Tim Priller Interview

[Hovadipo 53,083]

If his career resembles Derek Elston's (that's what I'm seeing in him) then I think we can look back and say Crean did well here.


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[BGleas 7,880]

I'm pretty high on Max! I think he has an "it" factor and a confidence, and being a 6'8" shooter helps too! Not sure if you saw some of his video interviews during the Derby Festival, but I was really impressed. Something about him saying "oh, I'm going to win it" when asked about the 3-pt shooting contest, and the. Going out and doing it.

I don't know what he'll contribute next season, but I think we'll really like Max over the course of his career.

I am hoping that between him and Max, one of them can show enough strength and court awareness to be able to hold their own on the defensive end of the floor.
 
Right now, I (and I believe most of us) would speculate that Max is the more likely of our stretch fours to make it into the rotation, but you never know.

[Bowhunter 2,674]

This is where I am.  I hope nobody expects him to jump out the gate.  Chances are he won't.  If he works hard, lets see where he is in years 3 and 4.  Not saying he will be a starter, but the way we run through bigs he may be a contributor.  High BBIQ is not something our bigs have had under Crean outside of Zeller.  

This is where I am too!

[Fulkme15 488]

I could of swore I seen that he was a preferred walk on, now I'm hearing he took up another scholarship? Can someone clarify please

[djsalway 4,161]

I could of swore I seen that he was a preferred walk on, now I'm hearing he took up another scholarship? Can someone clarify please

[Fulkme15 488]

[quote name="djsalway" post="63905" timestamp="1398745122"]Definitely a scholarship player. Preferred walk-on is Ritchie.[/quote]
Thanks !


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[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

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[Ryno6284 2,532]

You lost me there, what kind of heat was he catching yesterday? I guess I missed that. 

Guys ragging on him for not being the kind of talent that IU should be getting.

[CampHoosier 3,697]

Those haters he was talking about, that was you guys in his commitment thread by the way. Congrats guys

[Hwy 1 2,053]

Guys ragging on him for not being the kind of talent that IU should be getting.

 

 

ok, thanks.

[Hutch89 2,939]

Great interview. Tim seems like a high-quality young man in all respects. Glad to have him at IU.

You got it LAZ...  quality is key. Love to see us getting guys who will be successful in life, not just basketball. 


(but basketball success would be nice :dancer: )

[djsalway 4,161]

I figured I'd post this here too with Tim's comments.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CQnCzcAcgk&feature=youtu.be

 

Just talked to Tim about this and he asked my opinion (I told him that his shot is unorthodox, but it works. Also commented on how he seems to be in good defensive position each time, but needs to work on foot speed). He said just from putting the highlight video together, he still thinks he needs to improve his speed and strength, but believes he will prove the haters wrong. He also loves the support that he's receiving from everyone in Hoosier Nation. He seems to be extremely confident that his scoring ability will allow him to succeed.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,978]

What I love most is we have a lot of scorers coming in. "Shot makers". Max is confident, Tim too. JB2 is a big time scorer. Rojo too.

That is what we needed this season, we were a JB2 away from being good, really good.

It will be interesting to see how different our offense looks with some "shot makers"

[theriverpilot 5,589]

I'm not a shooting coach but some positives in his shot I do see is that when he releases the ball, it's above his head at the highest point (even better since he's 6'9"), his elbow is tucked and pointing right at the basket.  And not sure if this makes sense, but even though he has a hitch, the release is quick.  But again, I'm not a shooting coach though.

 

He's also got the pick-n-pop down

[djsalway 4,161]

I'm not a shooting coach but some positives in his shot I do see is that when he releases the ball, it's above his head at the highest point (even better since he's 6'9"), his elbow is tucked and pointing right at the basket. And not sure if this makes sense, but even though he has a hitch, the release is quick. But again, I'm not a shooting coach though.<br /><br />He's also got the pick-n-pop down

I like your analysis. I think my favorite part about him is that he ALWAYS follows his shot. Always looking to get the rebound if he ends up missing. Seems like he's willing to hustle.

[djsalway 4,161]

@peegs: Indiana commit Tim Priller won the 3-point shooting contest tonight that was part of the DFW East/West All-Star game

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,978]

@peegs: Indiana commit Tim Priller won the 3-point shooting contest tonight that was part of the DFW East/West All-Star game

Straight shooters! You think Crean put a priority on shot makers?????

[Stuhoo 76,119]

MSB can drain that three.

I can see a potpourri of splashing three

Balls soon in B-town

[Happydaze 232]

I think if we would have had a couple of pure shooters this year we would have won a few more games and probably would have made it into the NCAA tournament. Lack of scoring = losing games. Atleast Crean recognised this and is trying to correct the problem.

[maxwell 576]

My apologies to Stuhoo.  This is already covered at this link with additional comments from our members.  Sorry Guys.   My Bad.

 

 

DallasNews.com shared several photos of a great day that showed how supportive friends and family are of Tim during his official signing with IU.  The article was good as well:

 

“It worked out just about as good as I hoped it would,” Richland coach Richard Bacon said.

There’s little doubt that Priller can score. A first-team all-district selection in District 4-5A, the 6-9, 200-pound Priller averaged 18 points and five rebounds for Richland (19-11), shooting 51 percent on 3-pointers.

“The kid can get buckets,” Bacon said. “There’s some other things he needs to work on, but he can really score.”

 

IT'S INDIANA

 

IT'S ALL GOOD!