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[mjeze106 602]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

I'm going with we get two commits this week and one visit this weekend.

Another visit on top of the already scheduled Deloach one?

[Chris007 61,894]

2 minutes ago, mjeze106 said:

Another visit on top of the already scheduled Deloach one?

Yes, I still don't think Deloach makes that visit after Tuesday

[dwtaylor1055 1,767]

4 minutes ago, mjeze106 said:

Another visit on top of the already scheduled Deloach one?

See above

[HoosierFan1994 5,296]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yes, I still don't think Deloach makes that visit after Tuesday

Not saying I don't want him, but it's a head scratcher with having Ware/Sparks. 

[dwtaylor1055 1,767]

1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Not saying I don't want him, but it's a head scratcher with having Ware/Sparks. 

maybe a combo of sparks and Deloach was the idea if we missed on Ware or Shedrick?

[Artie86 3,460]

1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Not saying I don't want him, but it's a head scratcher with having Ware/Sparks. 

.....ahhhh, Ware's not official till it's officially official! lol

[Tasmanian Devil 1,904]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yes, I still don't think Deloach makes that visit after Tuesday

Is Knecht scheduled for the weekend?

[Chris007 61,894]

7 minutes ago, Tasmanian Devil said:

Is Knecht scheduled for the weekend?

I hope so. There are rumors

[Tasmanian Devil 1,904]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I hope so. There are rumors

Was the only other scheduled visit DeLoach? And you expect him to cancel if (when) a couple of announcements are made tomorrow? 

[JSHoosier 22,198]

23 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Not saying I don't want him, but it's a head scratcher with having Ware/Sparks. 

It could mean that DeLoach isn't coming if we land Ware.

[Silat Player 1,927]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Bingo. 80% of defense is just hustle. You hustle and you'll be in pretty good shape. Not everyone can't score. And for the past however many years, we've been begging for dudes who can get buckets that play the 2-3 spots... Ledlum and Knecht are those dudes and we are worrying about their defense instead. We have XJ at the point of attack and about to have Ware to clean up anything in the paint. I think we will be fine defensively. No reason it wouldn't be a Top 40 defense.

This. We've just not had a team that could stick with other teams when they got really hot. That's a necessity in 2023. I"m not saying defense isn't important, because obviously it is. But with the widespread use of the 3-pt shot, and spread offenses with bigs who can step out and the shot clock, teams can really get on a roll. We just didn't have the capacity to score with teams (on a regular basis) when they got on a roll. Hence, we got blown out in some games. 

We need more offense. Period. If you look at the teams that advanced in the tourney this year, they all had guys who could go get tough buckets and score. They also had junkyard dogs on D. I agree with the folks who said that we really missed XJ for that reason. Love him or hate him, but he brings that attitude. I hope that Newton and Cupps bring that going forward. Could use a lot more of that attitude. 

But, the bottom line is that you can't have too much offense if you want to advance in the NCAA tournament. It's been that way for a long time. You have to. Think back to our last title. We don't get past Auburn in 1987 if we couldn't outscore them, and that was in the 2nd round. Or, obviously UNLV. We weren't going to hold them to 60 pts. LOL. 

[dwtaylor1055 1,767]

3 minutes ago, Ngw7183 said:

So you think the staff will pull the offer? DeLoach is fully aware of Ware by now. He has been following and interacting with him on social regardless. Was on with X and Ledlum this weekend live as well. 

I dont think you can ever have too many 6'6" to 6'9" guys on a team.  Problem with both DeLoach(zero 3 pt registered attempts according to ESPN) and Sparks(career 17% 3 point shooter) is they don't shoot 3's or if they do its such a small amount.  Ledlum is a career 29.4% 3 point shooter(3 years), Ware 27.3% 3 point shooter(1 year). 

If all three committed to IU to play the 3/4 spot, where would our 3pt range come into play?  

[Chris007 61,894]

16 minutes ago, Ngw7183 said:

So you think the staff will pull the offer? DeLoach is fully aware of Ware by now. He has been following and interacting with him on social regardless. Was on with X and Ledlum this weekend live as well. 

I don't think you have to pull the offer, I just think DeLoach won't consider IU anymore when they have gotten two kids who play the same position. Why would you want to come to a school when you're a backup? 

[JSHoosier 22,198]

43 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I hope so. There are rumors

Hopefully.  A 6-6 guard with his scoring would be nice to add to the lineup.

[HoosierFan1994 5,296]

15 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

I dont think you can ever have too many 6'6" to 6'9" guys on a team.  Problem with both DeLoach(zero 3 pt registered attempts according to ESPN) and Sparks(career 17% 3 point shooter) is they don't shoot 3's or if they do its such a small amount.  Ledlum is a career 29.4% 3 point shooter(3 years), Ware 27.3% 3 point shooter(1 year). 

If all three committed to IU to play the 3/4 spot, where would our 3pt range come into play?  

Hopefully Knecht. I encourage anyone to watch some film with him. I really do think he could be a decent scorer off the bench at the NBA level. 

[dwtaylor1055 1,767]

2 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Hopefully Knecht. I encourage anyone to watch some film with him. I really do think he could be a decent scorer off the bench at the NBA level. 

Hopefully we can get another 3pt shooter beside Knecht.  WOuld like to not rely on one guy to provide a bulk of our 3pt scoring.

[HoosierFan1994 5,296]

2 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Hopefully we can get another 3pt shooter beside Knecht.  WOuld like to not rely on one guy to provide a bulk of our 3pt scoring.

Agree. Maybe Galloway can take a step forward with volume and who knows, maybe Gunn or Cupps off the bench. 

[JSHoosier 22,198]

1 minute ago, Ngw7183 said:

I’m saying he is still in. He has known of Ware for a few days now and hasn’t backed off.  

He must believe Woodson and the vision for him with the staff. 
 

will be interesting 

He could just be waiting to see if Ware commits to IU.  There's just rumors right now.

[Stuhoo 88,767]

1 minute ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Hopefully we can get another 3pt shooter beside Knecht.  WOuld like to not rely on one guy to provide a bulk of our 3pt scoring.

In theory (because they haven't been confirmed as playing for IU next year):

• Ware is a real three point option - far more so than Trayce (lol)
• Ledlum is a better three point shooter than Race
• X was 38% two seasons in a row. His return adds three point shooting.

If we got Knecht? We would most certainly have more three point options than last year.

[Artie86 3,460]

El Ellis from Louisville would be intriguing .....

STATS
2022-23
2021-22

 

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
32	36.0	41.0	31.9	81.0	2.6	4.4	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.8	17.7
32	20.5	39.7	36.0	69.2	1.9	1.6	0.0	0.4	1.5	1.4	8.7