I always lean to liking players who don’t do the stare downs and showboating.. and this guys does that but not so much that it defines him. This guy can be defined as “intensity”. This is the type of player this program needs; NBA Athlete, rim defender, high motor. Think of Goodluck next to Vonleh, Williams, Hanner, Robinson.. talk about athletic and getting up in down the floor. Go get em CTC.

I don’t like these one and done’s. Does anyone else agree that this Calipari style coaching is ruining the college game? The college game is being ruined by the nba in my opinion.

Lot of “hop” and athleticism..and a little attitude (which is good if its a “little”). Kid can reject it out..and throw it down…but can he put it up? Certainly looks worth the effort.
See nothing yet that even suggests he could be a one and done.

How is he defined as a good kid?
From the video… seeing the stare downs… i’d tend to think he probably isn’t that good of a kid.
Act like you’ve been there before etc…

I saw the same kind of highlight videos of Hanner dunking on everyone in HS. The only difference is this kid has a better knowledge of the intensity of the game than Hanner has. We really need a big man in the 2014 class and I think Goodluck is a lot more realistic option than Cliff Alexander (a lock for either MSU or Kentucky). I like this kid and would welcome him in a heartbeat. He has a little VO nasty to his game and he looks a little like Nerlens Noel.

One thing that you look for in an elite rim protector is how quickly can he go from flat footed to the peak of his vertical. This kid has an uncanny ability to explode from a flat footed position. He also gets well above the rim and has impeccable timing. Having this kid and a more polished Hanner could mean trouble for opposing offenses.

I would love it if the NBA adopted the 3-year rule. MLB does this, and it works very well. A player has the option of declaring immediately upon HS graduation, but if he chooses to go to school, he can’t declare for the draft until his class has completed 3 years of eligibility regardless of his eligibility or playing status.

And I think you are right about dealing with the new reality. In order to have a successful “blue chip” program, you must recruit a mixture of 4 year players and one and dones. I think CTC has done a really nice job of this…better than Cal, honestly. Sure, Cal got a banner last year, but I think the likelihood of winning championships with 5 freshmen, all of whom intend to leave for the NBA after the season, is quite low.

I have liked what I’ve seen from him…a lot! It seems as though we may be a little late to the party, though, as about 15 other schools, some of them big names, have already offered him. I wonder what our chances are?

The ’14 class is pretty loaded. If we had a 4 man class that includes Blackmon, Exum (I think the next to commit), and hopefully Pinson, we would probably want to go big after them. Goodluck seems like a great fit. And I agree with others who have said Alexander is probably a no go. I think he ends up playing for Izzo.

This type of play is just so over blown by our fan base it’s silly,
the kid swatted a shot and stared down the guy he did it to…so what . Why do we always have to be judging players by every single mannerism they do…Doesn’t that get exhausting? Just play ball, love the kid love the play, you can tell he will be in the NBA soon, and I want him at IU

In regards to my first comment, I’m not judging the kid, I really have no idea about his overall character. I just stated that I like to leave most of the showboating off the court. However, to say his on court character(or any player in general) doesn’t matter, is way off base. Bottom line, if a kid comes to play at Indiana, he represents this University. And that is part of the reason I feel we can be so proud of the team this year, the way they carried themselves ON and OFF the court was second to none. So I agree, that we do tend to read into mannerim’s a little too much, however I still think on court behavior is key when it comes to representing this University properly.

P.S. I want this kid at IU too…

I think he looks more polished…or perhaps less raw…than HMP did at that age. I still expect great things out of HMP too. Not every recruit tears it up as a freshman, and I’m certain none of us would argue that point.

I am impressed by two things with his shot blocking ability: he can block on ball as well as off ball. Yogi can block a player off ball. The great ones can block facing up a player. Secondly, he keeps the ball in bounds when he blocks it. That is another thing you see with great shot blockers. The swat happens and leads to a fast break opportunity.

I am with you on the other things. But I think he could find the floor if he can rebound and block shots regularly. It would be nice to have a guy like that. It’s been awhile.

I caught that too! Don’t know if it was Troy, but he had his hand out like, a little help here? Dude was like, Nope!

That’s not what would happen though – you would still see plenty of non-superstars declaring knowing they would have to stay in college for 3 years. Even when there wasn’t a rule, for every LeBron (or even Al Harrington), there’s a Korleone Young or Leon Smith.

You look at it as getting 3 “free years of college” and a chance of having a degree. They, more likely, would see it as three years of not earning any income. Notice the increased amount of early entrants in 2004 and 2005 (8-9 those years vs. an average of 2-4 normally) when the 1-year rule was agreed upon starting in 2006.

My prediction is even more high schoolers would declare, especially with the increasing use of the D-League where NBA teams can stash the high schoolers while still paying them well above the average salary of a normal player in the D-League.

Totally agree here. I really think that Cal got lucky last year for #1 getting prob the best college player since Lou Alcinder and #2 that AD was such a team player, down to earth kinda guy.

Now Cal has yet another ‘historical’ freshman class (just like this year)… of which two of them think they can beat 90’s Michael Jordan one-on-one.

Lets see him win with that kind of arrogance! I think Cal is going to turn out more teams like this year (road gets tough, kids crack, and just quit and wait for the NBA).

Seeing as how HMP failed to complete a single dunk this season, I think you’re being too generous.

im convinced…..sign him up

Man is that guy bitter. He is the one that rescinded.

Perhaps that would be the case, but eventually the players who go to college will at least begin to have skills sets that would make some of those high level high school kids slip further in the draft forcing the next classes elite to really consider what their best option truly is. At least I believe that, and the 3 year college player will be more prepared to earn playing time on an NBA team as well.

I could be wrong but it looked like the ball was going to the other end of the floor, that is not the time to help a player that you swatted to get back to his feet. It is time to head down to the other end in case they break stalls and your team can have an advantage in the half court.

He could possibly make a sick front court tandem with Fischer in a year. Maybe a taller (and hopefully less injured) version of the DJ White/Marco Killingsworth tandem from 7-8 years ago.