VeevlandBrowns Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) @JSHoosier They run a lot of good stuff, and they do it well, good screens, cuts, sending the offense through the high post. Varied. That matchup zone is really hard to teach, hard for kids to pick up, and hard to execute. Dana Altman was masterful in the tournament. He's a good, solid coach. Not a Hall of Famer. Edited August 24, 2017 by VeevlandBrowns Quote
VeevlandBrowns Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Just started reading "Boys Among Men" by Jonathan Abrams on a recommendation from a buddy in Grand Rapids. Great so far...the book starts with Moses Malone and works its way through all aspects of the prep-to-pro period in the 90s and 00s, starting with Kevin Garnett. Anyway, I'm up through Tracy McGrady and what's so striking is how EVEN the shoe companies seemed to be during that period, in large part due to Sonny Vaccarro working for Adidas and getting in early with guys like Kobe, McGrady, etc. I don't know what the exact split was in those days among elite players but I'm guessing it was something close to 60/40 or so. Nike had its July camp and Adidas inherited the ABCD camp started by Sonny, and I believe the talent was well distributed between the two. MSU has landed a ton of players from the Mustangs AAU program, which is Adidas affiliated...Jason Richardson, Kelvin Torbert, Paul Davis, Drew Neitzel and a bunch of others. Even as recently as a few years ago, Adidas teams had a lot of talent. Up until last year the Mustangs were holding their own with Michigan kids...Appling, Denzel, Derrick Walton, and the bulk of the best 2017 players were with them two seasons ago. I remember seeing Indiana Elite about 6-7 years ago when they had guys like Zeller, Kenny Kaminski, Yogi, etc. in their program. Those days are gone. I just took a quick look at the RSCI Top 20 for 2017 and if my math is right, 17 of those kids are playing for Nike teams. UA has 2 and Adidas a whopping 1. Stop the fight, because it's over. The Swoosh won. I don't have any particular gripe with Nike and I don't think any of the shoe companies are worth rooting for (or against) but I do worry when any one entity gets a virtual lock on an element of the game. It can't be healthy for anybody. Edited August 24, 2017 by VeevlandBrowns IUsafety and Iugradman 2 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 Team USA( purdue) replay game is on cbssports at 11 am today for any hoops junkies looking for some college hoops Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-who-are-the-high-major-coaches-who-dont-break-ncaa-rules/amp/Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners WayneFleekHoosier and LIHoosier 2 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 The 2017 @GreatAKShootout will be the 40th and final edition of the tournament, according to @uaanchorageSorry Alaska Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
ALASKA HOOSIER Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 BOOOOOOOO!!! Friggin' Flatlanders have stolen it from us offering these kids boring places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Vegas. I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. Josh, IUsafety, Hoosierfan2017 and 3 others 5 1 Quote
Stuhoo Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 BOOOOOOOO!!! Friggin' Flatlanders have stolen it from us offering these kids boring places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Vegas. I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. Ya know, I've heard it said that "Alaska is the Hawaii of the Arctic Circle". [emoji3] Or is it that "Alaska is the Vegas of the Semi-Siberian climate?" Either way, I CANNOT see it from my house in Florida. reconmkd, ALASKA HOOSIER, WayneFleekHoosier and 2 others 5 Quote
ALASKA HOOSIER Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 AmenSent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile app Stuhoo 1 Quote
cthomas Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 22 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said: BOOOOOOOO!!! Friggin' Flatlanders have stolen it from us offering these kids boring places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Vegas. I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. Wait! What! I thought Alaska WAS it's own country! HoosierAloha and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 29 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said: I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. We can start a Gofundme if it will help! Stuhoo and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 Quote
cthomas Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 31 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said: BOOOOOOOO!!! Friggin' Flatlanders have stolen it from us offering these kids boring places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Vegas. I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. Wait! What! I thought Alaska WAS it's own country! ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Brass Cannon Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said: BOOOOOOOO!!! Friggin' Flatlanders have stolen it from us offering these kids boring places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Vegas. I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. As soon as we cut down the last tree and gotten all the oil we need you are free to go WayneFleekHoosier, thebigweave, Class of '66 Old Fart and 3 others 6 Quote
ALASKA HOOSIER Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 As soon as we cut down the last tree and gotten all the oil we need you are free to goHow dare You? you are pretty much on target thoSent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
OliviaPope40 Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2726146-5-star-prospect-mitchell-robinson-reportedly-to-skip-college-focus-on-nba-draft How do they still have money after hookergate? Quote
Yogi'sBicep Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 19 hours ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said: BOOOOOOOO!!! Friggin' Flatlanders have stolen it from us offering these kids boring places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Vegas. I wish Alaska would break away from the USA and become it's own country. Yaaaaaasssss. My pay would sky rocket !! ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Popular Post Uspshoosier Posted August 25, 2017 Popular Post Posted August 25, 2017 Congratulations to my friend Tim Buckley - he was hired by the Minnesota T-Wolves. Tim will work as a college scout. Happy for him...Coach FinamoreSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners hsrtxp, Diadem, Crimson and Cream and 5 others 8 Quote
MemphisHoosier Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Uspshoosier said: Congratulations to my friend Tim Buckley - he was hired by the Minnesota T-Wolves. Tim will work as a college scout. Happy for him... Coach Finamore Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners I believe that just leaves Coach Judson, correct? Martin -> Assistant @ University of South Carolina Buckley -> Scout @ Minnesota (NBA) Judson -> ? Crean-> Broadcasting Quote
LIHoosier Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 On 8/1/2017 at 3:09 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said: Jeff BorzelloVerified account @jeffborzello Rob Judson is joining Marquette's staff as special assistant to the head coach, source told ESPN. Was most recently an assistant at Indiana. 56 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said: I believe that just leaves Coach Judson, correct? Martin -> Assistant @ University of South Carolina Buckley -> Scout @ Minnesota (NBA) Judson -> ? Crean-> Broadcasting But more importantly, where did Pom-Pom's end up? Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Team USA (Purdue) survives 111-107 in OT over Israel To advance to the semifinals Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
Uspshoosier Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 http://www.wbko.com/content/sports/Mitchell-Robinson-returning-to-WKU-441867033.htmlMitchell Robinson expected to return to WKU. Lol. This has been one crazy recruitment Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners IUsafety 1 Quote
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