(2023) - PG Gabe Cupps to O$U via Indiana

[bigrod]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

58-38 win over Fairmont.  19p; 3r; 7a; 2s; 0b; 2t      5-12 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 8-8 FT.      Do you agree @bigrod?   

Mathematically, I agree.

Do I get gold instead of crypto now?

[Demo]

Hey, just a heads up for you southern Indiana folks: Gabe Cupps and Centerville are playing at New Albany tonight. Kind of curious how that game came together.

[BtownStrength]

3 minutes ago, Demo said:

Hey, just a heads up for you southern Indiana folks: Gabe Cupps and Centerville are playing at New Albany tonight. Kind of curious how that game came together.

Thanks for the heads up! May have to head over. 

[Redcamaro]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

Hey, just a heads up for you southern Indiana folks: Gabe Cupps and Centerville are playing at New Albany tonight. Kind of curious how that game came together.

Will be there!

[Alford Bailey]

1 hour ago, Redcamaro said:

Will be there!

Give us a full report. Thx

[Demo]

4 hours ago, Redcamaro said:

Will be there!

I’m probably lucky it’s tonight. If it was tomorrow I might have just blown out of the office early and driven over for it, which I don’t need to do. But it’s streaming on NFHS for anyone who has that. And I get to see Cupps and Powell live in Dayton in a couple of weeks.

[Redcamaro]

Woodson in the Dog House.

[BtownStrength]

1 hour ago, Redcamaro said:

Woodson in the Dog House.

How did Cupps look? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

C’mon @Redcamaro don’t keep us in suspense!

[Redcamaro]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

C’mon @Redcamaro don’t keep us in suspense!

Family emergency kept me from attending.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

17 minutes ago, Redcamaro said:

Family emergency kept me from attending.

Truly sorry to hear that.  Hope all is better today.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

12/22 a 65-48 win over Huntington Prep.  11p; 7r; 6a; 3s; 0b; 1t           3-10 FG; 1-4 on 3s; 4-4 FT.

12/29 a 63-35 win over New Albany.           12p; 4r; 6a; 2s; 0b; 0t          4-13 FG; 2-6 on 3s; 0 FT. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

90-43 win over Springboro.  22p; 4r; 5a; 1s; 0b; 1t.        7-14 FG; 4-7 on 3s; 4-4 FT.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

85-56 win over Wayne.  20p; 4r; 8a; 2s; 0b; 4t      8-13 FG; 1-4 on 3s; 3-4 FT.

[Banksyrules]

I have a feeling that Gabe will be that bulldog that will hold his teammates accountable. Just guessing in the way he plays. Something we've been lacking for a while now. I don't know who that last player was.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

The thing is though, It's not about 1 guy doing this.  It needs to be a team of guys and a staff all on the same page.  All pulling the same way.  Listening to one another.  Respecting one another.   Need 5 dogs on the court at the same time and a dog on the sideline.  

The energy and effort stuff for all this time is astounding.  I can't figure it out.  If you recruit guys that play a laidback style its hard to break that style.  It's not about cool points, or fake hustle points.  It's about playing hard, all the time.  Not getting beat by every straight line drive.  Having some compete to stop that crap.  They will start winning games when the individual defensive effort reaches its peak.  

[Banksyrules]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The thing is though, It's not about 1 guy doing this.  It needs to be a team of guys and a staff all on the same page.  All pulling the same way.  Listening to one another.  Respecting one another.   Need 5 dogs on the court at the same time and a dog on the sideline.  

The energy and effort stuff for all this time is astounding.  I can't figure it out.  If you recruit guys that play a laidback style its hard to break that style.  It's not about cool points, or fake hustle points.  It's about playing hard, all the time.  Not getting beat by every straight line drive.  Having some compete to stop that crap.  They will start winning games when the individual defensive effort reaches its peak.  

We haven't had one in a long time.  We can start with one. I agree though the more the merrier.  Someone has to call out someone.  

[Uspshoosier]

16 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The thing is though, It's not about 1 guy doing this.  It needs to be a team of guys and a staff all on the same page.  All pulling the same way.  Listening to one another.  Respecting one another.   Need 5 dogs on the court at the same time and a dog on the sideline.  

The energy and effort stuff for all this time is astounding.  I can't figure it out.  If you recruit guys that play a laidback style its hard to break that style.  It's not about cool points, or fake hustle points.  It's about playing hard, all the time.  Not getting beat by every straight line drive.  Having some compete to stop that crap.  They will start winning games when the individual defensive effort reaches its peak.  

The play early where JHS lost the ball and was on the ground watching the defender sprint for a layup was deflating to watch to be honest.   I might of drove home after that if I was in the building 

[HoosierAloha]

28 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The thing is though, It's not about 1 guy doing this.  It needs to be a team of guys and a staff all on the same page.  All pulling the same way.  Listening to one another.  Respecting one another.   Need 5 dogs on the court at the same time and a dog on the sideline.  

The energy and effort stuff for all this time is astounding.  I can't figure it out.  If you recruit guys that play a laidback style its hard to break that style.  It's not about cool points, or fake hustle points.  It's about playing hard, all the time.  Not getting beat by every straight line drive.  Having some compete to stop that crap.  They will start winning games when the individual defensive effort reaches its peak.  

It's about pride. It starts with individual pride and carries over to team/program pride. It's fantastic to have individual pride, it appears that is what Cupps with be starting with at a minimum, and translates to team pride. I don't know what the culture will be at Indiana when he reaches campus. He could come in with all the dog in him that could be asked for but without a team/program willing to accept it we won't move forward much.