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stevealford — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:43:21 -0000

That is why Zeller and Plumlee are so important for 11. I feel like we should also be putting more of an effort into AJ Hammons.
Crean can't recruit bigs well though because of his style of play, which would be another topic of conversation.

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Julian — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:29:50 -0000

Thats a good line up but i had Rivers VJ3 Creek Watford and Pritch, just for a faster unit, but looking at what you guys had seem perfectly reasonable to me

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Diesel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:39:28 -0000

Just bought 11"x17" replica championship banners. Going to turn the garage into an IU shrine. My wife is going to paint the center court (IU inside the state) on one wall and hang the banners from the ceiling above and I'm going to candy stripe another wall. I've also got a set of red lockers in there.

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hoosierboy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:07:09 -0000

Back to JD. I noticed he posted a highlight tape of Eric Gordon. Also he has insidethehall.com posted on there. We have to get him! He is a great underated talent that will develop very well under Creans ability to develop guards. We also need to continue to recruit the best in Indiana. So watch what you say because there are probably a lot of recruits who check this AWESOME website.

Starters
Rivers, VJ3, Creek, Elston, Pritchard
I don't have Watford becaue I think Crean is gonna eventually move him into the starters. He has said plenty of times that Watford needs to get stronger. He will still play a ton. VJ3 is a lock. Poster boy. enough said. Creek has had nothing but praises from coach Crean. He is the prize recruit of this class and there is no way he doesnt start. Elston has gotten a lot of positive feedback from CTC and he is a beast that will be able to crash the boards and get up and down the floor. CTC has been hard on Pritchard but we need his size. I hope and pray Bawa is more developed than people are saying. He does have a huge impact on our future.

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BaseballBuc — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:01:36 -0000

I think Crean should make a run at Dejuan Marrero. He was a freshman phenom for Bowman Academy this last year. I got to watch him play a couple of times (too bad he couldn't play in the regional) and he really runs the floor and scores at will. Too bad the boilers dominate northwest indiana

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Ben_M — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:36:11 -0000

what was the last team to win the big ten with a 4 gaurd line up?
Sounds like a reciepe for disaster to me.
I know I can remember our last 4 gaurd line up......not good

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GFDave — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:34:21 -0000

I think the recent beatings we all have taken in our prognostications should lead us to these three important rules:

The first rule of Recruiting Club is that we don't know what we are doing.
The second rule of Recruiting Club is that we don't know what we are doing.
The third rule of Recruiting Club is that we don't know what we are doing.

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kyle111 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:12:23 -0000

Lets go man, we need as many recruits as we can get to show up at the hysteria. The atmosphere should drawl anyone in and not forgetting about the big red banners! WE JOSH SELBY to show up!!!!!!!

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Kelin Blab — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:38:40 -0000

My two cents......

* I am DONE with 2010
* It is all about 2011 and 2012.
* For me the jury is still out on DSR, like the kid hopes he and iu continue, but gives a tweener vibe, not a pg, not a shooting guard, not very athletic, but very strong....
* As far as an early prediction for starters....J.Rivers, D.Dumes, and VJ3 are the ones I can pencil in. I will not rule out or be surprised by Elston starting over Wateford.
* I say we do a lot of 3 guard offense this year but I like the pieces we have.

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BaseballBuc — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:37:17 -0000

Most of you probably have seen this but if not here is a great article on Plumlee http://espn.go.com/mens-col...

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Alex Bozich — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:17:07 -0000

To start the season, I'm going Rivers, Jones, Dumes, Watford and Pritchard.

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CraiginOR — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:12:27 -0000

and all the journalists seem to forget Rivers when predicting about IU this year (katz, yardbarker for two)

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CraiginOR — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:10:18 -0000

amazing all the different starting 5's we have come up with...the coaching staff will go crazy

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CraiginOR — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:07:44 -0000

sorry Alex, I guess I expect you to know all things IU basketball, your starting 5?

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Ben_M — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:57:14 -0000

Rivers, Creek, Wataford, Pritch, Bawa
or
Rivers, Creek, Wataford, Eltson, Pritch

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CreamandCrimson — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:07:27 -0000

Me too, Crean knows fans like to be involved and letting Hoosier Nation in on things is one way to do that. He is not giving away state secrets but it kind of lets us know what is going on. I have read all of the lineup talk and I agree with most what is being said. It seems pretty much guaranteed Rivers and VJ3 will start. Rivers is going to make a huge difference as a shutdown defender in the backcourt.
I think Creek starts from day one. He is a terrific scorer and he is more athletic than Dumes. Plus, does anyone remember how bad Dumes for large parts of the Big Ten schedule last season? To me, he screams offense and energy off the bench. It is impossible to tell how quickly Watford and Elston will transition to college basketball. Whichever one can catch on quicker will see the starting lineup.
Starters- Rivers, VJ3, Creek, Elston and Pritchard. Bench- Dumes, Watford, Bawa and Hulls in the regular rotation with Roth, Capobianco and Jobe filling in as needed.
Bottom line, we know this team will be better in every way. We just don't know who has improved a lot and who has improved a little and we won't until the first game.

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Diesel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:06:50 -0000

Yeah, and I think he'll play better this year without having to be "the guy" to have to force stuff all the time. It's going to be hard to keep this senior off the floor (as opposed to Jobe). Most of the leadership should come from Rivers, but Dumes went through it last year and there is just something about playing a B10 game on the road and needing those key baskets you speak of, I think Dumes will be in there, hopefully his experience and leadership will show, and he can also D it up.

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Alex Bozich — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:57:01 -0000

Wish I could, but I don't attend his workouts.

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BGleas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:55:04 -0000

Even more of a reason that I think if Creek and/or VJIII can beat him out, then we'd have a much better chance of reaching your 18-win prediction above. If Dumes is an improved senior on a mission and Creek is talented enough and VJIII improved enough to beat him out, then we really have some excitement for this season.

I'm not suggesting handing the job to Creek or VJIII, I mean if they actually beat him out.

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CraiginOR — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:39:14 -0000

Dumes is a senior, on a mission, Alex needs to tell us how hard he has worked this summer

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it's Indiana — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:36:11 -0000

Rivers doesn't get much fanfare, but he will make the biggest difference this year. Travis Walton was the key for MSU's tournament run, and I see a lot of him in Rivers. A lock down defender who can run point and relax younger players. The transition should be minimal since Rivers has been practicing with the team for over a year.

I'm excited about Bawa's future, but I don't see him playing a "big" role this year. Just the nature of the game when you're 7'. He has real deal potential, but it will take a few years. Feel free to prove me wrong though Mr. Bawa and start early.

My 5: Rivers, VJ3, Dumes, Pritchard, Watford...with Creek and Elston gettin heavy rotation time.

Alex - how about a countdown clock for the begininning of the season?

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CraiginOR — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:34:07 -0000

Pritch is important, I guess I was depending on Rivers for leadership, experience and a guiding hand to bring these guys together. We need more minutes!! Keeping Creek out of the starting lineup may be impossible. We can win 18 and the NIT. I am a true believer!!

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hooseyes — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:29 -0000

i tend to agree with you, diesel, on having dumes start... i have no stats to back it up but i feel like in several games, especially in conference play, dumes started off games hitting a three or two and generally getting our offense moving. if he can do that again this year i think it would justify his starting position and then, as you say, heavy doses of the freshmen. one of the most frustrating things for me personally last year while watching these guys was the lack of scoring at the beginning of games and the time it took to get the offense together... at this point, with the continued inexperience of this team, i don't think immediate offense at the beginning of a game can be understated.

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BGleas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:39:02 -0000

Agree, Rivers is going to be the guy that runs this team and that everyone else feeds off.

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BGleas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:35:20 -0000

My biggest reason for not wanting Dumes in the starting lineup is that it means Creek and/or VJIII beat him out. We know Dumes is capable of being a leading scorer on the team, so if Creek and VJIII beat him out it means they're progressing and stepping their games up, which is good for the whole team. I also think Dumes could be a great scorer off the bench, sort of like Ben Gordon when he was 6th Man of the Year for Chicago.