IU Scott Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, Coach Robby said: Currently on his official to Florida To bad he is not at IU today because the weather is just beautiful here in Indiana with Sunny skies and 75 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Said in recent interview that he is planning to make a decision in August before school. So a few weeks left on this one it seems. I think a SC lean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwtaylor1055 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 9 hours ago, dgambill said: Said in recent interview that he is planning to make a decision in August before school. So a few weeks left on this one it seems. I think a SC lean. I could be wrong but didn't the NCAA just hit a team recently with a penalty? Thought it was SC but I could be wrong. Sleepless nights with a 5 month old brain here lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said: I could be wrong but didn't the NCAA just hit a team recently with a penalty? Thought it was SC but I could be wrong. Sleepless nights with a 5 month old brain here lol It was NC St. Auburn is expecting to get hit too Sorry for the OT tangent, but my wife who works with patients with dementia and brain injuries told me she learned in one of her grad school classes that parents with young children in studies showed similar brain patterns to people with Alzheimer’s. It clears up once the kids get older and parents start sleeping properly again. You will sleep again. Eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 33 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said: I could be wrong but didn't the NCAA just hit a team recently with a penalty? Thought it was SC but I could be wrong. Sleepless nights with a 5 month old brain here lol Still to be determined whether NCAA will investigate USC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Parakeet Jones said: Sorry for the OT tangent, but my wife who works with patients with dementia and brain injuries told me she learned in one of her grad school classes that parents with young children in studies showed similar brain patterns to people with Alzheimer’s. It clears up once the kids get older and parents start sleeping properly again. You will sleep again. Eventually. Until they're teenagers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said: Until they're teenagers.... I've found out that sleep declines again after age 16 or so when you start staying up waiting for them to get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 hours ago, dwtaylor1055 said: I could be wrong but didn't the NCAA just hit a team recently with a penalty? Thought it was SC but I could be wrong. Sleepless nights with a 5 month old brain here lol I’ve got a 6 month old...I feel you!! Congrats! You are correct they may get investigated. Doesn’t seem to worry kids...look at Trendon Watford going to LSU. As long as they have a scholarship and a program kids will continue to go. Appears Cross has a good relationship with coach Martin and his brother. I guess they were perhaps the first to offer him and he valued that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Parakeet Jones said: It was NC St. Auburn is expecting to get hit too Sorry for the OT tangent, but my wife who works with patients with dementia and brain injuries told me she learned in one of her grad school classes that parents with young children in studies showed similar brain patterns to people with Alzheimer’s. It clears up once the kids get older and parents start sleeping properly again. You will sleep again. Eventually. I actually sleep more now then before I had a kid. Put her down at 11 and get up at 6. Before I rarely got more than 6 hours sleep because I would go to bed much later...now I’m so exhausted I fall asleep immediately...sometimes even in a chair. I find a child plus being 40 is a perfect cure for insomnia lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwtaylor1055 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, dgambill said: I’ve got a 6 month old...I feel you!! Congrats! You are correct they may get investigated. Doesn’t seem to worry kids...look at Trendon Watford going to LSU. As long as they have a scholarship and a program kids will continue to go. Appears Cross has a good relationship with coach Martin and his brother. I guess they were perhaps the first to offer him and he valued that. Likewise congrats to you! Valid point, as long as the scholarship is there kids will continue to attend that university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDB Posted July 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 From Rivals: "Cross is currently on an official visit to Florida and has previously visited Butler, Indiana, Miami and South Carolina. Next, he’s supposed to visit Texas A&M officially. Cross also looks to be close to a decision and headed into these latest visits, the thought was Indiana and Miami led. Can he be swayed late?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 championships Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, KDB said: From Rivals: "Cross is currently on an official visit to Florida and has previously visited Butler, Indiana, Miami and South Carolina. Next, he’s supposed to visit Texas A&M officially. Cross also looks to be close to a decision and headed into these latest visits, the thought was Indiana and Miami led. Can he be swayed late?" Dang I really hope Archie closes on this one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Profile page for Matt Cross with all of the essentials, quotes, evaluation, video and interview. Will be updated as things transpire. I think its interesting to think about what Galloway + Cross would do for IU's toughness quotient. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/class-of-2020-iu-basketball-recruit-profile-pages-matt-cross/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 23 hours ago, The Daily Hoosier said: Profile page for Matt Cross with all of the essentials, quotes, evaluation, video and interview. Will be updated as things transpire. I think its interesting to think about what Galloway + Cross would do for IU's toughness quotient. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/class-of-2020-iu-basketball-recruit-profile-pages-matt-cross/ You list him at 6'6" and Evan Daniels has him at 6'7". I know its only 1" but any idea as to his true height? I like Cross but don't think he'll be as successful playing inside in the Big Ten- especially if he is 6'6" or under. Seems like he will competing as a wing with a bunch of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Reacher said: You list him at 6'6" and Evan Daniels has him at 6'7". I know its only 1" but any idea as to his true height? I like Cross but don't think he'll be as successful playing inside in the Big Ten- especially if he is 6'6" or under. Seems like he will competing as a wing with a bunch of others. Of course I haven't measured him, but I see the listed heights, which are usually inflated, and if my own eyeball test says it doesn't seem right, I round down when I see conflicting heights reported. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Reacher said: You list him at 6'6" and Evan Daniels has him at 6'7". I know its only 1" but any idea as to his true height? I like Cross but don't think he'll be as successful playing inside in the Big Ten- especially if he is 6'6" or under. Seems like he will competing as a wing with a bunch of others. Yeah I would love it if he was 6’7 pushing 6’8 but if it’s closer to 6’6 that is going to be tough to play against traditional 4s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromboli Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Have you guys watched him at all? He's really not a 4, although he would likely play some 4. He's much more comfortable as a ball-handler than any 4 would be. He's pretty rangy out there, and honestly doesn't fit well into a traditional role. A coach would be an idiot to park him under the basket or anywhere, really. Watch this, and tell me he doesn't play like a big guard: I know the fear here is that he'd be out there guarding an opposing team's 4, at 6'9" or something. Maybe, but that means we'd have our own help there from our 5. Matt is really more of an offensive threat, meaning the other coach is going to have to put a good, rangy, fast defender on him, which likely means some 6'5" wing. Matt's not a guy you use as a placeholder because you don't have someone better. He's a guy that you fit onto the floor because he makes you better. He's a body out there, too. He plays physical and is happy to mix it up in the lane. And if he gets a rebound he's likely to be flying down the court with it looking to make a play. As far as I can tell, Archie really wants to attack the basket. Matt is that kind of player. Matt averaged 23 pts and 9.5 rebounds at EYBL this year. THAT IS ELITE. He hustles. Says he's into "old school" basketball. Let's not talk ourselves out of this one. He's not hard to define because he doesn't excel at one position. He's hard to define because he excels at many. View him as a big guard if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 From the video above he plays like a 3 to me who probably has a decent post up game and who can help out on the boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I agree with Stromboli. The first thing that jumped out at me were his rebounding numbers, even in AAU. That screamed motor to me. This is hardly the 1993 Hoosiers right now. We need talent and hard nosed players. If Archie is all in, I am too. We need tough minded kids that mirror the coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 This kid reminds me a lot of Damon Bailey. Very savvy getting to the rim and finishing despite not having elite athleticism. He can fill it up from anywhere that’s for sure. I see him as a 2/3 that could play a little 4 but he’d struggle defensively against the 4. Still plenty of time for him to grow. I hope we get this kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 I would agree he is more 3 than 4. He has decent ball handling skills and can play on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 championships Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 @CoachSS @The Daily Hoosier Whats your guys feeling on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, IUwins0708 said: This kid reminds me a lot of Damon Bailey. Very savvy getting to the rim and finishing despite not having elite athleticism. He can fill it up from anywhere that’s for sure. I see him as a 2/3 that could play a little 4 but he’d struggle defensively against the 4. Still plenty of time for him to grow. I hope we get this kid! I kept thinking Brian Evans. He needs another inch or so but to me he plays his butt off and plays hard...plays both inside and out. Knows how to use his body to shield defenders. I don’t see a 2...not sure he could afford to guard fleet of foot guards but definitely a 3..and could guard some smaller 4s. I see him as a good mismatch for us and a guy that can get a bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, 5 championships said: @CoachSS @The Daily Hoosier Whats your guys feeling on this In as good of a position as anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 5 hours ago, IUwins0708 said: This kid reminds me a lot of Damon Bailey. Very savvy getting to the rim and finishing despite not having elite athleticism. He can fill it up from anywhere that’s for sure. I see him as a 2/3 that could play a little 4 but he’d struggle defensively against the 4. Still plenty of time for him to grow. I hope we get this kid! Never would have come up with that comparison but I can definitely see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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