IU Basketball News and Notes

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[Josh]

It is so Big Ten Network to not be on time for this

[CSP]

Hmm

[8bucks]

10 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Hmm

I think having 2 of these 3 make big jumps in productivity could end up being more important that landing Ware.  

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

I think having 2 of these 3 make big jumps in productivity could end up being more important that landing Ware.  

Too much to say that CJ Gunn is one of the two or three biggest keys to our season?

Because everyone else is either a proven commodity or has an alternate option for their role. Not so with CJ Gunn.

 

[Josh]

1 hour ago, btownqb said:

Hmm

I interpreted his comments differently.  It felt to me like he wasn't expecting big things from them, he was demanding big things from them.  Almost as though he knows he's fairly thin in the backcourt so he needs those two to step up for the team to do well.

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Josh said:

I interpreted his comments differently.  It felt to me like he wasn't expecting big things from them, he was demanding big things from them.  Almost as though he knows he's fairly thin in the backcourt so he needs those two to step up for the team to do well.

100%

I watched the video, and Woody was basically saying that given their place on the depth chart, Gunn and Banks are going to have to grow up in a hurry.

[8bucks]

54 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Too much to say that CJ Gunn is one of the two or three biggest keys to our season?

Because everyone else is either a proven commodity or has an alternate option for their role. Not so with CJ Gunn.

 

CJ could really benefit from having a good start to the year.  Confidence seems to be key for him and getting a positive start could really help launch him but a poor start could really derail him.  Sure am hoping for a hot start to the year.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Tyler Tachman:  Ware was back on the court yesterday in limited contact per Coach Woodson

[HoosierHoopster]

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

Tyler Tachman:  Ware was back on the court yesterday in limited contact per Coach Woodson

Good to hear

[CSP]

17 hours ago, Josh said:

I interpreted his comments differently.  It felt to me like he wasn't expecting big things from them, he was demanding big things from them.  Almost as though he knows he's fairly thin in the backcourt so he needs those two to step up for the team to do well.

Interpreted differently than the guy who tweeted this? 

[J34]

Good to hear

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, J34 said:

Good to hear

If we have added a player who is a lotto pick to Trey, X, Mack, and Malik?

Ohhhhhh boy. 

I also liked it yesterday when Woody was asked about Payton Sparks and said he didn't bring Payton here to play big minutes. To me that means KelEl is showing out enough in practice.

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

If we have added a player who is a lotto pick to Trey, X, Mack, and Malik?

Ohhhhhh boy. 

I also liked it yesterday when Woody was asked about Payton Sparks and said he didn't bring Payton here to play big minutes. To me that means KelEl is showing out enough in practice.

His offensive numbers weren't great last year but he was still a rim protector so I think at very least that is what IU gets this year. 1.3 blocks in less than 16 minutes per game. That works out to about 3.3 blocks per 40 minutes. That's pretty close to what TJD averaged last year. 

Now if he can get the offense going too? Especially if Mgbako is as good as advertised, Reneau makes a jump, and Galloway and Johnson don't have a drop off from past performances? Watch out.

Such a high ceiling for this team but also lots of questions, especially about the bench. It might take some time before it all meshes but they could really be hard to beat by the end of the season.

[TTT]

Well, if this team could just win 30+ games including the big ten title both, regular season and tournament. Then, win March Madness.

[Hardwood83]

4 hours ago, go iu bb said:

His offensive numbers weren't great last year but he was still a rim protector so I think at very least that is what IU gets this year. 1.3 blocks in less than 16 minutes per game. That works out to about 3.3 blocks per 40 minutes. That's pretty close to what TJD averaged last year. 

Now if he can get the offense going too? Especially if Mgbako is as good as advertised, Reneau makes a jump, and Galloway and Johnson don't have a drop off from past performances? Watch out.

Such a high ceiling for this team but also lots of questions, especially about the bench. It might take some time before it all meshes but they could really be hard to beat by the end of the season.

I agree with everything you wrote. We certainly know what an underperforming IU team looks like after the last 10 (or is it 30?) years don't we? Would be extremely refreshing to have a team over-perform and be greater than it's parts. This team definitely has talent, so if they 'mesh' as you put it, they can be really good, IMO. Just gotta do it consistently, which we haven't seen in a long, long time. :(  

[go iu bb]

2 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I agree with everything you wrote. We certainly know what an underperforming IU team looks like after the last 10 (or is it 30?) years don't we? Would be extremely refreshing to have a team over-perform and be greater than it's parts. This team definitely has talent, so if they 'mesh' as you put it, they can be really good, IMO. Just gotta do it consistently, which we haven't seen in a long, long time. :(  

Yes, that would be really nice to see. It's been quite a while since I looked at an IU team and thought that they were overperforming. The last couple of years have been good but I would say that Woodson was just getting them back to meeting expectations for the talent on the team (maybe even slightly underperforming) after 4 years of significantly underperforming under Miller. Crean did a decent job of getting his teams to perform to their talent levels and maybe slightly overperform some years while underperforming others. Very up and down with him. As much as he was a mistake to hire, Sampson had his teams overperforming imo. 

[HoosierHoopster]

2 hours ago, go iu bb said:

Yes, that would be really nice to see. It's been quite a while since I looked at an IU team and thought that they were overperforming. The last couple of years have been good but I would say that Woodson was just getting them back to meeting expectations for the talent on the team (maybe even slightly underperforming) after 4 years of significantly underperforming under Miller. Crean did a decent job of getting his teams to perform to their talent levels and maybe slightly overperform some years while underperforming others. Very up and down with him. As much as he was a mistake to hire, Sampson had his teams overperforming imo. 

Sampson had some great takent to work with, but definitely one of the best DI coaches out there. No accident what he’s done with Houston. If only he cared about NCAA rules and academics 

[choosierred1]

I read McNeely is supposed to announce tomorrow. Thoughts?

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[mike vannice]

Check out the Liam McNeely thread lots of thoughts on him there.