IU Scott Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 12 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: I don't mean to disrespect the late Neil Reed, but when it come to fitting in to RMK system, he was a soft. Fife was tough as nails. How in the world was Reed soft or did you forget him playing in pain in his freshman year with his shoulder going out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, IU Scott said: How in the world was Redd soft or did you forget him playing in pain in his freshman year with his shoulder going out of place. What does Michael Redd have to do with anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Just now, rico said: What does Michael Redd have to do with anything? Good grief I had already changed it to Reed before your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Good grief I had already changed it to Reed before your post You got to be faster than the average bear.......LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, rico said: What does Michael Redd have to do with anything? I would rather be dead than Red on the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADGERVOL Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, rico said: What does Michael Redd have to do with anything? He was taller than Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 hours ago, jefftheref said: I would rather be dead than Red on the head Or fed lead from a hit man named Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierSadaseci Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Neil Reed was tough as nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 10 hours ago, IU Scott said: How in the world was Reed soft or did you forget him playing in pain in his freshman year with his shoulder going out of place. I did forget that. I guess my memory was lost in the fog of time. Also, one shouldn't drink and post. Idiotoc things may come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Surprised no one has mentioned Marty Simmons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Derek Holcombe did OK at Illinois. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Did Don Nort transfer or graduate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Tommy Baker didn't transfer, per se. He was kicked off the team. He did go on to make all-conference at Eastern Kentucky, and eventually get drafted by the Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison22 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 8:53 AM, rico said: Surprised no one has mentioned Marty Simmons? Didn't he have a fingertip bitten off by a piranha after he transferred? I know that sounds like a joke, but I recall something like that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macomb hoosier Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Bob Bender: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, macomb hoosier said: Bob Bender: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bender The answer to one heckuva trivia question. And I didn't even open the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, rico said: The answer to one heckuva trivia question. And I didn't even open the link. This is what makes Ricopedia so amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 18 hours ago, BruceDouglas said: Derek Holcombe did OK at Illinois. 😀 Had to google a few articles because I remember the name just not the story. Didn't start following the Hoosiers hard until early 80's. What I found amazing about DH and others....is the number of players that Knight booted after obviously two of the greatest seasons a coach or program could ever have. Conflicting reports on DH. Did he leave because of the way Knight did things or otherwise? I saw he was a 3rd round pick in NBA draft in 81. Curious if he ever had regrets leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Had to google a few articles because I remember the name just not the story. Didn't start following the Hoosiers hard until early 80's. What I found amazing about DH and others....is the number of players that Knight booted after obviously two of the greatest seasons a coach or program could ever have. Conflicting reports on DH. Did he leave because of the way Knight did things or otherwise? I saw he was a 3rd round pick in NBA draft in 81. Curious if he ever had regrets leaving. This is what I feel happened regarding Holcomb. He was brought in to be the heir apparent to Benson, he had his opportunities his frosh year and did not not take advantage of them. Then he saw the writing on the wall as Ray Tolbert was coming to town. That is my take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, rico said: This is what I feel happened regarding Holcomb. He was brought in to be the heir apparent to Benson, he had his opportunities his frosh year and did not not take advantage of them. Then he saw the writing on the wall as Ray Tolbert was coming to town. That is my take. Didn't he have some foot injury issues? Not that it caused him to leave, but something I vaguely remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Didn't he have some foot injury issues? Not that it caused him to leave, but something I vaguely remember. Not that I recall. But that '76-'77 season is one that I try not to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 17 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Didn't he have some foot injury issues? Not that it caused him to leave, but something I vaguely remember. One of the articles I read via google search mentioned his arches or something along that line. They caused an inability to keep up with Knight's practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, rico said: Not that I recall. But that '76-'77 season is one that I try not to remember. Yeah...That was a tough season. Coming off the '76 team and championship there was great expectations due to a highly regarded freshman class with Mr. Basketball from Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Only problem was Grunwald blew out his knee, Carter struggled as a guard, Holcombe wasn't the next "Benny". And they were freshman...New to the Knight way of playing. Woods on was the only member that actually lived up to his title, IMO. And Mike Miday from Canton, Ohio left IU without ever playing a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison22 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Yeah...That was a tough season. Coming off the '76 team and championship there was great expectations due to a highly regarded freshman class with Mr. Basketball from Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Only problem was Grunwald blew out his knee, Carter struggled as a guard, Holcombe wasn't the next "Benny". And they were freshman...New to the Knight way of playing. Woods on was the only member that actually lived up to his title, IMO. The 76-77 team officially ended up 16 - 11 (11 - 7 in Big Ten). Minnesota beat us twice, but later forfeited both games. A lot of talent. We won the first game of the season 110 - 64. Everyone on campus thought the train was still rolling. I played against Mike Woodson once in a HPER pick up game. He must have learned a lot from me, on his way to over 2,000 points at IU. 😀 😀 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 19 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said: Tommy Baker didn't transfer, per se. He was kicked off the team. Along with Jim Roberson and Don Cox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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