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I think he can play in the NBA, but at best I think he's a 9th/10th man. 


I could see him being similar to a James Jones type. He won't get many minutes but when he does he'll knock down some threes.
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I could see him being similar to a James Jones type. He won't get many minutes but when he does he'll knock down some threes.


Yeah I think this whole topic on JBJ is nuts. Not sure if there is a better pure shooter currently in the class. The NBA is about matchups and who fits in the systems being run. JBJ could get 4-8 wide open uncontested attempts in the league each night......yeah I'd pick him every day of the week. Defense? Nobody improved more on the IU team than Jimmy Buckets! Hope this kid comes back, leads this group to the next level and cashes in on another year to get healthy!
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What is the deal with Matur Maker? Everything about his (and Thon's for that matter) recruitment seems odd.  Both of them seem to have been pains in the ***** to recruit. I really don't know a whole lot about him but I did see that IU is the only school to have offered him so far. Any insight on how he is leaning? Would he even be a good fit within the new system?

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What is the deal with Matur Maker? Everything about his (and Thon's for that matter) recruitment seems odd.  Both of them seem to have been pains in the ***** to recruit. I really don't know a whole lot about him but I did see that IU is the only school to have offered him so far. Any insight on how he is leaning? Would he even be a good fit within the new system?

That offer came his freshman year. He became less a priority as the years pass and I have not seen anything on him with IU in a couple of years. The last I heard Arizona st would be the school that would be linked to Matur. With IU coaching change I would say there is 0 chance he would end up at IU

 

 

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Since this thread is a bit of a referendum on next season, below is a "way too early" USA Today pre-season poll for next year.
NOTE: The Archie effect has put our Hoosiers as a pre-season #15 ranking nationally, which in this poll makes them the highest ranked B1G team!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/04/04/college-basketball-early-preseason-2017-18-top-25-march-madness/99893982/

That's... surprising. Considering nothing really changed from last year personnel wise. A lot still riding on Newkirk, RoJo, or Green stepping up into a confident PG role. I'm optimistic again this year about Newkirk, especially with how he finished the season, but hesitant for sure.


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Since this thread is a bit of a referendum on next season, below is a "way too early" USA Today pre-season poll for next year.
NOTE: The Archie effect has put our Hoosiers as a pre-season #15 ranking nationally, which in this poll makes them the highest ranked B1G team!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/04/04/college-basketball-early-preseason-2017-18-top-25-march-madness/99893982/


Gotta like the instant respect Archie brings to the program. If everybody but OG stays--we could end up top 10. It's a new day in BTown--stay hungry my friends!


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9 hours ago, Dalton26 said:

 


I could see him being similar to a James Jones type. He won't get many minutes but when he does he'll knock down some threes.

 

Blackmon is nothing like Jones other than the fact that they both have a good shot.  Jones is 4-5 inches taller and averaged 1.3spg/2.4bpg as a junior and 1.6spg/1.8bpg as a senior in college.

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48 minutes ago, moyemayhem said:

Blackmon is nothing like Jones other than the fact that they both have a good shot.  Jones is 4-5 inches taller and averaged 1.3spg/2.4bpg as a junior and 1.6spg/1.8bpg as a senior in college.

Which is why I said a James Jones type and said he wouldn't get many minutes but would knock down some threes when he did. I'm not trying to be an asshole but it seems like you didn't even read what I said. Plus we are talking about the NBA so what James Jones did in college doesn't matter at all. I've probably watched more of James Jones in the NBA than anyone else on here so I know what I am talking about.

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1 hour ago, Dalton26 said:

Which is why I said a James Jones type and said he wouldn't get many minutes but would knock down some threes when he did. I'm not trying to be an ******* but it seems like you didn't even read what I said. Plus we are talking about the NBA so what James Jones did in college doesn't matter at all. I've probably watched more of James Jones in the NBA than anyone else on here so I know what I am talking about.

I wasn't trying to get chippy...  I was just offering my opinion that Blackmon isn't a James Jones type.  I agree that they both can knock down threes, I just don't think they can be compared because Blackmon's size would prevent him from matching up with the same type of players on the defensive end.  Apologies if I took your quote out of context.

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9 minutes ago, moyemayhem said:

I wasn't trying to get chippy...  I was just offering my opinion that Blackmon isn't a James Jones type.  I agree that they both can knock down threes, I just don't think they can be compared because Blackmon's size would prevent him from matching up with the same type of players on the defensive end.  Apologies if I took your quote out of context.

No worries. I'm talking more from the standpoint of his offensive game, thats what I meant by type. I know JBJ doesnt have the size JJ does but if he can just knock down those shots when called upon I think he can find a team.

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Since this thread is a bit of a referendum on next season, below is a "way too early" USA Today pre-season poll for next year.
NOTE: The Archie effect has put our Hoosiers as a pre-season #15 ranking nationally, which in this poll makes them the highest ranked B1G team!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/04/04/college-basketball-early-preseason-2017-18-top-25-march-madness/99893982/


Also included in the odds next season

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