Comments on: ITH Super Happy Fun Time Player Profile: Maurice Creek

By: Ben_M

Ben_M — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:03:34 +0000

I can't wait to see some mo…mo creek

By: Ben_M

Ben_M — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:03:34 +0000

I can't wait to see some mo…mo creek

By: psvirsky

psvirsky — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:43:47 +0000

definitely. Perimeter defense needs to be an area where we take it up a step and where we have the players to do it

By: Indman4life

Indman4life — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:10:17 +0000

Mo Creek will start from day 1, become fressman of the year and average 20 ppg this year.
Mark my words. I seen this kid play against pros this summer and he scorched them. He was the best gaurd at the Kenner leauge this summer (Washington, DC pro/college leauge). No one in the leauge could gaurd him. If he didn't have shoot first guard Cris Wright from GT he would have killed even more. So while Chris jacked up shots Mo Creek let the game come to him and still killed. Wright got hurt a few games and Mo Creek went off for 37 points. The next game he played the point and scored about 27 while dishing the ball like a pro. He is the real deal. He also check the pro guards from the small 5'9″ guard (fogot his name) to the 6'5″ guards. He checked them from base line to base line. How many freshman can do this? He shook Jeff Green out of his shoes (from the Thunder). Jeff stayed away from him after that. He would not check him period. You know how everyone pick up a player at the begining of the game when playing man to man, Green said ” I'm not checking him”. This is a Pro player talking about a kid. Think about that! Look up the tapes of Mo Creek playing against the #1 point gaurd John Wall in Las Vagas; locked him down. Look at him playing aganist Brandon Jennings in Las Vagas the year before; Locked him down. The other team was so mad they started a fight. Tom Crean and Benny was at that game. Asked them about it.

By: MarcusGresham

MarcusGresham — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:59:09 +0000

Sounds great, but I just have a feeling if he's nearly as good as advertised there won't be a senior (or maybe even junior) season in Bloomington for him.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:57:48 +0000

Milla I agree, I am a Dumes fan. Did have some problems last year but I think the kid has a lot of game in him and I am glad we have him and Mo Creek, but Dumes will start as a Senior….

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:31:49 +0000

I think your view is more realistic Jerry. Maybe even 10 games into the season so we're not throwing him to the wolves.

We really do have to give Dumes some credit for donning an IU uniform folks. How much uglier would the team have been under the circumstances last year? The guy put up 20 plus point games and that will be the difference in 5 of our games this season.

I give the guy credit for diving into a very, very ugly situation when he could have went to Ohio State.

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:27:01 +0000

How many times did we fold late in the second half last year? Didn't we give up a 20 point lead? I like the idea of Rivers, Dumes and Creek closing out the last 5 minutes of the game defensively when we are clinging to a 5 point lead.

At any rate, we HAVE to be fresher this year. We pulled so many minutes out of so many young guys and although we're not Sweet 16 material, it's refreshing to know we have more depth across the board.

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:18:15 +0000

I donot think he starts day1 but might start 5 games during the season. The reasons will be defense and learning how to react in our system on both ends.We are not yet a good enough team for him NOT to get defensive focus when he is in the game. I project about 11 pts/gm which would be phenomenal off the bench considering VJ3 averaged that last year with lots of minutes. He is NOT beating out our leading scorer and backcourt defender from last year.

I fear we are putting too much faith in freshmen because that is all we have to put faith in. I too look forward to seeing the team develop and feel confident we will be satisifed with the results

By: CreamandCrimson

CreamandCrimson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:52:41 +0000

This team needed a lot so I hesitate to say that Creek is exactly what IU needed. However, his scoring ability will be a huge asset. Creek can shoot and attack the basket. He is, by all accounts, a very good competitor that strives to improve. He played for a high school team that is used to winning and he scored a lot of points against good competition.

As I said in a post a couple of days ago, I think Creek will start from day one. His presence will allow for Dumes to be an explosive force off the bench. By the end of this season, teams are going to have to guard two, possibly three scoring threats. The addition of a big-time scorer like Creek should drastically help the play of Dumes, VJIII, Rivers and anyone else who gets open looks because the opposition focuses on Creek.

My prediction, he averages 17 points a game this season (leading IU in that category). The key for Creek will be developing on defense. If he can become a solid defender, he will be the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.