Re: College Basketball 2012-2013

[Sosa21MVP]

Dickie V has MSU #2 overall

 

https://twitter.com/#!/DickieV/statuses/187051417360531456

 

Which is pretty silly, I think. Michigan State certainly has a good roster -- and Gary Harris is a great talent who I think will be an impact player -- but they weren't the second best team in the nation last year and lose Draymond Green (who was basically everything for them).

 

What does Gary Harris have to do with MSU? He'll be pouring in buckets in Bloomington

 

Har har har. It'd be funny if anyone that posts on this board every said he'd definitely commit to IU, which I'm nearly certain did not happen (frankly, I have tons of IU fans as friends and all thought it was a long shot that he'd come to IU . . . but I'm sure someone somewhere said elsewise on the interwebs somewhere).

 

There is some "insider" on the Scout IU board who called Gary Harris to IU a lock. Of course he also broke the news of Matt Painter going to Missouri and said Watford was good as gone too. :stickman:

[SouthSideRyan]

Jerrance officially gone from Illinois.

[UK1679666180]

Supposedly, it is between K-State and UK for Howard.

[bukie]

Jerrance officially gone from Illinois.

Was he responsible for anything besides recruiting? I'm honestly not sure what he did as far as basketball development that would be translatable to a head coaching gig somewhere, so I'm just going to assume he'll go somewhere else to recruit, like UK.

[Exile on Waveland]

Dickie V has MSU #2 overall

 

https://twitter.com/#!/DickieV/statuses/187051417360531456

 

Which is pretty silly, I think. Michigan State certainly has a good roster -- and Gary Harris is a great talent who I think will be an impact player -- but they weren't the second best team in the nation last year and lose Draymond Green (who was basically everything for them).

 

What does Gary Harris have to do with MSU? He'll be pouring in buckets in Bloomington

 

Har har har. It'd be funny if anyone that posts on this board every said he'd definitely commit to IU, which I'm nearly certain did not happen (frankly, I have tons of IU fans as friends and all thought it was a long shot that he'd come to IU . . . but I'm sure someone somewhere said elsewise on the interwebs somewhere).

 

There is some "insider" on the Scout IU board who called Gary Harris to IU a lock. Of course he also broke the news of Matt Painter going to Missouri and said Watford was good as gone too. :stickman:

 

Someone on the internet probably thinks Nerlens Noel is a lock for IU.

[Exile on Waveland]

There is some "insider" on the Scout IU board who called Gary Harris to IU a lock. Of course he also broke the news of Matt Painter going to Missouri and said Watford was good as gone too. :stickman:

 

Someone on the internet probably thinks Nerlens Noel is a lock for IU.

 

3...2...1...before SSR quotes me in his signature with "Nerlens Noel is a lock for IU."

[Smack]

Someone on the internet probably thinks Nerlens Noel is a lock for IU.

 

Is that worse than my IU buddy claiming that Jordy Hulls is going to give up his scholarship and pay to play so nobody else loses a scholarship next year?

[SouthSideRyan]

Someone on the internet probably thinks Nerlens Noel is a lock for IU.

 

Is that worse than my IU buddy claiming that Jordy Hulls is going to give up his scholarship and pay to play so nobody else loses a scholarship next year?

 

Just like Jeremiah Rivers before him.

[Exile on Waveland]

Someone on the internet probably thinks Nerlens Noel is a lock for IU.

 

Is that worse than my IU buddy claiming that Jordy Hulls is going to give up his scholarship and pay to play so nobody else loses a scholarship next year?

 

Rumors of someone giving up their scholarship have been around the program for at least a year (and, no, I don't just mean around message boards about the program). I'm not saying it will happen, I don't think it will, but someone going off scholarship isn't outside the realm of possiblities.

[SouthSideRyan]

Right just like Bobby Capobianco and Malik Story went off scholarship.

[Exile on Waveland]

Right just like Bobby Capobianco and Malik Story went off scholarship.

 

Malik Story? Huh? He played a lot as a freshman, would have likely played a lot the rest of his career, and IU was under no scholarship crunch at any point during his career. He transferred to be closer to home.

 

Bobby Capobianco was (seemingly) an unfortunate circumstance that I'm not entirely comfortable with, as I've said many times on this board. But it's still only one.

[SouthSideRyan]

Maybe Indiana will get lucky and Maurice Creek's next injury will be fatal.

 

ETA: I don't know why I said Story. David Williams was the better burn.

 

ETA: Looking back, I don't understand how that team won a single Big Ten game. Yeah, it was Lickliter Iowa, but still.

[rawaction]

Malik Story was indeed the [expletive].

[illiniguy]

Jerrance, go to Kentucky. I'm saying this even knowing it could hurt us. but, going to KSU will kill your career.

[bukie]

I'm not sure how much Howard going to UK would hurt Illinois. If someone was going to go to UK, they'd have gone there regardless of Howard's recruitment.

[CubColtPacer]

Maybe Indiana will get lucky and Maurice Creek's next injury will be fatal.

 

ETA: I don't know why I said Story. David Williams was the better burn.

 

ETA: Looking back, I don't understand how that team won a single Big Ten game. Yeah, it was Lickliter Iowa, but still.

 

I don't think I'll ever understand how that team competed so well in Big 10 play. They not only won 1 game, but they had chances to win 5-6 others (most notably blowing IIRC was a 6 point lead to Michigan in the final minute). When the Iowa win finally came, it was considered to be finally finishing a game out rather than just a random occurrence. But that team had a lot of streaky inefficient shooters/scorers (Roth, Dumes, Jones, Story). When they were shooting the ball well, the team hung around. When they struggled, the team got absolutely destroyed.

[illiniguy]

I'm not sure how much Howard going to UK would hurt Illinois. If someone was going to go to UK, they'd have gone there regardless of Howard's recruitment.

Probably true, could be Parker is comfortable with Howard though. Regardless following Weber to KState would be foolish.

[Exile on Waveland]

Maybe Indiana will get lucky and Maurice Creek's next injury will be fatal.

 

ETA: I don't know why I said Story. David Williams was the better burn.

 

ETA: Looking back, I don't understand how that team won a single Big Ten game. Yeah, it was Lickliter Iowa, but still.

 

I don't think I'll ever understand how that team competed so well in Big 10 play. They not only won 1 game, but they had chances to win 5-6 others (most notably blowing IIRC was a 6 point lead to Michigan in the final minute). When the Iowa win finally came, it was considered to be finally finishing a game out rather than just a random occurrence. But that team had a lot of streaky inefficient shooters/scorers (Roth, Dumes, Jones, Story). When they were shooting the ball well, the team hung around. When they struggled, the team got absolutely destroyed.

 

Yeah, that team was surprisingly competitive in the Big Ten for a 1-17 team with that poor of a roster. Sure, they took some beatings (31 at Illinois, 28 at Michigan State, 24 at Wisconsin and Ohio State). However, they were close a number of games: five-point loss at Iowa, six-point overtime loss to Michigan (as you mentioned, completely blew that game), four-point home loss to Minnesota, two-point loss at Northwestern, eight-point loss at Minnesota, three-point loss at Penn State, and a five-point loss to national runner-up Michigan State.

[Formerly Snayke]

Without hiring family members and slipping $100 bills into a kid's pocket during visits, how does someone recruit to K-State?

 

"Umm, we have this arena. It's shaped like an octagon. And...we have Bill Snyder. You could probably meet him if you want."

[SouthSideRyan]

Jerrance, go to Kentucky. I'm saying this even knowing it could hurt us. but, going to KSU will kill your career.

 

Tracy Webster is still getting work, KSU wouldn't kill Jerrance.

[illiniguy]

Jerrance, go to Kentucky. I'm saying this even knowing it could hurt us. but, going to KSU will kill your career.

 

Tracy Webster is still getting work, KSU wouldn't kill Jerrance.

Jerrance wants to be a head coach though and for more than a month.

[hawkeyecub]

 

ETA: Looking back, I don't understand how that team won a single Big Ten game. Yeah, it was Lickliter Iowa, but still.

 

That's all you need.

 

I don't see Minnesota being at the bottom of the league if Mbakwe comes back. The Big Ten is going to be crazy next year. Better than it was this year.

[Guest]

Columbia beat guy is saying that Isaac Chew is leaving his assistant job with Mizzou to go to Illinois.

 

EDIT: Apparently he'll be Groce's lead assistant, and he's a former CPL player.

 

EDIT2: He supposedly beat out Detroit's Derek Thomas for the gig.

[XZero771679666304]

Columbia beat guy is saying that Isaac Chew is leaving his assistant job with Mizzou to go to Illinois.

 

EDIT: Apparently he'll be Groce's lead assistant, and he's a former CPL player.

 

EDIT2: He supposedly beat out Detroit's Derek Thomas for the gig.

 

Solid.

[SpongeWorthy]

Shabazz to UCLA