Comments on: Interview: Cody Zeller, Yogi Ferrell at adidas Nations

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:38:00 +0000

As to CD we will see in October if he buys into the program. As to JD I don’t think that he CAN buy into the program right now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:36:00 +0000

We shall see. As I said if we get Cody Zeller and BJ Young, all is good. If not, then not so good. Zeller is doing just fine. He is fully awake. He is a very classy kid. He tells you exactly what he is going to do, and then he does it! I love his game and his self-direction.

By: Plane1972

Plane1972 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:51:00 +0000

I love the scoop, stonaroni, and I hope it pans out as you have reported. Would make for a Magnificent Monday.

On your other point, though, I don’t necessarily lump CZ and JD together. I think CZ is making a more calculated decision because his stock is on the rise and we have watched Davis slide considerably. I think they both buy that IU is resurrecting itself, but Davis seemed to miss his window of opportunity. We are all outsiders looking in on the recruiting process. I think there may be more to the story than Davis just being woefully undecided. Something tells me he has either read the writing on the wall, or learned something from the IU staff that told him to keep his options open.

By: millzy32

millzy32 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:27:00 +0000

I don’t get the Guy comment. How can he say that he won’t be much of an impact and then follow it up with the fact that he hasn’t even seen him play? Comparing him to Bawa and Jobe simply based on size? Heck I can do that, they’re all tall.

I hope he’s wrong and Guy does have an impact. I also have never seen him play and would think that he may not be an impact player only from his less than stellar JUCO stats but I’m hoping for the best.

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:52:00 +0000

You don’t think he’d be treated like a Beatle on Butler’s dinky campus? While he may not actually receive the “savior status”, he’ll definitely be treated with high regard and appreciation when he makes his visit. That’s how basketball players are treated at IU. Always have been.

By: stonaroni

stonaroni — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:12:00 +0000

JD and CZ seem to be IN kids who do not buy into the program……my bad on the typo

By: stonaroni

stonaroni — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:09:00 +0000

A Thomas is history! And, we do not need him! He plays the same position as AE and Sheehey. There is no room.

Hoosier fans will have much to cheer about when Jurkin commits tomorrow. I have it on good standing that this will happen. I saw this tweated as well. From there the 2012 dominoes fall with IU landing, Perea, Harris, Yogi, etc. AE is tight with these guys too. He isn’t just workin CZ and the 2011 class.

Zeller needs to wake up. This program will be back very soon. I am at the point to start passing on the guys like JDavis and CZ who seem to not be Indiana kids who do not buy in to the program and bring in the boys from elsewhere who want to be at IU.

2012 class is loaded and we have options.

By: guest

guest — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:17:00 +0000

You want him to play for the Yankees?

By: fkim

fkim — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:38:00 +0000

One thing that’s made me a bit concerned about the Zeller recruitment is the savior status that has been conferred on him by many posters on various forums. I have no problem telling you that Zeller would be a very nice recruit for IU and would be a real contributor to IU’s success. At the same time, I’ve heard it said more than once from reputable people that know Cody’s brother Tyler, that Tyler was not really a fan of all the hero worship during his on-campus visit (“TY-LER ZEL-LER” at the football game, etc.) That is not what the Zeller brothers are all about, They are surprisingly humble people and a little adulation goes a long way. Yes, you should welcome Cody to campus, but acting like he is one of the Beatles on the first trip across the pond may very well backfire and push him toward a smaller more laid-back campus (Butler, for example).

Let’s keep our heads here, people.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:06:00 +0000

Thanks for the good info.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:03:00 +0000

I hope it is your 20% but I think that it is 0%. If IU does get both Zeller and BJ Young, then all ends well. If we don’t sign both, then we will really miss not being able to add Thomas as the third member to that class. If neither becomes a Hoosier, we will be in a world of hurt.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Thanks for the good info.

By: Young Kelin Zeller

Young Kelin Zeller — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:29:00 +0000

How much hope are you holding out on A.Thomas and IU or have you thrown in the towel? On a side note, I think those who scheduled a game with A. Thomas high school team here in Indy were anticipating him being a hoosier to draw more of a crowd….that may have back fired now….but I will still go to see him play this winter.

Personally I give it a 20% chance and I base that on him being a spring signing and Mo Creek blowing up this year assuring his Junior year is his last at IU….

By: Bleeding Crimson

Bleeding Crimson — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:56:00 +0000

GFDave, Just out of respect I rather not say but he is well respected and it was off the record.

Outoftheloop, he base his assumptions off of our previous bigs and used that more of an option then anything. That is why I questioned him. I totally agree with you comments and think Bawa would have been a beast for IU in year 3 and 4. He was raw but did move well at times with the ball and seemed to have pretty good hands. I was able to attend a closed practice last year and he seemed to becoming into his own. On a different note…when someone on the team was punished for whatever reason coached did put them on the stair climbing machine and Capo had the most minutes by far.
BC

By: Diesel

Diesel — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:50:00 +0000

Behanan was 12th and Chandler tied at 106 with Etherington. By the way, these were off a blog from Demling. The other guys you had questions about weren’t mentioned in his blog post.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:25:00 +0000

What about Cook, Behanan, Chandler, A Thomas, and Tharpe?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:21:00 +0000

If your source really said: “But he also said that he wasn’t impressed with Guy and he won’t be much of an impact. He based this off of the let down by Jobe and Bawa,” then he can’t have watched IU for the last 2 years. No one at IU ever thought that TJ was a basketball player, not fans, coaches nor players. But he was a great person/teammate. So there can not be a “let down”. Bawa is a different matter. A good coaching staff, given a 5 year period, 4 years plus a redshirt, should have been able to develop an NBA pick with Bawa’s obvious athletic skills, strong work ethic, and great personality. But CTC did not feel that he had the time for this very reasonable project. We will see how that plays out. If IU gets Zeller, Panera, and another BIG, it will be good!

By: Young Kelin Zeller

Young Kelin Zeller — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:04:00 +0000

You right about CBS college sports….not espnu…too many channels on direct tv. Looking forward to seeing it tomorrow. Hopefully we will see Perea, Yogi, and Cody.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:16:00 +0000

Kelin…ah rather Young Kelin Zeller, please forgive me, LOL, I was on the adidas nation chicago site and it said that the 3rd place game and the championship game would be shown on CBS college sports network. Is ESPNU just picking up a feed off of that or is it going to be shown on more than one outlet ? They had it starting at the time that you stated.

By: GFDave

GFDave — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:30:00 +0000

That IU writer sure had a lot of bold and exciting things to say. Care to share who it was, or were the reporter’s comments off the record?