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Prescott
Posts: 2,569
Jan 26, 2011 2:10pm
I am not saying he is as good as Billups or that he will ever be.I do think his game is similar and he does for OSU what Billups has done for his teams in the NBA. Defend, distribute, and hit open shots. That is what Craft brings to the court.Billups? Hmm, bit of a stretch IMO.
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devil1197
Posts: 6,220
Jan 26, 2011 5:23pm
Aaron Craft is simply a blue collar basketball player.
I have no worries at all with him not bringing 100% to the floor each night. The kid has a motor and drives the offense when he is on the floor.
Hopefully he wins the B10 DPOY because right now he deserves it.
I have no worries at all with him not bringing 100% to the floor each night. The kid has a motor and drives the offense when he is on the floor.
Hopefully he wins the B10 DPOY because right now he deserves it.
Ankle Breaker
Posts: 398
Jan 27, 2011 3:57pm
I'm sitting here wondering how Craft would fare defending Jimmer Fredette. Jimmer is 6'2 and about 195 - close to the same size as Craft. I'm sure he would do a far better job containing Jimmer than SDSU did.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jan 27, 2011 7:01pm
Ankle Breaker;655434 wrote:I'm sitting here wondering how Craft would fare defending Jimmer Fredette. Jimmer is 6'2 and about 195 - close to the same size as Craft. I'm sure he would do a far better job containing Jimmer than SDSU did.
it'd be a great matchup--who knows, it may happen
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Jan 27, 2011 7:04pm
I only watched a half of the game but found myself wondering the same thing. Lol
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adog
Posts: 567
Jan 27, 2011 8:44pm
Jawbreaker;654118 wrote:He may not have been one of the best athletes on the floor last night but he has enough athletic ability for his position. I don't see the need to compare with everyone else on the floor.
I know they mention his QB days on the telecast all the time but if you guys ever got to see him on the football field returning kicks or playing DB as well as behind center, you would have seen his lateral quickness and directional changes long ago in HS. There is a video on scoutingohio.com from his Sophomore year that has shows his athletic potential early in his HS career. It will be interesting to see where he takes it on the basketball court. I guess the decision he made sitting out his senior year of football to work on his basketball skills was the right one.
Any kid that ends up (not knowingly) costing Bruce Pearl a suspension and a million dollars is OK in my book.
Jawbreaker....agree with you....watching Aaron play football and basketball in HS, I thought he might play football at the next level. Definitely was very good on the BBall court the games I watched, but seeing him on Friday nights making the moves he did was special. Watching Aaron play Bball, I knew he would be a good player in D1, but I figured a role spot for him.......glad I was wrong...very fun watching him start to excel at this level.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Jan 30, 2011 12:24am
Didnt watch teh game because honestly didnt think it was gonna be close Vs Northwestern.
But looking at the boxscore looks like Crafts defense was slackin this game, or is the box score in this case misleading?
But looking at the boxscore looks like Crafts defense was slackin this game, or is the box score in this case misleading?
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Jan 30, 2011 12:27am
Probably more attributable to NW running the Princeton O more than anything. Something they've not faced. They all got a little frustrated at times w/NW running down the whole shot clock.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 4, 2011 1:19pm
looks like talent runs in the family...
Basketball: Craft reaches 1,000 career points
Liberty-Benton junior Caitie Craft surpassed the 1,000-point career scoring mark.
Craft poured in 30 points Saturday in the Eagles’ 66-34 girls basketball win over St. Ursula.
The 5-foot-8 Craft, who has 1,025 career points, also pulled down 10 rebounds in the victory for Liberty-Benton, which is 13-2 and ranked fifth in the Division III state poll.
She is averaging 21.3 points per game and 6.9 rebounds a game.
Craft helped lead the Eagles to a 27-0 season and a D-III state title last year. She scored 19 points in a 66-44 win over Madison in the championship game.
Craft is the sister of Ohio State freshman guard Aaron Craft.
Basketball: Craft reaches 1,000 career points
Liberty-Benton junior Caitie Craft surpassed the 1,000-point career scoring mark.
Craft poured in 30 points Saturday in the Eagles’ 66-34 girls basketball win over St. Ursula.
The 5-foot-8 Craft, who has 1,025 career points, also pulled down 10 rebounds in the victory for Liberty-Benton, which is 13-2 and ranked fifth in the Division III state poll.
She is averaging 21.3 points per game and 6.9 rebounds a game.
Craft helped lead the Eagles to a 27-0 season and a D-III state title last year. She scored 19 points in a 66-44 win over Madison in the championship game.
Craft is the sister of Ohio State freshman guard Aaron Craft.
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Big Gain
Posts: 2,073
Feb 8, 2011 10:41pm
The ESPN announcer doing the Tennessee/Kentucky game gave his Top 5 Freshman. Of course Sullinger was one, he also included Aaron Craft in his Top Five. He said no way would Ohio State be #1 and undefeaed without Craft.