Comments on: ITH Super Happy Fun Time Player Profile: Jeremiah Rivers

By: Marcus Gresham

Marcus Gresham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:46:51 +0000

I don't remember specifics of who won what, but could the reference to “three Big East Championships” be including regular season and tournament championships? If that's the case, he could have been a part of three.

By: Marcus Gresham

Marcus Gresham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:46:51 +0000

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:23:53 +0000

Well said Gleas. I don't expect him to be an All-Big Ten performer. But I won't be shocked if he is 3rd team in the category.

Call me crazy, but i just cannot see a kid with this size and handle throwing the ball away 6 times a game! How hard was that too watch? Good point guards have a 2:1 turnover ratio or better. I think he'll do that and more this season. Did we have any guards with more assists than turnovers last year? Let me know because I doubt that happened.

By: MillaRed

MillaRed — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:18:52 +0000

We're both fond of Jordan HoosierGirl trust me. The fact we have both makes me very happy. Hulls just doesn't have the experience that JR has at this stage. I think the fact he has someone like JR to learn from is huge because it appears he is a great leader.

The future at PG likes bright for IU. CTC obviously made that position at priority.

By: GFDave

GFDave — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:13:29 +0000

Exactly. You nailed it.

By: BGleas

BGleas — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:11:47 +0000

I don't think people are expecting him to be a star. We're just expecting he'll be a leader, calming influence and reliable point guard that plays good D, cuts down on team turnovers and shows improved offense from his time at GU.

By: gregmquinn

gregmquinn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:08:13 +0000

I look forward to seeing some experience on the floor. Rivers and Dumes along with all of the playing time Pritchard got last year should be a big improvement. I am one of the only Hoosier fans who didn't mind losing out on Irving because I think Hulls is going to be an all-time great Hoosier. I hope Rivers abuses him in practice for a couple of years and helps elevate his winning attitude and toughness.

By: HairyTutchens

HairyTutchens — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:46:40 +0000

Regarding Crean's comment that Rivers won 3 Big East championships – I was at Crean's speech to the student body and I interpreted that comment as including regular season and conference tournament championships. So, in one of the seasons that Rivers was at GU, the Hoyas won the regular season championship and the conference tournament at MSG.

By: tberry

tberry — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:37:54 +0000

I have to admit that I am a little concerned because I believe that past performance points to future performance.

Maybe he will be better than what we had but I doubt that he will be a star.

In fact, that is why we should fire Lynch….lousy past performance that has lead to lousy current performance.

By: socalhoosier2005

socalhoosier2005 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:41:29 +0000

Correction: Crean is correct when he says that Rivers won 3 Big East titles; Georgetown won two regular season titles (2007 and 2008) and one tournament title (2007), so that's probably what he means.