(2019) PF Trayce Jackson-Davis to INDIANA

[Stuhoo 90,022]

Would love to see TJD at IU, BUT I'm not convinced that a freshman TJD will  be a better player than:

• A sophomore Jake Forrester
• A redshirt sophomore Race Thompson
• A freshman Isaiah Stewart, Aidan Igeihorn, etc.

 

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8 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Would love to see TJD at IU, BUT I'm not convinced that a freshman TJD will  be a better player than:

• A sophomore Jake Forrester
• A redshirt sophomore Race Thompson
• A freshman Isaiah Stewart, Aidan Igeihorn, etc.

 

 Yes.. he would absolutely be better than a SO Forrester. Trayce had a HUGE game last weekend while sick. 

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14 minutes ago, btownqb said:

 Yes.. he would absolutely be better than a SO Forrester. Trayce had a HUGE game last weekend while sick. 

Possibly by the end of the season. I could see a So Forrester being better at first just from knowing the system. 

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6 hours ago, ThomasWayne22 said:

Seems like both Holtmann and Izzo are making him a priority.

Welcome aboard TW22.  Great group of people and glad to have you join us.  And as I've said before, if we aren't battling with Izzo, Coach K., Calamari, etc., for recruits we aren't going after the right talent.

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 Yes.. he would absolutely be better than a SO Forrester. Trayce had a HUGE game last weekend while sick. 

Hard to say if he would be absolutely better. Depends which Trayce decides to show up. I’ve watched everyone of his home games this year and there are times where if I didn’t know he was a top 50 recruit I would just think he was another player. Last weeks game was big but it took him a while to get going and Lawrence Central didn’t have any size. He just overpowered them. This year the problem has been when the team faces any adversity during a game against other top level teams his body language becomes very bad. When he decides to play angry and hard all the time instead of only when things are going good then yes I will agree he will be way better unfortunately he isn’t at that point just yet.

 

 

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35 minutes ago, btownqb said:

 Yes.. he would absolutely be better than a SO Forrester. Trayce had a HUGE game last weekend while sick. 

 

Disagree about the "absolutely."

Jake Forrester is also a high-ceiling player. At 6'10" and after a year with Cliff and Archie he could be really, really good, or he could still be really, really raw. Won't know until about next February.

 

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Disagree about the "absolutely."
Jake Forrester is also a high-ceiling player. At 6'10" and after a year with Cliff and Archie he could be really, really good, or he could still be really, really raw. Won't know until about next February.
 

I like Jake from the potential side.
Always plays hard and that goes a long way with Archie.
6'10" and athletic with shot blocking ability cant hurt either.
Wouldn't suprise me a bit to see him become a key player.

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4 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hard to say if he would be absolutely better. Depends which Trayce decides to show up. I’ve watched everyone of his home games this year and there are times where if I didn’t know he was a top 50 recruit I would just think he was another player. Last weeks game was big but it took him a while to get going and Lawrence Central didn’t have any size. He just overpowered them. This year the problem has been when the team faces any adversity during a game against other top level teams his body language becomes very bad. When he decides to play angry and hard all the time instead of only when things are going good then yes I will agree he will be way better unfortunately he isn’t at that point just yet.

 

 

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I noticed this at the Forum Tipoff. His body language was pretty bad in that game. 

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5 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Welcome aboard TW22.  Great group of people and glad to have you join us.  And as I've said before, if we aren't battling with Izzo, Coach K., Calamari, etc., for recruits we aren't going after the right talent.

Don't forget Drewfus!

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1 hour ago, akinnaird24 said:

I noticed this at the Forum Tipoff. His body language was pretty bad in that game. 

I haven't seen him play other than in highlight clips, but I hate to be too critical of him given his age. I'm sure he will mature significantly in the next couple of years. Plus, he is just now getting attention from all the heavyweights which has to be hard to handle in an even keeled manner. He also has two men in his life who have had success at highest level, so I think he'll figure it out if he really wants it.

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9 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I haven't seen him play other than in highlight clips, but I hate to be too critical of him given his age. I'm sure he will mature significantly in the next couple of years. Plus, he is just now getting attention from all the heavyweights which has to be hard to handle in an even keeled manner. He also has two men in his life who have had success at highest level, so I think he'll figure it out if he really wants it.

Yea, a lot of it came in the closing seconds and after they lost. Guess you can flip it to say he loves to win and he wanted the ball for the final shot. Like you said, he is still young, so he has some time to grow. I would still happily have him in the candy stripes.

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9 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Welcome aboard TW22.  Great group of people and glad to have you join us.  And as I've said before, if we aren't battling with Izzo, Coach K., Calamari, etc., for recruits we aren't going after the right talent.

Thanks, still adjusting to the forum's jargon, but it is great to have such an active community.

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10 hours ago, btownqb said:

 Yes.. he would absolutely be better than a SO Forrester. Trayce had a HUGE game last weekend while sick. 

He's going to have to mature a lot before he's ready to be a solid college player let alone be better than other more experienced bigs on the team, fortunately he has time. 

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15 minutes ago, hoosierbgh said:

He's going to have to mature a lot before he's ready to be a solid college player let alone be better than other more experienced bigs on the team, fortunately he has time. 

You taking a SO Forrester or FR Jackson? Bottom line for this debate.

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You taking a SO Forrester or FR Jackson? Bottom line for this debate.

Really not a big enough sample size on Forrester to even guess that. Knowing as little as I do I would have to take the sophomore

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1 hour ago, btownqb said:

You taking a SO Forrester or FR Jackson? Bottom line for this debate.

Right now I take SO with a more consistent motor over a FR with a lot of potential that hasn't gotten there yet. 

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Coach painter here at center grove watching TJD. I’m excited to watch Pierce Thomas of Brownsburg as well. He is a freshman


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Looks like Texas assistant Mike Morrell is here as well


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9 hours ago, Woodson1980 said:

I like Jake from the potential side.
Always plays hard and that goes a long way with Archie.
6'10" and athletic with shot blocking ability cant hurt either.
Wouldn't suprise me a bit to see him become a key player.

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I think he’s the sleeper of his class. Big, high motor guys that rebound are definitely valued. We will be fortunate to have him. D Rodman for you old timers.