OG Anonuby MAJOR Sleeper:

[MikeRoberts 6,998]

This is where I think we have to be careful and the point where expectations become greater than a kid can produce. I've seen predictions like this with a couple dozen kids who never really worked out. Ferrell, Williams, Blackmon, Zeisloft, Johnson, Holt, Hartman, and Bryant (8 players at least) are all ahead of him right now; Morgan comes in as more highly touted, and Beilefelt will be a senior. You might be right, but this thread alone has already pumped him up to a status I'm not sure he can achieve. I'd rather let kids be what they are and not inflate expectations of a 3-star kid regardless of how much we think we'll like him.

but he is the next Oladipo

[Stuhoo 80,570]

Call me crazy but by the end of the year I think he is the first or second guy off the bench.

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When I am selling OG as a great get, it s not because there is a chance he will beat out three year players who have also worked hard and know what they are doing.

 

That's not what is supposed to happen.

[recker222000 1,010]

He is a great get! A steal perhaps.

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

He is a great get! A steal perhaps.

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i know Iowa wanted him really bad. Definitely a high potential 3 star

[KelleyHoosh 2,263]

He's going to be good. But if he is a major contributor this year, I think it says more about how bad the team will be than how good OG is. Like Old Friend said, there are about 8 people ahead of him. 

 

Let him get his feet wet this year and then we can see how much we hype him up

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

Morgan can be a contributor too. great Rebounding instinct. Excellent 4 year type player if we get his motor like Holt/Bryant.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,682]

I think both Morgan and OG are in a great position.  They both should see lots of minutes without the pressure or expectations that many have already placed on TB.  A year of understudy in 2015-2016 should pay good dividends in 2016-2017.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

We just need these kids to have the right frame of mind. Bid their time.

Be a Holt not a Hoetzel

[BubbleKnuts 569]

He can only get better.

[Old Friend 8,389]

FWIW I talked today to a business associate who also has a son who plays with "Team Thad," which was one of OG's AAU teams, and his comment was OG's is physically ready in the lower body, still a kid in the upper body.   Pretty much what you see if you watch his highlight tapes.   He has tools.  I hope fans are patient with him, and easy on the labels.

[Stuhoo 80,570]

 

Remember this post: Starting to think that OG is a major sleeper for more reasons than just his athleticism.

 

He's a fantastic student (and is the son of an IU B School grad who is a business professor). Really smart, personable kids with lots of natural ability tend to shine.

The way he writes, even on Twitter.

The way the people that are interacting with him at IU are dropping hints. Marni Mooney is seldom wrong:

 

• marnonthemoonThe best and funniest part about OG is that he posed for this picture. I've never met anyone like him! The fans are going to love this kid! Happy bday OG!!! @oanunoby
• lasrileyHappy Birthday, @oanunoby!
• oanunobyThank you!

 

 

 

Bumpity, bumpity, bump, bump, bump!!

 

HoosierTrav and others nailed it.

[Stuhoo 80,570]

but he is the next Oladipo?

 

No, he is the first OG Anunoby.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

We just need these kids to have the right frame of mind. Bid their time.

Be a Holt not a Hoetzel

Don't be a Holt or a Hoetzel!

[Hoosiers High Life 278]

OG will be a great player and I think he might even be a starter before this season is over

Wow I think I might of called something way back in May!!!! I think OG is the real deal boys and girls!!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

I have always been on the OG bandwagon too.  You can tell he is not afraid of the big stage.  I am not ready to call him a starter yet--but I am ready to get him more minutes.  He is averaging double figures in our 3 Big Ten games as a freshman just a little behind Bryant. Now---that's saying something.  So glad he said NO to Iowa!

[Trish 11,551]

OP spot on

[RBB89 3,497]

The dude is so smooth. Love watching him play.

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

Very impressed with the young man so far, hope he continues playing well, and improving.

[OliviaPope40 6,514]

My dad calls him Obi Wan Kenobi.

[Stuhoo 80,570]

My son is fond of yelling "3G" when he shoots from deep.

 

Dang cell phone generation (circa 2010).