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Re: Report: Indiana and David Williams have parted ways

cooper — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:44:14 -0000

Its the schools fault. They should have never gone after him, gotta wonder what they were thinking. If they were going to keep him they should have made that abundantly clear to him. My guess is he was told to back out

Re: Tom Crean Via Twitter: Bawa Muniru is eligible

cooper — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:45 -0000

He should definitely redshirt. You don't have many 7 footers come around and he is going to be on the bench most of the year. We can use him in the coming years especially with Crean going after so many little guys. Its strange he is a project. ESPN ranked him a 93/100 (whatever that means) and second only to Watford at IU. (Info is still up I just checked, have to be an insider though) I don't get in to recruiting much and this is why. No one really knows anything about these players til they play. Though it seems like with most big men they are either good and dominate from the start or it never happens. I can't remember many projects becoming great players.

Re: Report: Indiana offers 2010 Florida guard Will Sheehey

cooper — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:51:12 -0000

I don't follow recruiting I have no clue if these high schoolers are good or not. Right or wrong, I rate how good an offer or commitment is by who else was interested or offered. NU, Stanford and GW don't exactly rank as the cream of the crop.

Re: A little bit of everything at Hoosier Hysteria

cooper — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:24:24 -0000

agreed, people have to realize its not the 1980's anymore and the game has changed. the game is much tougher and you have to have tough players. Dumes was one of the few last year not intimidated. He may shoot too much at times but he brings toughness and attitude. Hope he plays quite a bit

Re: ITH Super Happy Fun Time Player Profile: Matt Roth

cooper — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:57:52 -0000

will hardly play at all, i see him transfering after this year

Re: You sign with the school, not the coach, son

cooper — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:07:19 -0000

Unbelievable stupid. Once again the NCAA lives in la la land.

Re: Tom Crean breaks down individual workouts

cooper — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:01:59 -0000

Odd that Pritchard would show up out of shape, he is already slow and not athletic. After the football team's performance last week bball can't come soon enough.

Re: Dominique Ferguson headed to Florida International

cooper — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:41:43 -0000

It just goes to show players want someone they think will lead them to the NBA. If it works out Isiah could turn FIU into a poor man's Memphis. FIU has something a lot of other schools don't, weather and South Beach.

Re: ITH Video: Matt Carlino at the Kentucky Hoopfest

cooper — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:31:05 -0000

Any chance the NCAA is going to look into fact family is moving to Bloomington? Seems strange a family can afford to just pick up and move so their kid can play bball near where he is going to school. I mean where are they going to work, not like Bloomington is a busling metropolis of jobs

Re: Nick Williams will not return next season

cooper — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:03:13 -0000

I thought he had a chance to be really good, and become a really good defender, Ron Artest type. I think he will be missed.

Re: I wasn’t going to address Calipari to Kentucky, until I read this

cooper — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:28:50 -0000

The SEC doesn't recruit well, see one McD's All American next year. They are football schools except for UK. Kids want two things from their school in my opinion to go to the NBA and be "the man" on campus. Calipari has a rep for getting players to the NVA and UK is the only school in SEC where that can happen. I live in FL and can tell you every UF fan would rather the football team win 1 title than the bball team win ever. Its probably the same at the other schools too. He will have so much more talent than the other schools it will be ridiculous. Donovan was an idiot not to take the job

Re: I wasn’t going to address Calipari to Kentucky, until I read this

cooper — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:44:40 -0000

I don't completely agree with the article but I do believe he'll field a top 10 program consistently and win a couple of titles. He will dominate the SEC like CUSA (though thats not saying much) The man is a recruiting machine, and as far as Camby that was him and an agent, not a recruiting violation. I'm not sure why he gets such a bad rep, no one says anything about UNC which gets all great recruits. I assume its because Memphis is not a great school and its easy to get in to, but thats not because of Calipari, the school has always been easy to get into.

Re: B.J. Mullens declares for NBA Draft

cooper — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:17:27 -0000

he is smart to leave, he'll get one good contract and be the 9th man for the next 10 yrs. If he'd stayed in school his stock would have kept going down. He is a walking certified stiff

Re: Report: “Strong possibility” Ferguson will re-open recruitment

cooper — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:10:18 -0000

I'd be surprised to see a possible one and done type player which he could be come to IU right now. Most seem to go to a program that has a good shot of winning a title or helping make him a pro. IU doesn't really offer either right now. Crean doesn't have a huge track record of successful pro players besides Wade. Not a knock just a fact. I think I'd rather him go somewhere else anyway unless he would be at IU for at least 2 years. Next year is really a year where you need to just play and get accustomed to the system so hopefully they can make a tourney run in 2011.

Re: That’s a wrap: Hoosiers fall in opening round of Big Ten Tournament

cooper — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:13:10 -0000

Glad its over. Very impressed with how Jones improved and improved greatly. Sadly I thought he was one of few players to really improve a great deal. Went from looking clueless to being by far the most consistent player. Now he just needs to get on the cream and the clear and put on about 20 lbs.

Re: Interview: Tom Coverdale on his coaching career, the 2002 NCAA run and Tom Crean

cooper — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:44:47 -0000

funny how VJ turned his season around, went from people calling for him to transfer or warm the bench and questioning whether he would play when Hulls shows up, to being the best player on the team by the end of the year. good to see someone improve greatly from the begining of the year

Re: Hulls leads South one step closer to perfect regular season

cooper — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:29:43 -0000

Not sure how concerns about someon 6' tall getting shots off is unwarranted. I don't think that is criticism either, HS and college aren't the same and neither are the players. He definitely looks like he can handle the ball. I hope he is great.

I think the 61pts a game is misleading, no team playing IU is playing their hardest on D, they don't need to. With that said I agree with Jerry, we need some stoppers on D, something Williams should be this year but isn't yet

Re: Dumes will return for Wisconsin game

cooper — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:45:14 -0000

Agree with Jerry, some real morons wanting him kicked off. Clearly they are the same people who've never played a sport in there life. I hope to see a good game. Will be important for Dumes to not force anything. I fear the Big Ten is becoming unwatchable.

Re: Open thread: Will IU win again this season?

cooper — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:47:38 -0000

I don't think I picked them to win 11 but I thought that was pessimistic so I'm somewhat suprised but I just don't think there are many even decent players. I think its obvious by the fact alot of mistakes don't improve where talented teams would improve with good coaching. I think maybe Wisconsin at home, they seem horrible this year, but IU isn't winning another game or coming close until Dumes plays. He is their best player, especially with how Pritchard has fallen off. A two game suspension was a joke, it should have been one at most.

Re: And now, an attempt at answering your Bawa Muniru inquiries

cooper — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:17:09 -0000

i would assume if he is fluent in 6 languages, grades are not the issue with his transcripts

Re: Dominique Keller: Not a fan of IU

cooper — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:28:07 -0000

I could care less...I hope none of IU's players like any of the other schools. Respect them but don't like them...Crean should put in a video of Pitt play and say this is how we should play. What a fun physical team to watch, would love to see that system or play at IU. Pritchard, Williams and Story have the bodies to be very physical, they just need to without fouling

Re: Proof that Tom Crean’s human: Audible frustration

cooper — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:34:04 -0000

Glad to see his comments. Enough putting it in perspective, he should expect more. Playing hard is comendable, not improving on turnovers is not. Only way to improve is to expect more and better play. Seems from the begining of the season things have switched and Jones, Williams are playing better and Pritchard is wearing down.

Re: The Morning After: It’s a win, and I feel fine

cooper — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:24:52 -0000

Great game by Dumes, Williams has shown he is a very goodrebounder and all around player. He just has to show up and be more consistent which will happen with time. I don't think IU will miss Taber much at all. He played decent last night but IU needs more talent down low and needs someone athletic to complement Pritchard who is not.

Re: Tonight is the night IU gets its first conference win

cooper — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:55:44 -0000

I think Ryan has been hanging out with Phelps this week. Actually I think they have a decent shot too.

Re: ITH Video: Jordan Hulls Part Two

cooper — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:20:30 -0000

I don't see him taking minutes from Rivers and Jones. His shot is almost as ugly as Shawn Marion's. Definitely is a good dribbler would be best dribbler on the team this year, but he is short. He needs to gain about 15lbs of muscle. Granted I don't live in Indiana and have never seen any extended footage of him but I think its going to be a rougher slower transition than many here have said