(2023) - PG Miro Little to Baylor

[JSHoosier 19,568]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So we have a 33% chance of landing him, just like shooting a 3 for us. 

Better chance, going by many of our players.

[Gnet550 888]

You can never read to much into those interviews, but he certainly had more to say about Indiana than the other two.  I hope this works out.

[lillurk 3,668]

Boy it’s hard to know what got left out from that conversation in the editing process, but it reads pretty pro-IU

[HoosierAloha 29,887]

43 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So we have a 33% chance of landing him, just like shooting a 3 for us. 

Can we defend the other two or leave them WIDE OPEN? I like our chances if we pressure them...

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,746]

. Like this kid a lot. My favorite prospect of Newton/Little/Cupps, but all 3 offer some promise.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,957]

Miro back in action in Finland and winning 82-67.  He had 26p  14r  5a  3s  1b; 7t

[HoosierTrav 7,619]

On 1/27/2022 at 4:09 PM, WayneFleekHoosier said:

. Like this kid a lot. My favorite prospect of Newton/Little/Cupps, but all 3 offer some promise.


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I’m a big Newton fan. Think he’s going to be a 5 star by the time it’s all said and done. 

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

Miro back in action in Finland and winning 82-67.  He had 26p  14r  5a  3s  1b; 7t

Needs to control those TO's

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,957]

Wish we could watch some of his games to see the nature of the TOs.  Are they mostly bad passes, poor dribbling, etc?  Right now all we have is a number.

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

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

Wish we could watch some of his games to see the nature of the TOs.  Are they mostly bad passes, poor dribbling, etc?  Right now all we have is a number.

I’m convinced that basketball needs a sabermetic like revolution in stats reporting.  

[lillurk 3,668]

My working assumption for a number of reasons is that the TOs aren’t a major red flag about him as a prospect, though I don’t have full game tape to confirm the assumption. I could be wrong, obviously. But two reasons not to worry:

1. The other indicators are impressive, from physical archetype to positive statistical accumulation, and at his age you expect you can keep the good stuff while eliminating some of the bad with coaching and reps.

2. It’s also possible you have like a “superstar guard”-style offensive scheme. I’m not calling him a superstar, and I don’t mean to make player comparisons, but think for a moment about NBA players who are the sun, moon, and stars of their team’s offense: tons of pick ‘n’ roll, isolation plays for them out of which they make a play or a read. Those guys rack up plenty of TOs, just as a hazard of the job (and often the teammates who roll, or catch and shoot, don’t account for much ball-handling and thus minimal TOs).

There are not tons of players who can do it at the highest level, of course. But — as an example — if your lead guard averages 4 TOs and 8 assists, and the wings/bigs catching his passes don’t have to do much to have good scoring chances, you can still be an overall low-TO team, you’ve just concentrated the TOs in one offensive hub.

[rayl456 388]

Seems like the videos of him that I've seen (not a large number) show him racing quickly down court with the ball and driving through numerous other players, who do very little to stop him, leading to Miro dunking.  There's a certain reckless quality about his play.  That's how I would describe what I've seen/felt.  Again, this is first impressions on my part.  As long as the staff believes he's a worthwhile recruit, I'm fine.

[Hardwood83 4,499]

Little doesn't feel like a 'must have' with Cupps already committed. I'd like to have him, but am not concerned about it. More interested in Parks. Speaking of bigs, I wonder if the portal changes how they are recruited. It might be tempting to let someone else develop a post for 2-3 yrs taking the scholarship hit, then you (IU) picks up a more polished product ready to contribute for a couple of years. 

[Uspshoosier 44,223]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,957]

His full stat line for the above game.  Scored his 34 pts in 36 min. of play.  12-19 FG; 3-7 on 3s; 7-8 FT; 7 reb; 7 asst; 4 stl; 1 blk; 2 TO. 

For 13 games he's averaging 21.6 ppg on 50% FG; 38% on 3s; 68% FT; 9.2 reb; 7.1 asst; 2.1 stl; .6 blk; 4.6 TO.

[Stuhoo 75,564]

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

His full stat line for the above game.  Scored his 34 pts in 36 min. of play.  12-19 FG; 3-7 on 3s; 7-8 FT; 7 reb; 7 asst; 4 stl; 1 blk; 2 TO. 

For 13 games he's averaging 21.6 ppg on 50% FG; 38% on 3s; 68% FT; 9.2 reb; 7.1 asst; 2.1 stl; .6 blk; 4.6 TO.

Love the low turnovers while playing with the ball in his hands.

Love that with the game on the line they put the ball in his hands and spaced the court.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,746]

So much potential and athleticism.  I used to hate 3 guard sets, but with a guy like Miro at the 2 or 3 I like it much better.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,957]

Miro played 37 min. today in an 81-71 loss.  He had 21 pts. on 8-19 FG; 1-6 on 3s; 4-4 FT; 11 reb; 4 asst; 8 stls; 2 blk; 4 TO.

[Stuhoo 75,564]

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

Miro played 37 min. today in an 81-71 loss.  He had 21 pts. on 8-19 FG; 1-6 on 3s; 4-4 FT; 11 reb; 4 asst; 8 stls; 2 blk; 4 TO.

This reminds me of the Dante Exum, super talented foreign mystery man recruitment 

[IU Scott 2,375]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

This reminds me of the Dante Exum, super talented foreign mystery man recruitment 

I was thinking Ivan Renko LOL!