Aaron Craft

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#141 Guest_Victorian_*

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Posted 15 October 2010 - 08:02 AM

QUOTE (Doctor PainInTheButt @ Oct 3 2010, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Craft will do just fine at OSU.

Some of you may have a short memory but I do not. The poster Victorian is the same guy that said Jon Diebler wouldn't log much playing time at Ohio State. Now, that prediction didn't pan out all that well for him either did it?

Just because Diebler is logging minutes doesn't mean I would play him.
He is so one dimensional it's pathetic.

Thanks, I appreciate the fact that you remembered I said he wouldn't be anything at OSU.

Edited by Victorian, 15 October 2010 - 08:03 AM.

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#142 lefty

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Posted 17 October 2010 - 09:56 PM

If Thad decides to start a true point guard it will be Aaron Craft. He is better than anyone they ran at the point when Turner wasn't last year. He is also a player that will be there 4 years which is very rare this day and age .

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#143 ImAnEagle15

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:13 PM

Honestly, who cares what Victorian thinks? The guy's just an OG fan that spews anti-LB remarks whenever he gets the chance. Now if Aaron had played at OG we might be hearing a different tune from him.

As a matter of fact, it doesn't matter what any of us here say or think. The fact is Aaron was offered a scholly from tOSU. Thad Matta believed he was good enough and Aaron accepted. Aaron is currently enrolled in his 1st fall quarter of classes and has recently just begun official practices. He's the strongest guard on the team and has set a new bench record for point guards. He also is the 2nd fastest on the team in the mile at 5:03. He is the fastest on the team at the 3/4 court sprint (basketball's equivalent of a 40 yard dash). So from a workout standpoint, you can see he's one of the best on the team. Skillwise is an unknown, even though Aaron works on his game as hard as he does in the weight room. Playing against former players like Turner, Mike Conley and Greg Oden can't hurt. He's working his hardest to prove doubters like Victorian wrong and that he's perfectly capable of playing at that level.

He's there and will almost certainly earn playing time. Off the bench or starting doesn't really matter. He'll play D1 basketball as a true frosh, something none of us has ever done. Its done and over with. The scholly was offered, Aaron accepted. Now debate on who the starting 5 will be, not if Aaron deserves the scholarship.

Edited by ImAnEagle15, 18 October 2010 - 09:14 PM.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 10:13 PM

What's the fact that I am from OG have to do with anything?
I wouldn't have offered the Pollitz twins full ride schollies to D1 schools either.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 11:16 PM

QUOTE (ImAnEagle15 @ Oct 18 2010, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Honestly, who cares what Victorian thinks? The guy's just an OG fan that spews anti-LB remarks whenever he gets the chance. Now if Aaron had played at OG we might be hearing a different tune from him.

As a matter of fact, it doesn't matter what any of us here say or think. The fact is Aaron was offered a scholly from tOSU. Thad Matta believed he was good enough and Aaron accepted. Aaron is currently enrolled in his 1st fall quarter of classes and has recently just begun official practices. He's the strongest guard on the team and has set a new bench record for point guards. He also is the 2nd fastest on the team in the mile at 5:03. He is the fastest on the team at the 3/4 court sprint (basketball's equivalent of a 40 yard dash). So from a workout standpoint, you can see he's one of the best on the team. Skillwise is an unknown, even though Aaron works on his game as hard as he does in the weight room. Playing against former players like Turner, Mike Conley and Greg Oden can't hurt. He's working his hardest to prove doubters like Victorian wrong and that he's perfectly capable of playing at that level.

He's there and will almost certainly earn playing time. Off the bench or starting doesn't really matter. He'll play D1 basketball as a true frosh, something none of us has ever done. Its done and over with. The scholly was offered, Aaron accepted. Now debate on who the starting 5 will be, not if Aaron deserves the scholarship.

Not a Ohio St supporter, but will be for the next 4 years. You would hope people would be pulling for a kid from NW Ohio to be successful.

Edited by cubbies4life, 18 October 2010 - 11:17 PM.

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 07:35 PM

Who said I wouldn't be pullin for him?
I'm down on Weatherspoon and Sullinger too, that doesn't mean I want to see them fail.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:48 PM

QUOTE (Victorian @ Oct 19 2010, 08:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Who said I wouldn't be pullin for him?
I'm down on Weatherspoon and Sullinger too, that doesn't mean I want to see them fail.

Sullinger needs to get off some of the baby fat. Kid has GREAT hands. Weatherspoon can jump out of the gym. But they all are freshmen. We shall see.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 08:24 PM

QUOTE (LimaJock @ Oct 14 2010, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Craft is D1 [OSU], your point guard is D3. GOT IT.

LJ

at the risk of sounding dumb...what does that have to do with playing time as a freshman??That D3 freshman has a RING and knows he won the battle that night!!That just makes me wonder how will McCamey be controlled when Kirkman wasn*t?

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 08:35 PM

QUOTE (ImAnEagle15 @ Oct 18 2010, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

. He'll play D1 basketball as a true frosh, something none of us has ever done.

Speak for yourself sir!Played D1 PG as a freshman and can tell you it was an EYE-OPENER.I thought I could play until the first day of OFFICIAL practice and boom.... a whole new world!! Good luck Mr. Craft and keep the faith!!

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 06:53 PM

QUOTE (cubbies4life @ Oct 20 2010, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sullinger needs to get off some of the baby fat. Kid has GREAT hands. Weatherspoon can jump out of the gym. But they all are freshmen. We shall see.

Sully has great hands, decent passer, decent shot, decent footwork, no hops, no length.
Spoon can jump. That's it.

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#151 caldwell

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Posted 22 October 2010 - 07:14 AM

Bucks ranked 5th in pre-season polls!!!!

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#152 LimaJock

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Posted 23 October 2010 - 11:50 PM

QUOTE (Victorian @ Oct 18 2010, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What's the fact that I am from OG have to do with anything?
I wouldn't have offered the Pollitz twins full ride schollies to D1 schools either.

Exactly what everyone is trying to point out.

What ever you predict the opposite will probably happen.

You were correct with the Pollitz boys, but they had great careers at Bluffton College!

LJ

"I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong"

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#153 LimaJock

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Posted 23 October 2010 - 11:52 PM

Cubby,
"Sullinger needs to get off some of the baby fat."

You would be shocked what he looked like as an 8th grader. He is progressing just fine!

LJ

Edited by LimaJock, 23 October 2010 - 11:54 PM.

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#154 Guest_Victorian_*

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Posted 24 October 2010 - 12:05 AM

QUOTE (LimaJock @ Oct 24 2010, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Exactly what everyone is trying to point out.

What ever you predict the opposite will probably happen.

You were correct with the Pollitz boys, but they had great careers at Bluffton College!

LJ

Sometimes I think I'm the only one on this board that actually gets out and sees guys play.

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#155 Coach

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Posted 24 October 2010 - 10:41 AM

Vic,

You lost all credibility with me when you said. "I wouldn't have offered the Pollitz twins full ride schollies to D1 schools either".

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Posted 24 October 2010 - 12:45 PM

QUOTE (Coach @ Oct 24 2010, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Vic,

You lost all credibility with me when you said. "I wouldn't have offered the Pollitz twins full ride schollies to D1 schools either".

So the only person in your eyes who does have any credibility is Charlie Coles?
They were a package deal, even Findlay refused to take that deal.

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Posted 27 October 2010 - 01:43 PM

Sullinger has lost 15-20 pounds since reporting to the start of camp. He's still a hoss, but looking much better. As the season progresses his weight and stamina will only improve. Lauderdale had the same when he first arrived and Thad took care of that problem then, he will now to.

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Posted 27 October 2010 - 03:15 PM

QUOTE (Victorian @ Oct 24 2010, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So the only person in your eyes who does have any credibility is Charlie Coles?
They were a package deal, even Findlay refused to take that deal.

I agree that Eric was a borderline DI-player at best, but Tim was a beast. If I recall correctly, he was one of the Top 2 vote getters for MAC POY his senior year. He wasn't the biggest, strongest, or most skilled, but he found a way to put his stamp on every game he played down there.

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Posted 27 October 2010 - 07:10 PM

QUOTE (Bruno @ Oct 27 2010, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sullinger has lost 15-20 pounds since reporting to the start of camp. He's still a hoss, but looking much better. As the season progresses his weight and stamina will only improve. Lauderdale had the same when he first arrived and Thad took care of that problem then, he will now to.

Lauderdale was in much better shape in high school than what Sully was.
I think JS will always battle with weight issues, but we will see.