Shooter

IMO, it remains to be seen if Miles is actually a plus shooter, or just a guy who took a lot of threes in a crazy system. Career 32% 3PT and 65% FT. I do like his plus rebounding from the wing, on a roster that will need that. I'm a bit higher on Dorn for a few reasons, including that some big players like UNC and Gonzaga wanted him. But I admit I have never watched either of them play a full game, so I'm not an expert on either guy.

Now that we have almost a full roster... Three point shooting is going to be unreal. I'm assuming we start Wilkerson, Dorn, and DeVries at the 2-3-4 - not many teams with a group of shooters like that. Plus the potential return of Goode. Defense and rebounding still a big question mark. Bailey-DeVries projects as one of the weakest rebounding/rim protection frontcourts in the conference. Surprised we did not add a big big as a change of pace from Bailey's skilled game. Maybe staff sees Alexis as that guy? Excited to see this play out. It will certainly be a different style of ball than we've seen the past several seasons.

Yep, he's clearly a big. Top 100 nationally in O-Reb Rate, D-Reb Rate, and Block rate at Chattanooga as a soph. Seems like a solid depth pickup.

Nice trend here... T. DeVries: 2X Missouri Valley Player of the Year Conerway: Sun Belt Player of the Year Wilkerson: 2X Conference USA First Team All-Conference Bailey: A-10 First Team All-Conference

On Miles - rebounding numbers are really impressive for a 6-6 wing. That, plus some nice dunks on the highlight reel suggest he has the athleticism to step up a level. High volume shooter last year, but not particularly high efficiency. Career 32% from 3PT, 65% FT. North Florida played a super fast pace last year and was absolutely horrible defensively. This kid seems like he has the tools to be a solid defender, but will probably need a lot of coaching coming from that environment.

I'm not sure Miles is a starter at IU. But if coach sees a role for him here, I hope we land him.

There is a stretch in there from his conference championship game. 8 minutes left, team down 5. Three straight possessions he takes it to the rim and finishes. Absolutely love seeing a guy who gets it done in high leverage situations.

Don't know about angst. It's just the fun part of planning and building a roster. It's more fun to me than discussing who liked who on Instagram, or what some Twitter burner said. Anyway, the thing with Bailey is not so much about individual post defense. It's about a weakness in rebounding and shot blocking from our projected 5, and how we could gameplan and roster build around that.

I agree that seems most likely. And if we're planning around Bailey at C, that means we need big forwards to help rebound, and perimeter guys who can contain dribble penetration.

I share your concern, but here are our options: A. Play a center with Devries and Bailey. (Which means Devries guards a wing) B. Play a big wing with Devries and Bailey. (Which means Bailey guards a center) C. Don't play Devries and Bailey together at all. D. Play zone. It's not gonna be option C. I doubt it's D. Maybe Devries is more athletic than I think and capable of guarding 3s full time. But if not, Bailey is going to have to play some center for those two to get on the court together.

Devries-Freeman-Bailey would be an incredibly talented and versatile frontcourt. If we start Bailey at 5, we need big wings like those two to help him rebound. Would still want a sturdier rebounder/screener/shotblocker type of C in the rotation as well.

The first three responses to my question were all different, which makes this a fun discussion topic. It depends on how you see Devries and Bailey. I go back and forth between a long athletic wing, or a rebounder-screener big. Really, I want both of those guys on the roster to give coach flexibility depending on matchups.

I imagine Wilkerson, Devries, and Bailey are locked in as projected starters. Let's assume the starting PG is in the Conerway/Enright mold (defensive minded distributor). What are you looking for to round out that lineup?

Big time pick up. Wilkerson, Devries, and Bailey are going to be a really fun trio on offense. Conerway would be a great fit to bring needed toughness and defense to that group. Let's make it happen.

Yea, not sure how I'd feel about adding a Purdue guy, but he's definitely someone I'd like in the rotation. 3&D wing archetype.