Getting to know... Malik Story
This is the fifth installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Malik Story, a 6-foot-5 220-pound guard/forward from Los Angeles, Calif.
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This is the fifth installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Malik Story, a 6-foot-5 220-pound guard/forward from Los Angeles, Calif.
This is the fourth installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Matt Roth, a 6-foot-3 175-pound shooting guard from Washington, Ill.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – D.J. White mugged for the cameras. Light bulbs flashed as he palmed basketballs and threw behind the back passes to photographer’s assistants.Not much can bring White down. Not injuries, not two coaching changes, not even a draft-day trade. White still grins. The former Big Ten Player of the Year was all smiles Tuesday at the NBA’s annual rookie photo shoot inside the Madison Square Garden Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y. While a majority of his peers were decked out in their new stylish NBA threads, White was relegated to a generic black Oklahoma City jersey with his familiar No. 3 on the back. White has taken this summer in stride, as hard as that may have been. On June 26, the Detroit Pistons drafted White with the 29th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Minutes later, the Tuscaloosa, Ala. native was traded to the then-Seattle Sonics.“I wasn’t really surprised,” White said Tuesday. “It’s a business. I was just surprised it happened so quick, like five minutes after I was drafted. But things happen, and some things happen for the best.”And some things catch you off guard. Just when White thought he’d be making his new home in the northwest, the Sonics announced they were moving their franchise to Oklahoma City.White said he visited Oklahoma City for the first time last week in search of a place to live during the upcoming season. The former IU standout said he liked the new city, but not as much as the campus he called home for the past four seasons.“It’s bigger than Blooming-ton, but it might not be better. I really liked Bloomington and enjoyed my time there. I went back about a week ago to move some of my stuff and I might be making another trip back there soon,” he said.He has yet to meet all of his new teammates, but White has had the chance to meet a few, including Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, who was also in attendance Tuesday for the photo shoot. “I’ve met Russell, Kevin and Jeff (Green) and they all are good guys,” D.J. said. “I like Coach (P.J. Carlesimo) and have had a chance to sit down and talk to him a couple of times. I’m going to enjoy playing for him.”White also had the opportunity to meet some of IU’s incoming players when he came back to Bloomington last week.“I had a chance to go back and play open gym with some of them,” White said. “I think they’ll be pretty good and surprise a lot of people this year.”White admitted the Hoosiers would struggle some next season, noting, “They lost a lot of key players.” But the former IU player was quick to praise IU coach Tom Crean and added, “I’m sure those guys are going to work hard for him.”To help the team through one of its biggest transitions in program history, White said he has talked to senior forward Kyle Taber about being “the man” next season.“Taber’s the leader. All the guys are going to look up to him like they did to me last year,” he said. “He’s in a similar role to me that I was in last year with a lot of new guys around. But this is a whole new team. I think he’s up to the challenge and will do a great job and lead them in workouts and more. I think Taber will be a good captain.”As for White, he is excited for the upcoming season. Most reporters ask him about the franchise’s lack of a nickname, but White said that doesn’t bother him. All White is focused on is getting ready for his rookie year.“I’m just working on my body. I’m trying to keep my weight down; I’ve lost a lot. I’m just trying get strong,” he said.With a smile.
Eric Gordon and DJ White were in New York yesterday at the MSG Training Center for the NBA's annual rookie photo shoot.
This is the third installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Tom Pritchard, a 6-foot-9 250-pound big man from Ohio.
This is the second installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Verdell Jones, a 6-foot-4 180-pound guard from Champaign, Ill. Warning: this one is really long...
On Saturday, former IU baller Eric Gordon strained his left hamstring in an NBA summer league game against the Charlotte Bobcats. Although the injury is not believed to be serious, the Los Angeles Clippers have decided to sit Gordon for the remainder of the NBA summer league's schedule.
Remember the days when no news was good news for IU Football? When the program would only make headlines with its most recent throttling from a Big Ten opponent?
This is the first installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Devan Dumes, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound combo guard from Indianapolis. Also, happy holidays.
It might be the middle of July, but if you're like us, Hoosier basketball is a 12-month obsession.
Finally! News worthy of breaking Under The Rock's silence!
Another former Hoosier is getting in on a little NBA summer league action.
With the men’s basketball program officially hitting rock bottom Thursday, Rick Greenspan begrudgingly did the only thing he could do: resign.\nGreenspan had no more outs when the NCAA stabbed IU with its “failure to monitor” allegation last week. Under his watch, IU’s prized possession, its basketball team, had now become its biggest black eye.\nGreenspan signed his resignation the day he made his signature hire of Kelvin Sampson. All of the positive things he has done for IU athletics come off as minute details when you look at the condition of the basketball program. Although Greenspan had plenty of help in leading the basketball team to purgatory – the coaching staff and 90 percent of last year’s team to name a few – there was no one more responsible than IU’s soon-to-be former director of athletics. \nBut in Greenspan’s defense, no athletic director in recent memory tried to give Hoosier fans what they wanted as much as he did: winning teams with an IU tradition.\nHis decision-making leaves something to be desired, but the effort was there.\nThe dude cared. And he realizes that IU can’t turn things around with him sitting on the throne. Not with this many people calling for his job. Not with the basketball program about to become Myles Brand and the NCAA’s new chew toy.\nGreenspan turned the football program around with the brilliant hiring of Terry Hoeppner. Hoeppner then did something akin to landing on the Sun: He made basketball fans care about their football team. And when Coach Hep passed, Greenspan made the right decision in backing Bill Lynch, which led to the Hoosiers miraculously making it to their first bowl game in 14 years. \nHe tried as hard as he could to restore the basketball team to its glory days. He took a chance in hiring a coach with a checkered past but a reputation as a winner. When it turned out to be the worst hire in the program’s history, Greenspan tried again to respond with Hoosier fans in mind.\nSince the day Mike Davis’s Hoosiers lost their first game, IU fans have campaigned and voiced their desire to see an “Indiana guy” coaching the team.\nWhich is why Greenspan promoted Dan Dakich, a former Hoosier player but an assistant who had only been on the team’s bench for a few months, to the interim position instead of Ray McCallum, the coaching staff’s No. 2 man.\nThe players ultimately revolted against Dakich, and the team tanked. And then it became apparent that if you thought IU’s play on the floor was bad, you hadn’t heard about what they had been doing off of it.\nSo Greenspan tried his hardest to put Humpty Dumpty back together again one more time. He let Dakich kick Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis off the team, even though they were IU’s top two returning players and Dakich was on occupational death row. He made a great hire in Tom Crean, and then allowed his new head coach to clean house.\nGreenspan tried. He tried to save IU basketball from the mistake that was Sampson, but it just wasn’t enough. His fate was sealed the day he hired Kelvin – a known cheater who (surprise!) cheated again and led the Hoosiers to program-threatening allegations. \nWhen it came to men’s basketball, Greenspan had all of the wrong moves and all of the right intentions. Many of IU’s athletic programs have thrived with Greenspan in office, but with the men’s basketball program on life support, Greenspan needed to pull the plug on his own tenure.\nGreenspan has announced that he’ll stick around until 2009, eliminating the possibility of an interim candidate. As for IU, they’ll do the only thing they can do: try again.
With the men’s basketball program officially hitting rock bottom Thursday, Rick Greenspan begrudgingly did the only thing he could do: resign.\nGreenspan had no more outs when the NCAA stabbed IU with its “failure to monitor” allegation last week. Under his watch, IU’s prized possession, its basketball team, had now become its biggest black eye.\nGreenspan signed his resignation the day he made his signature hire of Kelvin Sampson. All of the positive things he has done for IU athletics come off as minute details when you look at the condition of the basketball program. Although Greenspan had plenty of help in leading the basketball team to purgatory – the coaching staff and 90 percent of last year’s team to name a few – there was no one more responsible than IU’s soon-to-be former director of athletics. \nBut in Greenspan’s defense, no athletic director in recent memory tried to give Hoosier fans what they wanted as much as he did: winning teams with an IU tradition.\nHis decision-making leaves something to be desired, but the effort was there.\nThe dude cared. And he realizes that IU can’t turn things around with him sitting on the throne. Not with this many people calling for his job. Not with the basketball program about to become Myles Brand and the NCAA’s new chew toy.\nGreenspan turned the football program around with the brilliant hiring of Terry Hoeppner. Hoeppner then did something akin to landing on the Sun: He made basketball fans care about their football team. And when Coach Hep passed, Greenspan made the right decision in backing Bill Lynch, which led to the Hoosiers miraculously making it to their first bowl game in 14 years. \nHe tried as hard as he could to restore the basketball team to its glory days. He took a chance in hiring a coach with a checkered past but a reputation as a winner. When it turned out to be the worst hire in the program’s history, Greenspan tried again to respond with Hoosier fans in mind.\nSince the day Mike Davis’s Hoosiers lost their first game, IU fans have campaigned and voiced their desire to see an “Indiana guy” coaching the team.\nWhich is why Greenspan promoted Dan Dakich, a former Hoosier player but an assistant who had only been on the team’s bench for a few months, to the interim position instead of Ray McCallum, the coaching staff’s No. 2 man.\nThe players ultimately revolted against Dakich, and the team tanked. And then it became apparent that if you thought IU’s play on the floor was bad, you hadn’t heard about what they had been doing off of it.\nSo Greenspan tried his hardest to put Humpty Dumpty back together again one more time. He let Dakich kick Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis off the team, even though they were IU’s top two returning players and Dakich was on occupational death row. He made a great hire in Tom Crean, and then allowed his new head coach to clean house.\nGreenspan tried. He tried to save IU basketball from the mistake that was Sampson, but it just wasn’t enough. His fate was sealed the day he hired Kelvin – a known cheater who (surprise!) cheated again and led the Hoosiers to program-threatening allegations. \nWhen it came to men’s basketball, Greenspan had all of the wrong moves and all of the right intentions. Many of IU’s athletic programs have thrived with Greenspan in office, but with the men’s basketball program on life support, Greenspan needed to pull the plug on his own tenure.\nGreenspan has announced that he’ll stick around until 2009, eliminating the possibility of an interim candidate. As for IU, they’ll do the only thing they can do: try again.
Eric Gordon can rest easy.\nThe 2007-08 Big Ten Freshman of the Year will leave everything leading up to this point behind. No more Illinois and Bruce Weber. No more injured wrist. No more coaching controversy.\nA highly touted recruit coming out of Indianapolis’ North Central High School, Gordon took Bloomington by storm from the first time he stepped on the court at Assembly Hall by scoring 33 points in his freshman debut, besting George McGinnis’ previous record by seven points. In leading the Big Ten in scoring with 20.9 points per game, Gordon etched his name in Hoosier record books by setting the single-season freshman scoring record with 669 points.\nThe IDS’ Matt Dollinger was able to catch up with Gordon, who is expected to be selected in tonight's NBA Draft Lottery, at the NBA Draft propsect’s media day in New York City. Gordon spoke about how he is preparing for the NBA, his thoughts on IU men’s basketball personnel changes and what he would do with an NBA salary.
In an IU season marked by forgettable personalities, D.J. White stood out as a man.\nHe made the calculated decision to return for his senior season, hoping a promising recruiting class led by Eric Gordon would make the Hoosiers contenders. With questions surrounding his health and ability, White hoped to restore the old image from his McDonald’s All-American days and re-establish himself as an NBA Lottery pick. \nDefenses came after him every night, but the man amongst boys (his teammates) dominated the boards and the opposition nightly. Despite the distractions surrounding the program, IU’s “main attraction” never let up.\nThere were no three-game suspensions for No. 3. No nights taken off for Tuscaloosa’s finest. During the last three games of the season, when the entire basketball team essentially quit on interim coach Dan Dakich, White busted his you-know-what, averaging 21.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.\nBut odds are the Big Ten Player of the Year will not be selected in the first round of this Thursday’s NBA Draft. Unfortunately for White, he is a known commodity, which is as sexy to NBA general managers as Illinois coach Bruce Weber is to the opposite sex.\nWhite is a good scorer (17.4 ppg) and a tenacious rebounder (10.3 rpg) in an undersized body. Although 6-foot-9, 251 pounds equates to Hulk-status in the Big Ten, it is rarely viewed as ideal by NBA scouts and other powers-that-be.\nNo, White doesn’t have the high ceiling of LSU’s Anthony Randolph or the athleticism of Texas A & M’s DeAndre Jordan. He doesn’t have the lure of the Lopez twins or the bag of tricks that UCLA’s Kevin Love owns.\nWhat White has is production. His wingspan and ability to get up quickly make up for the literal inch or two too short he is of making Jay Bilas salivate. He’s a better shooter than most big men his size and, most importantly, he cares. He’s loyal. He’s the type of player you can root for. And given the right opportunity, he could be a solid rotation player in the NBA.\nHe’s not going to be a star, but he’s someone who can contribute. \nIn 2006, a player in the mold of White made a similar transition into the NBA. Despite leading the NCAA in rebounding three straight seasons, Louisiana Tech’s Paul Millsap didn’t receive much consideration on draft day. At 6-foot-8 258 pounds, Millsap was seen as too short to translate to the next level. Despite averaging 19.6 points and 13.3 rebounds per game his junior season, Millsap wasn’t selected until the second round when the Utah Jazz stole him with the 47th overall pick.\nYou see, Millsap didn’t have the high ceiling of Bradley’s Patrick O’Bryant (ninth overall) or the athleticism of Senegal’s Saer Sene (10th). Heck, he didn’t have the lure of Connecticut’s Josh Boone (23rd), let alone the low-post moves of the United Kingdom’s Joel Freeland (30th) ... wait, why did they take Joel Freeland?\nDo you see where I’m going with this?\nWhile most of the above-mentioned players are busts, awful or still overseas (most likely forever), Millsap has emerged as one of the top bench players in the league. In his first two seasons with the Jazz, Millsap appeared in every single game while averaging 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in under 20 minutes a night. Looking back on the 2006 Draft, Millsap would easily be a top-10 pick.\nWhite and Millsap aren’t exactly tomato and tomato (doesn’t really work in print, does it?), Millsap is a slightly better rebounder and is more athletic, while White has more shooting range and is able to play with his face to the basket. But the two have similarities that shouldn’t be overlooked.\nEspecially if you happen to have a first-round pick Thursday.
I was sitting in The Westin Times Square lobby about an hour before the NBA Draft prospects were supposed to hold their media day when Eric Gordon came around the corner dressed in a tie-and-vest combination.
This afternoon Eric Gordon and 15 other projected fist round picks will be hanging out at The Westin Times Square in New York City answering questions the day before the NBA Draft.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>I’ve always been a big fan of magicians never revealing their secrets. What a novel idea. “I know something, and I’m not going to tell you.” You’ve got the upper hand. It’s like a mental keep-away. I love it.It’s this kind of knowledge that separates people: magicians from spectators, geniuses from Purdue faculty members, or even townies from out-of-state freshmen. Which is why I – a real-life townie or “Cutter” – am not going to reveal the Chamber of Secrets to Bloomington (that’s right, a Harry Potter reference). I’m not going to tell you where to study or where to bring a girl or the best places to tailgate. What would be in it for me? Are you going to tell me where the best outlet mall is in that suburb you’re from outside of Chicago?Instead, I will tell you what not to do in Bloomington. I’ve lived in Bloomington almost my entire life, so I think my advice could potentially be valuable. If not, I’m willing to settle for mildly amusing. OK, fine. Silent displeasure. First off, observe parking signage. Having a car on campus is like trying to execute a Michael Scofield prison escape. You must move in constant fear. The parking enforcement agencies in Bloomington will hunt you down. On campus, you have to hide from IU Parking Operations, who roam by foot and bicycle like the high school hall monitors who had no friends and just got their first taste of power. Off-campus you have to avoid the blood-sucking mercenaries who run towing services. Trust me on this one: Don’t park at the downtown Taco Bell on Walnut Street. They will tow you, it will suck, and it will cost $160. Second of all, I would be very careful, but inebriated, during Little 500. I’m sure you will have an endless supply of Keystone Light and Kamchatka – but the police will bust you if they catch you. Try not to act suspicious while walking from party to party or you’ll end up in the drunk tank. I also wouldn’t spend my first few weeks in my room or the library. Instead, go outdoors. Because when it gets cold – and it will – you will go into full hibernation. At the very least, walk down 10th Street to Collins dormitory and see all of the crazy hippies chilling outside. It’s like Woodstock high on emo music. I could write a short textbook on restaurant advice, but I wouldn’t see any money from the used books so it’s not worth it. But here are what the chapter titles would be: Memorizing Mad Mushroom and Pizza Express’s numbers; Jimmy John’s is the Babe Ruth of Sandwich Places; The Art of the Dollar Menu; Marsh’s Fresh Ideas Aren’t Necessarily a Reflection of Its Produce Section; Living Off The C-Store; and, lastly, Yogi’s: A Restaurant I Wouldn’t Mind Being Buried In. I don’t want to clog your brain with too much more so here are a few things to remember: You live in Monroe County; Bloomington’s mayor is Mark Kruzan; Bloomington has an east side (surprise); and try to avoid Martinsville, it’s almost as miserable as its reputation. Follow these guidelines and you might or might not succeed, I promise. Try to meet people from Bloomington and have them help you sift through the rest. There is only so much I can tell you in this 600-word column. And the rest I just don’t want to reveal.
Indiana University and Dan Dakich have cut ties with one another.