cchuntsman

Yeah, his closeouts were really bad. Either he was late or out of control allowing a drive.

Could you have left Ball State’s name off your post? As a Ball State grad, that hurt.

Justin looks soooo much better with his handle.

I'd say game flow and long rebounds.

Yeah, only way this is a high octane offense is if Hunter lives up to the hype and Devonte is good Devonte. But that's okay. I'll take great defense and average offense this year.

I have no problem with that. Haha! But again, why not both?

Do these things have to be mutually exclusive? Why can’t he focus this offseason on getting better at shooting and still be the hustle/junkyard dog player you want? No one is saying he should give up those things and focus on being just a shooter.

American flight 4512. Let me know who I should stalk after this.

Most definitely around 6’9”

If it’s not him, it’s the world’s best doppelgänger

We’ve landed. Horrible weather delays. Never got to approach him. But I’m pretty darn sure it’s him.

Just boarded a flight from Charlotte to Indy. Pretty sure Mike Roberts is on my flight. He’s rocking the UNCG backpack. Someone get him an IU backpack when he gets in.

Gotcha. I was worried you were being overly sensitive. Haha!

What do you mean by “delete?” If you think I’m making fun of Fitzner and want my post deleted, you’re wrong. I’m pointing out the credibility of the writer. Fitzner was meant to be a stretch four and didn’t play a ton of minutes. Love the kid, but it’s not a player loss that means as much as the writer implies. If that’s not what you meant by “delete,” than I’m at a loss.

“especially with the graduation of 6’10” Evan Fitzner, who was a helpful presence in the paint last season.” Huh?

Redshirting doesn’t solve the problem of not being ready to be on your own at college. I think that’s what this kid is worried about.

Plenty of grad transfers from mid-majors are great players who didn’t get recruited by big-time programs out of high school for whatever reason, but now have that option due to a great/good career at a mid-major.

So you’d play Fitzner at the 5 and have Juwan out on McDuffie on the perimeter? We’d get crushed on the boards defensively if we did that. If not that, you’d have to have Fitzner on McDuffie. Race got in because he’s quicker laterally. Also, he didn’t last long due to his defense in this game. Further proof what Archie was thinking regarding Fitzner not getting in. Fitzner has always been matchup dependent when it comes to playing time.

McDuffie shot 41% for the game. Not sure I’d say defense on him was bad at that rate. If Fitzner was guarding him he’d shoot well over 50%.

Fitzner cannot defend McDuffie. That’s why you never saw him. Just a matchup thing.

How the heck doesn’t a reporter ask? Weird.

Clearly you haven’t been watching the PAC-12. ;-)

Why do you think Al has peaked? I still see a lot of potential growth in ball handling and shooting. He’s also widely recognized as a hard worker.

I was onboard too. I’m still not sure how a team with Roby, Watson, Palmer, and Copeland was this bad in conference. Granted, Copeland got hurt, but still.

Damn. Nebraska only has 6 scholarship players for this game.