Summer of 2018

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3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Just from watching HH and hearing how hard he has worked this offseason I believe it.

It was somewhere in this podcast.   Great listen daily BTW..

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Not sure how true it is but heard on a podcast that McRoberts' shot has improved more than anyone else this offseason! 

That would be awesome for the team. I really hope that is reflected in the games. That kid deserves it the work he puts in.


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The first step will be McBob actually taking those shots with confidence. Defenses will be focusing on Morgan and Romeo, hopefully Green if he's improved. That'll leave McBob, Fitzner, and others with open looks. If we can consistently hit those open looks, unlike last season, we'll be a dangerous team offensively. It'll also force the defense to rotate and give Smith and Durham open lanes to slash for easy buckets.


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That’s a fair assessment as McRoberts brings a “do anything for the team” approach. How many players that started as walk ons have ever been named a captain in Indiana history? Probably never. I do think it will be hard to keep Hunter off the court though. Many said he couldn’t guard a 2 yet from what I have heard; he checked Romeo very well during the scrimmage. Depending on who we are playing, I think either Smith or Fitzner starts and Hunter replaces McRoberts as the season progresses. The point is Green’s to solidify early but he will be on a very short leash. If he plays erratic like last year, he will lose his starting status also. Arch is in a unique position to be very deep this year and has Durham and RP waiting in the wings. Anderson, Jake, and Race will also get minutes so there’s our rotation. As much as we hear how Moore has improved, I just don’t see him getting minutes ahead of our other bigs. PT will be very hard to come by which should make for a very entertaining and successful year. 

I was at HH and from what I saw from the scrimmage ( I know it's a small sample size and it's a SCRIMMAGE), but Green looked to be the same player trying make the impossible passes with all risk very low reward type plays, took a couple quick shots and didn't even look to get Romeo the ball hardly at all. I was never a fan of him last year and he has to prove to me that he can lead this team, otherwise I start RP over him. He won't do anything flashy but he'll do everything asked of him and will make the right plays. This team with its talent/shooting, doesn't need to be making forced plays like it did last year. If I'm Archie I put Green on a VERY short leash. As far as what you said about Hunter, you were spot on. He was checking Romeo and playing physical and looked like he belonged out there just as much as anyone else and is physically ready to handle anything thrown his way.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I start the game with 

Green

Romeo

Smith

Morgan

Fitzner 

But I make sure that I have McRoberts in there to finish a game. He can get us a stop on the defensive end when we need it. 

Those are the same five that I thought! I assume the rest of our bench goes like this:

McRoberts

Durham

Hunter

Phinisee

Thompson 

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1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Those are the same five that I thought! I assume the rest of our bench goes like this:

McRoberts

Durham

Hunter

Phinisee

Thompson 

Forrester gets some minutes with his high energy for me. Phinisee I think is going to be really good, but I think he is going to have a learning curve this season. 

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1 hour ago, jbell833 said:

I was at HH and from what I saw from the scrimmage ( I know it's a small sample size and it's a SCRIMMAGE), but Green looked to be the same player trying make the impossible passes with all risk very low reward type plays, took a couple quick shots and didn't even look to get Romeo the ball hardly at all. I was never a fan of him last year and he has to prove to me that he can lead this team, otherwise I start RP over him. He won't do anything flashy but he'll do everything asked of him and will make the right plays. This team with its talent/shooting, doesn't need to be making forced plays like it did last year. If I'm Archie I put Green on a VERY short leash. As far as what you said about Hunter, you were spot on. He was checking Romeo and playing physical and looked like he belonged out there just as much as anyone else and is physically ready to handle anything thrown his way.

 

 

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I too think he is on a short leash. I think he is your starting PG right now but If Phinisee shows he is capable then I think he may take over the starting PG spot. We will see. Might be the biggest question mark on the team. 

[HoosierFan1994 5,185]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Forrester gets some minutes with his high energy for me. Phinisee I think is going to be really good, but I think he is going to have a learning curve this season. 

Jake looked awesome in the scrimmage. I am not worried about our frontcourt at all. I am just curious on how deep Archie will go. The end of our bench is as good as it has been in a LONG time. I just hope guys will buy into the program even if they don't play right away. 

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9 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Those are the same five that I thought! I assume the rest of our bench goes like this:

McRoberts

Durham

Hunter

Phinisee

Thompson 

 

That leaves out Forrester, De'Ron, Clifton, and Damezi.  I'm not really disagreeing with you, more wondering how you justify leaving all those guys on the bench.  I guess because there's 10 guys better?  Man.  

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15 minutes ago, Stromboli said:

 

That leaves out Forrester, De'Ron, Clifton, and Damezi.  I'm not really disagreeing with you, more wondering how you justify leaving all those guys on the bench.  I guess because there's 10 guys better?  Man.  

Exactly. It sounds like a good problem to have. Practices should be very competitive. My guess is Archie goes only ten deep. I'd be surprised if there isn't a transfer during or after the season. It is tough to keep that many guys happy. 

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I don't know if it's been mentioned.... Don Fischer was interviewed and he stated that this is the deepest team he has seen since 1975. Don't know where I read or heard this but it excited me.

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30 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

I don't know if it's been mentioned.... Don Fischer was interviewed and he stated that this is the deepest team he has seen since 1975. Don't know where I read or heard this but it excited me.

I heard him say that in his interview with Dakich.

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1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

Forrester gets some minutes with his high energy for me. Phinisee I think is going to be really good, but I think he is going to have a learning curve this season. 

I agree on Forrester.Shot blocking sure can come in handy.

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I think there will be a lot of guys getting some minutes in the first few games in order to see who actually can play when the lights come on.


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1 hour ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

I don't know if it's been mentioned.... Don Fischer was interviewed and he stated that this is the deepest team he has seen since 1975. Don't know where I read or heard this but it excited me.

If this is true then coaching will make the difference. How do you win when you’re deeper than your opponents? Defense. You press, trap, and play at 100% on every possession. Winning time will be in the second half of games where talent is evenly matched otherwise. Just ask the General.

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35 minutes ago, schoosier said:

If this is true then coaching will make the difference. How do you win when you’re deeper than your opponents? Defense. You press, trap, and play at 100% on every possession. Winning time will be in the second half of games where talent is evenly matched otherwise. Just ask the General.

 

Play at 100% on every possession? For sure.

Use the bench as a motivator? You betcha.

Press and trap? Not going to happen - that is the antithesis of the packline defense. The packline has a few basic principles: Always pressure the ball, never double beyond the three point line unless the ballhandler gives up his dribble, play off your man when he's without the ball beyond the three point line, force drivers into the lane where help awaits (and never allow baseline drives), an the help defenders should slap at the ball and double in the lane.

 

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2 hours ago, ap2345 said:

I think there will be a lot of guys getting some minutes in the first few games in order to see who actually can play when the lights come on.


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As compared to schedules past, there's only 2 games to try out the roster. Playing vs Marquette and at Arkansas in games 3 & 4 will mean the tried and true guys will get the majority of the minutes. The next chance for 'tryouts' is during Thanksgiving break before the Dookies.

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25 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

As compared to schedules past, there's only 2 games to try out the roster. Playing vs Marquette and at Arkansas in games 3 & 4 will mean the tried and true guys will get the majority of the minutes. The next chance for 'tryouts' is during Thanksgiving break before the Dookies.

I said the same thing to someone on Saturday. Part of the reason Hoosier Hysteria was so early was to get the hoopla out of the way and get to work. Marquette is not an easy team who will be dancing in March. They have a couple of really good studs. I think Arkansas has a big man that is projected to go in the lottery.  The non-con isn't the hardest slate ever but it sure is an improvement. Also, thank god for no Indiana State or IPFW. Lol I was at the Indiana State game last year and it was miserable. 

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5 hours ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I said the same thing to someone on Saturday. Part of the reason Hoosier Hysteria was so early was to get the hoopla out of the way and get to work. Marquette is not an easy team who will be dancing in March. They have a couple of really good studs. I think Arkansas has a big man that is projected to go in the lottery.  The non-con isn't the hardest slate ever but it sure is an improvement. Also, thank god for no Indiana State or IPFW. Lol I was at the Indiana State game last year and it was miserable. 

Daniel Gafford is the hogs big man I assume is projected to go in the lottery. I'm skeptical of that though unless he makes a big jump and showcases some kind of jump shot. Big time shot blocker though. Wonder who we'll put on him. 

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10 hours ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

I don't know if it's been mentioned.... Don Fischer was interviewed and he stated that this is the deepest team he has seen since 1975. Don't know where I read or heard this but it excited me.

And I'm incredibly intrigued to see how Archie handles a team this deep with talent. He never really had this problem/luxury at Dayton.