'12 IN PG D.J. Balentine (Evansville Verbal)

[SycamoreStateofMind]

Best of luck to the young man. Too bad he didn't pick a higher quality program...

Yeah I'm a pretty sore loser myself, hope he enjoys us handing it to him for the next 4 years or whatever it takes him to graduate. Evansville = Lesser basketball, lesser city, lesser education... Moving on. lol

 

[Jason Svoboda]

Someone may want to go let them know they got a new recruit... LOL

http://www.thepurplecode.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

 

[IndyTreeFan]

Benny Parker - my new best friend...

 

[sycamorebacker]

they probably told him he could play PG and he can't do that here.

 

[True Blue]

No hard feelings. Must like play in games over NCAA games.

 

[sycamorebacker]

If we don't get what we want, we can save it. We only have one next year right? Would have a spot for a transfer also.

 

[ISUCC]

that new arena must have won him over. Good luck in E-ville DJ!

 

[Callmedoc]

No hard feelings. Must like play in games over NCAA games.

They weren't in the play in game last year...good luck DJ...

 

[IndyTreeFan]

Someone may want to go let them know they got a new recruit... LOL

http://www.thepurplecode.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

The rabidity of the fan base is stunning...

 

[True Blue]

They weren't in the play in game last year...good luck DJ...

No shit? I didn't know that.

First time in a while and after this year, probably back.

 

[Callmedoc]

No shit? I didn't know that.

First time in a while and after this year, probably back.

I Think they are on the rise...they are Going to be really athletic this next year... I doubt the play Thursday..

 

[True Blue]

I Think they are on the rise...they are Going to be really athletic this next year... I doubt the play Thursday..

I agree with you....this year. Back to Thursday IMO after Ryan's gone. While we will continue to battle at the top.

 

[Callmedoc]

I agree with you....this year. Back to Thursday IMO after Ryan's gone. While we will continue to battle at the top.

Since he is only going to be a junior I would say the year after should be solid as well

 

[SycamoreFan317]

Recruiting is like commission sales you win some you lose some, next.

 

[True Blue]

Since he is only going to be a junior I would say the year after should be solid as well

Damn your right. Still not sold on them.

 

[SycamoreFan317]

Doesn't sound like we were in the mix.

http://blogs.indystar.com/recruitingcentral/2011/09/05/balentine-makes-commitment-to-evansville/

 

[SycfromBirth]

Doesn't sound like we were in the mix.

http://blogs.indystar.com/recruitingcentral/2011/09/05/balentine-makes-commitment-to-evansville/

he also said he wanted to go to a school where his parents can go to every game. His parents are probably hoping they finish I-69 soon--kind of funny that until then, they'll have to drive THROUGH Terre Haute every time they go to an Evansville home game.

(as a side note, I don't think they'll have I-69 finished while he is still in school).

 

[Southgrad07]

Well sucks he picked evansville but if all he cared about was playing right away I guess its best he went somewhere else because Odum has the pg spot on lock until he leaves. On to the next one

 

[Sycamore Proud]

Since we didn't get him, we go after somebody better. And then we pound the Aces while he is there.

 

[Bluethunder]

I wonder if Mr. Balentine will take notice that leading up to his announcement, there were over five pages of postings on this site devoted to him and the possibility of his talents coming here to State to play, and that AFTER he announced he would attend E-ville there were exactly five posts made by E-ville fans on their message board. New arenas are nice, but if their message board is any kind of indication of the passion of Purple Ace fans, it still won't be much of a home court advantage.

I predict that the new arena will be sold out for the first few games and as the season wears on the attendance will drop back down to exactly where it has been the last few seasons at Roberts.