(2016) C Thon Maker

[swatford 1,235]

Can you put it up plz?

https://instagram.com/p/1HXt7xF5Sh/?taken-by=nolimittb

[Hoosier24 13]

If we get thon, we would have:
Thon, Thomas, yogi, Troy, and JBJ starting.
NZ. ROJO. Hartman. Hanner. Holt. Davis.
Plus, OG and juwan
5+6+2= 13 people.
It's too good to be true, I foresee Davis, NZ, or holt getting creaned/ leaving if we get thon.
It's sad to see.
Even if og and juwan sit the bench the whole year, there's 11 guys left, and there aren't enough minutes for everyone.

platoon

[NRT137 316]

https://instagram.com/p/1HXt7xF5Sh/?taken-by=nolimittb

That's what I like to see

[Dalton26 16,892]

If we get thon, we would have:
Thon, Thomas, yogi, Troy, and JBJ starting.
NZ. ROJO. Hartman. Hanner. Holt. Davis.
Plus, OG and juwan
5+6+2= 13 people.
It's too good to be true, I foresee Davis, NZ, or holt getting creaned/ leaving if we get thon.
It's sad to see.
Even if og and juwan sit the bench the whole year, there's 11 guys left, and there aren't enough minutes for everyone.

I'd put the chances of any of those three getting "creaned" at a big fat 0%. Plus you listed 13 players and we have 13 scholarships so no one else would need to be "creaned" if Priller and April were gone.

[Bobman1 2,909]

Well judging from the Thomas Bryant commitment, there will be 3-4 new threads stating that :)

Means I won't have trouble finding out that he's headed to IU. BTB may be my only source !

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Thon and Jamal Murray will be on ESPN2 @ 3 pm ET today for the Nike Hoop Summit.

[Brass Cannon 24,292]

The way I see it the fact he can't come till December helps us. Kansas and Kentucky are both going to have 2 five star bigs. Thon knows he's not going to be guaranteed to start over a 5 star that's been on campus for months. Here he will start maybe not right away but he will start.

[AKHoosier 6,756]

The way I see it the fact he can't come till December helps us. Kansas and Kentucky are both going to have 2 five star bigs. Thon knows he's not going to be guaranteed to start over a 5 star that's been on campus for months. Here he will start maybe not right away but he will start.

 

Wait, is it now a foregone conclusion he won't join a school until December now?  I thought he wouldn't really know his status until June when exams were over for his prep school

[BlueDevil 8,683]

Thon on Espn2 right now usa vs world

[JSHoosier 19,890]

Just got home and turned it on, let's see if the slobfest is anything other than people drooling over highlights.

[Iufan2324 158]

Is it even allowed for a player to just be in college 1 semester then go pro? Because if thon came in at December and it isn't allowed that would leave us with him for atleast 1 1/2 years. I'm down

[Hovadipo 55,242]

Is it even allowed for a player to just be in college 1 semester then go pro? Because if thon came in at December and it isn't allowed that would leave us with him for atleast 1 1/2 years. I'm down

[Brass Cannon 24,292]

After the Nike Hoop Summit, not sure Maker is the guy we should be going after.  If Murray reclassifies gotta think hes a much higher priority.  Even if Murray doesn't reclassify not sure Thon would be able to actually contribute.  Looking like a  guy who will struggle his freshman year.  Might be a solid player one day, but not going to help us next year.  Would rather have a guy who can replace Yogi once hes gone ready. 

[Iufan2324 158]

After the Nike Hoop Summit, not sure Maker is the guy we should be going after. If Murray reclassifies gotta think hes a much higher priority. Even if Murray doesn't reclassify not sure Thon would be able to actually contribute. Looking like a guy who will struggle his freshman year. Might be a solid player one day, but not going to help us next year. Would rather have a guy who can replace Yogi once hes gone ready.

So you're telling me you don't want a 5star big man? Woah.

[Brass Cannon 24,292]

So you're telling me you don't want a 5star big man? Woah.

 

If the 5 stars are based purely on hype.  No. 

 

Remember Perea was a 4 star. 

 

What do they have in common, people learned of them through highlights not games. 

[JSHoosier 19,890]

I didn't watch the whole thing, and I realize this was an all star type event, but he didn't do a thing to stand out while I was watching.  A couple times he showed some potential, but looked like a player still learning the game and has a ways to go yet.  Certainly didn't look like a player deserving of the slob fest he's getting on this board.  He made one free throw while I was watching, albeit he had pretty good form, but when he was in position for a couple boards he bobbled them or just flat lost them; drove once and lost the ball on the way up.

 

I would say Meyer is right, good prospect but no where near the hype; more raw than people on this board are wanting to say/admit.

[Brass Cannon 24,292]

I didn't watch the whole thing, and I realize this was an all star type event, but he didn't do a thing to stand out while I was watching.  A couple times he showed some potential, but looked like a player still learning the game and has a ways to go yet.  Certainly didn't look like a player deserving of the slob fest he's getting on this board.  He made one free throw while I was watching, albeit he had pretty good form, but when he was in position for a couple boards he bobbled them or just flat lost them; drove once and lost the ball on the way up.

 

I would say Meyer is right, good prospect but no where near the hype; more raw than people on this board are wanting to say/admit.

 

Yep, thats why I would rather stand pat with who we have.  Well I guess as I said before we need a plan at PG. 

 

I think the year after next could be really special if we have a plan to replace Yogi with either a solid Sophomore or a stud Freshman. 

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,257]

From what I saw. Wasnt impressed. Nothing like I have seen before. He has changed his game to play more of a 5 so that might be why

[JSHoosier 19,890]

Yep, thats why I would rather stand pat with who we have.  Well I guess as I said before we need a plan at PG. 

 

I think the year after next could be really special if we have a plan to replace Yogi with either a solid Sophomore or a stud Freshman. 

I'm not sure I see the year after next being "really special".  We could lose Yogi/Hanner/Zeisloft for sure and probably Troy and maybe Blackmon, so at least we're losing 4 and possibly 5 not counting any transfers; unless we bring in a Calipari type class we're most likely looking at another of those 'rebuilding years' that was supposed to be an aberration.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Alaska- We're still like 800 posts short; we need to pick it up.

 

Question! Who fits in better with this team? Thon playing a stretch 4 or a Holt/Hanner/Hartman (Triple-H) "true-inside" type?