Fansince59 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Friends and I traveled to Tipton Indiana to watch Mike Crawford and his Tipton Devils ( ranked First in 2A) take on The Frankfort Hotdogs ( ranked high in 3A). Crawford started slow as the guards couldn't get the ball to him and Frankfort was leading at he quarter by 16. Then Crawford started bringing up the ball and hook over the game. He is a slasher, quick, strong and great body control, twisting around defenders for layups. Outside shot very good, but primarily a driver. All FTs swishes until one miss and then an intentional miss with seconds left. He didn't have lot of support, Frankfort was bigger and stronger, but they tried double teaming Mike but failed. Not sure how many he scored but probably in the 30s. He is going to be valuable. Strong legs and good leaper. He is an athlete! Modest and unassuming too. No showboating or whining but class kid. SLU is going o love this kid, who people there said is an excellent student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fansince59 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sorry. Blue Devils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basketbill Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Good to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbtds Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 http://www.ihigh.com/whmb/broadcast_278670.html?silverlight=1 I thought i saw that Frankfort/Tipton game on TV last night when I was flipping through the channels. Channel 40 in Indy features one game each week. See the entire game here. You don't get high school basketball coverage like this for a regular season game anywhere except Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACKHANDtheRICAN Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Drew Diener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils15 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hope you enjoyed your trip to the Inferno. Mike finished with 38 points and 15 rebounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basketbill Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I understand being skeptical, but "primarily a driver", "strong legs good leaper", and "athletic", were not typical descriptions of Drew Diener, perhaps Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Does Crawford have thin ankles? If so, that gives him an immediate edge over Diener. There was no taper from that guy's calves to his feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Courtside would approve of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hope that Crawford comes here whether Crews is retained or not. I assume he's committed to the school and not just the coach considering the situation but you never know. I have no idea whether Crawford is going to be good or not, but we have 4 spots to fill and I really don't want to have to use coaches to play 5 on 5 like we had to do a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 The frankfort Hotdogs? That might be the greatest nickname ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fansince59 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 This game was fun to watch. I honestly think Crawford is stronger and quicker than Lisch but can't tell whether he has Kevin's three point shot-which was terrific. Most impressed with ability to twist and move quickly to the basket, and his outstanding demeanor on the court. He has a presence. Really has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACKHANDtheRICAN Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 His competition looks terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbilliken Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 This game was fun to watch. I honestly think Crawford is stronger and quicker than Lisch but can't tell whether he has Kevin's three point shot-which was terrific. Most impressed with ability to twist and move quickly to the basket, and his outstanding demeanor on the court. He has a presence. Really has it. A 6'5" Lisch would have been an All-American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="kmbilliken" data-cid="343071" data-time="1361043272"><p> A 6'5" Lisch would have been an All-American.</p></blockquote> At 6'5'' Lisch would have been playing for Duke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbtds Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 His competition looks terrible So you think shooting close to 80% for the first half is terrible. The 16-4 Frankfort Hot Dogs are terrible? http://indianahsbasketball.homestead.com/files/boyslogs113.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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