Comments on: Now We Know Why IU Was Recruiting Bud Mackey: His Stash

By: LTTelamon

LTTelamon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:15:59 +0000

Another possible theory is that Gordon was forcing offense to make up for what his other teammates lacked – a freshman trying to do too much, trying to carry a team that lacked the pieces to be a true contender. Possible also would be fatigue – Gordon played a lot of minutes that season and surely must have been feeling the wear as the year went on. Furthermore, the kid was still scoring 20+ points in many of the decreased % games you mention . Asking much more than that would be a pretty heavy burden to carry. Maybe, as you say, Gordon deserves some small share of blame for the team’s early exit from the tournament and poor late season play, but such blame pales in comparison to what should deservedly be distributed to other players and Kelvin Sampson.

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:56:59 +0000

CH: of course those are distinct possibilities. The numbers are clearly indicative of some external factor associated with Sampson’s departure, whether it was players quitting on the team, losing focus, Dakich’s coaching, or whatever. It wasn’t his wrist that explains those last seven games of production though.

Still, we question his decision to throw the rest of the team under the bus when he wasn’t exactly carrying the IU flag into battle with his dropoff right there with the rest of them.

By: ChronicHoosier

ChronicHoosier — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:50:29 +0000

Did it ever cross any one’s mind that Gordon, like virtually ever other player on the team, was thrown into a mental tailspin by all the coaching turmoil and didn’t simply “quit playing?” I highly doubt such a focused and goal-oriented kid would quit playing on the eve of his NBA draft, his life’s goal.

Better still, could it not have had something to do with his teammates not adjusting well to Dakich’s coaching and the system which fed EJ falling apart around him? How about Bassett’s increased offense after Sampson was canned? I also seem to recall EJ getting doubled-up on almost every touch as the season drew to a (disappointing) close.

Nah, this super-baller’s kryptonite was having stoned players around him. I’m sure that’s what made him “quit.”

But….why then is he doing so well in the NBA??? Kryptonite-resistent unis in LA?

By: Drug Rehab

Drug Rehab — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:02:58 +0000

See, now isn’t it sad that all of these athletes feel the need to use drugs? It makes a lot of people lose faith in the ethics that once governed the sports arena.