(2019) PG Austin Van Zyl

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Yeah was trying to find some easier stats, stuhoos, are tough to read 

[Hardwood83]

If I'm putting together a team for a Geography Bee, this kid is my first round pick. For IU's BB team? Ehhhhh, no thanks. 

[Alford Bailey]

5 hours ago, Free Jurkin! said:

Any decent player is focused on getting to the NBA. He doesn't look like he's going to be a 1 and done, but if he's good enough to be that, then yes we absolutely want him. A playmaking point guard is probably the most valuable position in college basketball. Rob could handle being the 1A/1B if it came to that.


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This! WE NEED GUARDS!

[Alford Bailey]

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

I'm struggling with why we're potentially interested.  Is he really an asset to the team or just taking up a scholly?  I really hate, hate, hate that I'm saying this, but this seems like a Crean move to me.

It does seem like a Crean move but that is where we are at currently especially at guard.

[Crimson and Cream]

I'm torn. We badly need another ball handler off the bench. But between his little YouTube highlight reel of him training, his other video he posted comparing himself to Steve Nash, and his extremely terrible numbers in France I'm just not sold he's a good fit. 

[Hillsdale87]

It does seem like a Crean move but that is where we are at currently especially at guard.

People on this board are upset that Miller didn't offer Moretti a couple years ago. Nobody knows anything about this guy, so saying this feels like a Crean move is a complete guess


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[Hovadipo]

7 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Davide Moretti?


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Keep the mysterious, foreign PG’s coming. (And add a strong “Lite” to the end)

[JSHoosier]

Going by those numbers he's a good fit in the sense that he can't shoot.  Other than that?  Oof.

[mamasa]

Reminds me of Ivan Renko

[ap2345]

He has a good build and good form on his shot. I would guess he would have been a 4 star recruit if he had been in the US the last two years. His shooting struggles are probably from his wrist injury he suffered and it’s not because of bad form so I would say the shooting would greatly improve.


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[VO5]

Would love to have him, but Snow had a writeup today that said it’s a long shot for him to play in college. Sounds like going pro in some capacity is the likely option.

[MikeRoberts]

Reminds me of Ivan Renko

Reminds me more of guy Marc Michele if he isn’t eligible to play in college


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[mdn82]

Snow is hoping for that so that he can’t help Indiana.


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Why is that?


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[Demo]

2 hours ago, mdn82 said:

Why is that?


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Yeah,  I haven’t really seen a lot of what I consider IU specific vitriol from Snow. At least on Twitter, he’s pretty much an equal opportunity ******. But make no mistake, he is, in fact, a ******. Very different from Bossi, who i’ve sat at a couple of games with through the years and has always been great.

[Stuhoo]

Austin Van Zyl retweets an article discussing his IU interest for the third time in three days. 

No other teams are mentioned as potentials.

 

 

[Brass Cannon]

Out of curiosity what exactly screams contributor to people here?

No other schools with interest

Lack of an updated 247 page

Lackluster numbers 

 

[HoosierDYT]

Out of curiosity what exactly screams contributor to people here?
No other schools with interest
Lack of an updated 247 page
Lackluster numbers 
 

I’m wondering the same thing. I wonder why there’s little information on him. However he’s a 6’5” PG with that looks like a good handle, good vision, and nice shooting form. He could be a good backup PG option at the least


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[biteoftheapple]

He could be a bust just as easily.

[Stuhoo]

20 minutes ago, HoosierDYT said:

I’m wondering the same thing. I wonder why there’s little information on him. However he’s a 6’5” PG with that looks like a good handle, good vision, and nice shooting form. He could be a good backup PG option at the least


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He just seems and looks SO much like Davide Moretti.

Can make for some understandable wishful thinking.

 

[JSHoosier]

7 hours ago, ap2345 said:

He has a good build and good form on his shot. I would guess he would have been a 4 star recruit if he had been in the US the last two years. His shooting struggles are probably from his wrist injury he suffered and it’s not because of bad form so I would say the shooting would greatly improve.


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He didn't even hit 30% the prior year without the injury.  Not good from the foul line either.  He was, obviously, worse with the injury but his shooting stunk before that.