Comments on: Quick hit: Yogi Ferrell gets Indiana offer

By: Kamren

Kamren — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:15:22 +0000

Man Yogi is a moster on tha court every time I play him he beat me. But one day ima beat him but Yogi keep yur head up

By: Matt_J

Matt_J — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:30:30 +0000

Maybe Crean hasn't had a chance to get a look at the kid yet. *shrugs*

By: runelord

runelord — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:40:37 +0000

If he is anything like the last guy from Chesterton, at least that I remember, Matt Nover, then I say heck yeah…do it.

By: Hardwood83

Hardwood83 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:26 +0000

Ok- the pedophile comparison was too strong, I retract that. However there is a huge difference between what you mentioned- being impressed with a kid (4th-6th grader) play and actively scouting them or pursuing them as the above article mentions sportswear companies 'paying attention' to them….that is retarded and misguided.

By: aceman07

aceman07 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:24:06 +0000

By the way, why hasn't IU offered Mitch McGary yet out of Chesterton? He's very big, still developing but pretty skilled, and fairly athletic from what I've seen of him. I got a chance to see him play once and I thought he looked like he was athletic enough for the Big 10 especially at his size as he had no trouble throwing down one and two handed dunks. Purdue apparently has offered and I'd hate to see another Indiana big man go the PU. If Painter's offered one would assume he's worthy.

By: aceman07

aceman07 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:11 +0000

I watched him play in the 4th grade and it was like, “Wow, if this kid is this good now how good will he be in ten years?” Well, it's 6 years later or so and he's getting D1 offers so I guess that's how good. When I watched him play he was handling the ball like an NBA point guard and dropping behind the back passes to teammates who couldn't catch them (both because they didn't even see the pass coming and because they were 4th graders). He got the ball and with the ball in the fourth grade would just pull away from everyone on the court chasing him down the floor so this does not surprise me. If I could tell he was that good then surely scouts would have found him too.

By: plane1972

plane1972 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:07 +0000

“Right now”, in this case, is 2012. I think we'll be in the market for another PG, at that point.

This criticism is not directed at you, BaseballBuc, just addressing some of the Crean critics out there. If Crean thinks Yogi can be someone to take the reins from Jordy Hulls, then now is the time to get in on him. That seems to be the knock on Crean's recruiting – that he didn't somehow have the clairvoyance 3-4 years ago to foresee that he would become the coach at IU, develop these relationships with HS kids, and nab all this in-state talent that's heading to Ohio State, Louisville and elsewhere.

By: BaseballBuc

BaseballBuc — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:37:40 +0000

Haha, I think he meant that we need big men more than point guards right now. Unless you were being sarcastic and I didn't pick it up through the comment.

By: Indiana_Knight

Indiana_Knight — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:36:36 +0000

We need a 6'10″ PG?

I guess it would be one hell of a matchup advantage.

By: hansschnier

hansschnier — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:47:40 +0000

Goodness, I thought Chris was Ladrell's younger brother. I feel old too.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:50 +0000

He's a foot short of what we need.

By: tmeaster

tmeaster — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:09:44 +0000

Ladrell Whitehead's son - I feel old right now.

http://news-tribune.net/floydsports/x519391370/...

By: Luke72

Luke72 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:57:50 +0000

How many offers dose IU have out there? Not sure an “offer means that much these days!

By: GFDave

GFDave — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:16:30 +0000

A player at Yogi's height has got to be super fast. Is he?

By: tg1438

tg1438 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:33:16 +0000

I've seen him play a couple times. He can really get to the basket. Has a great first step. And his outside shot has really improved. I know that he took a few years off of the AAU scene to work on the fundamentals (which will only get better w/ Schilling as his coach), but played up a few years for Spiece this past summer. It will be really intreresting to see if he puts on some added strength.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:08:24 +0000

I will avoid the recruiting kids early pedophile talk.

Yogi has stepped up his game this year and has lead his team. He is comparible to D.Davis but with some extra quickness. He is a pure point guard and is very hard to stay in front of. He plays for a helluva coach at Park Tudor……

By: BGleas

BGleas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:20:58 +0000

Twitterverse is used a lot too

By: Jake Brown

Jake Brown — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:02 +0000

Kids get scouted and land scholarship offers in the eighth grade. That's just a fact of life. But drawing the comparison between watching elementary school kids play basketball and being a pedophile is…ridiculous.

By: marchus

marchus — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:33:01 +0000

Recruiting kids in the 5th grade is ridiculous. However, does it make them pedophiles? No.

By: Matt_J

Matt_J — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:25 +0000

Tworld = no; Twitosphere = yes.