Juwan Morgan RETURNING For Senior Season

[TheWatShot]

Who is Keith Bennett? What is his connection to IU?

[Hoosier Guy]

4 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

I’m no professional, but I advise you to avoid gambling.


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Juwan Morgan will be back. His stock will undeniably go up next year with Romeo

[Walking Boot of Doom]

Juwan Morgan will be back. His stock will undeniably go up next year with Romeo

Did Miles Bridges’ and Grayson Allen’s stock go up?

Juwan will need to make some major leaps to demonstrate NBA readiness/draft worthiness. I think he’s at the point where going to the G League will make just as much sense in the long term as staying a year at Indiana. Romeo will certainly help spread the floor for Juwan, but it’ll be interesting to see if Juwan takes a big step forward on defense or as a 3PT threat. That’s what will open NBA scouts’ eyes.


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[Hoosier Guy]

2 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Did Miles Bridges’ and Grayson Allen’s stock go up?

Juwan will need to make some major leaps to demonstrate NBA readiness/draft worthiness. I think he’s at the point where going to the G League will make just as much sense in the long term as staying a year at Indiana. Romeo will certainly help spread the floor for Juwan, but it’ll be interesting to see if Juwan takes a big step forward on defense or as a 3PT threat. That’s what will open NBA scouts’ eyes.


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I’ll give you Miles Bridges. His stock went down the drain this season. Not for sure with Grayson Allen. He’ll still be on an NBA team just because of his shooting ability. Like JJ Reddick

And on Juwan, I think he’ll be better due to the fact he won’t be the focal point of the offense. Teams knew last year that if Juwan was shut down, IU was very beatable. That won’t be the case this next season. There’ll be a lot more threats on the court besides him. I think in turn that will make Juwan better. And to add to defense and 3PT shooting, FT shooting needs to improve as well

[Hoosierfan2017]

24 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

I’ll give you Miles Bridges. His stock went down the drain this season. Not for sure with Grayson Allen. He’ll still be on an NBA team just because of his shooting ability. Like JJ Reddick

And on Juwan, I think he’ll be better due to the fact he won’t be the focal point of the offense. Teams knew last year that if Juwan was shut down, IU was very beatable. That won’t be the case this next season. There’ll be a lot more threats on the court besides him. I think in turn that will make Juwan better. And to add to defense and 3PT shooting, FT shooting needs to improve as well

Miles Bridges' stock didn't "go down the drain". 

[Hoosier Guy]

15 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Miles Bridges' stock didn't "go down the drain". 

Compared to his freshman season. Yes it did

[Hoosierfan2017]

7 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Compared to his freshman season. Yes it did

No it didn't? He's a projected lottery pick just like last year. He was projected around #10 last year, now he's projected in the 13-14 range. That's hardly "going down the drain".

[Walking Boot of Doom]

My point was that it’s never a guarantee that your stock improves, citing “more talented/hyped” players than Juwan playing on better teams as an example. I also think there are individual facets of Juwan’s game that need improvement that won’t be suddenly there because of the addition of more talent.


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[HoosierHoops1]

2 hours ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Did Miles Bridges’ and Grayson Allen’s stock go up?

Juwan will need to make some major leaps to demonstrate NBA readiness/draft worthiness. I think he’s at the point where going to the G League will make just as much sense in the long term as staying a year at Indiana. Romeo will certainly help spread the floor for Juwan, but it’ll be interesting to see if Juwan takes a big step forward on defense or as a 3PT threat. That’s what will open NBA scouts’ eyes.


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Not quite the same as "probably not drafted" raising his stock and a probable lottery pick raising his stock.

[MoyeNeeded]

Pretty sure if Morgan wasn’t coming back, we would try a little harder to get a grad transfer big.


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He wouldn't be out with some of the other guys at these tournaments this weekend. Such BS! Someone trying to stir up some sh*t!

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[HoosierDYT]

All signs point to him coming back, I was just telling you guys what I heard. It seems he is really invested in this team and could be a fantastic leader next year. I will be stoked if he comes back! 

[biteoftheapple]

Panic is senseless here. He can meet for evaluations and has until late May to withdraw his name.

 

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[LamarCheeks]

A video of the fellas doing some hot yoga -- 102 degrees. Not sure when it was shot, but Juwan is included ... 

 

[Old Friend]

Phinisee

Langford

Morgan

Smith

Davis

Yeah. I'd take my chances with that.    That's a ton of length and talent, and both front and back court are STRONG.  Green, Durham, McRoberts, Thompson, and the other freshmen? (And Moore if he figures out he can make physical contact with another player)   We're a national contender.  Immediately.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

Phinisee

Langford

Morgan

Smith

Davis

Yeah. I'd take my chances with that.    That's a ton of length and talent, and both front and back court are STRONG.  Green, Durham, McRoberts, Thompson, and the other freshmen? (And Moore if he figures out he can make physical contact with another player)   We're a national contender.  Immediately.

 

Davis is coming off of a major, debilitating injury that will only exacerbate his biggest weakness as a player.

Evan Fitzner has a much better chance to start, and he hasn't committed to IU yet. 

 

[schoosier]

34 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

Phinisee

Langford

Morgan

Smith

Davis

Yeah. I'd take my chances with that.    That's a ton of length and talent, and both front and back court are STRONG.  Green, Durham, McRoberts, Thompson, and the other freshmen? (And Moore if he figures out he can make physical contact with another player)   We're a national contender.  Immediately.

I like this lineup unless Davis isn’t healthy, and I give high flying Forrester and Thompson plenty of early minutes. You have to consider Hunter gets minutes with Anderson and Romeo sliding over to 1. Green may be the odd man out esp if Durham continues to improve shooting. Green will need to shine early with less turnovers and mental lapses, and we upgraded his position x 2.

[Old Friend]

31 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Davis is coming off of a major, debilitating injury that will only exacerbate his biggest weakness as a player.

Evan Fitzner has a much better chance to start, and he hasn't committed to IU yet. 

 

Depends on how fast he heals and how good his rehab team is.   I know a couple of basketball players who tore achilles tendons who played in 7 months.  That'd put him back on the floor in September or so.  His weakness was exacerbated last season with no quickness around him, a very poor back court early on in the season, and a team that struggled to learn a new system.   He'd be just fine (assuming full recovery, which I obviously did) with that group around him.   If we somehow get Fitzner, I might agree; but for now.....I'll stick with this.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Old Friend said:

Depends on how fast he heals and how good his rehab team is.   I know a couple of basketball players who tore achilles tendons who played in 7 months.  That'd put him back on the floor in September or so.  His weakness was exacerbated last season with no quickness around him, a very poor back court early on in the season, and a team that struggled to learn a new system.   He'd be just fine (assuming full recovery, which I obviously did) with that group around him.   If we somehow get Fitzner, I might agree; but for now.....I'll stick with this.

 

That's a pretty optimistic view of Davis's ability to come back with the athleticism necessary to defend in Archie's system. 

Hope you're right, but I'm definitely in the "glass half empty" crowd on this one.

 

[Old Friend]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

That's a pretty optimistic view of Davis's ability to come back with the athleticism necessary to defend in Archie's system. 

Hope you're right, but I'm definitely in the "glass half empty" crowd on this one.

 

Optimism comes simply from knowing people who have come back from that injury and been effective.   Maybe Davis comes back as nothing more than a role player.   I could change his name to Hunter or Thompson and feel equally good about where they are next season.   As long as we can remove McRoberts from the starting lineup and make him a role player; add some scoring ability and athleticism into the starting front court, I believe Indiana will be a far better team this season than last.

[pumpfake]

Has Juwan been invited to the combine/camps?  I heard that the 50 or so invites were to go out this past weekend but hadn't heard if Morgan was one of them. (I don't even know if there is such a 'combine' or invitation).  One would think that if this is true that those 50 would likely comprise much of the first two rounds of the NBA draft.