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| sirbrianwilson | Oct 30 2009, 05:11 PM Post #16 |
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maybe that joke went over everyone's head.. br |
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| yawnzzz | Oct 30 2009, 05:23 PM Post #17 |
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:chug: Too bad there's no Fighting Bunnies. |
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| tAmazingHoosier | Oct 30 2009, 06:06 PM Post #18 |
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Jobe hasn't been around basketball all his life like most of these kids... so the things he's learned in the past YEAR have probably helped him tremendously. I doubt Crean is bullshitting when he says we might not recognize his play from last year. (Looked like the first humans trying to walk for the first time...) With Bawa in practice now, a legit 6'11, he'll have someone more his size to practice against. I can see where both of them (if Bawa gets eligible) could contribute down low. Hell, if Jobe can be in there to give fouls again, at least this year he'll be smarter about it. I imagine they worked on his rebounding, shot blocking, and put-backs pretty strictly. You never know... |
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| yawnzzz | Oct 30 2009, 06:09 PM Post #19 |
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I'm hopeful about Jobe... but coordination isn't really taught, and he didn't seem to have it. You can teach him how to stand in front of someone with his hands up, but I wouldn't expect him to suddenly become a great player. Bawa on the other hand has four years, so maybe by the time he's a junior he'll be able to contribute something. |
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| tAmazingHoosier | Oct 30 2009, 06:16 PM Post #20 |
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Actually Yawnz... Bawa is in excellent shape for a guy his size. I'm not just going by the pictures I've seen on him on facebook either, which show his good physique... but other sources have mentioned it as well. He's got a six pack, and all muscle... He might actually have the coordination that Jobe is lacking. And with one of my friends, that's a girl that knows not a whole lot about bball, in Bawa's business class, she says he's the sweetest guy she's ever met. Wears a business suite EVERYWHERE because he says it's polite. And he's intelligent. So that's another plus. None of us know the skill set Bawa might possess, because we've never seen him play CBB. But there's nothing wrong with being a little hopeful for the guy. |
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| yawnzzz | Oct 30 2009, 06:21 PM Post #21 |
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Love the suit thing if that's true. For some reason that reminds me of Dikembe Mutombo. If he's a tenth of the player Dikembe was then I'd be ecstatic. I love the fact that Crean seems to be targeting players that sound like great human beings instead of just great basketball players. |
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| dedicatedIUfan | Oct 30 2009, 06:25 PM Post #22 |
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We do know this, Jobe and Bawa's elbows are lethal weapons. Maybe Crean will have them bash a couple noses in. LOL. I am only joking. :rofl: |
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| sirbrianwilson | Oct 30 2009, 06:36 PM Post #23 |
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Crean joked about Bawa earlier this year in an interview how he's become a liability to the team because he keeps inadvertently elbowing his teammates. Hell, if any of them can block a couple shots, make a put-back once or twice, and pass i'd be happy. never hurts to have some height, but i really see why crean is making us guard heavy. it's much easier to draft a guard that can grow into greatness vs. a bonafide bigman that is a sure starter. there are way more guards to get and very few true centers. the big guys are heavily recruited. crean's going with what he can get right now and, in my opinion, doing a fine job at it. he sees potential, not "star rankings." he wants 3-4 year players, not one and dones. we'll grab some blue chip recruits down the line, but you need a solid foundation for blue chippers to help the program. otherwise you just have 4 guys on the court never develop and are told to just dump the ball to next year's lottery pick...ala the Bracey years... br |
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| tkeena33 | Oct 30 2009, 11:37 PM Post #24 |
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I think that was Tijan he mentioned earlier this year as the guy prone to injuring teammates. Although he said it was the "other half of Team Africa" (Muniru) that gave Rivers a "face injury" on a pick and roll recently. And the suit thing about Muniru is true. He also looked like he had a lot more natural athleticism than Jobe at Hoosier Hysteria. They both can run and jump pretty well, but Bawa just looks smoother and more coordinated with everything he does. He was even knocking down mid-range jumpers in warm-ups. I know he's not there yet, but I agree with everyone else...give him a few years and he has a chance to be solid. |
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| hoosierinhogville | Oct 31 2009, 01:05 AM Post #25 |
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For some reason when i picture Bawa in a suit, i see a gangly African guy wearing a rumpled tweed suit that is about 2 inches too short in both the legs and the sleeves. |
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| dçamden03 | Oct 31 2009, 03:46 AM Post #26 |
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Thats probably because he's been in the United States longer than Jobe and is probably older. Muniru was first known by Rivals' Jerry Meyer a LONG time ago, and at that point, he was projected to be a 2007 prospect. |
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“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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| dedicatedIUfan | Oct 31 2009, 07:06 AM Post #27 |
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: |
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| Unbiased | Oct 31 2009, 08:18 AM Post #28 |
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or IU could recruit 6'4 power forwards like turdue does |
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| brumdog44 | Oct 31 2009, 08:52 AM Post #29 |
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Yeah....well Brian Cardinal's hairline indicated he was a 35 year old freshman at Purdue. |
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| tkeena33 | Oct 31 2009, 10:42 AM Post #30 |
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Bawa is an old freshman, but he is not older than Tijan. Tijan is 23. As of September 2008, Muniru was 19, so that would mean he is probably 20 now, 21 at the oldest. |
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