IU Basketball News and Notes

[str8baller]

11 hours ago, go iu bb said:

TJD taken with the 57th pick by the Wizards. He's have been better off going undrafted than be picked by that team. 

Edit: check that. He's going to Golden State. That might be a good spot for him. 

Don’t love that spot for him. Veteran team trying to win now that puts a premium on passing and even shooting from their bigs. They do like to play small tho, which is good. Depending on what happens with Draymond, that could be a tough place to find a roster spot. 

[BtownStrength]

2 hours ago, str8baller said:

Don’t love that spot for him. Veteran team trying to win now that puts a premium on passing and even shooting from their bigs. They do like to play small tho, which is good. Depending on what happens with Draymond, that could be a tough place to find a roster spot. 

Seems like they are trying to (and probably will) bring back Draymond now that Poole is gone. I agree it's kind of a mixed bag for TJD there. They play small and they definitely give rookies opportunity. Downside like you said is they are in win-now mode, as the title window with Steph is rapidly closing. Can he jump Loon and the minutes Green plays at the 5? 

[go iu bb]

7 hours ago, str8baller said:

Don’t love that spot for him. Veteran team trying to win now that puts a premium on passing and even shooting from their bigs. They do like to play small tho, which is good. Depending on what happens with Draymond, that could be a tough place to find a roster spot. 

Apparently they were the only team willing to give TJD a 1 year contract rather than a two-way contract.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2023/06/23/iu-star-trayce-jackson-davis-said-no-to-pacers-not-other-way-around/70348734007/?fbclid=IwAR1Tfjl-yyuN2wQPcZ4l7H3Hl9KuYSYMXvRZNdLUxQopCJ5hwWlOXc4qdYc

[CSP]

17 hours ago, str8baller said:

Don’t love that spot for him. Veteran team trying to win now that puts a premium on passing and even shooting from their bigs. They do like to play small tho, which is good. Depending on what happens with Draymond, that could be a tough place to find a roster spot. 

I think it was the best possible landing spot. 

[str8baller]

8 hours ago, btownqb said:

I think it was the best possible landing spot. 

How so? 

[JimmerNoe]

How so? 

The Warriors space the floor better than anyone and have played through Draymond in the high post/PnR quite a bit over the years and allow the big to make passes/reads which Trayce was great at last year. They also have shown willingness to play a 5 who is not a jump shooting threat and Trayce provides excellent rebounding/weak side defensive help which is exactly how they used Looney (who really has no offensive game compared to Trayce). They run and shoot the three at a high clip from the other 4 spots on the floor which makes having an athlete who can rim run at the 5 very important. Also they are in “win now” mode so they aren’t stashing guys/slowly developing them, if he can contribute he will play.

More importantly they have a great winning culture (minus last years fight) and gave him a three year NBA contract, not a 2 way. So he is at least giving himself the best chance at some staying power in the league. If he had been drafted elsewhere after like pick 40 he would’ve probably started in the dreaded G League.


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[CSP]

1 hour ago, str8baller said:

How so? 

 

47 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

The Warriors space the floor better than anyone and have played through Draymond in the high post/PnR quite a bit over the years and allow the big to make passes/reads which Trayce was great at last year. They also have shown willingness to play a 5 who is not a jump shooting threat and Trayce provides excellent rebounding/weak side defensive help which is exactly how they used Looney (who really has no offensive game compared to Trayce). They run and shoot the three at a high clip from the other 4 spots on the floor which makes having an athlete who can rim run at the 5 very important. Also they are in “win now” mode so they aren’t stashing guys/slowly developing them, if he can contribute he will play.

More importantly they have a great winning culture (minus last years fight) and gave him a three year NBA contract, not a 2 way. So he is at least giving himself the best chance at some staying power in the league. If he had been drafted elsewhere after like pick 40 he would’ve probably started in the dreaded G League.


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What he said. What GS needs in their backup 5... TJD provides. 

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, str8baller said:

How so? 

GS doesn't has many big guys and nobody over 6'9 so there is aying time available 

[Demo]

To the surprise of no one. Great kid and credit to the program.

[Demo]

Improved lateral movement and hand discipline will keep him on the floor. Will be pretty floored if he’s not this team’s leading scorer next year.

[Stuhoo]

20 minutes ago, Demo said:

Improved lateral movement and hand discipline will keep him on the floor. Will be pretty floored if he’s not this team’s leading scorer next year.

He did a whole lot better staying on the floor at the end of last season. He'll probably backslide now and then, but the light has already started to turn on. The skill is there, and if you have heard him interviewed, he's just a  plain old good guy. I don't see him being a vocal leader, but he should be a 30 minute per game guy.

[ebridges24]

On 6/27/2023 at 4:17 PM, Demo said:

To the surprise of no one. Great kid and credit to the program.

Way to go Anthony, you have a very bright future.

[str8baller]

On 6/24/2023 at 3:56 PM, JimmerNoe said:

Also they are in “win now” mode so they aren’t stashing guys/slowly developing them, if he can contribute he will play.

And if he can’t? 
 

Therein lies the problem for a 2nd rounder. There are other places he can make the roster and find playing time even though he’s not ready to contribute on a winning nba team. 
 

Agree on style which I alluded to in my initial post. I don’t see how you can look at GSW’s roster situation and love the spot for him, personally. Great situation if they can get him in the back end of the rotation though.

[str8baller]

On 6/24/2023 at 5:14 PM, Scotty R said:

GS doesn't has many big guys and nobody over 6'9 so there is aying time available 

Not sure GS, of all teams, is a team to play guys ‘cause they are tall.

[str8baller]

On 6/29/2023 at 11:04 AM, Demo said:

Improved lateral movement and hand discipline will keep him on the floor. Will be pretty floored if he’s not this team’s leading scorer next year.

I hope he’s the leading scorer next year because I think that will say some good things about us as a team. I wouldn’t go so far to say I would be floored if he wasn’t. I could see a pretty balanced attack with a few guys around the 10-12ppg mark narrowly led by someone like XJ.  
 

Like you though, if I were betting on someone to lead us in scoring next year it would be Reneau. 

[Demo]

 

[J34]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

 

Love this kid!

Between Malik and Jalen,  their buy in of CMW/staff and the IU culture, will do wonders moving forward in recruiting. 

 

 

[go iu bb]

TJD got himself a good deal for 4 years with 2 years guaranteed. In that way, it's like a 1st round contract but the money won't be. Still way better than most 2nd round picks get. 

[HoosierHoopster]

11 hours ago, go iu bb said:

TJD got himself a good deal for 4 years with 2 years guaranteed. In that way it's like a 1st round contract but the money won't be. Still way better than most 2nd round picks get. 

It’s an outstanding deal for his draft spot in the 2d and gives him time to develop into a role on a contending team with excellent management. 

[HoosierX]

On 7/4/2023 at 8:02 AM, str8baller said:

I hope he’s the leading scorer next year because I think that will say some good things about us as a team. I wouldn’t go so far to say I would be floored if he wasn’t. I could see a pretty balanced attack with a few guys around the 10-12ppg mark narrowly led by someone like XJ.  
 

Like you though, if I were betting on someone to lead us in scoring next year it would be Reneau. 

I don't think he'll be our leading scorer because he hasn't proven he'll be able to stay on the floor. He was very foul prone last year. That was something that was very underrated about TJD, his ability to defend without fouling.