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Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Hardwood83 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:13:38 -0000

Yeah- Story is the first guy he'd pick to 'run-off'. You don't have to be an apologist to deny that, just not be ignorant.

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Hoosier2012 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:26:53 -0000

Inside information here from a student at Bloomington, apparently a reason Story left was because he was upset at the lack of diversity here. Although I'm sure this isn't an exclusive or main reason, I can see how he might have brought this into consideration.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Unknown — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:35:41 -0000

why would IU fans remember a player who was on a 6 and 20 something team....i am pretty sure that us fans would rather forget this year and remember true heros...like...Kent Benson, Tom Coverdale, Calbert Chaney, etc...not a player who contributed to a 6 win season...Good One

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Unknown — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:24:09 -0000

I also called this...personally i dont like Malik cause he cant play D worth Sh*t

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Kelin Blab — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:36:12 -0000

Neither guys has ANY reason to leave...Dumes was so happy IU signed him and he is a senior, not to mention had total green light with Crean.

Pritchard is still the ONLY post we have next year so why would he leave.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Kelin Blab — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:34:28 -0000

Mikey I couldnt agree with your more.......if we get another pt guard, it will make absolutely no sense whatsoever.....

If you look at some of the recent past NCAA champions they had a good balance of long athletic wings, solid pt guard, and big men. This team cannot have a bunch of 6foot 5'11 guys running around thinking we are playing in a 6foot and under league....

Come on Coach, if you sign another pt guard do so in 2010 or 11....

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Kreigh_Smiths_Short_Shorts — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:06:09 -0000

Hey, I called that!

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Hoosier_Hound — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:28:31 -0000

Did you ever watch a Marquette game? I pretty sure Crean likes to have at least four PG's on the court at all times. ;)

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Steve — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:12:43 -0000

“To get someone of Malik’s ability this late in the year is really exciting for all of us,”...“He is a proven winner who knows how to win championships, and has improved a great deal over the last few years. Malik was off of the recruiting radar for some time because of his early commitment, but nonetheless, he has always proven to be someone that plays at a high level, that wins, and that gets better.” Tom Crean.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Alex Bozich — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:50:08 -0000

Very talented point guard who can also score and has probably played his way into the four-star category with his senior season. Arizona, Arizona State, UK, Iowa, Marquette and Depaul have all offered and Duke and Memphis are reportedly interested. I think the interest speaks to the fact that the IU staff is recruiting to get the best players they possibly can to fill the roster. If there is a player they feel can help IU, they are going to pursue that player.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Kelin Blab — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:45:56 -0000

A-

Dude I will have a problem with Crean if he brings in another guard......Darius Smith is a 6'2 pg and we have 15 of them....Jordan Hulls is not a cure all but I think we are ok at that position between hulls, rivers, and vj.....we need BIGS...BIGS....BIGS...and more BIGS

On a side note, one Mr. Teague visited his former middle school a few weeks ago and shared he is likely headed to L'Ville....

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Mikey — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:30:22 -0000

Don't we have enough PG's for 2009? Why do we want Smith?

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MoyeMadness — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:16:14 -0000

If we lose another player, and they land their top remaining prospect Smith, how does that solve the logjam in the backcourt? You lose a guard and gain another. Is there any way it could be Seth Curry, which would keep the logjam off for a year becuase he would have to sit out?

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Phillip — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:04:41 -0000

total rumor mill here but i have heard Dumes' name mentioned a couple
of times - this makes absolute no sense given he has only 1 yr left

secondly, i have also heard Pritch's name thrown around - word is he
doesn't think he fits in Crean's system; hope this is total nonsense

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Alex Bozich — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:13:09 -0000

They're still recruiting for 2009. Darius Smith is at the top of the list.

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cookcmc — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:09:42 -0000

with that being said, if we do lose another player(s), are there any recruits left or do we save up for 2010?

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Alex Bozich — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:43:18 -0000

Kelin --

There's certainly a chance. I'm not going to speculate on who it might be, but the logjam in the back court (Hulls, Rivers, Jones, Dumes, Williams, Creek, Roth) is going to leave someone with a shortfall in the minutes department.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Kelin Blab — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:37:32 -0000

Does anyone else think there are guys who may be leaving....I really hope not...

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HoosierDavey — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:09:26 -0000

Even though his ball-handling skills need a LOT of work, I thought he had the ability to help us for a long time with his shooting and athleticism. Hate to see him go...really would hate to see ANY of the kids on this year's team go. Good luck to you, Malik, and thanks for your contributions.

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DaTruth — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:57:50 -0000

Truth is a Marquette fan

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JG — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:55:46 -0000

Thanks Malik. You gave it your all for this program while you were here and Indiana fans will always remember that.
I hope he lands at a school and in a couple of years we see him playing during the big dance and getting accolades for being one of the first pieces Tom Crean used to build the Indiana program back up.
And if not...well, the kid certainly will make a name for himself in Hoosier basketball trivia question lore.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Hoosier_Hound — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:45:36 -0000

Can't say I'm surprised by the news, just disappointed. As frustrating as Story was at times, he had energy to spare, which I really enjoyed. I thought he was on the same curve as Wilmont and could have really been productive in his later years.

Oh well, hopefully he lands on his feet at a good school out west. With a year to sit out after transferring, he could really be a player.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

IUHOOSIERS_32 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:37:28 -0000

I didn't expect to see this... I really think we could have used Malik over the course of the next 3 years. He reminded me of a Robert Vaden type player (even more now). With that said, I am more than happy to hand over the ball to our incoming freshmen to get our program back on track.

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Nathaniel Falk — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:40:04 -0000

Called this when Muniru commited its sad to see him go but his playing time was going to lack with the class coming in and in the future it was nice knowing you

Re: Malik Story decides to transfer

Bryan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:28:32 -0000

I'm not going to apologize, just ask for proof. Does every kid that transfers from a school get run off by their coach, or do kids sometimes get homesick, want more playing time, etc? Did Matt Painter run off Scott Martin to make room for other recruits?

I'm willing to believe Crean sat down with each player at the end of the season, and talked about next season. Should Crean tell each player "there's a big freshman class coming in that is highly touted, but don't worry, you're my guy and are getting 30 minutes a night?" Is that any more honest?