Off Season Progress/Notes

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[quote name="Hovadipo" post="74347" timestamp="1405456812"]That's...concerning. Unless he's just talking about his and Yogi's punishment.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners[/quote] It was meant to show that Stan is improving in regard to his behavior. He's having to do less early morning runs because he's behaving better.


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[quote name="jurkinonthecourt" post="74349" timestamp="1405457889"]It was meant to show that Stan is improving in regard to his behavior. He's having to do less early morning runs because he's behaving better.


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Yeah I understand that. But isn't that basically saying Stan was constantly in trouble? I guess concerning was the wrong word there, but that's kind of odd that morning punishments were normal for him.


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Just watched the video..a few thoughts of mine:

 

1) When they played a five on five guards vs bigs game, Yogi's instruction to his team was "Don't let Priller catch the ball".. Good stuff.

 

2) Rojo is a natural player/leader/winner

 

3) Max H has a loooong way to go; for all the people who CTC cited as getting stronger and having work ethic, Max was not one of them.

 

4) Nick Zeisloft will take many, or most of Max's minutes. CTC likes almost everything about Nick, though he did say that Nick can be "an adequate defender". However, me thinks that's way ahead of what Max and Priller can be on the defensive end for now.

 

5) We have a core of heavy-minutes guys: Yogi, Hanner, Devin, Troy, James, Rojo and Stan (no surprises there).

 

6) Collinn is a red shirt candidate.

 

7) Quoteth CTC: "There's nothing wrong with addition by subtraction".

 

8) Troy and Stan have unlimited potential and are great kids, but tested the patience of many last year. Their maturation is critical to our success, and CTC likes what he sees so far.

 

9) A nice little poke at Calipari when CTC said that we could turn our practice sessions into a documentary mini-series for tv but chooses not to.

 

10)  CTC guarded with his optimism; I think he sees real potential for over-achievement with the pieces he's got, but wants to see guys like Stan, Troy and Hanner realize potential, maturity, and consistency before he is convinced.

 

11) Consistency of performance will be key. Couldn't agree with him more: seems like last year every player was like the proverbial Forrest Gump box of chocolates; you never knew what you were gonna get.

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I have a strong feeling RoJo is gonna get up there with Vic as one of my favorite players.


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Video and full transcript of press conference

http://www.insidethehall.com/2014/07/15/video-tom-crean-provides-offseason-update/[url]


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Man, I just wish these kids would work harder and demonstrate more teamwork... ;)

http://www.insidethehall.com/2014/07/16/video-on-the-hill-with-iu-basketball/


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Another thing not really mentioned from yesterday's press conference; Vic is in town working out with the team again. Keep leading by example, Vic.

@ChronicHoosier: Always good seeing @VicOladipo back on Branch McCracken Court. http://t.co/afodjdxA4y Working camp like a candy-striped pied piper. #iubb


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In an article read this morning, CTC said that April has a long, long way to go and probably won't contribute much this year.

 

If he is saying that, he must be awful :(  That is sad news, though not shocking.

 

http://www.jg.net/article/20140715/BLOGS08/140719620/1008/SPORTS

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In an article read this morning, CTC said that April has a long, long way to go and probably won't contribute much this year.

 

If he is saying that, he must be awful :(  That is sad news, though not shocking.

 

http://www.jg.net/article/20140715/BLOGS08/140719620/1008/SPORTS

 

CTC said: "(JApril's) got a lot to learn, but he's a willing learner ".

 

He did not say  "a long, long way to go and probably won't contribute much this year" (though it's possible that's true).

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In an article read this morning, CTC said that April has a long, long way to go and probably won't contribute much this year.

 

If he is saying that, he must be awful :(  That is sad news, though not shocking.

 

http://www.jg.net/article/20140715/BLOGS08/140719620/1008/SPORTS

No shit Crean?

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No **** Crean?

Eh, I'll be (fairly) nice for now.  He finally took some responsibility for last season, it took until July but he finally did.

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[quote name="JSHoosier" post="74469" timestamp="1405552915"]Eh, I'll be (fairly) nice for now. He finally took some responsibility for last season, it took until July but he finally did.[/quote] I have always been disappointed in his refusal to publicly take blame. It appears as though the returning players and our coach may have done some growing.


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I have always been disappointed in his refusal to publicly take blame. It appears as though the returning players and our coach may have done some growing.


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It's good to finally hear, but at the same time until he actually shows improvement in game it's just words IMO.

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[quote name="JSHoosier" post="74474" timestamp="1405553957"]It's good to finally hear, but at the same time until he actually shows improvement in game it's just words IMO.[/quote] I agree. I have a good feeling about the way this team and Crean will respond to last season. I can't back this up, but something just feels different. I really think this is the kind of team Crean can motivate and succeed with over the next two years.


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I agree. I have a good feeling about the way this team and Crean will respond to last season. I can't back this up, but something just feels different. I really think this is the kind of team Crean can motivate and succeed with over the next two years.


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That's just where we have to agree to disagree.  I don't think things look that good, we wanted to blame last season's turnover issue on youth and we're just as young plus we traded a lack of shooters for a black hole down low.  Hanner can look good in team workouts, but he has to show it in games and that's a completely different animal, I remember how good Pritchard supposedly looked in practice but it never really showed in games.  UCONN managed it but that team improved a lot over the year and had one of the quickest backcourts and toughest guards in the country, so I'm not sure it's the best comparison, and the team they played had a beast down low.

 

I don't want to hijack this thread or turn it into yet another back and forth, like I said we just have to agree to disagree.

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[quote name="JSHoosier" post="74479" timestamp="1405554889"]That's just where we have to agree to disagree. I don't think things look that good, we wanted to blame last season's turnover issue on youth and we're just as young plus we traded a lack of shooters for a black hole down low. Hanner can look good in team workouts, but he has to show it in games and that's a completely different animal, I remember how good Pritchard supposedly looked in practice but it never really showed in games. UCONN managed it but that team improved a lot over the year and had one of the quickest backcourts and toughest guards in the country, so I'm not sure it's the best comparison, and the team they played had a beast down low. I don't want to hijack this thread or turn it into yet another back and forth, like I said we just have to agree to disagree.[/quote] UCONN also had a handful of serviceable big men. I'm hoping the youth from last season will have matured more than we'd normally expect from sophomores. I can easily agree with your perspective, I'm just hoping for more. Sent from my place of advanced, analytical thinking: the toilet.

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Tom Crean ‏@TomCrean  2m
Hanner Perea was not to happy about the Devin Davis being stronger statement. He just did 185lbs. 22 times. That's a STATEMENT! Go. IU

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They are carving out football players down there in Bloomington!

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I hope Yogi sees this tweet/list. Chip, meet shoulder.

@insidethehall: Just saw a list for the "50 best players in college hoops" next season that didn't include Yogi Ferrell. Laughable. #iubb


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[quote name="Stuhoo" post="74446" timestamp="1405544757"][i][b]CTC said:[/b][/i] "(JApril's) got a lot to learn, but he's a willing learner ".

[i][b]He did [u]not[/u] say[/b][/i] "a long, long way to go and probably won't contribute much this year" (though it's possible that's true).[/quote]
Yep he is project that replaced Pete


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