IU Basketball News and Notes

[DWB]

I would expect to see several different lineups this year, especially prior to the UNC game. With all the talent and depth we have Woody most certainly trying different lineups right now.

By the time we play UNC I suspect we'll know the starters.

[HoosierHoopster]

10 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Red team is usually the starters. The red team in this video is comprised of:

Trayce

Race

Kaleb Banks

Tamar Bates

Jalen Hood Schifino

Goes to TJD’s comment a while back, it’s mixing players for chemistry, and lineups that could see floor time during games, good to see

[Honkyman]

10 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Red team is usually the starters. The red team in this video is comprised of:

Trayce

Race

Kaleb Banks

Tamar Bates

Jalen Hood Schifino

Xavier Johnson is a starter on this team so I wouldn't bet on those five as the starting lineup. Trayce, Race and Jalen, yes. But Woodson is not bringing Xavier off the bench. Trayce said this summer that he encouraged the coach to mix up the teams during practice and not always play the starters against the reserves. That seems to be what is happening here.

[Hovadipo]

Come play for Indiana where you get to do cool things with a cool coach.  

[LIHoosier]

8 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Come play for Indiana where you get to do cool things with a cool coach.  

Damn that's a SMALL backcourt

[Stuhoo]

On 10/21/2022 at 9:14 PM, LamarCheeks said:

Has a team ever gone an entire season without missing a shot? 

We made every basket! Banner No. 6 is on the way!

 

If you stop the frame at the right time, it’s pretty nice to see Kaleb Banks’s head almost hitting the rim.

I knew he could stretch the floor a little bit, but that’s some pretty strong athleticism.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2022/10/24/2022-23-indiana-basketball-player-profile-trey-galloway/

[Chris007]

Kevin Hart says he's 5'4 but I just don't see it. Pretty cool thing for Mike Woodson to do, taking the team, coaches & families, plus others from the athletic department. 

[Stuhoo]

10 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Come play for Indiana where you get to do cool things with a cool coach.  

 

Our coach is thisclose with Amp Harris. Damn that's good stuff. That Indianapolis/NYC connection is sweet.

Trayce: "There's not too many people that are as funny as him (K Hart). But Coach Woody might be up there."

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://indiana.rivals.com/news/season-preview-kaleb-banks?fbclid=IwAR11dStre6u3zCDnpVxPXYUF_u2Vp71nPNzEcZ0DzkbEHyFObwwCyBRMuSI

[HoosierHoopster]

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

https://indiana.rivals.com/news/season-preview-kaleb-banks?fbclid=IwAR11dStre6u3zCDnpVxPXYUF_u2Vp71nPNzEcZ0DzkbEHyFObwwCyBRMuSI

"If you were to compare him to players that have recently been on Indiana's roster, guys like OG Anunoby, Troy Williams, and Justin Smith come to mind with the only difference being that Banks may come in a little more finetuned than those players."

Lol, one of these things is not like the other. Smith was never an outside shooter in any way, and never should've been played as a 'wing.' Troy developed it at the end. Regardless, those are some strong comparisons.

And if he's more fine-tuned then OG, well, watch out. 

[cthomas]

54 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

"If you were to compare him to players that have recently been on Indiana's roster, guys like OG Anunoby, Troy Williams, and Justin Smith come to mind with the only difference being that Banks may come in a little more finetuned than those players."

Lol, one of these things is not like the other. Smith was never an outside shooter in any way, and never should've been played as a 'wing.' Troy developed it at the end. Regardless, those are some strong comparisons.

And if he's more fine-tuned then OG, well, watch out. 

He's probably the player I'm most looking forward to seeing play. If Banks can get in the rotation, there's a good chance we are really good.

[Trish]

7 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Kevin Hart says he's 5'4 but I just don't see it. Pretty cool thing for Mike Woodson to do, taking the team, coaches & families, plus others from the athletic department. 

Pretty sure he’s 5’2”! 

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, cthomas said:

He's probably the player I'm most looking forward to seeing play. If Banks can get in the rotation, there's a good chance we are really good.

I tend to think we're going to be really good whether or not he's in the rotation -- and we could have that shooting etc. from others -- but if with his athleticism and shooting ability he carves out some minutes, that will say a lot for him and his ability. 

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, Trish said:

Pretty sure he’s 5’2”! 

I'll see if I can get my (5'2") mom to stand next to him someday...

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2022/10/25/2022-23-indiana-basketball-player-profile-jordan-geronimo/?fbclid=IwAR1visL3PRzc0pwdazpjHsMedZWS4aW2BKlGKGMWKmoZ0wvELiVPvSGdrXA

[Chris007]

15 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I tend to think we're going to be really good whether or not he's in the rotation -- and we could have that shooting etc. from others -- but if with his athleticism and shooting ability he carves out some minutes, that will say a lot for him and his ability. 

I agree he's probably in the rotation in the first two exhibition games and first two regular season games but after that I doubt it. I think were playing ten guys.

1st team X, JHS, MK, Race and TJD

2nd team Trey, Scoop, JG, MR, LD.

Everyone else fighting for scraps. 

[HoosierHoopster]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I agree he's probably in the rotation in the first two exhibition games and first two regular season games but after that I doubt it. I think were playing ten guys.

1st team X, JHS, MK, Race and TJD

2nd team Trey, Scoop, JG, MR, LD.

Everyone else fighting for scraps. 

Yeah I think that's probably right. I continue to hope to see Bates work his way into that starting lineup, as much as coach favors experience, and while Kopp remains probably the best outside shooter on set shots, Bates brings so much potential as a 3-level scorer and his outside shot has been looking like it's falling into shape -- his D is going to determine that, I imagine. Then there's JG and Ren both of whom bring the ability to dominate the glass and add much more athleticism and speed to the lineups. Going to be fun watching this play out.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Happy Birthday Coach.

 

[NashvilleHoosier]

54 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I agree he's probably in the rotation in the first two exhibition games and first two regular season games but after that I doubt it. I think were playing ten guys.

1st team X, JHS, MK, Race and TJD

2nd team Trey, Scoop, JG, MR, LD.

Everyone else fighting for scraps. 

I'm still doing my best to manage expectations. But right here is where it's really hard to do so. Any season of the past decade (or longer?) if we'd have been looking forward to a starting lineup of Trey, Scoop, JG, MR, and LD, we'd rightfully be analyzing something like this: we've got two 5-stars (I know Scoop was borderline, but still), a scrappy, high energy upperclassman who will make a great floor leader in Trey, another upperclassman destined for a breakout season in JG, and guy who put in the time in the weight room and sounds like he's being more assertive in practice in LD. We'd be talking about our chances to make the tournament and all that. Fair. Yet that's projected to be our 2nd team.

Ok, back to aggressively suppressing expectations.