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I was entering the numbers you posted so I may have fat-fingered one of them or maybe missed some attempts to get that 80%. Or maybe there are some shots taken and made from players not included in your list. Thanks for the correction. I still think that IU not only takes too many long 2s but also has the wrong players taking them. They're inefficient shots. It's good that we're hitting at a decent rate compared to most of the league but they really need to be backed up to be 3 point attempts. This shows how much each turnover hurts IU. In a close game just 1 to 3 less turnovers could be the difference between a victory or a loss. Just look at Wisconsin, they're at the bottom of the league in points per shot yet they're 2-1 because they take care of the ball so they're scoring that 0.97 points per shot more often than a team like IU is scoring its 1.14 points per shot. It's kind of frustrating that looking at the numbers it looks like IU should be a better team than they are because they make so many mistakes, many of them unforced. Too many turnovers, too many missed FT, and too many bad shots.

Some take-aways from this: It looks like this team shoots too many "far 2s." 306 "close 2s," 213 "far 2s," and 243 3s. That's ~28% of shots are far 2s which are some of the worst shots to take. Only 3 players are hitting 50% or more of those. Percentages: 80% close 2s, 38% far 2s, and 36% from 3. Durr takes too many far shots for a big. He's only shot 5 shots from close range. Is he afraid to bang? That won't help in B1G play. Phinisee: 6/16 from close is not good and it just shows what the eye sees, that he's a terrible finisher. Johnson and Kopp are two of the worst offenders of shooting bad 2s as shown by their far 2 numbers.

Over been trying to find out this info so thanks for sharing. My theory has been that the wrist injury (injuries? I don't remember if it was one that got air multiple injuries) that he had in HS may have had an effect on his shot since it was his shooting wrist. This was for the last 2 HS seasons where you saying his shooting dropped off so I may be right. It also makes sense for how a coach's son could have such a broken looking shot.

IU commit and Olympic gold medalist still ripping it up. He'll be a great addition. https://swimswam.com/tunisias-ahmed-hafnaoui-breaks-melloulis-african-800-1500-records/

lol, swing and a miss at a joke on my part. I was joking that you were laying down taking a nap from the picture orientation. Oh, well, sometimes jokes just fall flat.

Kind of waste of money to nap at a game...

He isn't basically a freshman. He's now a sophomore making freshman mistakes. Just because he could've played another year in HS and have been a freshman this year doesn't mean he's a freshman because he didn't do that. He's technically a freshman in eligibility but he still has a year of game experience behind him so that is better even than a typical redshirt. The improvement you see is because he did come early, not in spite of it. If he hadn't come early we'd be seeing last year's Lander instead of this years. I hope he stays and continues to improve. The problem I see is that now it's two coaching staffs who would rather play Phinisee ahead of him and, quite frankly, Phinisee isn't very good. He plays good defense but his shooting is terrible at all distances and the offense often stalls when he's in control. Yet Miller and now Woodson think Phinisee gives them the best chance to win now. Not Lander. He didn't make the sophomore leap. Hopefully, he'll make one before his junior season and he's still a Hoosier when he does.

Let's not forget that he didn't play much last season, either, at around 10 mpg in those that he did play in. So that was another coaching staff that didn't think he was ready for a lot of PT.

I've noticed that, as well. There was one shot against ND in particular that made me realize this. It was a mid-range shot and the ball was 1/2 way through the basket then it popped out. That has to be frustrating.

I hope Hoiberg survives this. It's nice having him at Nebraska since games against his teams there have all been wins for IU. I don't want them to bring in someone better.

Still the final score wasn't far off. IU scored better 81 vs 73.5 but you were spot on for Merrimack. As for individual players, I imagine for most players on the team that will be off more often than not. TJD is pretty consistent and Thompson is getting there. After that everyone is wildly inconsistent. You nailed the overall shooting % for Merrimack 29.6% vs your 30%. The 3 and FT percentages not so much. IU's FT %: 68.8% vs your 68%. But overall it's not too far off which is pretty cool.

Simulation: 73.5 to 49.4 IU Score with 4 minutes left: 75-47 IU. Not bad.

Settles knows his basketball which is what you'd expect from someone who played in college for 15 years.

3-point D isn't very good so far

How close have these been for fast games? Just curious.

1. Henderson although I can completely understand if someone answers TJD since they're both studs. 2. Can't answer. I was young when Thomas was playing and don't remember him specifically. 3. Reynolds

Last season didn't count against his eligibility so I really fail to see how it was a huge mistake to forgo his senior year. 3 years of playing against HS competition obviously didn't prepare him well for college ball and the B1G so I very much doubt that another year would've helped. If he had stayed in HS the Lander we saw last year would likely be the Lander we'd be seeing this year. 1 season of practicing against college players, the bit of game experience he got last year, a whole season of college coaching (even if was Miller), and 1 year of college nutrition and strength training and conditioning have him better off than he would be coming straight from HS this season. He's improved quite a bit. He's still not good enough to get a lot of PT at this point, but he has improved because he was much worse last season. Last season was basically a redshirt season except with actual game experience. Even if last season had counted against his eligibility I would think that passing up his senior HS season was a good idea. Since it didn't count then there is no way it was a mistake. He improved more over the last season than he would've by staying in HS.

Dual meet wins for both men and women. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/12/3/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-6-12-hoosiers-best-bearcats-to-close-fall.aspx

Yes, that was mentioned. My guess is that the mom and agent probably don't care about that and might be looking at some of the alternative routes to the NBA. I have no information more than what Stuhoo posted but that is the impression I get reading between the lines.

I feel your pain. It's gotten down to almost 50F in AZ at night. brrrr

They tried to double TJD early in the 2nd but he just kicked it out for an open 3.

I thought this was a Crean recruiting visit?

Yes, that happened. His first year they had 5 non-con losses (ISU, Seton Hall, Duke, Louisville, IPFW) with only the Louisville loss being single digits with a 9 point loss so even that was barely. Not a great start.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/11/19/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-6-12-iusd-steady-through-two-days-at-ohio-state-invitational.aspx

Maybe not. TJD only shooting going right means he might get shut out or close to it and Lander leading the team in assists in his 6 minutes of play doesn't leave me very optimistic, either. That's a lot to overcome so a 21 point win would be great.