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If IU does manage to land Lyle (and he qualifies) it will end up being a good class, considering its size. I would have preferred a big man in this class, but, well, I'm still concerned on Crean's ability/focus recruiting bigs.
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Jaquan Lyle is supposed to visit, not Trey Lyles. Lyle is evidently back on the radar; Lyles is not and will not be.
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Lyles is absolutely no longer on the radar, has not been since he decommitted, nor would he ever be.
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IU should fall into that weird year category as well. I Have no idea who is going to score. Sheehey should lead the team in scoring. Yogi averaged 7 last year, double digits shouldn't be that hard. Then its freshmen and Hollowell. Dont see Perea as a scorer. They'll score plenty if they can get out and run. I may be in the minority, but I don't expect Sheehey to lead IU in scoring. His scoring ability as a go-to player is limited; he is not really someone to create his own shot or throw the ball to at the end of shot clocks. I expect Ferrell or Vonleh (a player I've barely seen and am merely going on reputation) to lead IU in points. Hollowell would not entirely shock me either, he has the tools to do so (or he could lazily be a relative non-factor).
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He's one of them. Both he and Trey Lyles decommitted from IU. The Lyles business is shady; Blackmon is just par for the course for players committing as freshman. Decommitting has been a trend for the Class of 2014 in Indiana.
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Lyle is a stud that no one seemingly wants. Is it grades/qualifying issues or behavior? It's his immaturity more than anything. He pouts on the court, whines/complains to officials constantly when things don't go well, visibly becomes upset with teammates, stops playing hard, etc. This has carried over to his recruitment (decommitting from Louisville, which was a good fit, as an example). He's also had way too many voices in his camp recruitment-wise (and a number of voices that should not be there). He is an outstanding player though.
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Offseason Rumors
Exile on Waveland replied to Clem Fandango's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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Um, about the same? You think Colts fans, of all people, don't/didn't expect Peyton Manning to put up points?
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I'd take that in a heartbeat, no question. Same. The high-end of that range would be my goal for this season. The roster is long, athletic, and talented. However, it's inexperienced and raw. Interior play is basically one big question mark. Perhaps most concerning, to me, is that I'm unsure how well the pieces fit together. There are only three scholarship guards on the roster--one being a freshman (Stanford Robinson) and one being a senior transfer (Evan Gordon) in his one (and only) year in the program. Two of the (mostly likely) best players on the team (Noah Vonleh, Jeremy Hollowell) are likely positionally redundant in Crean's system and may not always be able to play together. The starting/most common lineup figures to either be a bit awkward or not include the best five players.
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Is Penn State 5-0 yet? :yahoo:
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All the cool Class of 2014 Indiana kids are doing it.
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Because you explicitly said so? I'm not sure how else to take the following: You said it was "proven" and then specifically cited his NFL career (which is those seventeen games). Moreover, that's all the possible "proof" we could have. And it's really no proof at all, considering the quality of other young running backs who have had similar struggles. None of this means Richardson will be special. His early career certainly provides ample ammunition for those that think he will never be more than an acceptable starter. I am of the opinion that his talent level coupled with his collegiate performance shows an ability to be special. Certainly, I could be wrong; no one will confuse me as a football scout (and, even if I am correct about his talent level, strange things can happen to even those athletes with elite-level talent to prevent elite-level performance).
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It's proven he isn't special. A special dynamic RB would have done more than he did even with a crappy team. Why, because you say so? That's only a relevant factor in your mind. Read: http://www.footballperspective.com/why-trent-richardsons-3-6-ypc-average-does-not-matter/ Included on the list of running backs under twenty-seven years of age that averaged less than four yards-per-carry while taking seventy-percent of their team's carries: Matt Forte (2009 - 3.6 ypc) Ricky Williams (2003 - 3.5 ypc) Edgerrin James (2002 - 3.57 ypc) Ladainian Tomlinson (2001 - 3.65 ypc) Jerome Bettis (1998 - 3.65 ypc) Curtis Martin (1998 - 3.49 ypc) Eddie George (1998 - 3.72 ypc) Marshall Faulk (1995 - 3.73 ypc) A few rookies and their yards-per-carry: Emmitt Smith 3.9 Walter Payton 3.5 LaDanian Tomlinson 3.6 Judging a player based on his first seventeen games (on a bad team, no less) is such a flawed undertaking that I'm surprised we are even having this discussion.
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I see very very little chance for him to be special. I think his talent level says he can be, though he's certainly going to have to break longer runs than he has so far.
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I don't think a 3.5 yard/carry running back (or any running back not named Adrian Peterson, tbh) is worth even a mid first rounder. Because stats for the first seventeen games of a career, on a bad team with no passing attack are predictive of the rest of a career? Yeah, I'm going to remain dubious about that. Well, it's more the fact that he's a RB in the first place than what he did in Cleveland. Sure, I think that's a reasonable position. I wonder if that has become such a cliche it might need some re-evaluation in some circumstances, at least (maybe not). I would just vehemently disagree that his first seventeen games prove that he is a 3.5 yards-per-carry back.
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I don't think a 3.5 yard/carry running back (or any running back not named Adrian Peterson, tbh) is worth even a mid first rounder. Because stats for the first seventeen games of a career, on a bad team with no passing attack are predictive of the rest of a career? Yeah, I'm going to remain dubious about that.
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Agreed. And I don't know that this is a good return. They just picked him 3rd overall LAST YEAR. Theyre going to trade a #3 pick for a pick likely in the 20s because the Colts are an 11 win team and playing in a weak conference. The Colts aren't an 11 win team They were last year, which is what I meant. Coming off 11 wins and playing in a weaker conference this year. They weren't actually 11-win quality last year though and were always destined for regression of wins (if not quality). I was wrong last year when I poo-pooed their chances, I won't be this year. The Browns will receive a pretty decent pick from this trade. That said, I still like this trade from the Colts perspective. The Colts needed a running back and Richardson still has a chance to be special. There may be very few, but he is one running back I'd use a first round pick on.
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Yep, appears to be a done deal. This sucks. I'm sure Malik Newman will be willing to sit behind Tyler. Bad choice, IMO. Yeah, he could be a legend at Iowa He reminds me a bit of Andre Woolridge. Man I'm old. Don't worry; I remember too. Loved him as a player.
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i kind of already promised him, though. plus, i'm a welshman, gotta love Bale. Swansea was the first ever Welsh team to play in the Premier League . . .
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I confess, I was not. There were like 5 boutique soccer mags that came out at the same time and I just kind of ignored them all rather than decide which one to support. After that article, I'm going to subscribe. The first issue (I think) had a tactical history of the USMNT, which I would definitely recomment.
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It really is . . . If they'd ever send me the third issue. Received it last night. Spent my entire evening reading it cover-to-cover. I would hope everyone here is a subscriber (even though it is expensive--$50 for a year, which is only four issues).
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It really is . . . If they'd ever send me the third issue.
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Ah yeah, normally I would not be awake at that time on Saturday. I also don't have these channels and so can't just roll out of bed to watch, I have to make my way to the local soccer, ahem, "pub."
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It's also a very fast-paced league. Which is good for soccer fans, much less those new to the game. Watch EPL games and I'm pretty confident most sports fans would enjoy it and naturally start rooting for a team. I'm about 4 years into watching the EPL with regularity, and while I enjoy it, I've yet to really pick up rooting for any one team. I've followed Dempsey's teams a bit, and at any given time I've found myself rooting for or against a team, depending on the situation, but still no real team I follow and care about. Kind of awesome that it kicks off this week. Hmm . . . perhaps I was projecting my inclinations to others. If I start watching any sport with any regularity, I naturally pick up rooting for some team (even if for stupid reasons). Yeah, excited. Though 7:45 a.m. for Liverpool is pretty gross for a Saturday morning. Still a good amount of uncertainty for this season overall, with three key players (Bale, Suarez, Rooney) all potentially changing teams.
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It's also a very fast-paced league. Which is good for soccer fans, much less those new to the game. Watch EPL games and I'm pretty confident most sports fans would enjoy it and naturally start rooting for a team.