Comments on: Kyrie Irving “postpones” Indiana official, may not visit at all

By: CraiginOR

CraiginOR — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:40:18 +0000

manoman, I am gone for 10 days a a du*****k is posting at my fave site.

By: CraiginOR

CraiginOR — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:33:44 +0000

If Irving were a woman I would have an STD…I believed everything he said. Forgive me father

By: CraiginOR

CraiginOR — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:40:18 +0000

manoman, I am gone for 10 days a a du*****k is posting at my fave site.

By: CraiginOR

CraiginOR — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:33:44 +0000

If Irving were a woman I would have an STD…I believed everything he said. Forgive me father

By: Factorial

Factorial — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:41:35 +0000

I sat next to a Duke fan when we beat them in Lexington at the 2002 Regional.. There is a sense of entiltlement that turns my stomach…This Dukie sitting behind me at that game(screaming in my ear that Boozer would have his way with us “all day long” ) just assumed IU was a buried team from the initial tip-off..He must have said “all day long” 300 times in the first half..Entitlement. Coach K nearly faints(I actually believe one instance he actually did..) at every questionable foul call…Entitlement. I really didn't mean to sound so harsh by …I do think he lacks a good amount of maturity…Anyone that nearly proclaims to be the Second Coming on his YouTube highlights maybe needs a little guidance and maybe a good butt whoopin', too…Maybe a whoopin' from a guy that could exploit his major weakness- his lack of strength in going to the rack…Saying he lacks character was a cheap shot…Cheap because I hold a bad taste in my mouth from the little experience I've had around Duke fans…Very shallow thinking on my part….Cheap because I can't stand the color blue because it's shared by Kentucky…Cheap because I think the kid is making a decision for all the safe and right reasons instead of a challenging wrong one .Please forgive me Kylie for my cheap shot…….I'm sure. like your YouTube clip says, it is now time for the rest of the world to know who you are….I'm sure you have good character….plenty good enough for Duke.

By: Factorial

Factorial — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:41:14 +0000

I sat in front of a Duke fan when we beat them in Lexington at the 2002 Regional.. There is a sense of entiltlement that turns my stomach…This Dukie sitting behind me at that game(screaming in my ear that Boozer would have his way with us “all day long” ) just assumed IU was a buried team from the initial tip-off..He must have said “all day long” 100 times in the first half..I can't help laughing at Coach K when he nearly faints(I actually believe one instance he actually did..) at every questionable foul call… Always that entitlement… I really didn't mean to sound so harsh toward Irving …I think it's my Duke hatred coming out….It's a prejudice I carry and must admit to…I do believe Kyrie lacks a good amount of maturity…Anyone that nearly proclaims to be the Second Coming on his YouTube highlights maybe needs a little guidance …maybe a good butt whoopin', too…Maybe a whoopin' from a guy that could exploit his major weakness- his lack of strength in going to the rack…Saying he lacks character was a cheap shot…Cheap because I hold a bad taste in my mouth from the little experience I've had around Duke fans…Very shallow thinking on my part….Cheap because I can't stand the color blue because it's shared by Kentucky…Cheap because I think he'll end up at Duke…Cheap because the kid is making a decision for all the safe and right reasons instead of a challenging wrong one to attend IU….Please forgive me Kylie for my cheap shot…….I'm sure, like your YouTube clip says, it is now time for the rest of the world to know who you are….I'm sure you have good character….plenty good enough for Duke.

By: Burch

Burch — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:21:21 +0000

Just because he didnt choose IU doesnt mean he lacks character. From what i've read he seems to be a kid with tremendous character. Maybe you know something i dont but i dont think you can just say a kid lacks character because he didnt choose IU. I wish he would've chosen IU but just because he didnt means he's an awful person. Its hard to convince a top recruit to come to a team that had the awful season we just had. But once we start improving i think the big recruits will start coming as hard as crean recruits

By: The Kid

The Kid — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:05:50 +0000

How does it possibly show a lack of character by the kid? He has to pick a school that he feels is the best fit for him and his goals. If KI picked IU should Duke fans say it shows a lack of character by him? KI made what he thought was the best decision for him. He has sounded very knowledgeable and informed throughout the process and he made what he thought was the best and most informed decision for him. Eliminating IU does not turn him all of a sudden terrible guy. He was a class act during this whole process and I wish him the best.

In the recruiting process, IU will win some recruiting battles and lose some others. It is part of the game and what makes the college basketball off season so exciting. Frankly, I am thrilled that Crean and the coaching staff were involved with KI for so long in the process and that they seem to be making good inroads with great recruits from the state of Indiana and abroad. I am excited about seeing the team this season and to see the knew talent Crean can bring in.

Hoo-Hoo-Hoo-Hoosiers!

By: Factorial

Factorial — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:10:15 +0000

Sorry, just got finished with my second brain surgery of the day…Otherwise, I would have been on this blog much sooner. Crean wasted far too much time on a kid with a miserable lack of character.

By: Diesel

Diesel — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:50:41 +0000

A little late on the post here, I was gone all weekend and found out the news from the paper Saturday morning. I think 90 posts laters shows that this is significant that Kyrie has decided his talents fit best elsewhere, the program will not be taking a step backward, but we are missing out on that opportunity to leap forward a bit quicker like we all want to. I agree Ben, not all hope is lost, the 2010 class is still open, CTC never stops recruiting, we will get better.

By: Diesel

Diesel — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:50:41 +0000

By: FactorialFnn

FactorialFnn — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:48:34 +0000

What a bunch of Pollyannaish hogwash! We hired this coach to get it done…He's getting paid millions of dollars to fail at landing top recruits? Maybe in the 10th year of his contract he'll get lucky and find us another D-Wade? I love Tom Crean…because it's Indiana…blah…blah..blah.

Do you think if he made a few extra phone calls these kids would come?

By: Ben_M

Ben_M — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:17:55 +0000

Well I think IU will rebound shortly. Most big time players leave early, so that helps move Indiana up the ladder quicker. Right now we need a good core of players that will stay 4 years, and I think we are doing that. I am really pumped about this recruiting class. I feel these kids are as good as anyone in the country. The chemistry they have is what excites me the most. I think this is going to be the best recruiting class since 1989. I really do. I think this core of guys is poised to bring in a 5 star or two and really make some noise in the near future. Creek and Watford are the two that have the potential to leave early, but I haven't seen enough of them to really decide if they are developed enough too. Just because we didn't land Kyrie doesn't mean all hope is lost. Look on the bright side….he was considering us heavily for a long time. Anybody see us last year? We are lucky a kid of that caliber is still looking at IU. That is why tom crean is here, because its Indiana. Don't get to excited about Selby either. I would love for him to come be a Hoosier, but we are late in the game. I guess my point is, is that all hope isn't lost because we don't get a 5 star recruit. We have a great fan base, a great coach, great facilities and god damn it were Indiana.

By: plane1972

plane1972 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:26:31 +0000

Although the deal was not sealed, I give a lot of credit to CTC and staff for sniffing out Irving early in the process. They did the same thing with Stacey Poole before he became such a hot ticket. Yes, he still has work to do to get the commit, but I think he will and the days and years ahead for the Hoosiers will be bright!

A year or two of KI would have been nice, but if there was one position to have all your eggs in one basket, it was the point. I think we are solid there for a few years.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:43:59 +0000

I was being sarcastic.

By: roninjeffersonville

roninjeffersonville — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:25:41 +0000

Alex
What Irving doing on U-stream a NCAA Violations? If so, if so why and what is being done to report it?
It is sounding more and more like his team is Ky, Playing for coach Calpone in Ripp-off arena

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:38:50 +0000

Between Rivers, Dumes and Creek we should be able to pressure the guards that's for sure. Hopefully Verdell will improve in that area along with Hulls.

At any rate I agree. Good on the ball defense really changes the game tempo.

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:35:46 +0000

This was quite a reach really. Saying karma can catch up with you is disparaging? Good grief.

By: tberry

tberry — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:04:00 +0000

Sounds like the old… “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you are with.”

I hope Josh Selby doesn’t see it that way. I hope Crean has a lot of ideas on telling Josh Selby that he is the one IU REALLY loves!!!

By: hooseyes

hooseyes — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:05:48 +0000

Kelin… I would like to see what kind of progress has been made with Christmas and Kendrick before giving up on 2010, given that making the top 8 for Christmas was somewhat out of the blue and there have been a lot of rumors swirling about Kendrick… But if not one of those two I'd rather save Morgan's scholly for the future recruits you mentioned, I don't think Morgan gives us anything we don't already have and I think at this point its more important to use the schollies we have to start locking down our great state talent. And you're right, Selby is not even an option, and personally I think not getting a PG this class makes us that much more attractive to J Davis…