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Aaron Craft article

Hey guys, don't post very often. I found this on ESPN, it's on Aaron Craft. Good read.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9014023/ohio-state...

ATXbucknut on 6 Mar 2013 - 2:26am #

Here is the accompanying video. The embed feature doesn't seem to be working on 11W tonight.

ATXbucknut on 6 Mar 2013 - 2:38am #

That's a pretty good article. I had no idea the hatred for Craft around the league was this palpable. Haters gonna hate.

--"When everyone in an arena is booing, it's not just students," says John Craft, Aaron's father. "You've got grandparents, professors, people who you would think have some character. But this is what it's like now everywhere we go."

--"You suck," Lipnik yells during pregame warmups. "I hate you. You're terrible at basketball. You shouldn't even be out on the floor. You should be paying us to watch you."

--"I hope he leaves here heartbroken. I want him to be miserable."

pddally on 6 Mar 2013 - 8:01am #

So many players would be so much better if they could go full bore like aaron does! He makes everyone else look Lazy!!

pddally

rightfield on 6 Mar 2013 - 8:41am #

I hope Buckeye fans enjoy the last year and one month that Craft wears scarlet and grey . He is special in a lot of ways.

Its good to be the king

gobucks96 on 6 Mar 2013 - 3:14pm #

His intelligence showed last night. Can't believe how effective he was against Olinidpo... Mad props.

Jelligrim on 6 Mar 2013 - 4:22pm #

What is wrong with that Lipnik fellow they interviewed? Pretty sad he spends his spare time plotting how to insult someone who is obviously a better man than he.

tennbuckeye19 on 6 Mar 2013 - 5:01pm #

This is the part that really got me about this Lipnik jacka$$. The dude said he could play better than Craft. It's completely ridiculous and I loved Craft's reply.

Lipnik quit playing organized basketball in high school yet at one point during the game insists he's "way better than Craft." Joking or not, the dig is a common refrain from his haters. They all think they could be Aaron Craft.

"I'd like to see them try," Craft retorts.

JeffCoBuck on 7 Mar 2013 - 3:37pm #

Let's organize a fundraiser! We all contribute $$, Craft vs. Lipnik one-on-one, winner gets the $$ to go to the charity of his choice! What say you? The only other question is, what charity do you think AC gives the $ to?

input4u on 8 Mar 2013 - 4:08pm #

A Recent national game the announcer said: "If we are playing a game of pickup basketball and I get to choose first no doubt who I'm taking". I just can't get enough of hearing how awesome he is. Well as my parents always said if they didn't like you, they wouldn't tease you". Most of these haters deep down like him and would give anything to have someone like him on their team !!!

bigbadbuck on 6 Mar 2013 - 4:48pm #

Let's face it folks.....there is so much jealousy in this league over the continued success of the Buckeyes you can cut it with a knife and it grows day by day..Doesn't really surprise me

Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. Football is no different, the guys down in the trenches win the games, not the coach.

RedStorm45 on 7 Mar 2013 - 3:32pm #

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20121107/GW0201/311070003/Michigan-State-Unversity-men-s-basketball-top-big-ten-players

^Noticed this from the racist blogger for the LSJ. He had Craft at #9, pre-season in the big 10. That's about right. So why is Mr. Couch now complaining about Craft's pub?? He fed into the pre-season "hype," as he called it. What a buffoon.

Instead of getting mad at Craft, fans should get on their players to play harder.

IBLEEDSCARLETANDGRAY on 7 Mar 2013 - 3:53pm #

Well, first off Lipnik plays for TTUN. That alone makes his opinion and his credibility mean about as much as a pool of dog vomit.

Secondly, if Craft really was terrible those opposing players and fans wouldn't be saying anything. Aaron must REALLY aggravate the hell out of those people to get that kind of visceral response. They know that the only thing they can do is hope their stupid taunts somehow takes Craft off his game (when in fact they make him play even better).

That wasn't Trey Burke leading OSU into the Final Four last year. It was Mr. Craft shutting down those Syracuse guards and completely dominating the regional title game.

TTUN sucks. Always and forever. If the shoe fits wear it you tools.

"Sherman ran an option play right through the south" - Greatest.Civil.War.Analogy.Ever