Victor Oladipo Dunked, and Dick Vitale Lost His Mind

Victor Oladipo, the most improved player in college basketball, put a slick inside-outside dribble on Tim Hardaway of Michigan and finished with authority at the rim as Indiana jumped out to a big early lead on Michigan in a battle of Top 5 teams.

Dick Vitale, predictably, went bananas, and said that Oladipo’s move had a Michael Jordan quality to it. That outburst is precisely why I love Dick Vitale.

Sidenote: I can’t believe Oladipo was omitted from my Top 50 players in college basketball over the summer. What a colossal brick.

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7 Responses to “Victor Oladipo Dunked, and Dick Vitale Lost His Mind”

ohheelyeah Says:
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:55 PM

that outburst is the reason why i hate vitale

sctrojans Says:
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:00 PM

omitted from my Top 50 players in college basketball over the summer. What a colossal brick.

Couldn’t believe Oriakhi made the list and Napier didn’t. I still can’t

Don’t read into the transfer from Connecticut’s disappointing junior year (6.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg). The Huskies were a mess.

Oriakhi was a huge reason for the mess

Jason McIntyre Says:
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:04 PM

tell me more, SCTrojans.

sctrojans Says:
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:13 PM

Oriakhi was the elder statesman on the team, and was supposed to be the leader with Kemba gone. Instead he spent the year sulking. His father somehow got it in his head that Calhoun was sabotaging Oriakhi by running the offense primarily through Lamb and Napier. Oriakhi became passive and distant, playing with none of the energy that allowed him to physically dominate in the 2011 run.

My booster friends (second hand info, but no reason for them to lie) said Oriakhi’s father was constantly calling Calhoun to complain, and at one point even claimed he thought Calhoun was undermining him so he wouldn’t declare for the draft.

As for Napier, he’s ok, no real problem with him not making the top 50. Was just shocked to see AO ranked ahead

sctrojans Says:
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:13 PM

I should mention another big part of Oriakhi’s sulking was the signing of Drummond. He was not happy about the loss of minutes or attention

ohheelyeah Says:
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:26 PM

Oriahki could’ve been a star at UNC this year…

Dawgfather Says:
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:02 AM

I can’t tell if Olidipu is insanely explosive here or the inside help was snoozing. If you are the white kid on the backside you gotta force a kick out to the baseline shooter.

Starting to think I am rooting for a Gonzaga v Indiana title game.