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I am apathetic about this thread :)

^^ Agree re making better use of outside shooting. We've seen it in some games, can't just overlook that after a bad game, but we aren't seeing it consistently, and it's mostly Kopp imo. Playing inside-out is a good formula, we do have consistently good outside shooters, but we are not seeing consistent use of the outside shooting, instead we're seeing overuse (imo) of TJD and Race. They are excellent inside, but that's just part of the offense, you can't play inside out and spread the floor unless you actually use the outside, that's why the spacing looked so bad yesterday. Also here, can't just forget that we've already had one game where Kopp took a ridiculously high number of shots and shot poorly, so it's not as simple as saying we need Kopp and Parker to shoot more, it's how we're running inside-out, and re the OP, whether we ought to change things up a bit. Personally, I'd like to see more of Bates. Yeah, he's a frosh, yeah he still makes frosh mistakes, but he's better on D than Kopp (Woodson's comment on his need to improve his D kind of confused me on that), and if you compare the number of shots taken and their numbers he's shooting about the same as Kopp from deep (Bates 11-33, Kopp 16-40 - they were basically even on shots taken until recently), and Bates is better on 2-pt FGs (Bates 52%, 14-27, Kopp 39%, 17-44). And Bates is scoring 12.2 per 40 minutes to Kopp's 11.7 per 40. That's worth noting. JMO, but I think Kopp would be outstanding off the bench -- but Woodson is playing experience, and I get that. Bates played just 6 min against PSU, though, that was too few.

Good grief. Disappointing to lose to PSU for sure, they’re not very good, and i thought the Wisconsin game would have us ready for this one, but hello? It’s a B1G road game, early in the season, after the Christmas holiday, and following a missed game due to Covid and we have questions now about Woodson?? Seriously? Yeah, it’s way, way early for that. Let’s see how the team responds. For that matter let’s see how Woodson does past year 1. Good grief

Don’t think Leal starting over P is in play. P got benched the 1st half of 1 game, that was why Leal started, not because he suddenly outplayed P. No reason for P to suddenly be playing off the bench.

IU 73 PSU 65

Agree with the 9-10 guys. When healthy we have the depth to throw at teams, should use it

That’s not the game shape / playing I’m referring to, that’s just cardio, assuming he hasn’t been scrimmaging he’s not in game shape / timing. But if scrimmaging again i’d bank on him being back next game

No inside info, but as he warmed up bf last game, think it’s a matter of when he’s back to game shape, with the injury now behind him

I think it was 2006 - never mind checked and we were 10-2 in 2016, then things got worse lol

Kind of interesting, and reflecting how strong the B1G is, again, in the top half, Pomeroy ratings today have Ill, OSU, Mich and MSU all in a row: 14 Ill 15 OSU 16 Mich 17 MSU All have adj O in top 25 (8, 10, 20, 24) Adj D 16, 19, 22, 49 - OSU weakest defensively but still top 50 PU 3d, Adj O 1 overall, Adj D 42 Iowa typically strong offensively, Adj O 4, but defensively not so, Adj D 109 so we’re still 7th on KenPom, Adj O 64, Adj D 14 - The O has gradually improved but it’s almost always a tale of 2 halves- if the team fixes that we’re dangerous. If not we’re good but spotty and a question mark

Who was gonna squash me like a grape?

Romeo tonight, first start, 31 min, 5-8 for 11 with 9 boards, in W over the Cavs now avg 36 percent from the arc. Looks like Romeo’s rounding into pro form

Been saying this, Rob and X together are efficient and strong on both ends. Not sure on the season, but last I checked we were most efficient with both of them on the floor And Rob is playing really well tonight

Dang Stew can shoot

our points in transition tonight are going to be nuts

OK that was pretty awesome, heck of a spin

5 TO's through the 1st half. TJD with 3 assists -- the roll to the no look to Race was sweet

Lander sighting

4 times 8 is … 32 - up 4x lol

Race! Good patience

No idea. That was his call

Good transition and Durr doing a solid job getting to the rim

Big 3 by G - that’s his form

Oh agree for sure

Weird release on that NK kid’s shot, keeps shooting it short