IU Scott Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 I don't get some of you guys and your disdain for Smith. He was a good kid and was a great student so he should be commended for his time at IU instead of some of the jabs he is getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wayward1 said: Right, except the "getting the degree first" part. Well yeah that certainly played a role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 I predict he will go to Depaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephul Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Best for both parties. We'll miss him defensively, but with a younger group of guys coming in, his up and down attitude could've been detrimental to a young group. I hope he finds what he's looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier98 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: I don't get some of you guys and your disdain for Smith. He was a good kid and was a great student so he should be commended for his time at IU instead of some of the jabs he is getting. There is no doubt he was a great student and very intelligent, but I have always felt like he was a cancer. He didn’t seem very coachable and I never felt like he played hard. He was always forcing shots and the ball “stuck” when it got in his hands. Best of luck to him but I feel like this opens up a spot for a true 3 to step in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Just now, IU Scott said: I predict he will go to Depaul I was thinking maybe Northwestern...might be a good fit both on and off the court... Hopefully not Illinois... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Well this set my expectations for the season back. We are an injury away from counting on a non 5 star freshmen. Definition of insanity. Have to keep the players for the get old strategy to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Just now, Hoosier98 said: There is no doubt he was a great student and very intelligent, but I have always felt like he was a cancer. He didn’t seem very coachable and I never felt like he played hard. He was always forcing shots and the ball “stuck” when it got in his hands. Best of luck to him but I feel like this opens up a spot for a true 3 to step in. If any of that were true and Archie didn’t kick him off then Archie is a terrible coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier98 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Everyone who wanted a 3 guard lineup should be happy. Jerome could even play some stretch 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Addition by subtraction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 One thing is that if he knew he was going to transfer I wish he would have done it a lot earlier. This late in the process it will be hard to find any quality transfer to come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said: It hurts, but I don’t think it will be as significant and most think. He was a limited offensive player that was very inconsistent. I think our offense will get a boost and defense will be just fine. Makes our front court depth thin, but still have TJD, Brunk, and Race. Hunter can play the 4 if needed. Will be very interesting to see if the staff scrambled to try and find another grad transfer wing or big. This is where I'm at. You always hate to lose a senior with so much experience, but the reality is that he was always a square peg in a round hole. He didn't want to play the 4 and didn't have the skill to play the wing, he didn't always plays hard and often times lost focus. I really hate to come off as bashing Smith, he seems like a really great kid, an excellent student and I did see growth in his game and leadership last season, but with that I think other than big man depth this doesn't hurt too much. I even think his defensive capabilities are getting overblown. He's a great on ball defender when he's challenged to shut someone down, no debate there, but he's a pretty weak off the ball defender, often relaxing and losing track of his man. There's a bunch of "if's", but I don't think the ceiling changes if Phinisee, Hunter, Thompson and Franklin make a leap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Just now, BGleas said: This is where I'm at. You always hate to lose a senior with so much experience, but the reality is that he was always a square peg in a round hole. He didn't want to play the 4 and didn't have the skill to play the wing, he didn't always plays hard and often times lost focus. I really hate to come off as bashing Smith, he seems like a really great kid, an excellent student and I did see growth in his game and leadership last season, but with that I think other than big man depth this doesn't hurt too much. I even think his defensive capabilities are getting overblown. He's a great on ball defender when he's challenged to shut someone down, no debate there, but he's a pretty weak off the ball defender, often relaxing and losing track of his man. There's a bunch of "if's", but I don't think the ceiling changes if Phinisee, Hunter, Thompson and Franklin make a leap. Correct. He's soft though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier98 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said: If any of that were true and Archie didn’t kick him off then Archie is a terrible coach. Wow. Even Coach Knight had kids that were not coachable and didn’t reach their potential. I don’t see how you can blame a coach for a kid not being coachable. CAM had the APR to worry about and I bet he would have never recruited him in the first place. That’s just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 41 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Well fpeaugh was right. 😔 I'll be damned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PritchardPutBack Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Time for Jerome to make the step and see if Geronimo is for real. I know Justin was frustrating but still a little worried about this move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 We have 2 scholarships now. Maybe we can convince another HS SR to reclass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Robby Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Georgia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hoosier98 said: Wow. Even Coach Knight had kids that were not coachable and didn’t reach their potential. I don’t see how you can blame a coach for a kid not being coachable. CAM had the APR to worry about and I bet he would have never recruited him in the first place. That’s just my opinion. Didn’t blame Archie for anything? Trying rereading it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 minute ago, btownqb said: We have 2 scholarships now. Maybe we can convince another HS SR to reclass. If this were a text would their be a wink wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said: Sounds like he got told he needed to improve on the perimeter, because he does and Archie told him we needed him to play the 4 I think you hit the nail on the head. I'm really disappointed to see him go though. My expectations for this team just dropped...we got a lot younger with that move. ...and I hope people quit ragging on Al. He's the best shooter IU has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDom Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, PritchardPutBack said: Time for Jerome to make the step and see if Geronimo is for real. I know Justin was frustrating but still a little worried about this move Yup. I think Hunter is going to have to play some 4 in two years, hopefully he can do so now. Feel like Geronimo will get some time there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFFVETTE Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 I don't have anything against the kid, but this doesn't even move my needle for some reason. I wish him luck with anything he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 What does he expect to get at another school that he doesn't get here? This kid just can't handle Archie. Soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said: Sounds a lot like Eastern honestly. I think Smith helped more than he hurt and I think he was way more valuable to IU than Eastern was to Purdue. I'd add a lot more mature and intelligent as well. Nojel leaving helps Purdue's offense more than it hurts your defense. I don't agree that the same can be said for Justin Smith leaving IU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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