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My nephew is his teammate. Showed me some stuff last night on Hooks - that isn't out for public viewing of him in game and practices What kind of info would you want cybergates? Here is what I've gathered since I couldn't stop watching his reels. Dude is a stud. Lean but a wiry strong kid.More B1G ready body than many a past IU recruit was going into college as of his 8th grade year.. IDEAL frame for more weight as he grows but he doesn't need much to go with the big boys as is. .Physical on the interior but also able to fit such a broad skillset into a finesse scheme. Eyes are usually up typical of kids who play above the rim most of the time.Decent overall awarenss on both ends, and will makw blue collar plays along with the highlight reel stuff.Killer in transition.Killer. Good handle for his size.Will throw it down your neck if he is given any space and sometimes when trying not to.Best way to contain is get nto him early and often and draw fouls..Being in the right spot might be the only way to contain him at some point on his current trajectory.Justin Smith - athletic with natural killer instinct.Solid comparison there physically but Hooks looks stronger now than Smith did as a Freshman at IU.. He could still learn a few more post.moves. Sneaky off ball movement on offense , and ability to recover to make a play on or off the ball defensively - even if he doesn't get the first step. Versatile etc etc. Solid shooter as of what I viewed, but that could use some work .JMO.Athletic enough to do whatever he works towards improving. The impressive thing to me is a lot of his opponents know what's coming but not much they can do about it. Protects the rim with enthusiam.As in pins shots to backboards with one hand and pulls them down enthusiasm.Very stingy at the rim .Can't emphasize that enough on all I have saw.Not a kid who merely wants to block a shot.He wants to beat that s*** up! Not saying Hooks will, but as a player he LOOKS capable of reclassifying a year early if there.were to ever be a scenario where he finished high school requirements for college early, and really wanted to get a jumpstart. The only things that can stop kids with his talent are poor decisions or attitudes.I didn't get that far on my curiosity since it got late.Not sure if he takes plays off or other ill habits since I was Hook-ed on the obbious .Lol Not sure who all is in contact .Will let you know .I'll ask my nephew more today at dinner.

I know nothing more than what I read on message boards, and this kid may not measure up to the staff's standards, but man we could really use a little "pepper pot" like this kid. It's great to get the blue chipper, but a kid like this (if he pans out) could be a fan favorite, sparkplug.

Too much is made of the ....."this guy develops NBA players" debate. Hanner Perea was once a top 10 recruit as a junior. Victor barely cracked the top 150. OG didn't crack anyone's top 150. Is Crean an idiot because Hanner didn't develop? Is Crean a genius because Victor and OG blossomed? Same program. Probably many of the same drills. Far different results.