Comments on: Matt Roth will be a Hoosier

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:35:44 +0000

IU will LOVE Matt…I graduated from Washington just before he started his freshman year, and have seen him play since he was in Jr. High (his shot was nearly just as good back then!) and he is definately the traditional Hoosier basketball player…Just a note…that AAU tournament in Vegas where Sampson saw him play…he was the tournament MVP…As a life-long Hoosier fan (Born a Hoosier, always a Hoosier) I couldn’t be happier about Matt’s decision!

By: Big A

Big A — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:25:46 +0000

I’m going to try and catch up with Matt next week. I would have tried to contact him yesterday, but I’m in Florida for the week. This is a very good pickup for IU.

By: J.O.

J.O. — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:36:53 +0000

I’m not trying to come across as the Matt Roth expert but I’ve watched him play since he was a freshman.

Kelin is exactly right, the Lee Humphrey is a great analogy for what to expect out of Matt.

Don’t expect Matt to have a mind blowing senior season. I don’t think Matt’s high school team is going to have the options last year’s team did. That coupled with he’s going to have an extra large target on him this year, I suspect he’ll struggle a bit.

Based on his game from his freshman to junior years, Matt’s value to a team is counter punching – not creating his own shots. Don’t be frustrated if he doesn’t wow you with stats this year.

Look at the videos of him, if a team assigns an athlete to him who has no helpside responsibilities, Matt’s not going to score half the points he has been – unless they come from the line.

That said…he can shoot like you can’t imagine. This is an excellent pickup for IU.

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:22:57 +0000

Welcome to Indiana, Matt. I’m really excited about Roth becoming a Hoosier. I really love the way Sampson’s gone about compiling his recruiting classes so far.

By: kelin

kelin — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:03:21 +0000

Mike M…..IU fans will love this kid. He is the IU type of player, he won’t wow you but you better not leave him open and you better pick him up when he crosses half court. Check out the youtube video on him. One of the reasons Florida won two rings….Lee Humphrey…great shooter, knows his role…

By: Mike M

Mike M — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:51:02 +0000

I don’t know about this one.

By: kelin

kelin — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:20:06 +0000

Right now out of all the IU recruits for some reason I am really excited about this kid the most, more than likely because he is not the 5 star guy like Devin and Bud but a good find by the KS and the staff and I LOVE SHOOTERS. WOW what if ….DJ and EJ stayed one more year…what what if…..:)

By: kelin

kelin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:25:07 +0000

I love MATT ROTH, I am not sure how the Matt Roth chant would go given his name is a total of two syllables but we will figure it out. This kid will be a great addition to IU..hell we could use him this year. Matt IU nation will LOVE you, you made the right choice.