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Luke Harangody
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FallenEmpire Feb 28 2008, 12:09 AM Post #1
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Man this guy was born to be an IU player. I remember how badly I wanted him to come to IU, and also remember how dumbfounded I was when I found out he was told he wasnt welcome here. A front court of DJ and Luke would have meant the complete and utter pulverization of any other team in the country. I'd even say Luke would bull DJ around any day. The guys a beast.

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He is a tank, little goofy but a hard nosed player none the less. BE POY candidate for sure. I heard while watching a earlier ND game that he wanted to stay close to home and that is why he chose ND.
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Fucking bastard, he chose ND over Purdue. I honestly think that if IU or Purdue had him or Howard from Butler that they would be sitting at nearly undefeated and #1 in the country. Oh well, can't win them all I suppose, I still root like hell for them even though I can't stand ND most of the time. Always pull for the home state boys.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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Harangody > Howard. Howard is impressive for a freshman -- but his defense is awful. constantly gets backed down in the post, and can't seem to keep his feet set. that said, he's obviously going to improve -- and his offense looks very polished (at times). he'll be a great one in 3 years.
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Harangody > Howard. Howard is impressive for a freshman -- but his defense is awful. constantly gets backed down in the post, and can't seem to keep his feet set. that said, he's obviously going to improve -- and his offense looks very polished (at times). he'll be a great one in 3 years.

Howard is already more effective than any post player on Purdue and more effective than any of the guys IU is running out at the four right now, offensively and defensively. He would take both teams to an absolute new level. But I'm happy he is at Butler, they needed size and I always love when they do well. I think they will start pulling some more of the local kids as we move along. If they can sustain this for a bit longer, they may turn into a Gonzaga type program.

Harangody is obviously better, but I think both are better than all of the post players at both IU and Purdue that aren't named DJ White.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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yeah, any big man between IU/Purdue besides DJ White is basically worthless. Howard would have been better, but I know that he was looking for a smaller situation where he would be able to make a big impact -- i'd say he found a good situation that fits him.
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yeah, any big man between IU/Purdue besides DJ White is basically worthless. Howard would have been better, but I know that he was looking for a smaller situation where he would be able to make a big impact -- i'd say he found a good situation that fits him.

Most definitely, I think it was going to be Butler the whole time, but everything that I heard was that he really liked Purdue, but the campus was just too big for his liking.

I wouldn't say our big men are worthless, just that Howard brings a total package. It'd be like if you blended Johnson and Calasan into one player. Howard is athletic and mobile like Johnson and is bigger and more rugged like Calasan. For IU, he is just a whole lot more skilled than Taber or Stemler and Thomas is just a space eater really. He would be fantastic because anywhere because he has size, is athletic, and has a good skill set. Him next to DJ would be scary as hell.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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yeah, taber is a fucking joke. stemler does 2 bad things for every one good thing -- and D, is well, D. Calasan hasn't impressed me that much -- he's got size, but tries to play too Euro for my likings and Johnson has potential, but seriously needs to bulk up.
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yeah, taber is a fucking joke. stemler does 2 bad things for every one good thing -- and D, is well, D. Calasan hasn't impressed me that much -- he's got size, but tries to play too Euro for my likings and Johnson has potential, but seriously needs to bulk up.

Calasan can bang, and he doesn't back down. If you expected 10 points and 5 boards from him, then you will be disappointed. He can knock down the 3, which when he does, opens our offense up a lot and changes the way teams have to defend the motion. He is just getting used to the college game and is useful, I think more useful then Thomas, Taber, or Stemler.

You are right about Johnson, he just needs to add bulk. But he flashes some good stuff at times. He has good touch on his shot and is a good shot blocker. Once he can post up and turn over his left shoulder and be able to go straight up without getting knocked back, he will be an absolute monster. I like his effort and his length adds a dimension to our defense that nobody else on our team has. I honestly think he will have the best NBA career of the 4 freshmen that we have.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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yeah, taber is a fucking joke.  stemler does 2 bad things for every one good thing -- and D, is well, D.  Calasan hasn't impressed me that much -- he's got size, but tries to play too Euro for my likings and Johnson has potential, but seriously needs to bulk up.

Calasan can bang, and he doesn't back down. If you expected 10 points and 5 boards from him, then you will be disappointed. He can knock down the 3, which when he does, opens our offense up a lot and changes the way teams have to defend the motion. He is just getting used to the college game and is useful, I think more useful then Thomas, Taber, or Stemler.

You are right about Johnson, he just needs to add bulk. But he flashes some good stuff at times. He has good touch on his shot and is a good shot blocker. Once he can post up and turn over his left shoulder and be able to go straight up without getting knocked back, he will be an absolute monster. I like his effort and his length adds a dimension to our defense that nobody else on our team has. I honestly think he will have the best NBA career of the 4 freshmen that we have.

yeah, he'll get drafted on size. he's durant-like in size, and i'm sure someone will be willing to take a gamble to try to polish an offensive game. I can really see Hummell going pro and doing pretty well. He has the size, the effort, and the shot. he'd be a great 6th man -- his game reminds me of Dunleavy's, only with less finesse, and more willingness to drive aggressively.
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yeah, taber is a fucking joke.  stemler does 2 bad things for every one good thing -- and D, is well, D.  Calasan hasn't impressed me that much -- he's got size, but tries to play too Euro for my likings and Johnson has potential, but seriously needs to bulk up.

Calasan can bang, and he doesn't back down. If you expected 10 points and 5 boards from him, then you will be disappointed. He can knock down the 3, which when he does, opens our offense up a lot and changes the way teams have to defend the motion. He is just getting used to the college game and is useful, I think more useful then Thomas, Taber, or Stemler.

You are right about Johnson, he just needs to add bulk. But he flashes some good stuff at times. He has good touch on his shot and is a good shot blocker. Once he can post up and turn over his left shoulder and be able to go straight up without getting knocked back, he will be an absolute monster. I like his effort and his length adds a dimension to our defense that nobody else on our team has. I honestly think he will have the best NBA career of the 4 freshmen that we have.

yeah, he'll get drafted on size. he's durant-like in size, and i'm sure someone will be willing to take a gamble to try to polish an offensive game. I can really see Hummell going pro and doing pretty well. He has the size, the effort, and the shot. he'd be a great 6th man -- his game reminds me of Dunleavy's, only with less finesse, and more willingness to drive aggressively.

Hummel will find a spot in the league because he can do so much. He can shoot, pass, dribble, and defend. He may not be able to jump out of the gym, but he is smart and can get to where he needs to get to, which is good enough.

At Johnson's size and how little he has really played (he didn't play varsity until his junior of HS), he has a ton of upside. He is athletic, has nice touch on his shot, good timing on his shot blocking, and is very mobile. He will be more effective next year, but will still struggle dealing with the added bulk. Its hard to adjust to being a whole lot stronger, but he will be better. Same with Martin, I think he is adjusting to his strength a little bit this year and will do better with an offseason under his belt.

I am talking like this team is no good this year or something.......
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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I played against Gody in middle school, and the kid was a horse then. He'd be at IU if it wasn't for Davis, plus the kid's brother goes here. With him and dj down low, we're no dought a final four team.
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I played against Gody in middle school, and the kid was a horse then. He'd be at IU if it wasn't for Davis, plus the kid's brother goes here. With him and dj down low, we're no dought a final four team.

LOL, no offense intended, but when I first read that, I read it as "doughnut" and got very, very confused........

lol no doubt i felt a little stupid.
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yeah, taber is a fucking joke.  stemler does 2 bad things for every one good thing -- and D, is well, D.  Calasan hasn't impressed me that much -- he's got size, but tries to play too Euro for my likings and Johnson has potential, but seriously needs to bulk up.

Calasan can bang, and he doesn't back down. If you expected 10 points and 5 boards from him, then you will be disappointed. He can knock down the 3, which when he does, opens our offense up a lot and changes the way teams have to defend the motion. He is just getting used to the college game and is useful, I think more useful then Thomas, Taber, or Stemler.

You are right about Johnson, he just needs to add bulk. But he flashes some good stuff at times. He has good touch on his shot and is a good shot blocker. Once he can post up and turn over his left shoulder and be able to go straight up without getting knocked back, he will be an absolute monster. I like his effort and his length adds a dimension to our defense that nobody else on our team has. I honestly think he will have the best NBA career of the 4 freshmen that we have.

yeah we were all so impressed by turdue's amish serb against DJ White last week.

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