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10 hours ago, HinnyHoosier said:


What makes you say that? Fear of over training?


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Yes.  Simply that.  Since the Crean years I've always felt the program pushes too much too fast on physical transformation (whereas under Crean anyway, we seemingly had little focus on developing mental toughness which I believe is far more important at the college level).  

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TDH: When you think about your freshman season at Indiana, what does success look like to you? Geronimo: I think a successful first year will be me just doing what I’m told. If I’m a role player,

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Yes.  Simply that.  Since the Crean years I've always felt the program pushes too much too fast on physical transformation (whereas under Crean anyway, we seemingly had little focus on developing mental toughness which I believe is far more important at the college level).  

Understandable. But I do trust Cliff Marshall much more than what’s-his-nuts with the prior staff. Marshall knows his stuff and has plenty of experience with elite-level athletes. I think Geronimo is one of those kids who just sprouts muscles just by looking at a barbell anyway.


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I wish Victor Oladipo still played for the Indiana Pacers so he could come back to IU and work with Jordan Geronimo firsthand in private lessons, and show Jordan everything Victor did to become who he was and is, when all of the scouting services had Victor pegged to be an ordinary college basketball player at best.

I have seen and we all have seen Victor posterize Lebron repeatedly in the NBA Playoffs. Wouldn't we all love to see Jordan Geronimo become that level of basketball player? Jordan has that level of possibility, and Jordan is immersed in a higher level of teaching and coaching than Victor had available to him when Victor Oladipo was stomping the earth wearing the IU jersey.

I like that we have Woodson directing now, because Mike Woodson can really mentor our young student athletes from the perspective of a man who just simply dominated Big Ten basketball almost ridiculously when he played for IU. He did that with amazing athleticism, talent, knowledge and respect for the game, and a will to just overpower using all of those tools to get the win, once, twice, three times, play after play.

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16 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

It could just as easily be Bates, but I am so looking forward to seeing JG's junior season, think he's going to crush it

I ended last season assuming one or both of Race and TJD would depart, and thus JG was a shoe-in for end-of-year conference 2nd or 3rd team honors in ‘23.

I still think he’ll be that good, though the roster may mean he’s an honorable mention, or 6th man of the year, or just one of those dudes who does all the little things on a contender and doesn’t get such recognition.

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10 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-summer-development-series-jordan-geronimo/?fbclid=IwAR1Efc1NCBpLFiWsqoxvAtZhWPxcZ91u-KE3qNO-mDOMcfC5KRMCV-938wo

Good, balanced article / assessment. Crazy to consider JG has 3 years of eligibility, and in that this year isn't necessarily a 'defining' season for him, with Race and TJD leaving next season.

The pluses to his playing more are what I tend to focus on:

- 7th in B1G in blocks and rebounds on a per 40 basis

- highest off board rate on team, 2nd def board and block rate, and that's with

- 3rd highest effective FG rate, 55.9, and with good form on his outside shot and in big game moments

- then there's a point that's been argued here - he's a "better lateral defender" and far better rebounder than Kopp. Uh, yeah.

But the skill development side points are right on, to make that big step some of us think he's about to have, he'll have to

- limit TO's and fouls

- develop his perimeter skills including dribble drive / handle, showing improved outside shooting percentages on more shots 

- improve his FT shooting

I still think he probably starts the season off the bench with Kopp starting (TJD, Race, Kopp, X and one of JHS or Bates, JHS imo), but continues to grow his minutes well into starter (and more importantly finisher) minutes as the season progresses. 

JG's and Bates' growth, imo, is the real key to our season.

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