The drift of Eric Gordon from peerless national regard and King Hoosier to passive, disconsolate underachiever, a trend that had a sad culmination last night in Raleigh, was one of the most disheartening Big Ten stories of the year. The player that the Hoosier nation considered a recruiting holy grail who would inevitably lead their program back to national prominence will exit Bloomington as a victim of hype and the coach who failed him. (more…)
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The Sad, Final Day Of Hoosier Gordon
Posted by DJ Elsass on March 22nd, 2008With Honors
Posted by Hoopraker Editorial Department on March 12th, 2008Hoopraker’s editorial board engaged in its annual rite of passage on Sunday night at the Spotted Pig, devoting the better part of two transcendent hours at a tiny table crowded with empty pints of Old Speckled Hen to debate, gerrymander and tabulate the 2007-08 Hoopraker All-Big Ten list. (more…)
A Senior Year To Remember: D.J. White
Posted by DJ Elsass on March 10th, 2008An increasing rarity in this mercenary age when many of the best players use college as little more than stats’ aggrandizing NBA auditions, D.J. White is a throwback to those sepia-colored days of yore when players chose programs out of loyalty, stayed out of love for game and team, and by their junior and senior seasons evolved into formidable, championship-caliber leaders. (more…)