(2021) SF - Aminu Mohammed to Georgetown

[Stuhoo]

37 minutes ago, Bobman1 said:

Should probably be fine since I’m sure the UGA AD will give Crean the green light to reimburse him for a paid semester.


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‘Cause it is the $EC and such.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Greenwood crushed Billings 78-46 after having led 53-22 at the half.  Aminu played limited minutes in the second half and finished with 22 pts; 11 reb and 5 assists.  At halftime, he had already scored 19 pts; had 7 reb. and 4 assists.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Greenwood crushed Billings 78-46 after having led 53-22 at the half.  Aminu played limited minutes in the second half and finished with 22 pts; 11 reb and 5 assists.  At halftime, he had already scored 19 pts; had 7 reb. and 4 assists.

Salt. In. Wound.


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[Demo]

15 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Salt. In. Wound.


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Come on, don’t worry about it. Level of competition, not a sniper, possible 1 year guy, has a handler, get old stay old, blah, blah, blah.

Snark aside, 2 things: 1) I’d be willing to bet my house that Mohammed/Harmon haven’t said a thing to any coach involved with him, 2) The presence of a transfer from the OVC has exactly zero impact on whether or not Mohammed comes to Bloomington..

[Brass Cannon]

12 minutes ago, Demo said:

Come on, don’t worry about it. Level of competition, not a sniper, possible 1 year guy, has a handler, get old stay old, blah, blah, blah.

Snark aside, 2 things: 1) I’d be willing to bet my house that Mohammed/Harmon haven’t said a thing to any coach involved with him, 2) The presence of a transfer from the OVC has exactly zero impact on whether or not Mohammed comes to Bloomington..

The fact we accepted the offer says it all.  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

The fact we accepted the offer says it all.  

The commitment. Same exact scenario as the Amzil offer during Kaufman recruitment. I could pretend to be some insider and tell you we WON’T get Aminu. Predictable. It’s ok, we’ve already smeared and diminished Aminu so we feel better about ourselves. Mission accomplished.


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[Brass Cannon]

4 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The commitment. Same exact scenario as the Amzil offer during Kaufman recruitment. I could pretend to be some insider and tell you we WON’T get Aminu. Predictable. It’s ok, we’ve already smeared and diminished Aminu so we feel better about ourselves. Mission accomplished.


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Yep. We tore Aminu down. Built Parker up to something he’s not to feel better(We did the same thing when we pretended the shooting woes were fixed because Leal was coming).  All to avoid calling a miss a miss. 
 

Missing is what we have become shots and recruitments.  You can’t miss on options A, B and C and be successful in college basketball.  

[Uspshoosier]

4 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Yep. We tore Aminu down. Built Parker up to something he’s not to feel better(We did the same thing when we pretended the shooting woes were fixed because Leal was coming).  All to avoid calling a miss a miss. 
 

Missing is what we have become shots and recruitments.  You can’t miss on options A, B and C and be successful in college basketball.  

Who’s we?

[Stuhoo]

9 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The commitment. Same exact scenario as the Amzil offer during Kaufman recruitment. I could pretend to be some insider and tell you we WON’T get Aminu. Predictable. It’s ok, we’ve already smeared and diminished Aminu so we feel better about ourselves. Mission accomplished.


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Or, it could also be accurately described as "We've discussed the upside and downside of Aminu."

Just like we did with Parker Stewart.

Seems to me that the consensus (for what that's worth lol) is that both Aminu and Parker have some questions attached to them, that some prefer one or the other as an addition, and the VAST majority of posters chiming in would be thrilled with both.

 

[Uspshoosier]

9 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The commitment. Same exact scenario as the Amzil offer during Kaufman recruitment. I could pretend to be some insider and tell you we WON’T get Aminu. Predictable. It’s ok, we’ve already smeared and diminished Aminu so we feel better about ourselves. Mission accomplished.


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Who’s we?

[hoosierbgh]

39 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Who’s we?

Figments of the imagination in those that enjoy nothing so much as anticipatory b****ing and moaning?

[WayneFleekHoosier]

43 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Who’s we?

The IU fanbase and most of this board.  It makes sense as a coping strategy.  It's what "we" (fanbase/board) do.

[Uspshoosier]

12 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The IU fanbase and most of this board.  It makes sense as a coping strategy.  It's what "we" (fanbase/board) do.

Even you?   You didn’t smear or diminish Aminu.  

[IUc2016]

Oh I love it when people speak for me...

[Brass Cannon]

21 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The IU fanbase and most of this board.  It makes sense as a coping strategy.  It's what "we" (fanbase/board) do.

They can’t accept it. Same people that were convinced Grant Gelon must have been a diamond in a rough that would have success because he was an Indiana kid. 

[Stuhoo]

So the theory is that since we've learned over the past few weeks Aminu may be a Georgia lean, the collective narrative has been "we didn't want him anyway?!?" The comparison of Stewart and Aminu thread talks about which one would be here longer, have an immediate impact, and cure our shooting woes. So if "how long would he be here?" comments are tearing him down, so be it.

Talentwise? Didn't find any real examples in the Aminu thread of "tearing him down," but there has been SO many through the roof compliments about him over 30 pages, and just in the last ten days there has been:

 

On 12/6/2020 at 12:01 AM, Demo said:

Being that demonstrative on court is a new thing, at least to me. In the past, while the kid unfailingly competes his a** off, his demeanor has always been almost stoic. Clearly he’s been challenged to be a more vocal leader, and I’m not sure that comes to him naturally. But, athletically, yeah, he’s just unusual. There aren’t a lot of kids with that tool kit. 

 

On 12/6/2020 at 7:27 AM, JaybobHoosier said:

Saw this. Seems he likes to post stuff about IU in some way or the other.



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On 12/6/2020 at 11:39 AM, Stuhoo said:

My understanding is that Aminu was regularly getting to the rim and getting it done in high level DC high school ball

as a freshman.

 

On 12/6/2020 at 11:47 AM, AKHoosier said:

Not all 5 stars are created equal. He doesn't have to sell everyone on his top 15 ranking.

His numbers are video game-like though, and his measurables and athleticism are off the charts.

Aminu would make us better, no doubt. We should all be ecstatic if he comes to IU. We really need recruiting momentum.

 

On 12/11/2020 at 1:06 PM, Hovadipo said:

Think they could bring OG back and give us an idea of what Aminu looks like against real competition?

 

:)

 

On 12/11/2020 at 1:18 PM, Stuhoo said:

No preemptive excuses.

Make.

It.

Happen.

 

On 12/11/2020 at 4:09 PM, jonz44 said:

30-3 in the 3rd quarter??? Hurt me, hurt me, hurt me!!!

 

On 12/14/2020 at 10:37 AM, mdn82 said:

Yep, IU and Georgia.  Georgia had a scholarship player just go elsewhere.  Not sure in this environment how that changes things.  In a normal year scholarships are May to May and you can’t gain a spot in the middle of the year. Of course the kid could pay his own way for a semester for a couple of classes.  Honestly no clue.  Would be huge.  We still need shooters.  Not sure that’s what he provides up front, but talent is talent at this point.

 

On 12/14/2020 at 2:01 PM, Hardwood83 said:

Mohammed is easy to love based on his videos- athletic and aggressive. Looks like he's ready for college. Still gotta say if he's a one & done it's not gonna break my heart if he goes elsewhere. I want talent, recruiting momentum and buzz, etc. Mostly I want wins, and being as objective as possible, most 1 & done's don't seem to equate to wins, unless you have some kind of super-class or really solid experienced players around them too. Even then seems like a mixed bag. Call me crazy and I've gone back and forth on it, but I'm not sold he helps IU wins games if he's only on campus for 8-9mos.  

 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Even you?   You didn’t smear or diminish Aminu.  

True.  Not me.  

[Brass Cannon]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

So the theory is that since we've learned over the past few weeks Aminu may be a Georgia lean, we've been reading "we didn't want him anyway?!?" The comparison of Stewart and Aminu thread talks about which one would be here longer, have an immediate impact, and cure our shooting woes. So if "how long would he be here?" comments are tearing him down, so be it.

Talentwise? Didn't find any real examples in the Aminu thread of "tearing him down," but there has been SO many through the roof compliments about him over 30 pages, and just in the last ten days there has been:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We created a topic comparing him to Parker Stewart and it didn’t get laughed off the board. That in itself is diminishing Aminu 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

7 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

We created a topic comparing him to Parker Stewart and it didn’t get laughed off the board. That in itself is diminishing Aminu 

and more people wanted PS or a nearly even number.  Interesting.  

Same song and dance with recruiting.  That's another reason why having a consistent winner would be so nice, we wouldn't have to worry about recruiting woes because we would have faith that the coach can win with the guys on the court.  

Edited December 16, 2020 by WayneFleekHoosier

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

We created a topic comparing him to Parker Stewart and it didn’t get laughed off the board. That in itself is diminishing Aminu 

While you're entitled to your opinion, I think that is nonsense, poppycock, balderdash, bullshirt.

Comparing the relative value for one year or so of a proven catch and shoot high-character 22 year old to a mega-talented 18 year old is most certainly NOT diminishing to either.

Let me ask you this: Which player do you think would contribute more to IU in the next year, Rob Phinisee, Parker Stewart, or #5 overall (and #1 sg) five star BJ Boston?

Here's what Big Blew Nation thinks:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/b-j-boston-is-a-bust.333042/

The gripes?

• Not a bust, but the problem is he's gonna go pro before he is ever ready to contribute.
• He doesn't hit open shots.
• He turns it over way too much.
• He isn't ready yet.
• We can't expect him to perform to the level of a college-ready junior or senior.