IUBB vs Wisconsin - 02/15/22 @ 9:00 on ESPN2

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1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

I’m not disagreeing with you at all. As you pointed out, it was a bit critical/negative and I think that is ok. 

Yeah I try to stay as positive as possible but some things just really aren't making sense at this point

[IU - Kaulie 2,101]

57 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

It's more than "he's not wrong." He's right.

Was thinking about who are the third and fourth best overall players on this team. Probably even with all of his flaws X is clearly our third best overall player. Which means that none of our three best overall players have the ability to hit an outside shot with any minimum consistency. 

Our fourth best overall player? Yikes, that's really a tough one. Now think around the B1G to other teams third and fourth best overall players. Forget the Purdue, OSU, Illinois comparisons -- those are top 20 teams nationally.

We compare favorably against Minny and Nebraska for sure, but after that even PSU, Maryland, and NW arguably have better "third and fourth best overall players." The third and fourth best overall options on the lower half of the B1G:

• PSU: After Harrar and Pickett they still have Lundy and Sessoms
• Maryland: After Fatts and Ayala there's still Donta Scott and Hakeem Hart
• NW: After Buie and Nance there's still Audidge and Ryan Young

None of those teams have a player nearly as good as Trayce; arguably none of those teams have any players as effective as Race,  but I'd take any of those six I listed over a whole bunch of our role players.

 

I would take Gallo over any of those six.

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22 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

I will say that other than the posts on this page,I have not gone through this thread, as it is likely the same thread after every IU loss. I imagine there is the Woody doesn't know how to coach, these guys choke, they lack effort, ...

 

Anyway it is really simple, as a whole, these players are not physically gifted as good shooters. This could simply be the end thread sentence.  For everything he does to lift his lesser teammates, even TJD's FT shooting is a constant let down.

 

And every position, not TJD, is playing one level above what they should be at IU or any other elite or more factually a once elite program.  X,PS, Kopp are not starting guards/wings at a top 20 program. TG,KL,JG should be no more than spot minute guys. RT is about what he should be a great compliment to a stud player.

Anyway, I will hold off judgement on CMW until he gets some players here that fit his vision. He has this team playing defense at a level not seen in years at IU, and I hope once he gets a crop of shooters at IU that things will quickly return to the what, the  unrealistic at the moment, expectations of the fanbase. Now if, in a year or 2 the offense is the same rudderless ship, the sky is falling rhetoric may be more justified.

Another annual IU tradition around this time, wait until we get shooters! Fast forward to the off-season, we landed player y (couldn't use X that wouldn't be accurate) and he's a shooter. Player a, b, and c will increase their percentage and be shooters next season. We'll get there in time, it might be wise to use the pieces you have.

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24 minutes ago, Trish said:

Woody has plenty of time. Scott isn’t going to fire him anytime soon. The recruits next year and a summer or development will help. But losing TJD and Race potentially will be killer. Even if we hit the transfer market, there’s a reason these players are transferring to another school. Sometimes the grass is greener, sometimes it isn’t for these players. 
 

The last play is more likely to work in the NBA, but even then it was pretty simple. I’m sure there’s a major difference between coaching NBA players as an assistant to coaching D1 athletes who are no where near NBA players. We need a more modern offense, I think Woodson mentioned modern during the off season but I see pretty bland stuff out there so far.  

I have little doubt Woody has plenty of time under Scott. We need many things in this program. Great guard and wing play will help but if there isn't a post to balance pressure I'm not sure how much we can expect freshmen guards and wings to improve over what we've seen. Will they be utilized correctly in that new, modern offense? Will they be able to defend? Lots of fun questions I'm sure we'll answer with hype and talk.

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Keep Trey, Anthony, Jordan and Tamar. Keep incoming recruits and fill out roster with transfers that have contributed to a winning culture. To the rest of the guys thanks for the effort and deciding to come to IU but it's time for a reset in the psyche of this basketball program. Take lumps next year and be ready to seriously contend the following year. I could live with a subpar season if there were clear signs of what we were trying to do and we could see team and individual improvement.

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39 minutes ago, Trish said:

Woody has plenty of time. Scott isn’t going to fire him anytime soon. The recruits next year and a summer or development will help. But losing TJD and Race potentially will be killer. Even if we hit the transfer market, there’s a reason these players are transferring to another school. Sometimes the grass is greener, sometimes it isn’t for these players. 
 

The last play is more likely to work in the NBA, but even then it was pretty simple. I’m sure there’s a major difference between coaching NBA players as an assistant to coaching D1 athletes who are no where near NBA players. We need a more modern offense, I think Woodson mentioned modern during the off season but I see pretty bland stuff out there so far.  

Woody has plenty of time as coach. But the foundation for years 3 and 4 are being laid now. 
 

And he’s got the same issues as Archie.  AAU coaches, high school coaches and parents are going to look at this offense and want no part of it.  Which will affect recruiting talent.  And our player development looks non existent so we aren’t likely to get much help from within the lockerroom and with the new transfer rules it’s easier than ever for kids to leave a team that has no future. 
 

Losing begets losing in college sports.  It starts a death spiral. 20 years ago a coach could maybe have a few down years at their start and turn it around. But it’s different now.  

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23 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

The system is set up for them to stand and hope we do something in the post. If they moved, maybe set an off ball screen, and sprinted into position for a wide open shot we might score more points. That might result in us scoring more points than the opponent. Post and pray seemed to work well enough against inferior opponents, not so much against equal or superior opponents. It's almost as if it's relatively easy to defend.

That’s the problem.  Parker doesn’t move at all.  Gallo moves but he isn’t there yet as a shooter.  Bates moves but he couldn’t get anything to go down.  Leal moves but for whatever reason isn’t playing.  We are playing Stew and Kopp like they were promised minutes.  Stew acts like he doesn’t even like playing.  Kopp can’t or won’t put himself in a position to get open but Gallo/Bates/Leal can.  We are giving the wrong wings way too many minutes.  Start Gallo and Bates together and give Leal some flipping playing time.  

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42 minutes ago, kreigh8 said:

Didn't watch the game too closely as friends convinced me to play Halo instead, but why on earth in crunchtime did IU have Kopp guarding Davis? That doesn't seem like a good recipe for closing out a win. Kopp may be a nice guy and provide leadership, but he leaves a lot to be desired on the court

I'd have to go back to watch the film, I forget if Wisconsin got IU into the switch of Kopp on Davis. If they didn't then it's very disappointing from the coaching staff.

It should be no secret that Kopp and Parker can't guard a loaf of bread. Another reason why these kids are both "transfer" kids. 

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4 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

That’s the problem.  Parker doesn’t move at all.  Gallo moves but he isn’t there yet as a shooter.  Bates moves but he couldn’t get anything to go down.  Leal moves but for whatever reason isn’t playing.  We are playing Stew and Kopp like they were promised minutes.  Stew acts like he doesn’t even like playing.  Kopp can’t or won’t put himself in a position to get open but Gallo/Bates/Leal can.  We are giving the wrong wings way too many minutes.  Start Gallo and Bates together and give Leal some flipping playing time.  

I don't know about minutes but Kopp was hyped about being able to show off more of his game than he did at NW. That tells me he had a discussion with someone in the coaching staff that told him he would have an opportunity to "expand his game." I'm not sure how much that expansion has helped this team.

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37 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I would take Gallo over any of those six.

That's a hot take. Very much disagree.

For instance,

• Chase Audige is the same size as Galloway, plays just as hard, and is better defensively (Hummel said he may be first team all-B1G defense.. Statistically (per 40 minutes)? He shoots it better, has almost double the steals, has double the rebounds, scores more, and has a far better assist to turnover ratio.  Not sure where in the world Gallo compares.  
• Hakim Hart is really good at a lot of things - defends, fouls far less than Gallo, 85% from the line, al shooting stats world's better than Gallo, over 2:1 Assit/TO, rebounds per 40, steals per 40. All of it.
• Sam Sessoms? He's a waaaaay better shooter than Gallo -- almost 42% from 3pt and has better numbers per 40/min in pretty much every category, including about double the steals and rebounds.

I really like Galloway, but he doesn't compare in pretty much any way (better hair, but...)

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20 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

That’s the problem.  Parker doesn’t move at all.  Gallo moves but he isn’t there yet as a shooter.  Bates moves but he couldn’t get anything to go down.  Leal moves but for whatever reason isn’t playing.  We are playing Stew and Kopp like they were promised minutes.  Stew acts like he doesn’t even like playing.  Kopp can’t or won’t put himself in a position to get open but Gallo/Bates/Leal can.  We are giving the wrong wings way too many minutes.  Start Gallo and Bates together and give Leal some flipping playing time.  

Ding, ding, ding you win the big prize!  I am sure there was a discussion before committing from Kopp and for Stewart to return that they would get minutes in the rotation and good, bad or indifferent, the coaching staff doesn’t want to go back on their words. It’s Kopp and Parker who aren’t living up to their end of the deal.

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14 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That's a hot take. Very much disagree.

For instance,

• Chase Audige is the same size as Galloway, plays just as hard, and is better defensively (Hummel said he may be first team all-B1G defense.. Statistically (per 40 minutes)? He shoots it better, has almost double the steals, has double the rebounds, scores more, and has a far better assist to turnover ratio.  Not sure where in the world Gallo compares.  
• Hakim Hart is really good at a lot of things - defends, fouls far less than Gallo, 85% from the line, al shooting stats world's better than Gallo, over 2:1 Assit/TO, rebounds per 40, steals per 40. All of it.

Those are well-rounded players who protect the ball. I really like Galloway, but he doesn't compare in pretty much any way (better hair, but...)

As a player I think Gallo is just scratching the surface.  Chase is what a senior playing big minutes.  He’s a fine player but a finished product.  Without looking it up I doubt his shooting is all that much better.  
I guess it just depends on how you value Gallo.  I see I a kid that knows how to play and that still has a lot of potential to improve if he puts in the work and I believe he will.  He is a young player that has just started playing bigger minutes and missed a lot of time with injury.

Dang it - I said I was done defending Gallo.  Thanks Stuhoo.  
 

1st team all-Big hair team for sure!

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47 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Keep Trey, Anthony, Jordan and Tamar. Keep incoming recruits and fill out roster with transfers that have contributed to a winning culture. To the rest of the guys thanks for the effort and deciding to come to IU but it's time for a reset in the psyche of this basketball program. Take lumps next year and be ready to seriously contend the following year. I could live with a subpar season if there were clear signs of what we were trying to do and we could see team and individual improvement.

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Agree but I would keep Rob and Race too if they wanted to come back.  I guess that really narrows it down lol.

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Just now, IU - Kaulie said:

Agree but I would keep Rob and Race too if they wanted to come back.  I guess that really narrows it down lol.

I'd be surprised if Race comes back. He's been here since 2017, his roommate is about to get drafted in the second round. He might look to compete for a championship next year at a good program.

The idea of Durr starting next to Jordan makes me want to throw up.

Maybe we go small ball with Jordan at the 5. Johnson - Hood - Trey - Kopp - Jordan. Fun off-season coming here in a 3 weeks. 

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13 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Someone check on Olivia. 

Sheesh what else needs to be said no comment. I would not want to be shown as much as Tyra was last night.

Edited February 16, 2022 by OliviaPope40

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2 minutes ago, Trish said:

I'd be surprised if Race comes back. He's been here since 2017, his roommate is about to get drafted in the second round. He might look to compete for a championship next year at a good program.

The idea of Durr starting next to Jordan makes me want to throw up.

Maybe we go small ball with Jordan at the 5. Johnson - Hood - Trey - Kopp - Jordan. Fun off-season coming here in a 3 weeks. 

I still doubt Trayce gets drafted. What position will he even play?  He can’t play the 4 cause he can’t or won’t shoot the 3.  And he definitely can’t play the 5. 

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Agree 100%. I don’t see him getting drafted at all.

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I can't tell what more got talked about Tyra Buss or the game.

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14 minutes ago, Trish said:

I'd be surprised if Race comes back. He's been here since 2017, his roommate is about to get drafted in the second round. He might look to compete for a championship next year at a good program.

The idea of Durr starting next to Jordan makes me want to throw up.

Maybe we go small ball with Jordan at the 5. Johnson - Hood - Trey - Kopp - Jordan. Fun off-season coming here in a 3 weeks. 

Yes Race is getting old as a college player but I would welcome him back if he chooses.  Same with Rob.

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2 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

I can't tell what more got talked about Tyra Buss or the game.

She can go shove it. #MackBetterAnyways