'09 IN SF R.J. Mahurin (LOI)

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I think it would be great if he came to State. A local kid that would bring a lot of support with him from his hime town. I would wager that he would bring more fans down from Rockville than a kid from North or South would. Shoot, the school colors are even the same.
 

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Welcome RJ! All ISU fans are really glad you'll be attending ISU and playing BB next year! Have a great senior season in HS!

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ISUCC said:
Welcome RJ! All ISU fans are really glad you'll be attending ISU and playing BB next year! Have a great senior season in HS!

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It's always nice to get that signature from a guy who verballed very early. Twice in the last few years Creighton has had to wait w/ Antoine Young and Josh Dotzler both of whom verballed as sophomores. Like RJ, there was always speculation that other teams could/would swoop in to take Josh or Antoine away from CU due to their play in regular season or in AAU. I'm glad to see RJ sign and can't wait for him to get to ISU...have a big healthy senior season RJ!!!
 
R.J. Mahurin............................COME ON DOWN! Looking forward to your arrival next season & will try to see a game or two from you this year.
 
There are alot of people fired up about RJ's signing and I don't blame them a bit. I do think that the "Sycamore Fan" has a lot of insight about RJ's progress and I was wondering if a certain "disco" legend is hiding behind a screen name? I mean we don't want people hiding behind screen names!!
 
I think Mahurin has a chance to be successful at ISU, but whoever said there are similarities to Larry Bird is off their rocker. Come on man, give the kid a chance to succeed without unrealistic expectations!
 

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Lights Out said:
There are alot of people fired up about RJ's signing and I don't blame them a bit. I do think that the "Sycamore Fan" has a lot of insight about RJ's progress and I was wondering if a certain "disco" legend is hiding behind a screen name? I mean we don't want people hiding behind screen names!!
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I don't think it's the same person that you think it is. I know Sycamore Fan, who is different than the Sycamore fan on the other board, and he isn't in this state. Nothing behind the screen name here.
 
Hopefully this isn't true, but I heard through the grapevine that RJ might have a broken thumb. I hope that isn't the case. I hope it doesn't effect his shot at playing with the Indiana All-Star Teams.
 
I hope he isn't injured either, but look on the bright side.......if his thumb is indeed broken there will be even more reason for those of you to compare RJ to Larry Bird! I will always remember watching Larry in the 3pt contest one year....while his last "money" ball was in the air, him holding up the #1 finger....it was going in about 6 different directions!
 
That injured thumb sure didn't bother RJ tonight @ North Putnam. He lit up the score board for 35 points including several three point field goals. His shots looked good and he put the ball on the floor a few times going strong to the hoop. So i would have to say that injury isn't that big of a deal.
 

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Why is this your first post ever? I mean this topic has not been discussed in nearly a year and you come on here trashing the kid? Come on man, I would love to hear what you have to say - but don't make an open ended post with no supporting facts.
 
Just found out about the site while reading the paper the other day. Hes a good shooter but from the games ive watched him play (8-10) he avoids contact. He doesnt move very well either. Hes not muscular enough to play down low in the MVC and not quick enough to guard people out on the perimeter either. Id like to see him redshirt and add some muscle. As an ISU fan I hope he does well but I dont know if thats going to help.
 
Ok fair enough, thanks for the response. I was just looking for more information from you. Because when someone comes on here with their first post and is "bashing" a kid then you have to wonder why?

For the record I really don't disagree with your assessment of R.J. I can't seem him playing anything but a 2 or a 3. However like you said I can see him having a tough time defending a 2 or 3 in the Mo Val. He seems to be a little one dimensional, all I have seen him do is shoot the rock. Lastly I think R.J is pretty darn slow, and that will really hurt him at this level.
 
Morgan said:
Ok fair enough, thanks for the response. I was just looking for more information from you. Because when someone comes on here with their first post and is "bashing" a kid then you have to wonder why?

For the record I really don't disagree with your assessment of R.J. I can't seem him playing anything but a 2 or a 3. However like you said I can see him having a tough time defending a 2 or 3 in the Mo Val. He seems to be a little one dimensional, all I have seen him do is shoot the rock. Lastly I think R.J is pretty darn slow, and that will really hurt him at this level.
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He will almost never play 2 or 3. His only option is a 4. If he does not make it as a 4, he does not play. His strongest attribute right now is his ability to score. In that regard, I think he's ahead of any of our recent big men.
 
ahah backer it's all good buddy... I am not going to continue to have this conversation about RJ with you. It is just a carry over from a conversation we had months ago. So I will let you think what you want and I will think what I want. Because you are not going to be able to convince me that RJ can do anything that a good 4 in college hoops should be able to do... I can simply make a better case as to why he will play 3 over 4.
 

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ahah backer it's all good buddy... I am not going to continue to have this conversation about RJ with you. It is just a carry over from a conversation we had months ago. So I will let you think what you want and I will think what I want. Because you are not going to be able to convince me that RJ can do anything that a good 4 in college hoops should be able to do... I can simply make a better case as to why he will play 3 over 4.
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I suppose it would depend on the matchup. I can't see him guarding a Lathan or Doluony. But there are 3's he could guard. If you're talking about offense, then, you are right that his best D1 offense right now is his outside shot. But there is no reason he cannot develop some offense down low. He has a very good jump shot, all he needs is some muscle and moves. He has several years to improve that. Offensively, he is light years ahead of our other big men.

Let's face it. All of our freshmen have a lot of work to do. We tend to get excited on these forums, but I really think, on the surface, we had a weak recruiting class. I'm hopeful that we can bring in a couple of good ones this year. Having Kelly gives us some recruiting credibility.

I'm sorry you don't want to discuss this. I know it's a rehash, but I love to talk hoops anytime, even if I have to repeat myself.
 
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I suppose it would depend on the matchup. I can't see him guarding a Lathan or Doluony. But there are 3's he could guard. If you're talking about offense, then, you are right that his best D1 offense right now is his outside shot. But there is no reason he cannot develop some offense down low. He has a very good jump shot, all he needs is some muscle and moves. He has several years to improve that. Offensively, he is light years ahead of our other big men.

Let's face it. All of our freshmen have a lot of work to do. We tend to get excited on these forums, but I really think, on the surface, we had a weak recruiting class. I'm hopeful that we can bring in a couple of good ones this year. Having Kelly gives us some recruiting credibility.

I'm sorry you don't want to discuss this. I know it's a rehash, but I love to talk hoops anytime, even if I have to repeat myself.
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Actually a very good post and you raise some valid points - that is until you said we had a weak class. I really like a lot of the things that happened with this class. Your bring in a great mix of local talent, that is something we have been laking over the years. Jake Odum is obviously not being given any consideration by you, I am sorry for that. If anything we added some much needed depth across the board, these players give us options. If you consider Kelly, Lathan and Koang all NEW faces to this program then I would say we had a pretty damm good off season. I mean We are talking about 5 to 7 new players who have never played a min. at Indiana State, I would suggest that we are going to be just fine...
 
Right. I'm very excited about our new faces. When you consider transfers and redshirts, we should be much improved. Every time I criticize Odum, you accuse me of not expecting much. You couldn't be more wrong. I am a big fan of Odum, but he has some work to do and he has some offensive limitations even though I know he will get a lot of points and assists with penetration.
 
Odum is the type of player this school has needed for the last 7 or 8 years. Weve needed someone that can get to the basket and finish or dump it off and finish when we go into those 7 or 8 minute scoring droughts. Weve had players that were capable of this (gabe moore or harry marshall) but I think Odum will see this and do it.
 
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