewhere, but that doesn't mean he single-handedly would carry IU to the Final Four.

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I really hope McLemore doesn't drag this out til the end of the early signing period. Just pick Kansas already, dammit.

 

 

word on the streets is that his mom really wants him at Mizzou. Why? There's no good reason. But I don't feel great about it at all.

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I really hope McLemore doesn't drag this out til the end of the early signing period. Just pick Kansas already, dammit.

 

 

word on the streets is that his mom really wants him at Mizzou. Why? There's no good reason. But I don't feel great about it at all.

 

The few articles I've come across make it sound like he's going to Kansas in spite of that. We'll see I guess.

 

We've only got one available scholarship as of now, so it'd be nice to make a big splash like this.

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Illinois scored 25 points before they missed a shot.

 

toledo is pretty bad...but illinois looks great right now.

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