Game Thread: IUBB at Kansas Sat 12/17/22 Noon ESPN2

[str8baller 5,584]

29 minutes ago, IU_FanClub said:

I keep seeing the phrase "not ready" but I look around college basketball and see plenty of non 5 star freshman that get playing time. Not saying they should play a ton of minutes but sometimes I wonder if we're holding back the development of guys that could help the team because we aren't letting them play through things just because they're freshman.

We already have two freshman playing through things. Not many good teams have more than that in their rotation unless their the uber-talented kind. 

[realTomCrean 1,677]

We had Max Bielfedt striping em back in the day

[Alford Bailey 12,417]

On 12/19/2022 at 9:01 PM, str8baller said:

We already have two freshman playing through things. Not many good teams have more than that in their rotation unless their the uber-talented kind. 

Or they fit the system well like we see at Purdue and Wisconsin with Essegian.

[NashvilleHoosier 3,729]

Of the 3 non-exhibition games that were part of the KU mini ticket package, the least competitive by far was the big marquee game against IU. Lol. Kudos to Southern Utah and Harvard for actually competing.

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

[/url] We had Max Bielfedt striping em back in the day

TJD is Steph Curry in a low pressure practice. I wonder what changes that much in college games that he not only doesn’t make but rarely takes anything outside a couple feet?


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[realTomCrean 1,677]

11 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

TJD is Steph Curry in a low pressure practice. I wonder what changes that much in college games that he not only doesn’t make but rarely takes anything outside a couple feet?


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 That’s what’s frustrating for me. It’s necessary for his personal success and the teams success. As open as he’s been from 12-15ft from the basket, he could do an entire free throw routine before each shot. Why waste your time in the summer practicing shooting to never attempt any?

[IUFAN1976 3,646]

8 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

 That’s what’s frustrating for me. It’s necessary for his personal success and the teams success. As open as he’s been from 12-15ft from the basket, he could do an entire free throw routine before each shot. Why waste your time in the summer practicing shooting to never attempt any?

That’s the $1 million dollar question!  Maybe CMW actually doesn’t want him to take them from a team standpoint.  As we all know, CMW seems pretty stubborn when it comes to changing things up, for example, the starting lineup.  We all know, CMW likes to run his offense inside/out but that seems to stifle TJD and plays right into the hands of the opposing teams defense 

[J34 1,511]

2 hours ago, IUFAN1976 said:

That’s the $1 million dollar question!  Maybe CMW actually doesn’t want him to take them from a team standpoint.  As we all know, CMW seems pretty stubborn when it comes to changing things up, for example, the starting lineup.  We all know, CMW likes to run his offense inside/out but that seems to stifle TJD and plays right into the hands of the opposing teams defense 

I thought Mike had said Trayce can hit that shot, he just needs to take them. Could be mistaken, but I believe he said it a presser. 

[IUFAN1976 3,646]

3 hours ago, J34 said:

I thought Mike had said Trayce can hit that shot, he just needs to take them. Could be mistaken, but I believe he said it a presser. 

Yes he did but what he says in a presser telling fans what they want to hear and actually playing that way is two different things 

[IUFAN1976 3,646]

On 12/23/2022 at 6:54 PM, J34 said:

I thought Mike had said Trayce can hit that shot, he just needs to take them. Could be mistaken, but I believe he said it a presser. 

Yes he did but what he says and what he actually does could be two different things.  I really hope that is not the case and it is more of TJD’s unwillingness to go out of his comfort zone to shoot outside of 5 feet!  Something doesn’t add up in Denmark, lol!