Player and Recruit Retention News/Discussion & Potential Transfers

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

Idc if he is 6'7 or 6'8... why is a good team defined by their height?? Nova plays small ball, so does UVA. Tennessee won this year playing small. Kansas is small. Xavier isn't big. 

It's a myth you have to have height to succeed. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

Holy **** UNC starts two guys 6'8!!!! They're screwed. 

[mdn82 25,510]

Holy **** UNC starts two guys 6'8!!!! They're screwed. 

To be fair that’s all we had in our rotations if you count Davis. Juwan and Davis. I am sure UNC has at least another guy 6’8” or taller to give either of those two a breather.


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[mdn82 25,510]

Holy **** UNC starts two guys 6'8!!!! They're screwed. 

Yes they are screwed. That length from Texas A & M is getting to them man. Down 20. They are done. Bad game to try and prove a point.


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[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

3 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

Yes they are screwed. That length from Texas A & M is getting to them man. Down 20. They are done. Bad game to try and prove a point.


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I posted this at tip off... I don't try and use hindsight to prove a point....

[mdn82 25,510]

I posted this at tip off... I don't try and use hindsight to prove a point....

I get that but it wasn’t a good matchup for them from the get go. They are a top 20 defensive team. Top 10 in blocks. They are big and they don’t turn the ball over. They are big, athletic, and skilled. Not a plodding team. Bad matchup for small ball. If we had 6’9” or 6’10” and athletic I would be ecstatic. We have so many holes that any improvement will be huge.


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[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

4 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

I get that but it wasn’t a good matchup for them from the get go. They are a top 20 defensive team. Top 10 in blocks. They are big and they don’t turn the ball over. They are big, athletic, and skilled. Not a plodding team. Bad matchup for small ball. If we had 6’9” or 6’10” and athletic I would be ecstatic. We have so many holes that any improvement will be huge.


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Tex AM height is not the reason they're winning. They're playing better, and shooting better. You sell teams short when you say their heights wins. It literally only takes 1 bad game. MSU had tons of height.. why'd they get beat? You can't pick and choose. Again.. You can win small. Plenty of teams do. 

And we wouldn't even be small next year, just wouldn't be overly big. 

[Feathery 4,005]

2 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Tex AM height is not the reason they're winning. They're playing better, and shooting better. You sell teams short when you say their heights wins. It literally only takes 1 bad game. MSU had tons of height.. why'd they get beat? You can't pick and choose. Again.. You can win small. Plenty of teams do. 

Michigan State does have height. Syracuse had them on length. Same issue we ran into with them in the S16, length can be a real neutralizer. I’m pleased that Archie wants to have a team that’s long and athletic, especially playing pack line. 

[mdn82 25,510]

Tex AM height is not the reason they're winning. They're playing better, and shooting better. You sell teams short when you say their heights wins. It literally only takes 1 bad game. MSU had tons of height.. why'd they get beat? You can't pick and choose. Again.. You can win small. Plenty of teams do. 

And we wouldn't even be small next year, just wouldn't be overly big. 

Why did MSU lose? The length in that Syracuse zone took them out of their comfort zone. You are underselling length to prove a point that isn’t there. Texas A&M height is not forcing UNC to take over 20 3’s in this game? Come on man. Nobody has said they want a plodding Haas. They want some length on the interior with athleticism. You would build your team differently than us which is fine. But I am not sure why it is so inconceivable some would want serviceable bigs on top of Romeo? We have 2 guys over 6’8” in the rotation with one coming off of an achilles. At some points in the college game it is beneficial to have size when the pace of the game is so much slower than the NBA. If the refs allowed a pace that they could play small ball consistently then ok, but they don’t.

 

 

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[Uspshoosier 45,048]

According to KenPom.com, 4 of the top 6 teams in average height are Syracuse (1), Duke (3), Kentucky (4) and Texas A&M (6). Three of those in Sweet 16 and the other has an 18-point lead on the defending champs. @TheAthleticCBB


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[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

4 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

Why did MSU lose? The length in that Syracuse zone took them out of their comfort zone. You are underselling length to prove a point that isn’t there. Texas A&M height is not forcing UNC to take over 20 3’s in this game? Come on man. Nobody has said they want a plodding Haas. They want some length on the interior with athleticism. You would build your team differently than us which is fine. But I am not sure why it is so inconceivable some would want serviceable bigs on top of Romeo? We have 2 guys over 6’8” in the rotation with one coming off of an achilles. At some points in the college game it is beneficial to have size when the pace of the game is so much slower than the NBA. If the refs allowed a pace that they could play small ball consistently then ok, but they don’t.

 

 

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No.. I want length. And I think we can get that length with a taller wing along with Romeo. 

[Uspshoosier 45,048]

According to KenPom.com, 4 of the top 6 teams in average height are Syracuse (1), Duke (3), Kentucky (4) and Texas A&M (6). Three of those in Sweet 16 and the other has an 18-point lead on the defending champs. @TheAthleticCBB


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Mich st was 95th on the list


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[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

14 minutes ago, Feathery said:

Michigan State does have height. Syracuse had them on length. Same issue we ran into with them in the S16, length can be a real neutralizer. I’m pleased that Archie wants to have a team that’s long and athletic, especially playing pack line. 

Agree completely 

[Feathery 4,005]

20 minutes ago, btownqb said:

No.. I want length. And I think we can get that length with a taller wing along with Romeo. 

I’m greedy. I want it at all positions if possible. 

[Stuhoo 79,712]

We will be more than plenty tall and lengthy enough.
The question is whether our height and length will be good enough.



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[HoosierAloha 30,024]

We will be more than plenty tall and lengthy enough.
The question is whether our height and length will be good enough.



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Morgan 6-7 w/length
Davis 6-10 w/bulk
Smith 6-7 w/decent length
Moore 6-10 w/good length
Thompson 6-8 w/bulk
Forrester 6-9 w/length

That's pretty decent size and length but it's extremely young and inexperienced. It's basically Morgan and question marks. I believe Smith will make a jump and be a solid rotation piece.

Will Davis be healthy?
Will Thompson, Moore, or Forrester provide any help?

I've said it plenty but I'll keep saying it: if it's Morgan and Smith as the 4 and 5 we'll struggle to make the tourney. A grad transfer big that can play the 5 and let Morgan play the 4 will help IU finish higher in the Big Ten and be a tourney team.


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,182]

I think we should start hearing about transfers this week if there are going to be any.

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[bleedhoosier 3,627]

I fully expect Smith to have a very good end year. His confidence was growing and when his patience catches up to him, he's going to be hard to handle. His stroke is pure so I expect him to be a complete match up problem for opposing teams. I'm actually drooling at the thought of Smith as a Junior and Senior

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[Alford Bailey 12,350]

Still hoping for a grad transfer. 

[VO5 8,272]

44 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Still hoping for a grad transfer. 

I think we’ll get 1 or 2 depending on Romeo