ALASKA HOOSIER Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 "Because of his unique path, some may have lost sight of Race Thompson, the recruit. Rated 71st overall in the country, he was a significant win for Miller and the IU coaching staff. In his final year of high school he averaged 19.6 points and 8.9 rebounds" he played on the same AAU team "D1" as Matt Hurt. He graduated HS early and redshirted with IU. I may have been wrong about the injuries (redshirt) but maybe i'm not. I remember reading something somewhere when i was following him and M. Hurt. But, he did redshirt. cappymo14 1 Quote
IUc2016 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Speaking of Race, do you know anything about him 7878? Does anybody? Anybody know his HS numbers? I only saw him play 1 game, couple mop up minutes tops. I’ve never entered a conversation about him before because I always assumed he was bench mob material. The redshirt I guess, gave me pause considering it was not injury related. With the amount of people anticipating his return, I thought I’d ask about it. I had previously figured him as an end of the bench type. That not the case?Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appIdk much about his high school stats but he was originally a top 100 player in the 2018 class on 247. He then reclassified to 2017 and was ranked about 130. He used that reclass year to redshirt and get healthy from some knee problems. It was known from the time he committed he would redshirt. As for this year he probably was gonna be a spot minute guy until he got injured. I am willing to bet he would have played more than Clifton and Jake though and with De’Ron going out, possibly could have played significant minutes behind juwan. However, with the concussion it’s hard to tell what to expect for the rest of the year since he’s never played and isn’t in game shape.He is known for his interior defense and ability to play the stretch 4/5. He has the ability to hit threes in pick and pop. He is not overly athletic and is a below the rim player, but knows how to use his body for positioning on defense and rebounding. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app thebigweave, cappymo14, Deserthoozier and 2 others 5 Quote
cappymo14 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 i watched a few of his games a couple of years ago. Man, he was pretty dominant inside. He used to play on the same team as M. Hurt and they are real close friends. I'm very excited to see him conditioned and on the court. He was redshirted for an injury/surgery not because of his playing ability.So it was an injury. I did not know that. That’s encouraging. Not his injury, but that you seem to think he can play. He a Justin Smith athletic type? As good or better?Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
Brass Cannon Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Just now, IUc2016 said: Idk much about his high school stats but he was originally a top 100 player in the 2018 class on 247. He then reclassified to 2017 and was ranked about 130. He used that reclass year to redshirt and get healthy from some knee problems. It was known from the time he committed he would redshirt. As for this year he probably was gonna be a spot minute guy until he got injured. I am willing to bet he would have played more than Clifton and Jake though and with De’Ron going out, possibly could have played significant minutes behind juwan. However, with the concussion it’s hard to tell what to expect for the rest of the year since he’s never played and isn’t in game shape. He is known for his interior defense and ability to play the stretch 4/5. He has the ability to hit threes in pick and pop. He is not overly athletic and is a below the rim player, but knows how to use his body for positioning on defense and rebounding. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app He was only 130 because nobody reranked him for 2017 other than 247. IUc2016, thebigweave and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 1 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 "Because of his unique path, some may have lost sight of Race Thompson, the recruit. Rated 71st overall in the country, he was a significant win for Miller and the IU coaching staff. In his final year of high school he averaged 19.6 points and 8.9 rebounds" he played on the same AAU team "D1" as Matt Hurt. He graduated HS early and redshirted with IU. I may have been wrong about the injuries (redshirt) but maybe i'm not. I remember reading something somewhere when i was following him and M. Hurt. But, he did redshirt.Race redshirted to get fully healthy. He decided to reclassify and skip his senior year of high school because he felt it would be better to get to Indiana a year early and fully recover. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app ALASKA HOOSIER, cappymo14 and thebigweave 2 1 Quote
ALASKA HOOSIER Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 From what i remember, he was completely different than anyone else we have. He didn't play the 5 but was an old school big-10 brute that banged inside and out. Again, this is from memory (don't have much these days) but he would clear out the lanes for Hurt who was really skinny back then. cappymo14 and IUc2016 2 Quote
cappymo14 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Idk much about his high school stats but he was originally a top 100 player in the 2018 class on 247. He then reclassified to 2017 and was ranked about 130. He used that reclass year to redshirt and get healthy from some knee problems. It was known from the time he committed he would redshirt. As for this year he probably was gonna be a spot minute guy until he got injured. I am willing to bet he would have played more than Clifton and Jake though and with De’Ron going out, possibly could have played significant minutes behind juwan. However, with the concussion it’s hard to tell what to expect for the rest of the year since he’s never played and isn’t in game shape.He is known for his interior defense and ability to play the stretch 4/5. He has the ability to hit threes in pick and pop. He is not overly athletic and is a below the rim player, but knows how to use his body for positioning on defense and rebounding. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appGreat stuff. Didn’t see this till after my last was already sent out. I see now why people were so eager to have him back. Sounds like he could play a big role as a junior/senior. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app ALASKA HOOSIER, IUc2016 and thebigweave 3 Quote
cappymo14 Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 I’d have to think it would be a while before he’s back full and ready for the court. Maybe he gets his wind back fast, who knows. Even if he’s not ready to play games, I bet he’s a great guy to have in practice to go against every day. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners thebigweave and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 Quote
HoosierAloha Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 I don't know how accurate it is but I remember thinking of him as a Reid Travis type of player; undersized, college body, and good post defender. He's definitely different than anything we have right now which could have helped throughout the season. ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Popular Post Class of '66 Old Fart Posted February 6, 2019 Popular Post Posted February 6, 2019 Osterman - Archie Miller expects Juwan Morgan to play tomorrow. Zach McRoberts however will be unavailable through the weekend. ALASKA HOOSIER, HoosierDYT, thebigweave and 8 others 11 Quote
Str8Hoosiers Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Asked at the end of the Iowa game thread but this is probably a better place... Is Jerome cleared? Fully? I know he is red-shirting to not waste a year of eligibility but is he practicing with the team? Any info on him? Quote
Uspshoosier Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Asked at the end of the Iowa game thread but this is probably a better place... Is Jerome cleared? Fully? I know he is red-shirting to not waste a year of eligibility but is he practicing with the team? Any info on him?He can shoot and do light activities but is no where close to playing or being able to go full contact according to Rabjohns Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Str8Hoosiers, mamasa, LockdownD and 3 others 4 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Tonight's radio show. Update on Race Thompson: "He is back to form." Hoosiers are looking for ways to integrate him especially early in the game. HoosierAloha 1 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Update on Hunter from Archie on his show tonight Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners HoosierAloha 1 Quote
Bailey7878 Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Update on Hunter from Archie on his show tonight Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersI think its pretty serious so i think people need to realize he may not play next year. I have read that. Maybe true and maybe not. Who knows.Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk Quote
Stuhoo Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said: I think its pretty serious so i think people need to realize he may not play next year. I have read that. Maybe true and maybe not. Who knows. Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk Are you sure? ;) HoosierX and HoosierAloha 2 Quote
Bailey7878 Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Are you sure? ;) I guess we will find out in due time. Somebody said even rabjohns said it is very serious.Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk Quote
ap2345 Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 I guess we will find out in due time. Somebody said even rabjohns said it is very serious.Sent from my SM-J700T using TapatalkHe did. I’m 99% sure it was some type of a blood clot type of issue. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
HoosierAloha Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 He did. I’m 99% sure it was some type of a blood clot type of issue. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile appMan, if it’s clots at his age and activity level... where are the pharmacist on the board? Who’s filling is Coumadin prescription? Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app ALASKA HOOSIER and wesley 1 1 Quote
Bowhunter Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 I kind of wish Morgan would have needed to be held out a couple games after MSU . We might have continued our sense of urgency from our that game. Or we could have just played better. That would have been nice too.Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
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