Comments on: ITH Super Happy Fun Time Player Profile: Jordan Hulls

By: iu big time

iu big time — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:36:53 +0000

Michael, you don't know what you are talking about. Hulls will just get bigger and better every year. Any freshman that comes in behind Hulls will have to be extremely good, smart to beat him out. No question

By: iu big time

iu big time — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:36:53 +0000

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:18:38 +0000

So did Scott Skiles, Damon Bailey, Bobby Hurley, Steve Alford…..

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:16:53 +0000

Bawa can run, Tijan can't. This guy can run with the smaller guys and has such a great attitude. I think Crean maximizes the potential and it pays huge dividends in years 3-4.

Why did we get Tijan again? Really a head scratcher.

By: CreamandCrimson

CreamandCrimson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:28:39 +0000

I love Jordan Hulls. I saw him play several games in high school and a few on the AAU circuit. He doesn't have any skills that completely blow you away but all phases of his game are solid. He definitely needed to get stronger but most freshman have that problem. He will be a very steady contributor on this team for four years. It was his dream to play for IU and I think that is always a plus.
I don't understand all of the redshirt talk. Hulls is one of two options we have at the point. VJIII is much better off the ball. This is not an opinion, the stats back it up. If we redshirt Hulls, Rivers would need to play at least 30 minutes a game at point guard while guarding the opposing teams best perimeter player. When he went out, either VJIII or Moore would play point. Hulls is needed on this squad for this season. His effort will have the fans chanting his name.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:27:11 +0000

Hulls can't be redshirted, period. Without him, IU's options at pt guard are a guy who lead them to having the 3rd worst turnover % in the nation (VJIII) or a guy who will be playing his first year with the team (Rivers). Right now, depth is more important than anything.

However, I'm really not sold on Hulls being a Big 10 pt guard. The height doesn't bother me, but I'd be worried about the more physical B10 guards pushing him around. Look at Lewis Jackson at Purdue last year; smaller than Hulls but stronger and faster and it took him a long time to adjust and be productive. IU will get better athletes every year, so play Hulls now because he's needed and he may be sitting on the bench in a year or two.

By: iumarine

iumarine — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:58:41 +0000

Hulls reminds me of some of those scrappy players we passed on in the past that went to Butler and elevated them into the top 25/NCAA tournament.

Go Hulls!

By: GFDave

GFDave — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:17:56 +0000

I can see redshirting Bawa. He's played for a very short period of time and really doesn't know anything. Given a year just to practice he later could provide 2 or 3 years of production. Without the redshirt I don't see much from him before sometime his junior year. I could be wrong. Its happened before.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:46:29 +0000

I'm not sure why we would redshirt bawa at this point. He can't be as raw as Tijan and we have begged for big bodies….plus the guy is a freakin' model!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:52:22 +0000

Definitely no on Roth. You would then have a seven man class graduating in 2013.