Player and Recruit Retention News/Discussion & Potential Transfers

[JustWinWoody 3,386]

10 minutes ago, btownqb said:

This blank for anyone else?

Yep

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N 1,867]

If we add Romeo and Taylor and keep Juwan then I will be looking forward to next season just as much as the 2012-2013 one. 

I liked your comment, but I'd be 85% as excited. I was 14 and had my heart ripped out at the end of that season, and I learned to lower my sports expectations a bit.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,364]

25 minutes ago, btownqb said:

This blank for anyone else?

Yes

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Yes

Me too


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[Bailey7878 2,506]

That's the thing - we have no idea how good he is but we all know that we need one of him, Moore, Forrester to really step up. Have to have a little more than just Juwan inside both offensively and defensively. I don't think anyone is banking on Moore and I really just don't think Davis will be where he wants to be physically and that is worrisome. 

Moore will not be here.

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32 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

Moore will not be here.

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You know this?

[Hoosierfan31 466]

Evansville grad transfer Ryan Taylor has heard from Butler, Northwestern, Vandy, South Carolina, Ohio St, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, Georgetown, Creighton, Minnesota, BC, Indiana, UCLA, Arizona, Wake, Miami, Purdue, Baylor, Maryland & Missouri, source told ESPN.

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14 hours ago, CR3AMnCR1MS0N said:

 

I liked your comment, but I'd be 85% as excited. I was 14 and had my heart ripped out at the end of that season, and I learned to lower my sports expectations a bit.

 

14?!? Sheesh, Who feels old? 

<<<<< this guy.

I will be very excited too (with Romeo, Taylor and Morgan all in the fold), but as others have mentioned, still quite concerned about post play both offensively and defensively. Juwan is not a Center, IMO.  

 

[HoosierFan1994 4,754]

12 hours ago, Hoosierfan31 said:

Evansville grad transfer Ryan Taylor has heard from Butler, Northwestern, Vandy, South Carolina, Ohio St, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, Georgetown, Creighton, Minnesota, BC, Indiana, UCLA, Arizona, Wake, Miami, Purdue, Baylor, Maryland & Missouri, source told ESPN.

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Yeah Arizona is gonna be real desperate for some players...

[Bailey7878 2,506]

You know this?

I predict it.

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[Bailey7878 2,506]

Yeah Arizona is gonna be real desperate for some players...

And a new coach.

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[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

So Ryan Taylor is from Gary, IN - let's hope he grew up a Hoosier fan or stills wants to play close to home.

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35 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

So Ryan Taylor is from Gary, IN - let's hope he grew up a Hoosier fan or stills wants to play close to home.

Yep. I wonder when he will make a decision. Hopefully before Romeo

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Typically, I'm the type of person that goes off of the "eye test" first but I need numbers and stats to back up claims.  I decided to dig into the "height" issue a little more.  Please read until the end to see the flaws and explanation.

It's not a secret after De'Ron Davis went down we were a "short" team.  I believe the loss of Davis increased our speed from the "bigs" that helped to increase the defensive efficiency (re: KenPom).  Freddie McSwain stepped in and developed over the course of the season.

Of the Sweet 16 teams, here are the players 6'8'' or taller that played 10 or more minutes per game.  I've provided the total minutes per game of those players, as well.

Villanova (69.4 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Omari Spellman, 36 games played, 27.9 mpg, 10.6 ppg, 6'9", FR
• Eric Paschall, 34 games played, 29.7 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 6'9'', JR
• Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree 36 games played, 11.8 mpg, 3.3 ppg, 6'9'', FR

West Virginia (95.1 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Sagaba Konate, 35 games played, 25.3 mpg, 10.8 ppg, 6'8'', SO
• Esa Ahmad, 20 games played, 27.3 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 6'8'', JR
• Lamont West, 35 games played, 22 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 6'8'', SO
• Wesley Harris, 36 games played, 20.5 mpg, 5.5 ppg, 6'8'', SO

Texas Tech (50.1 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Zach Smith, 21 games played, 20.5 mpg, 6 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Tommy Hamilton IV, 35 games played, 14.5 mpg, 5.6 ppg, 6'11'', SR
• Norense Odiase, 35 games played, 15.1 mpg, 3.9 ppg, 6'9'', JR

Purdue (71.8 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Isaac Haas, 35 games played, 23.4 mpg, 14.7 ppg, 7'2'', SR
• Vincent Edwards, 34 games played, 31.4 mpg, 14.7 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Matt Haarms, 36 games played, 17 mpg, 4.8 ppg, 7'3'', FR

Kansas (72.6 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, 36 games played, 34.4 mpg, 15 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Ukoda Azubuike, 33 games played, 23.6 mpg, 13.2 ppg, 7'0'', SO
• Mitch Lightfoot, 36 games played, 14.6 mpg, 4 ppg, 6'8'', SO

Clemson (88.4 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Donte Grantham, 19 games played, 31.8 mpg, 14.2 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Elijah Thomas, 34 games played, 24.9 mpg, 10.9 ppg, 6'9'', JR
• Mark Donnal, 33 games played, 12.6 mpg, 3.6 ppg, 6'9'', SR
• David Skara, 25 games played, 19.1 mpg, 3.1 ppg, 6'8'', JR

Syracuse (123 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Oshae Brissett, 36 games played, 38.1 mpg, 14.9 ppg, 6'8'', FR
• Marek Dolezaj, 36 games played, 27.9 mpg, 5.6 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Paschal Chukwu, 36 games played, 27.2 mpg, 5.3 ppg, 7'2'', JR
• Matthew Moyer, 34 games played, 16.9 mpg, 3.3 ppg, 6'8'', JR
• Bourama Sidbibe, 29 games played, 12.5 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 6'10'', FR

Duke (86.4 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Marvin Bagley III, 31 games played, 33.4 mpg, 21.2 ppg, 6'11'', FR ($500,000)
• Wendell Carter Jr., 35 games played, 26.9 mpg, 13.6 ppg, 6'10'', FR ($100,000)
• Marques Bolden, 27 games played, 13.1 mpg, 4 ppg, 6'11'', SO ($50,000)
• Javin DeLaurier, 31 games played, 13 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 6'10'', SO

Kansas State (53.6 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Dean Wade, 32 games played, 33.6 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 6'10'', JR
• Makol Mawien, 35 games played, 20 mpg, 7.1 ppg, 6'9'', SO

Kentucky (101 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Kevin Knox, 36 games played, 32.3 mpg, 15.6 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Wenyen Garbriel, 36 games played, 23 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 6'9'', SO
• Jarred Vanderbilt, 14 games played, 17 mpg, 5.9 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Nick Richards, 36 games played, 14.9 mpg, 5.2 ppg, 6'11'', FR
• Sacha Killeya-Jones, 33 games played, 13.7 mpg, 3.4 ppg, 6'10'', SO

Loyola-Chicago (24 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Cameron Krutwig, 35 games played, 24 mpg, 10.4 ppg, 6'9'', FR

Nevada (0 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• N/A

Florida State (71.6 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Phil Cofer, 33 games played 29.3 mpg, 12.9 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Mfiondu Kabengele, 32 games played, 14.8 mpg, 7.3 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Christ Koumadje, 22 games played, 16.7 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 7'4''', JR
• Ike Obiagu, 32 games played, 10.8 mpg, 2.3 ppg, 7'0'', FR

Gonzaga (75.5 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Johnathan Williams, 36 games played, 29 mpg, 13.6 ppg, 6'9'', SR
• Killian Tillie, 36 games played, 26.2 mpg, 12.9 ppg, 6'10'', SO
• Rui Hachimura, 36 games played, 20.3 mpg, 11.4 ppg, 6'8'', SO

Michigan (66 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Moritz Wagner, 35 games played, 27.3 mpg, 14.2 ppg, 6'11'', JR
• Duncan Robinson, 37 games played, 25.9 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Jon Teske, 37 games played, 12.8 mpg, 3.6 ppg, 7'1'', SO

Texas A&M (108 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Tyler Davis, 34 games played, 29.1 mpg, 14.6 ppg, 6'10'', JR
• DJ Hogg, 31 games played, 30.9 mpg, 11.2 ppg, 6'9'', JR
• Robert Williams, 29 games played, 25.6 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 6'10'', SO
• Tonny Trocha-Morelos, 34 games played, 22.2 mpg, 6.8 ppg, 6'10'', SR

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Indiana (48.2 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Juwan Morgan, 31 games played, 29.4 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 6'8'', JR
• De'Ron davis, 15 games played, 18.8 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 6'10'', SO

2018-2019 Indiana

• Juwan Morgan, 31 games played, 29.4 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• De'Ron davis, 15 games played, 18.8 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 6'10'', JR
• Clifton Moore, 9 games played, 4.8 mpg, 0.7 ppg, 6'10'', SO
• Race Thompson, 6'8'', RS FR
• Jake Forrester, 6'9'', FR

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Minutes per game (most to least)

• (123) Syracuse
• (108) Texas A&M
• (101) Kentucky
• (95.1) West Virginia
• (88.4) Clemson
• (86.4) Duke
• (75.5) Gonzaga
• (72.6) Kansas
• (71.8) Purdue
• (71.6) Florida State
• (69.4) Villanova
• (66) Michigan
• (53.6) Kansas State
• (50.1) Texas Tech
• (48.2) Indiana
• (24) Loyola-Chicago
• (0) Nevada

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  Is height the only variable responsible for the success of a team?  Absolutely not.  However, if we are expecting to play Morgan in the middle and Smith at the 5 for long stretches of games I believe we'll see similar results to this season.  Having Davis back healthy will help but that doesn't solve all the problems.  Race Thompson contributing 15-20 minutes could definitely help but that is still a question mark.  Moore or Forrester stepping in and providing meaningful minutes is even less likely.  My point is we need a grad transfer big that will allow Morgan to play at the 4, Smith the 4 and sometimes 3. 

 

(Flaws)

• This was minutes per game and not total minutes.  Injuries occur allowing another player to get minutes and messing with the mpg stat.

[HoosierDYT 1,748]

Great insight^. Id honestly prefer Moore transfers and we snag a grad big

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,331]

19 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Typically, I'm the type of person that goes off of the "eye test" first but I need numbers and stats to back up claims.  I decided to dig into the "height" issue a little more.  Please read until the end to see the flaws and explanation.

It's not a secret after De'Ron Davis went down we were a "short" team.  I believe the loss of Davis increased our speed from the "bigs" that helped to increase the defensive efficiency (re: KenPom).  Freddie McSwain stepped in and developed over the course of the season.

Of the Sweet 16 teams, here are the players 6'8'' or taller that played 10 or more minutes per game.  I've provided the total minutes per game of those players, as well.

Villanova (69.4 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Omari Spellman, 36 games played, 27.9 mpg, 10.6 ppg, 6'9", FR
• Eric Paschall, 34 games played, 29.7 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 6'9'', JR
• Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree 36 games played, 11.8 mpg, 3.3 ppg, 6'9'', FR

West Virginia (95.1 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Sagaba Konate, 35 games played, 25.3 mpg, 10.8 ppg, 6'8'', SO
• Esa Ahmad, 20 games played, 27.3 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 6'8'', JR
• Lamont West, 35 games played, 22 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 6'8'', SO
• Wesley Harris, 36 games played, 20.5 mpg, 5.5 ppg, 6'8'', SO

Texas Tech (50.1 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Zach Smith, 21 games played, 20.5 mpg, 6 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Tommy Hamilton IV, 35 games played, 14.5 mpg, 5.6 ppg, 6'11'', SR
• Norense Odiase, 35 games played, 15.1 mpg, 3.9 ppg, 6'9'', JR

Purdue (71.8 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Isaac Haas, 35 games played, 23.4 mpg, 14.7 ppg, 7'2'', SR
• Vincent Edwards, 34 games played, 31.4 mpg, 14.7 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Matt Haarms, 36 games played, 17 mpg, 4.8 ppg, 7'3'', FR

Kansas (72.6 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, 36 games played, 34.4 mpg, 15 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Ukoda Azubuike, 33 games played, 23.6 mpg, 13.2 ppg, 7'0'', SO
• Mitch Lightfoot, 36 games played, 14.6 mpg, 4 ppg, 6'8'', SO

Clemson (88.4 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Donte Grantham, 19 games played, 31.8 mpg, 14.2 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Elijah Thomas, 34 games played, 24.9 mpg, 10.9 ppg, 6'9'', JR
• Mark Donnal, 33 games played, 12.6 mpg, 3.6 ppg, 6'9'', SR
• David Skara, 25 games played, 19.1 mpg, 3.1 ppg, 6'8'', JR

Syracuse (123 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Oshae Brissett, 36 games played, 38.1 mpg, 14.9 ppg, 6'8'', FR
• Marek Dolezaj, 36 games played, 27.9 mpg, 5.6 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Paschal Chukwu, 36 games played, 27.2 mpg, 5.3 ppg, 7'2'', JR
• Matthew Moyer, 34 games played, 16.9 mpg, 3.3 ppg, 6'8'', JR
• Bourama Sidbibe, 29 games played, 12.5 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 6'10'', FR

Duke (86.4 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Marvin Bagley III, 31 games played, 33.4 mpg, 21.2 ppg, 6'11'', FR ($500,000)
• Wendell Carter Jr., 35 games played, 26.9 mpg, 13.6 ppg, 6'10'', FR ($100,000)
• Marques Bolden, 27 games played, 13.1 mpg, 4 ppg, 6'11'', SO ($50,000)
• Javin DeLaurier, 31 games played, 13 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 6'10'', SO

Kansas State (53.6 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Dean Wade, 32 games played, 33.6 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 6'10'', JR
• Makol Mawien, 35 games played, 20 mpg, 7.1 ppg, 6'9'', SO

Kentucky (101 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Kevin Knox, 36 games played, 32.3 mpg, 15.6 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Wenyen Garbriel, 36 games played, 23 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 6'9'', SO
• Jarred Vanderbilt, 14 games played, 17 mpg, 5.9 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Nick Richards, 36 games played, 14.9 mpg, 5.2 ppg, 6'11'', FR
• Sacha Killeya-Jones, 33 games played, 13.7 mpg, 3.4 ppg, 6'10'', SO

Loyola-Chicago (24 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Cameron Krutwig, 35 games played, 24 mpg, 10.4 ppg, 6'9'', FR

Nevada (0 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• N/A

Florida State (71.6 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Phil Cofer, 33 games played 29.3 mpg, 12.9 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Mfiondu Kabengele, 32 games played, 14.8 mpg, 7.3 ppg, 6'9'', FR
• Christ Koumadje, 22 games played, 16.7 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 7'4''', JR
• Ike Obiagu, 32 games played, 10.8 mpg, 2.3 ppg, 7'0'', FR

Gonzaga (75.5 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Johnathan Williams, 36 games played, 29 mpg, 13.6 ppg, 6'9'', SR
• Killian Tillie, 36 games played, 26.2 mpg, 12.9 ppg, 6'10'', SO
• Rui Hachimura, 36 games played, 20.3 mpg, 11.4 ppg, 6'8'', SO

Michigan (66 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Moritz Wagner, 35 games played, 27.3 mpg, 14.2 ppg, 6'11'', JR
• Duncan Robinson, 37 games played, 25.9 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• Jon Teske, 37 games played, 12.8 mpg, 3.6 ppg, 7'1'', SO

Texas A&M (108 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Tyler Davis, 34 games played, 29.1 mpg, 14.6 ppg, 6'10'', JR
• DJ Hogg, 31 games played, 30.9 mpg, 11.2 ppg, 6'9'', JR
• Robert Williams, 29 games played, 25.6 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 6'10'', SO
• Tonny Trocha-Morelos, 34 games played, 22.2 mpg, 6.8 ppg, 6'10'', SR

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Indiana (48.2 minutes per game by 6'9'' or taller players)

• Juwan Morgan, 31 games played, 29.4 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 6'8'', JR
• De'Ron davis, 15 games played, 18.8 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 6'10'', SO

2018-2019 Indiana

• Juwan Morgan, 31 games played, 29.4 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 6'8'', SR
• De'Ron davis, 15 games played, 18.8 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 6'10'', JR
• Clifton Moore, 9 games played, 4.8 mpg, 0.7 ppg, 6'10'', SO
• Race Thompson, 6'8'', RS FR
• Jake Forrester, 6'9'', FR

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Minutes per game (most to least)

• (123) Syracuse
• (108) Texas A&M
• (101) Kentucky
• (95.1) West Virginia
• (88.4) Clemson
• (86.4) Duke
• (75.5) Gonzaga
• (72.6) Kansas
• (71.8) Purdue
• (71.6) Florida State
• (69.4) Villanova
• (66) Michigan
• (53.6) Kansas State
• (50.1) Texas Tech
• (48.2) Indiana
• (24) Loyola-Chicago
• (0) Nevada

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  Is height the only variable responsible for the success of a team?  Absolutely not.  However, if we are expecting to play Morgan in the middle and Smith at the 5 for long stretches of games I believe we'll see similar results to this season.  Having Davis back healthy will help but that doesn't solve all the problems.  Race Thompson contributing 15-20 minutes could definitely help but that is still a question mark.  Moore or Forrester stepping in and providing meaningful minutes is even less likely.  My point is we need a grad transfer big that will allow Morgan to play at the 4, Smith the 4 and sometimes 3. 

 

(Flaws)

• This was minutes per game and not total minutes.  Injuries occur allowing another player to get minutes and messing with the mpg stat.

Again.. our guards were so much worse then our post play. Archie has won a lot of games being undersized. And we won't even be undersized next year.. just not big. 

Also.. Eric Paschall is 6'6 or 6'7.. not 6'9. I'm not going to check the rest of them. 

Next year we will look like 

Juwan 6'8 30mpg 

Davis 6'10 15mpg 

Thompson 6'8 12mpg 

Smith 6'7 20mpg 

That's 67mpg and it puts us right in the middle of your stat. And you just post heights, do any of these players ever post up? I can tell you the nova players don't.. didnt see any of the Cuse players either... Duke and Purdue certainly do. Well Haas does. 

Wagner at UM rarely posts and he's 6'11. 

I do agree that we were a short team after Davis went down. But did we lose games without him because we were short or because or guard play and shooting was awful? We outrebounded MSU by 24 and lost because of our shooting. Out rebounded ILL and lost because of FTs and TOs. Duke only outrebounded us by 2 with all that height and we shot 5-21 from 3 and 16-26 from the line. 

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11 minutes ago, schimpfj said:

Great insight^. Id honestly prefer Moore transfers and we snag a grad big

Yes

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On 3/18/2018 at 12:14 AM, MikeRoberts said:

He had 26 rebounds against us in 2 games... he sure helped beat us


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Did you mean pts? He had 26pts and 10 rebs against us in the 2 games. 

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7 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Again.. our guards were so much worse then our post play. Archie has won a lot of games being undersized. And we won't even be undersized next year.. just not big. 

Also.. Eric Paschall is 6'6 or 6'7.. not 6'9. I'm not going to check the rest of them. 

Next year we will look like 

Juwan 6'8 30mpg 

Davis 6'10 15mpg 

Thompson 6'8 12mpg 

Smith 6'7 20mpg 

That's 67mpg and it puts us right in the middle of your stat. And you just post heights, do any of these players ever post up? I can tell you the nova players don't.. didnt see any of the Cuse players either... Duke and Purdue certainly do. Well Haas does. 

Wagner at UM rarely posts and he's 6'11. 

I do agree that we were a short team after Davis went down. But did we lose games without him because we were short or because or guard play and shooting was awful? We outrebounded MSU by 24 and lost because of our shooting. Out rebounded ILL and lost because of FTs and TOs. Duke only outrebounded us by 2 with all that height and we shot 5-21 from 3 and 16-26 from the line. 

I went off height listed on ESPN.  Paschall was listed at 6'9'' and Morgan was listed at 6'8'', so is Morgan like 6'5'' or 6'6''?  it doesn't matter a lot.  The point was that we need to get taller, preferably with experience.  A grad transfer big could help with that. 

If we're including 6'7'' players then Nevada goes to about 180 mpg from players 6'7'' and taller.  The other teams mpg would also greatly increase as a lot have players around 6'7''. 

If we go by your projected mpg from those players we reach 57 mpg by "bigs."  That's still not enough and doesn't account for Davis coming back from an injury.  I believe Morgan can contend for Big Ten POY.  However, we need another big to allow him to do that at the 4 and not get worn down while attempting to do that at the 5. 

This wasn't an exercise to see who posted up, who got more rebounds, who played 15' and in.  It was just to simply see where the bulk of the minutes were distributed.  Guards win games in March and I agree that we need to get better in that area.  If We land the UE guard and/or Romeo we get a lot better in that area.  Green and Phinisee splitting time at the point with a splash of Durham, Romeo and/or the UE transfer taking up the bulk at the 2, and one of those players with McBob and Hunter at the 3.

The Duke game is kind of my point.  De'Ron balled out in 21 minutes of action.  Imagine if we had another big that could have given us another 20 minutes of solid play.  Our guards definitely need to shoot better, that can happen with a Romeo or Taylor addition, but we also need to get bigger. 

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2 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I went off height listed on ESPN.  Paschall was listed at 6'9'' and Morgan was listed at 6'8'', so is Morgan like 6'5'' or 6'6''?  it doesn't matter a lot.  The point was that we need to get taller, preferably with experience.  A grad transfer big could help with that. 

If we're including 6'7'' players then Nevada goes to about 180 mpg from players 6'7'' and taller.  The other teams mpg would also greatly increase as a lot have players around 6'7''. 

If we go by your projected mpg from those players we reach 57 mpg by "bigs."  That's still not enough and doesn't account for Davis coming back from an injury.  I believe Morgan can contend for Big Ten POY.  However, we need another big to allow him to do that at the 4 and not get worn down while attempting to do that at the 5. 

This wasn't an exercise to see who posted up, who got more rebounds, who played 15' and in.  It was just to simply see where the bulk of the minutes were distributed.  Guards win games in March and I agree that we need to get better in that area.  If We land the UE guard and/or Romeo we get a lot better in that area.  Green and Phinisee splitting time at the point with a splash of Durham, Romeo and/or the UE transfer taking up the bulk at the 2, and one of those players with McBob and Hunter at the 3.

The Duke game is kind of my point.  De'Ron balled out in 21 minutes of action.  Imagine if we had another big that could have given us another 20 minutes of solid play.  Our guards definitely need to shoot better, that can happen with a Romeo or Taylor addition, but we also need to get bigger. 

As long as we get Taylor and Romeo I do hope we can get a transfer big guy.