WayneFleekHoosier Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 Smith leaving truly shows the disconnect he had with Archie Miller and this team. I’m not upset about because I probably feel about him the way Archie did. But man, a kid that got every chance to play and contribute and still leaves as a senior screams, I hate my coach/situation. I guess he wanted the “Devonte Green Light!”Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners BGleas, Class of '66 Old Fart and mdn82 3 Quote
Brass Cannon Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said: Smith leaving truly shows the disconnect he had with Archie Miller and this team. I’m not upset about because I probably feel about him the way Archie did. But man, a kid that got every chance to play and contribute and still leaves as a senior screams, I hate my coach/situation. I guess he wanted the “Devonte Green Light!” Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners At the end of the day if Archie needed him to do X and he wanted to do Y. I think that’s just a business decision. I still hate it because I’m tired of being thin in the back court of front court. As if we have thin somewhere. But I don’t think this says anything bad about Archie, Justin or their relationship. Just their goals didn’t align. That’s not a bad thing it’s just how things are. cchuntsman and mdn82 2 Quote
Popular Post iu eyedoc Posted May 24, 2020 Popular Post Posted May 24, 2020 No hate whatsoever for the kid, but I am honestly happy he decided to move on. He, like Devonte Green, was a wobbly crutch for Miller. Decent player that could win you a game or two, but you never knew when or where and ultimately would be more of a negative as a whole with either poor shooting, bad passing, or lazy defense. Highly talented but under motivated mentally and physically. He is a band aid that ripped itself off. ALASKA HOOSIER, taco corp, Bowhunter and 5 others 8 Quote
CSP Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 6 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said: Smith leaving truly shows the disconnect he had with Archie Miller and this team. I’m not upset about because I probably feel about him the way Archie did. But man, a kid that got every chance to play and contribute and still leaves as a senior screams, I hate my coach/situation. I guess he wanted the “Devonte Green Light!” Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Good post. Its obvious Justin isn't in it for the team. To each their own. He'll never play in a NCAAT game. Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 Good post. Its obvious Justin isn't in it for the team. To each their own. He'll never play in a NCAAT game. Depends where he goes. He goes to Illinois, he will be going to the NCAAT next season and could actually flourish there. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
CSP Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: Depends where he goes. He goes to Illinois, he will be going to the NCAAT next season and could actually flourish there. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app 8p 4r and shooting 23% from 3 isn't flourishing. Quote
CS2 Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 11:37 AM, finky said: Good for Justin, he deserves at least one year of playing for a good Coach and good program, he even has a shot of playing in the NCAA tournament now. Adorable thebigweave and ALASKA HOOSIER 1 1 Quote
Bowhunter Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 No hate whatsoever for the kid, but I am honestly happy he decided to move on. He, like Devonte Green, was a wobbly crutch for Miller. Decent player that could win you a game or two, but you never knew when or where and ultimately would be more of a negative as a whole with either poor shooting, bad passing, or lazy defense. Highly talented but under motivated mentally and physically. He is a band aid that ripped itself off.Bingo! This is how I have felt as well.Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
Honkyman Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 Justin committed to one kind of a coach but got a different kind. He should be given credit for hanging with IU for three years when they needed him and getting his degree before moving on. Some on this board seem to want to trash him on the way out. It's hard to see why. He was 2nd on the team in rebounds and 3rd in scoring this past season. And, he was the best defensive player on the team. IU would not have won the game against Michigan State in 2019 without Justin's 24 points. And his defense clearly helped IU win a couple of games in 2020. He has talent and I suspect he will end up with a coach more to his liking. Good luck Justin. His leaving creates opportunity for Race Thompson, Jerome Hunter and probably others. hsrtxp, ray, ellen.walden and 1 other 4 Quote
jonz44 Posted May 24, 2020 Posted May 24, 2020 20 hours ago, brumdog45 said: https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/indiana-justin-smith-20-teams-interested-transfer Lots of teams have reached out to Justin. Four big ten teams: Purdue (ugh), Illinois, Northwestern, and Maryland. He actually looks kind of like a fit with Purdue with Eastern's departure....could immediately fill in for what Eastern did as he was a guy that didn't really play a set position and was tasked with guarding the other team's best athlete. If he didn't like that role at IU why would he like it elsewhere? I think he wants to find a program where he can play with the ball in his hands more so as to showcase what he feels are the attributes necessary to play at the next level. Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 8p 4r and shooting 23% from 3 isn't flourishing. Another team might actually be able to use him correctly. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
iu eyedoc Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 23 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: Another team might actually be able to use him correctly. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app How would that be? Quote
finky Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 12:51 PM, mdn82 said: Get out of here with that trash. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app I honestly don't know why that would upset you. Ever since Archie arrived, IU basketball has been pretty pathetic. Quote
MikeRoberts Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 8p 4r and shooting 23% from 3 isn't flourishing. Every one of those stats is wrong...Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app HooHooHoo22 1 Quote
mdn82 Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 I honestly don't know why that would upset you. Ever since Archie arrived, IU basketball has been pretty pathetic.Yes we weren’t making the tournament last year or coming into this season as a top 25 team. We have no chance of making a tournament while he was here because we are so pathetic. I mean what you typed had no sarcasm and truly encapsulated what is actually happening. I am just so sorry to respond incredulously. You never deserved that on an IU board. What was I ever thinking? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app RatpigHoosier, thebigweave and mamasa 3 Quote
Stuhoo Posted May 25, 2020 Author Posted May 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, finky said: I honestly don't know why that would upset you. Ever since Archie arrived, IU basketball has been pretty pathetic. Oh joy, another hot take from ‘finky’. My take on finky’s hot take: mdn82, mamasa, Dhop and 3 others 6 Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: Another team might actually be able to use him correctly. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app I do wonder...offensively, what is the correct way to use him? He's been a poor man's Troy Williams at best. At least Troy actually developed enough of a perimeter game that he needed guarded. Three years into his career, Smith is 20 of 80 from three. His best spot is offensively is to be an athletic 4 in today's game, looking to take less athletic 4's off the dribble. But he seems to be 100% against taking that role. BGleas, HoosierAloha, HoosierTrav and 4 others 7 Quote
yogisballin Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 idk, the way that JS says “people I trust” kinda feels like a dig to me. Annoyed with this kid and very glad to see him leave tbh. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners jk34 1 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 How would that be?As a slasher and defender that plays the passing lanes. Archie used him as just a dude standing around. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
schoosier Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: As a slasher and defender that plays the passing lanes. Archie used him as just a dude standing around. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Unfortunately, Smith didn’t have enough handles to be an effective slasher or create his own shot. Napleshoosier, taco corp, thebigweave and 2 others 4 1 Quote
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