What gets me is that the 2009 class was supposed to be the guys who really made a difference. Im not knocking those guys by any means. But it’s gonna be the two 2010 guys that have really added another element to the team as a whole. I mean,…. who woulda thunk two out of state 3 star guys would have been this great? Good sign for CTC. It isn’t all about rankings folks.

VO
Sheehey
Elston

If VO and Sheehey have improved as reported and if Elston can become healthy and consistently close to how he ended his freshmen year, then we could have a pretty exciting season on our hands. 

There’s really nothing to hear to be honest. He’s going to take all of his visits and then make a decision.

Haha didn’t think that one through, my apologies. I just haven’t heard anything.

Premium information from other sites isn’t fair game to be posted here in the comments.

I want to know, too, but unwilling to pay for a premium account when I have ITH. However, that’s pretty unethical to post such things and Alex and co. frown on such behavior. If it’ll make you feel better, my friend works with Buss and he says GH is coming to IU! Ha, gotta love those third hand sources…

My admittedly limited understanding of it is that players can come to him and ask for help/advice/tips/etc, but he can’t actively coach in practice.

I could very well be wrong.

I think that the players that are coming in 2012 and players like Vic Will Cody and Remy , there will be enough depth and SPEED that the minutes will be there . The ” HURRYING HOOSIERS ” will be back and will wear down other teams …. Regaurdless of wins and losses IU will be one of the most exciting and entertaining teams to watch …CANT WAIT !!

Is Calbert allowed to help with skills and coaching as the director of bball ?

He can definitely slash, has the athleticism to finish at the rim, can run the floor with the best of them and rebounds well for a wing.  I expect VO to be the lock down defender down the stretch of games.  He also needs to continue to attack the rim.  He also needs to work on his free throws, this goes hand and hand with his jump shot.  If he can develop into a good ball handler and a consistent outside shooter he can take his game to the next level. 

Every time he went up to dunk last year I got excited about what he was going to do, but I would rather him just get the points than to make the spectacular play. 

Although Mo Creek is only a year older than him I think that he has taken VO under his wing and VO will benefit greatly from this.  Mo Creek, when healthy, was a pretty good shooter.  I think VO will have a breakout year and we will be quite surprised by his play.

expectations:
~22 min/game
10 pts/game  5 rebs/game  ~1.4 ast/game  (dunks galore)
55% 2-pt average  35% 3-pt average  75% FT average

His highlight reel for next years HH will be sick!!

Agree.  I think their development this year and the degree to which Zeller assimilates to the college game as a freshman will really serve to be the tipping point as to how successful this team can be this year.  If they both deliver, I think we are an 18-22 win team and go to the tournament.  If each struggle a bit, it could be tough sledding and a fight to make it as an at-large bid.  I feel rather confident they can deliver.  I believe they are ready to from a maturity perspective, motivational perspective and as a team. 

What he does well is attack the rim. Now that he is stronger I expect that to be even better.

So the major improvement? Free throws. He actually did better in the second half or the % would be even worse. If he can knock them down at a 75% or better clip, I expect him to have a double digit average.

He may not start due to Verdell and CTCs love for him, but I expect him to be starting by mid-season if not sooner.

The sky is the limit. He not only has the talent, but a great hard-working attitude.