Garret Green has a huge upside for the Hoosiers should he bring his talents to Bloomington.  Aside from the depth alone he provides, he logged solid minutes at LSU, has played in a power conference and hostlie environments, but I think his most important asset may be forcing Cody Zeller to practice against him.

a 6’11 guy will make people change their shot and having CZ, Watford and (I guess) Pritchard should provide a valuable experience day in and day out for the front court practicing against another big body.

Chi,
I totally agree but if he commits not only does he give CZ great practice time but will put CZ at the 4 spot where we need him.  We will own the boards and post.
BC

Chi and Bleeding – I completely agree with both of you.  Very rarely do transfer situations work out his well.  Hopefully he feels the same way.

Oh Northwestern, do you really need to go the route of Boise State?  Seems a bit of a stretch for a proud, academic school to go “gimmicky” to get students to come there, even student-athletes.  Seems like everyone is trying this ridiculous floor/field thing these days.  Let’s hope IU never has to do that….

If i recall correctly, CTC promised cody he’d be playing the 4 and wouldn’t be our Center. That was a huge deal to CZ before he committed. So, i can’t imagine that’s gonna change…or we lose Zeller next year. Anyone want that? Didn’t think so.

Cody has played center throughout his entire career.

Yeah, I don’t believe we were privy to the promises CTC made to CZ during his recruitment. This “promise” is likely a recollection of another thread. I believe CZ will play most of his time at the 4, but there will be some 5 mixed in there, too, imo.

I third that one! No allegiance to Butler. They’re not as cute as they once were

Things have really quieted down on the recruiting front. Which is expected with so many slots filled. Now we are crossing our fingers.

Gary Harris – I think our class is just too full (see Zak Irvin) Really hope I am wrong.

Garrett Green – Too good to be true. I really think it would elevate this team. For some reason SDSU seems more likely. Really hope I am wrong.

On the other hand, I refuse to underestimate the Remy Abell signing. He fell into our laps and will be good.

Also think we are about to land another 4-star in the next month. Hope its Demetrius Jackson.

Lastly, I believe the vast talent is scaring many away. Just aren’t brave enough to compete with the studs we have coming in. To each his own.

Lots of hoping going on……

Here’s Green comparing SDSU to Indiana..

I like our chances.

“It’s two different atmospheres,” Green said. “Indiana is a rich
basketball tradition, so when you go down to Indiana, people already
knew who I was. It’s all basketball. Here, it’s a little different.
They’ve got the beach life. Still, they just came off a really good year
and they’re trying to build off of it. And they’ve got an extremely
good coaching staff. You can’t beat coach Fisher, he’s been around a
long time. He’s a great coach.”

http://www.ihigh.com/eihss/article_72650.html

mmm…I don’t see a lean either way.  He clearly recognizes Indiana’s basketball bend but puts just as much or more emphasis on the SDSU coaching staff, team mates, beach sceen, and campus.  Seems like 60% SDSU, 40% IU based on the comments alone.

Just watched the new link for Mitch McGary up in the Twitter links.  I’ve been skeptical before, but I’m not anymore.  It isn’t that he is a really skilled big man, or that he’s really athletic (because he isn’t overwhelming in that department, but very good).  It’s that he plays with joy.  He plays like he loves what he is doing.  He plays like he’d rather be doing that than anything else in the world, and oh Lord how we need players like that.  We need players who want to run and have fun and just beat the hell out of people.  Please, Coach, get that kid in candy stripes.

Whether or not cream pomised doesn’t matter – zeller isn’t a natural five. His height will allow him to match up defensively with college center, but his outside skill and offensive game will ultimately define his career as a four.

How can I not like Butler?

- I didn’t go there
- I have no emotional attachment to the school
- They’re a team in Indiana that isn’t IU
- Their fans have a newly adopted self-righteousness
- They breeze their way through an inferior conference and are less worn down at the end of the season because of it, often using that to their advantage to beat teams that had to fight their way through grueling conferences

I don’t understand the “they’ve been such a fantastic story” argument. The New Orleans Saints were a great story when they beat the Colts in the Super Bowl – doesn’t mean I have to like them.

I’m not contesting that there’s room for more than one Indiana program to thrive. I frankly don’t think that’s in question. I’m simply saying that just because a team plays hard and are from Indiana, it doesn’t mean we have to like them. Hell, if we go by that logic, we should all be Purdue fans, too.

Purdue isnt a good story.  Butler is.  And Im not a hater.

Let me just say that I disagree with pretty much every point you made, and that we just look at the Butler situation very differently.

Purdue isnt a good story.  Butler is.  And Im not a hater.

Let me just say that I disagree with pretty much every point you made, and that we just look at the Butler situation very differently.

We haven’t offered Jackson yet, so I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one.

That purple court is hideous!  Yikes!

That purple court is hideous!  Yikes!

Then we have a fundamental disagreement. I believe promises DO matter. But I agree with you that Cody’s height and his game beyond the paint will be a problem for a lot of our opponents.

Ha – fair enough. I guess I’d just rather have another in-state rival than a backup team for when IU is struggling. 

I never bought the argument that we should support a team simply because they’re from Indiana. That concept certainly doesn’t transcend any other sport. Generally sharing similar territory is recipe for a rivalry.

Butler are unequivocally a great story. But great stories happen all the time in sports – doesn’t mean we have to love the team behind them.

Agree to disagree, though.

I love Oregon’s court.  Check out Towson’s—it has tiger stripes (but it’s more subtle than the fir trees.)

I love Oregon’s court.  Check out Towson’s—it has tiger stripes (but it’s more subtle than the fir trees.)

For your points about Gary and Garrett — I haven’t hoped you were this wrong since the MillaNun debacle (although I actually share with your sentiment).

Having spent a lot of time on Butler’s campus over the past several years with girls I’ve “made friends with”, there are a lot of IU fans among the students. 

Most of the in-state kids seem to like IU.  Most of the out-of-state kids don’t seem to care.  Either way, none of them grew up rooting for Butler.

Most of the fans didn’t go to Butler; there aren’t enough living alums to solely account for the new fanbase.  I think the anti-IU fans are really just anti-Big Ten.  Butler’s just an excuse for a few loudmouths to hope on a bandwagon and knock other in-state schools.