thetorch Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Our lone recruit for next year Mike Crawford led Tipton HS to victory tonight over Madison grant 70-58 to advance to the regional semifinals in class 2A. Crawford poured in 35 points and also became just the 43rd player in Indiana HS basketball history to score over 2000 points in their career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 With Drew, MacBroom they could be real assets, as always we need that large body rebounder when DE graduates we are going to have a double-double and 35 minutes to fill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fansince59 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I saw Mike play and he has it; drive, presence, walks and conducts himself in a really noticeable way-he is smart and an athlete. He will play a lot next year. He is most like Scott Highmark in size but is more explosive than Scott. He has strong legs and goes to the hoop like JJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbilliken Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 He does go to the hoop, but not like JJ. Highmark was also aggressive. He didn't hesitate to take it to the hoop when the opportunity presented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fansince59 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 We'll have to wait to see him. I saw him differently than you did. As to Scott Highmark, he was one of my favorite Billikens of all-time; steady, stable, smart. I just don't recall an explosive move to the basket like JJ has. He was aggressive, I do recall that. All I am saying is that Crawford seems to be the type of player RM looked for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I saw Mike play and he has it; drive, presence, walks and conducts himself in a really noticeable way-he is smart and an athlete. He will play a lot next year. He is most like Scott Highmark in size but is more explosive than Scott. He has strong legs and goes to the hoop like JJ. to infer crawford is "an upgraded" scott highmark is quite the statement. highmark was a superb leader, a top ten all time scorer and a solid billiken hall of famer. call me apprehensive, but imo you are treading on hallowed territory. i hope you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 We'll have to wait to see him. I saw him differently than you did. As to Scott Highmark, he was one of my favorite Billikens of all-time; steady, stable, smart. I just don't recall an explosive move to the basket like JJ has. He was aggressive, I do recall that. All I am saying is that Crawford seems to be the type of player RM looked for. Yes, very smart. Would prefer to shoot outside, but when his shot wasn't falling, was not afraid to take it to the hoop...especially his Sr yr. Agree with Roy...he would have to be VERY special to be an upgrade over SH. mhg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fansince59 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Didn't infer that at all. I just thought MC was more explosive to the hoop than I recall SH being. Obviously, as I said , SH was one of my all time favorites. Scott Highmark's shooting from outside was great; he was a good defender, and a steady rebounder. Read it again. I just said it appeared to me after watching Crawford several times he had a quicker move to the hoop that I recall Scott had--could be wrong. SH had many skills I haven't seen yet in this kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills10 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Just just to clarify, Roy, you inferred, Fan may have unintensionally implied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Just just to clarify, Roy, you inferred, Fan may have unintensionally implied i wasnt an english major. in fact i hate english majors. mf'rs always worried about the right word, punctuation, spelling, etc. f that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACKHANDtheRICAN Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Fansince59" data-cid="348799" data-time="1362339888"><p> We'll have to wait to see him. I saw him differently than you did. As to Scott Highmark, he was one of my favorite Billikens of all-time; steady, stable, smart. I just don't recall an explosive move to the basket like JJ has. He was aggressive, I do recall that. All I am saying is that Crawford seems to be the type of player RM looked for.</p></blockquote> I saw his photo. Looks like a very cerebral ball player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="BACKHANDtheRICAN" data-cid="348826" data-time="1362349062"><p> <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Fansince59" data-cid="348799" data-time="1362339888"><p><br /> We'll have to wait to see him. I saw him differently than you did. As to Scott Highmark, he was one of my favorite Billikens of all-time; steady, stable, smart. I just don't recall an explosive move to the basket like JJ has. He was aggressive, I do recall that. All I am saying is that Crawford seems to be the type of player RM looked for.</p></blockquote><br /> <br /> I saw his photo. Looks like a very cerebral ball player.</p></blockquote> I hear he's a scrappy gym rat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB73 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Highmark was outstanding; kinda early to put this recruit into anything close to Scott's category. ESPN: Crawford is a 2*, "65 ESPN points" on the scale, 6'4", 195 SG, offers from Yale, Stetson, Lamar, and Gardner-Webb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Crawford tweeted this earlier today: Mike Crawford @LikeMike3232m Scored a 5 on my AP Calculus Very impressive. That AP Calc test is no joke. Good to hear that Crawford is very smart and also that he is already knocking out some college credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Crawford tweeted this earlier today: Mike Crawford @LikeMike3232m Scored a 5 on my AP Calculus Very impressive. That AP Calc test is no joke. Good to hear that Crawford is very smart and also that he is already knocking out some college credit. Depending on which AP calc he took that could already knock out 10 hours or so. Looks like we won't have to worry about young Mr. Crawford hurting our APR score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Metzinger Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Depending on which AP calc he took that could already knock out 10 hours or so. Looks like we won't have to worry about young Mr. Crawford hurting our APR score. Lets hope he gets us into the AP Top 5 that matters! Nice work, MC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Depending on which AP calc he took that could already knock out 10 hours or so. Looks like we won't have to worry about young Mr. Crawford hurting our APR score. 10 hours? Back when I was in highschool AP tests were worth 4 hours at most. What gives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 10 hours? Back when I was in highschool AP tests were worth 4 hours at most. What gives? The calc test can be worth a lot more depending on where you go to school. I only got 3 hours at most for mine, but I think SLU will give you a lot for calculus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The calc test can be worth a lot more depending on where you go to school. I only got 3 hours at most for mine, but I think SLU will give you a lot for calculus. I got a ton of credit for my AP classes at Rockhurst. I think it was 8 for BC Calc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Also depends on his major. Regardless of how many hours this gets him, this is no small feat. Wow. Good work, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I barely made it through college algebra, so major props to Crawford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I got a ton of credit for my AP classes at Rockhurst. I think it was 8 for BC Calc. I suspect you got 4 for Calc AB and another 4 for Calc BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 If he is that good at math, we probably would have been better off with him taking those 10 credit hours at SLU and getting A+'s. Oh, well. Sounds like he will get good grades regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I suspect you got 4 for Calc AB and another 4 for Calc BC. I suppose technically that is how it worked, but I only took one AP test (BC Calc) and I wound up with 8 credit hours for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I suppose technically that is how it worked, but I only took one AP test (BC Calc) and I wound up with 8 credit hours for it. Gotcha. Didn't realize people could do that but it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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