Potential starting 5 for next year, does Juwan GoPro?

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35 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

It depends on how much he values competing for a NC, imo. Personally I expect him to go to Kansas because I think neither us nor Vandy have what he says he's looking for. 

I have told many kids whom I've coached when they look at schools that may not be where they want them right now...."be the reason."

Phinisee - with the right players around him - is good enough to lead a great basketball team.  With Morgan, Davis, Smith and a cast of solid rotation players?  That's more than good enough to compete for a Big Ten title; and I'm telling you right now, Butler has less talent than that and they beat #1 last week.   What it takes to win a national title has far less to do with a collection of talent than it does chemistry and a team with pieces that fit.  Romeo fits with that group.   Smith just put up 20 on the road and looked like an NBA "4" doing it.  We all know what Morgan is and can be as a senior.  Phinisee is terrific.  He will be at least as good as Yogi was as a freshman....and I think better because I think he's better as a scorer than Yogi was then.  If Romeo looks....he will see he has every bit as much chance to win here as he does at Kansas.

"Be the reason."

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1 minute ago, tortex28 said:

I can see where you're coming from there. Kind of like a Tyler Hansbrough type

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Hansbrough was the beneficiary of the best secondary break in the history of college basketball.  He was incredible at the rim run; and his team knew exactly how and where to get him the ball.  But yes..apart from that, Morgan and he are very similar.  A good comparison I wouldn't have thought of.

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16 minutes ago, tortex28 said:

I can live with that but I'm just not sold on Romeo coming to IU as of yet.

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I think those other four spots are set in stone. And obviously the fifth spot should Romeo go to IU

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23 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

I have told many kids whom I've coached when they look at schools that may not be where they want them right now...."be the reason."

Phinisee - with the right players around him - is good enough to lead a great basketball team.  With Morgan, Davis, Smith and a cast of solid rotation players?  That's more than good enough to compete for a Big Ten title; and I'm telling you right now, Butler has less talent than that and they beat #1 last week.   What it takes to win a national title has far less to do with a collection of talent than it does chemistry and a team with pieces that fit.  Romeo fits with that group.   Smith just put up 20 on the road and looked like an NBA "4" doing it.  We all know what Morgan is and can be as a senior.  Phinisee is terrific.  He will be at least as good as Yogi was as a freshman....and I think better because I think he's better as a scorer than Yogi was then.  If Romeo looks....he will see he has every bit as much chance to win here as he does at Kansas.

"Be the reason."

This is a great post!

[Bailey7878 2,506]

I can live with that but I'm just not sold on Romeo coming to IU as of yet.

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Romeo to iu. Bank it

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Similar to the other projections, I would go with...
Starting
Phinisee FR
Langford FR/Grad Transfer
Smith SO
Morgan SR
Davis JR/Grad Transfer
 
Rotation
Durham SO
McRoberts RS SR
Hunter FR
Anderson FR
Thompson RS FR
TBD
Green JR (I struggle to see Green fitting in with CAM's style of play longterm)
Moore SO (Based off what we have seen so far, I really have no idea where to put him????)
Forrester FR (I wouldn't be opposed to Jake RS next year; year of strength training and acclimating to this level)
 

I don't see Durham getting minutes next year. The new guys are going to eat up his minutes imo.


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3 hours ago, Bailey7878 said:

I don't see Durham getting minutes next year. The new guys are going to eat up his minutes imo.


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Unless we get a grad transfer PG Phinisee and Durham will see most of the minutes at that spot next year imo.

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7 hours ago, Old Friend said:

I have told many kids whom I've coached when they look at schools that may not be where they want them right now...."be the reason."

Phinisee - with the right players around him - is good enough to lead a great basketball team.  With Morgan, Davis, Smith and a cast of solid rotation players?  That's more than good enough to compete for a Big Ten title; and I'm telling you right now, Butler has less talent than that and they beat #1 last week.   What it takes to win a national title has far less to do with a collection of talent than it does chemistry and a team with pieces that fit.  Romeo fits with that group.   Smith just put up 20 on the road and looked like an NBA "4" doing it.  We all know what Morgan is and can be as a senior.  Phinisee is terrific.  He will be at least as good as Yogi was as a freshman....and I think better because I think he's better as a scorer than Yogi was then.  If Romeo looks....he will see he has every bit as much chance to win here as he does at Kansas.

"Be the reason."

I appreciate this post and think it’s great, but the only thing that matters is what Romeo thinks. It’s really nice for us fans to see/think that, I’m just not sure Romeo sees it that way.

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Unless we get a grad transfer PG Phinisee and Durham will see most of the minutes at that spot next year imo.

We will get one so durhams minutes will be reduced. He needs alot of work.

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Romeo doesn't play streetball now.

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I wouldn't expect Juwan to leave early for the NBA. He very well might get paid to play in a couple yrs, but I don't expect it in the NBA.

If he was to leave IU would really be in tough shape. I like the incoming class, but not a lot of instant impact guys. The grad transfer route is a nice option, but preferably for a complementary piece, not a primary scorer (Starting SG). 

Best case scenario: Juwan is B1G POY, Green figures it out, Romeo does the right thing and Davis gets a little fire. IU wins the B1G and makes a tourney run for the ages. 

More realistic The returning guys learn to consistently play defense at a high-level and the new guys are as advertised and IU makes progress in a still weak conference.  

 Starting 5: Phinisee, Green, Smith, Morgan, Davis. Rotation: Durham, Hunter, Thompson, Grad Transfer. 

 

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Does Morgan graduate this year?  That may play heavily into the equation here.

If he gets his degree he may take his talents overseas, with a puncher's chance of getting drafted.

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I wouldn't expect Juwan to leave early for the NBA. He very well might get paid to play in a couple yrs, but I don't expect it in the NBA.
If he was to leave IU would really be in tough shape. I like the incoming class, but not a lot of instant impact guys. The grad transfer route is a nice option, but preferably for a complementary piece, not a primary scorer (Starting SG). 
Best case scenario: Juwan is B1G POY, Green figures it out, Romeo does the right thing and Davis gets a little fire. IU wins the B1G and makes a tourney run for the ages. 
More realistic The returning guys learn to consistently play defense at a high-level and the new guys are as advertised and IU makes progress in a still weak conference.  
 Starting 5: Phinisee, Green, Smith, Morgan, Davis. Rotation: Durham, Hunter, Thompson, Grad Transfer. 
 

Replace Green with Hunter and your in business.
Wouldnt suprise me if Greens gone.He just doesn't seem to fit Millers style.Plus I think the length and scoring ability Hunter brings will be hard to keep on the bench.


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10 hours ago, tortex28 said:

I can see where you're coming from there. Kind of like a Tyler Hansbrough type

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Hansborough averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds over his college career.  Morgan is very much a poor man's Hansborough.

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4 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

Hansborough averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds over his college career.  Morgan is very much a poor man's Hansborough.

Morgan has far more potential then TH

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10 hours ago, Hoosier Guy said:

I think those other four spots are set in stone. And obviously the fifth spot should Romeo go to IU

We're 9-7... other than Morgan, no one's spot is set in stone. 

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For some reason it won't let me quote now, but Romeo plays far, far from streetball. Yes, NA presses and gets up and down the court, but that's because they lack size and always have a quickness advantage. 

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Replace Green with Hunter and your in business.
Wouldnt suprise me if Greens gone.He just doesn't seem to fit Millers style.Plus I think the length and scoring ability Hunter brings will be hard to keep on the bench.


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Green wont be back imo. Hes a crean type player and doesn't fit the system. If we get a high iq grad transfer at guard then it will be tough for him to get minutes.

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16 hours ago, btownqb said:

We're 9-7... other than Morgan, no one's spot is set in stone. 

Yes IU is 9-7. That means a lot of new starters next year. Three freshman imo

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13 hours ago, Bailey7878 said:

Green wont be back imo. Hes a crean type player and doesn't fit the system. If we get a high iq grad transfer at guard then it will be tough for him to get minutes.

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We have a high IQ frosh PG coming in. I agree he seems like a bad fit and may not like his future with us going forward.