IU Basketball News and Notes

[Stuhoo]

I can’t think of a 6’7” wing who will primarily be a catch and shoot guy for an IU comp.

Maybe Hornsby or Kopp.

[BtownStrength]

34 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I can’t think of a 6’7” wing who will primarily be a catch and shoot guy for an IU comp.

Maybe Hornsby or Kopp.

Hornsby is good comp. I was thinking a combo of Hornsby and Watford. 

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

Hornsby is good comp. I was thinking a combo of Hornsby and Watford. 

Watford couldn't jump much at all, and was reasonably sturdy near the basket. CJ is not either of those things. He's skinny and a kinda bouncy.

[BtownStrength]

Yeah CJ def more athletic. And while Wat developed into a balanced player, he came in pretty thin as well ( I think?). I remember on the older boards how some posters thought Wat was too perimeter-oriented aka didnt want to work the post. But yeah I think that was his 1st 1-2 years. CJ will never need post game to be a strength. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

[BtownStrength]

8 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Damn this sounds great. But I hope we get more than 1 year from JHS

[go iu bb]

40 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

Damn this sounds great. But I hope we get more than 1 year from JHS

I hope he feels there's nothing left to achieve at the collegiate level after winning a NC his freshman year.

[BtownStrength]

2 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I hope he feels there's nothing left to achieve at the collegiate level after winning a NC his freshman year.

Ok let's go with this. 

[Stuhoo]

X, JHS, Kopp, Race, X - starters

JG, Tamar, Malik, Gallo - rotation/first in

Logan in Durr’s role, Kaleb - situational minutes

Anthony, CJ - Insurance/learning year

DEEEEEEEP

[CSP]

1 hour ago, BtownStrength said:

Yeah CJ def more athletic. And while Wat developed into a balanced player, he came in pretty thin as well ( I think?). I remember on the older boards how some posters thought Wat was too perimeter-oriented aka didnt want to work the post. But yeah I think that was his 1st 1-2 years. CJ will never need post game to be a strength. 

Which was actually code for "I have no clue how basketball has evolved".... from those fans. 

CWat didn't need to go in the post, that wasn't a strength. Dude shot 42% from 3 for his career and 48% from 3 as a SR. 

VO and Yogi were better finishers at the rim than CWat. Sorry, those complaints bring back bad memories lol 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Pretty sure I'm going to love this team.  I love Trayce.  JHS will be so much fun to watch with his size and skillset.  I really like Geronimo and Bates and they are likely coming off the bench.  I also hope the rotation isn't so big guys don't find their groove.  I hope we run more and shoot more.  Speed things up.  Coach Tom Allen can talk to Woody about plays per game........  LOL 

 

Lots of reason to have hope....  But I also fear we are 1-3 in are tough preseason games.  Tough tests......

[HoosierFan1994]

1 hour ago, BtownStrength said:

Damn this sounds great. But I hope we get more than 1 year from JHS

I hope so too but if he really is a one and done guy I think that bodes well for this current team...as in Final Four good. 

[IU Scott]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I don't like hearing about kids thinking about being one and done before the season starts especially if you are not  a top 10 player.  I have thought that Banks would be a huge surprise those year 

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I don't like hearing about kids thinking about being one and done before the season starts especially if you are not  a top 10 player.  I have thought that Banks would be a huge surprise those year 

He did NOT say JHS was thinking about it or saying it; he's saying multiple others think JHS is good enough. 

It's every players goal so if he is good enough to be a top 20 pick after one year he'll be thinking about it, but that doesn't mean JHS is talking about it.

[TheWatShot]

26 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

He did NOT say JHS was thinking about it or saying it; he's saying multiple others think JHS is good enough. 

It's every players goal so if he is good enough to be a top 20 pick after one year he'll be thinking about it, but that doesn't mean JHS is talking about it.

And the "handful of people" he's heard it from could all be people reading this board. 

[HoosierHoopster]

4 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Good to hear, though his 2 posts contradict each other. If the point about Malik starting if Race wasn’t back was right then he’d be first off the bench. We’ll see how all of this plays out but my opinion, at this point, is that Bates will be first in for Kopp (and I hope plays into starting later), then JG for Race, and/or JG and Malik for TJD and Race.

and btw, that’s a a great deal of bench strength however it works out

[Demo]

14 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

and btw, that’s a a great deal of bench strength however it works out

Yes it is. Best thing this team’s got going. Better equipped to handle injuries, adversity and just the 20 game B1G meat grinder than any other team in the conference.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

After last year's hardly noticeable performance, a turnaround in minutes played and the quality of those minutes could be a signficant recruiting tool for a Raleigh Burgess or Malachi Moreno as to how they might develop under Coach Woody.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/duncombs-iu-basketball-teammates-are-impressed-logan-is-going-to-provide-a-lot-for-us-this-year/?fbclid=IwAR1ltjGkknF4Alx9AbrOehhPjfjKZsSqyTOWCdU0WDtaXLyxfNHYUTi8GqI

[lillurk]

21 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I can’t think of a 6’7” wing who will primarily be a catch and shoot guy for an IU comp.

Maybe Hornsby or Kopp.

Physically there’s some Troy Williams, though the skill set is totally different.

”plus defense Hornsby/Kopp and wired to score” is eventually an all-conference player. Let’s hope.

[Honkyman]

20 hours ago, BtownStrength said:

I remember on the older boards how some posters thought Wat was too perimeter-oriented aka didnt want to work the post.

There was quite a bit of fan criticism of Watford his first couple of seasons at IU. That criticism evaporated after he hit the shot that beat number one Kentucky.