OT: Aaron Craft

[tomdalton22]

I would LOVE to hear the names of these guys that would run circles around him. I am sure they were DI players...right?

Yes they were. Chris Thomas and Jason Gardner. Two of the best guys I've played against. Hell I think Petey Jackson from Ball State was better than Craft is now. Some people here have played against D1 talent in their lives. Amazing concept.

So you are telling me a 2nd team all american and Chris Thomas were better than a sophmore PG? I don't think you are telling us much. Kraft is a very good PG...I don't think anybody is saying he is an all american talent (although he will be an acedemic all american at some point). As far as running circles around him....if you are talking about literaly you would be wrong. Kraft is not a great offensive player but he is a great one on one defender. If you don't think that is true you have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[thewolverines24]

Yes they were. Chris Thomas and Jason Gardner. Two of the best guys I've played against. Hell I think Petey Jackson from Ball State was better than Craft is now. Some people here have played against D1 talent in their lives. Amazing concept.

So you are telling me a 2nd team all american and Chris Thomas were better than a sophmore PG? I don't think you are telling us much. Kraft is a very good PG...I don't think anybody is saying he is an all american talent (although he will be an acedemic all american at some point). As far as running circles around him....if you are talking about literaly you would be wrong. Kraft is not a great offensive player but he is a great one on one defender. If you don't think that is true you have no idea what you are talking about.

No one, except maybe Iverson, could LITERALLY run circles around a good defensive PG. Still, Chris and Jason would light Craft up even though he is a good defender. This whole thing is about refuting the announcers who continue to call Craft "outstanding". He is nowhere near outstanding at this point in his career. They need to curb their enthusiasm.

 

[hungry]

Exactly, don't confuse the issue by pointing out that he is a sophomore. These commentators get on his nuts and call him 'one of the best PG's in the nation." They aren't calling him one of the best SO PG's in the nation. They are comparing him with every pg in college basketball, whether it be FR, SO, JR, or SR. Its bullshit! I agree with TheWolverines24 and am not suprised at all to see OSU fans here defending their player. We're not saying he's bad. We are saying he is good, just not one of the best in the nation, just not 'outstanding!!"

 

[tomdalton22]

I watch most of the OSU games and I have never heard anyone call him one of the best PGs in the country. Most of the praise that they heap on him is for his defense. I guess you have to take praise by announcers with a grain of salt. Heck...I watch a lot of Michigan football games and some of the praise given to Denard was pretty exagerated as well when compared to his actual play.

 

[thewolverines24]

I watch most of the OSU games and I have never heard anyone call him one of the best PGs in the country. Most of the praise that they heap on him is for his defense. I guess you have to take praise by announcers with a grain of salt. Heck...I watch a lot of Michigan football games and some of the praise given to Denard was pretty exagerated as well when compared to his actual play.

This is also true.