Could Crean shake things up for the Grand Canyon game?

[BlueDevil 8,655]

I cannot take anything anyone says seriously if it has anything to do with J. April getting more playing time. If you have watched or know anything about basketball at all you would realizet this kid is a slightly (And I mean VERY slightly) more athletic Peter Jurkin. He should never see the floor unless it is Mop up time or unless he gets a new pair of hands sewn to his body.

So are you implying I don't know anything about basketball because we are playing another laughable horseshit team and I would like to see him get some pt in hopes of him maybe improving. It's not like it's going to be remotely close.

[GloryDays 5,913]

I cannot take anything anyone says seriously if it has anything to do with J. April getting more playing time. If you have watched or know anything about basketball at all you would realizet this kid is a slightly (And I mean VERY slightly) more athletic Peter Jurkin. He should never see the floor unless it is Mop up time or unless he gets a new pair of hands sewn to his body.

 Not seen much of him but I've seen enough to know hands are not a issue.That's either the most ill informed or flaming post since I've been watching this site.

Are you Big Blew or some Marquette clown?

[Uwe Robb 1,072]

So are you implying I don't know anything about basketball because we are playing another laughable horseshit team and I would like to see him get some pt in hopes of him maybe improving. It's not like it's going to be remotely close.

Just one man's opinion. He could play 40 min a game the entire year and still not improve enough to be a solid contributor, so yes any of his playing time would be a waste of time for this team, unless he is in at the end of a game to kill time and keep our contributors from getting injured. He is a 7 footer that got 0 offers before Crean came along. I promise you there is a reason for that. And it is not that Crean is some great recruiter that found a diamond in the rough. This kid is not a D1 basketball player. If you want D2 or NAIA talent on the floor then he is your man. If you want the best team on the floor you need more time for Emmitt, HMP & Colin. I promise you these 3 also need playing time for improvement.

[BlueDevil 8,655]

Just one man's opinion. He could play 40 min a game the entire year and still not improve enough to be a solid contributor, so yes any of his playing time would be a waste of time for this team, unless he is in at the end of a game to kill time and keep our contributors from getting injured. He is a 7 footer that got 0 offers before Crean came along. I promise you there is a reason for that. And it is not that Crean is some great recruiter that found a diamond in the rough. This kid is not a D1 basketball player. If you want D2 or NAIA talent on the floor then he is your man. If you want the best team on the floor you need more time for Emmitt, HMP & Colin. I promise you these 3 also need playing time for improvement.

I see where you are coming from but how much better are they going to get against the sisters of the poor? Sure more reps are a huge plus but I don't see how to improve banging with mclovin in the post. I'm not saying major minutes but this is a game to see what he can give in meaningful minutes in a real game. If he doesn't show anything simply pull him from the game.

[Uwe Robb 1,072]

 Not seen much of him but I've seen enough to know hands are not a issue.That's either the most ill informed or flaming post since I've been watching this site.

Are you Big Blew or some Marquette clown?

You just admit that you haven't seen much of him, but you accuse me of an ill-informed post. "Pot meet Kettle"

I am an IU fan and I would assume you are too if it weren't for you wanting J April on the floor. Maybe you are the closet Wildcat fan?

[Hutch89 2,939]

Wow hahaha.   

[Uwe Robb 1,072]

I see where you are coming from but how much better are they going to get against the sisters of the poor? Sure more reps are a huge plus but I don't see how to improve banging with mclovin in the post. I'm not saying major minutes but this is a game to see what he can give in meaningful minutes in a real game. If he doesn't show anything simply pull him from the game.

I would agree with you as well to a certain extent. You need to run your starters and 6,7 & 8 off the bench together. Especially since we are so young. If CTC wants to put April in with 8 min or so to go in the game I would be fine with it. Who knows he may surprise me. I will also point out that some of these guys could be auditioning for a scholarship next year. Whether it be for IU or a transfer.

[Stuhoo 79,772]

Uwe Robb: New poster, definitely NOT a stranger to effectively defending himself on a message board.

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Uwe Robb: New poster, definitely NOT a stranger to effectively defending himself on a message board.

From a guy with a no hands handle talking about a player with no hands.

Sounds like a hand job to me....dws

[Josh 12,569]

Absolutely not.  When you work your butt off to become a starter, then you have it pulled for a game as a lark?  No way.  Earn your minutes.  I don't care who the opponent is.

[Ranger78 1,293]

Coach put April in vs the 4th best team in the country, so I would like to see a little more than the 4-5 min court time before I make a judgement on April.

He might not be much (I don't know), but we don't have a whole lot of options in the post, so I say what the hell --> give the 7 ft guy a shot vs Grand Canyon and see what he can do. If his play in practice warrants more playing time, I'm all for it and I would like to see it before we're forced to use him vs GT.






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[GloryDays 5,913]

You just admit that you haven't seen much of him, but you accuse me of an ill-informed post. "Pot meet Kettle"

I am an IU fan and I would assume you are too if it weren't for you wanting J April on the floor. Maybe you are the closet Wildcat fan

  OK so your a Hoosier fan that's decided a kid cant play after seeing him play maybe 10 minutes total.That's pretty amazing . You say he has no hands and all along I was thinking that was a strength.

 Shows what I know. Maybe you should become a freelance talent evaluator if your not already.

Sorry about the UK thing.That was really low.

[DawgBawls 712]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he'll start Yogi, JB, Johnson, Troy and Hanner.

I think Holt for Troy

[DawgBawls 712]

From a guy with a no hands handle talking about a player with no hands.

Sounds like a hand job to me....dws

I see what you did there... :D

[The Baby Bull 280]

I think Holt for Troy

Anybody for Troy till he gets his head screwed on right.

[Uwe Robb 1,072]

  OK so your a Hoosier fan that's decided a kid cant play after seeing him play maybe 10 minutes total.That's pretty amazing . You say he has no hands and all along I was thinking that was a strength.

 Shows what I know. Maybe you should become a freelance talent evaluator if your not already.

Sorry about the UK thing.That was really low.

I accept your apology and I would like to extend one as well. There was no reason for either of us to go that low. I've seen highlight tapes and the limited minutes that he has played this year. Probably nothing more or less than you or any other hardcore IU fan has seen. A look back at his stats only shows 1 TO on the year, maybe I am wrong. Like I said in earlier post this is just one man's opinion as is yours. Truth be told I hope you are right and I have to eat crow, but I just don't see it.

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

Let Perea keep building his confidence. he was beautiful on offense for the most part. But yes, a holt at the 4 and hanner at the 5 thing could be solid

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,969]

I accept your apology and I would like to extend one as well. There was no reason for either of us to go that low. I've seen highlight tapes and the limited minutes that he has played this year. Probably nothing more or less than you or any other hardcore IU fan has seen. A look back at his stats only shows 1 TO on the year, maybe I am wrong. Like I said in earlier post this is just one man's opinion as is yours. Truth be told I hope you are right and I have to eat crow, but I just don't see it.

Are we talking about April?

He shouldn't be playing on an Indiana basketball team if we were at the level US fans want to be. Hanner has rock hands for sure. Happy with his play yesterday but whenever Hanner catches or handles the ball it's a an adventure. Maybe too early to officially judge April but all indications thus far and intel say he's not a great player.

That bounce pass from Rojo to April bounced off his shin. Not even close to a catch. Also a bad pass to a 7 footer.

Idk, I hate railing on Priller and April but IMO they are representations of Crean's recruiting blunders over the past year. Holt seems to be a major and shocking coup so who knows, but when you strike out as often as he did and end up with 2 star kids and an unbalanced team, something has to change.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

I accept your apology and I would like to extend one as well. There was no reason for either of us to go that low.

Daaawwww you guys are friends nowwww. See schoosier? If these two can be friends after a name calling session that may have included accusations of Wildcat fandom, why can't we?

[mamasa 15,163]

Daaawwww you guys are friends nowwww. See schoosier? If these two can be friends after a name calling session that may have included accusations of Wildcat fandom, why can't we?

http://youtu.be/5DmYLrxR0Y8