IUBB vs POTFB - Saturday, 2/4/23 @ 4:00 on ESPN

[Dave from Dayton 3,925]

Spaced Oddity..A 65-year-old engineering professor at Pee U’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics was arrested for allegedly dealing methamphetamines and offering women money in exchange for sexual favors, authorities said.

...floating in a most peculiar way...

Extra-curricular activities at PU are not usually encouraged in the engineering disciplines.  

 

 

[Stuhoo 85,965]

29 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

Interested to see how they guard TJD.  Double teaming him does us a huge favor.

I expect them to hard double; none of those MSU-style digs. If they rotate well that can be very effective and we’ll need to move the ball and make threes. Especially Race.

[coonhounds 10,189]

Curious whether we will have JG, Duncomb, or even X (least likely) in uniform today.
One thing I’m fairly sure of—double teaming Trayce is gonna lead to some wide open threes for Race. And he better hit em.

I read something from Woodson yesterday that sounded like all won't be a go. X still a ways out. Jg is a calf strain and if you bring him back 2 early you risk re injury. Duncomb is a sinus infection and didn't sound likely.

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[Stuhoo 85,965]

14 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

I read something from Woodson yesterday that sounded like all won't be a go. X still a ways out. Jg is a calf strain and if you bring him back 2 early you risk re injury. Duncomb is a sinus infection and didn't sound likely.

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I heard Woody-he was evasive but not conclusive 

[cthomas 6,562]

16 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I expect them to hard double; none of those MSU-style digs. If they rotate well that can be very effective and we’ll need to move the ball and make threes. Especially Race.

I'm not sure they do, especially early. TJD has not had great success against Edey and we have been inconsistent at best from three. I think they test the waters straight up just to see what we can do. I would let TJD and Thompson have anything they wanted out on the floor. For our part we better have UNC level pressure on their guards. If not, this game is already over.

[str8baller 6,585]

5 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I'm not sure they do, especially early. TJD has not had great success against Edey and we have been inconsistent at best from three. I think they test the waters straight up just to see what we can do. I would let TJD and Thompson have anything they wanted out on the floor. For our part we better have UNC level pressure on their guards. If not, this game is already over.

My thoughts too. I bet they start the game with Edey starting close to the hoop and staying “straight up” daring TJD to try and finish those 5footers over his out stretched hands. 

[Hovadipo 59,808]

3 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I'm not sure they do, especially early. TJD has not had great success against Edey and we have been inconsistent at best from three. I think they test the waters straight up just to see what we can do. I would let TJD and Thompson have anything they wanted out on the floor. For our part we better have UNC level pressure on their guards. If not, this game is already over.

I agree with this, but I think it’s REALLY risky for Purdue in that environment. If we knock down a couple in a row, our crowd will make it tough to dig out of that hole for a couple freshman guards. Good freshman guards, but still freshmen. 

[Hoosierfan1901 7,390]

11 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I heard Woody-he was evasive but not conclusive 

Playing mind games, but to sum up XJ- no, JG- probably pushing it, Logan-maybe

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,924]

Hopefully a positive omen.

 

[Stuhoo 85,965]

I just scanned through the two Woody-coached games against Purdue last year.

When Trayce was in against Edey he did not get fed in the post. Not once. Because of that he was kinda disengaged on offense unless X beat someone on the perimeter and Trayce rolled.

I fully expect that today, without X, we will give Trayce some post feeds and let him 

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[cthomas 6,562]

8 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I agree with this, but I think it’s REALLY risky for Purdue in that environment. If we knock down a couple in a row, our crowd will make it tough to dig out of that hole for a couple freshman guards. Good freshman guards, but still freshmen. 

To me, the biggest risk for Purdue would be allowing us open threes off rotation break downs from doubling TJD. Defending straight up makes it more of a grind it out in the paint type of game which I think favors them. And draining threes ignite the crowd way more than anything else.

[Stuhoo 85,965]

4 minutes ago, cthomas said:

To me, the biggest risk for Purdue would be allowing us open threes off rotation break downs from doubling TJD. Defending straight up makes it more of a grind it out in the paint type of game which I think favors them. And draining threes ignite the crowd way more than anything else.

Guarding Edey is a huge challenge, BUT Zach Edey cannot guard Trayce Jackson Davis without help. Trayce is the quickest big in the country and Edey has slow feet.

He just cannot.

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,005]

Can’t let JHS tank another game for us. If he is out of sorts let Trey play point and give Leal some time. At least Leal won’t give the game away.

 

I imagine we know which JHS we have by the under 12.

 

LOTS OF RENEAU…. LET HIM bully Gillis and Furst. That’s our biggest matchup advantage. Make Edey help and then get TJD involved.

 

Our guards…. Be more athletic. Be faster. Be more disruptive. The Purdue guards hustle their ***** off and never take plays off. But we should have advantages in size and speed.

 

Get out in transition. Speed the game way the hell up. Make Edey run all game.

 

Pressure these guards at all times. Pick up full if need be.

 

My faith we do many of these things? Minimal.

 

 

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[cthomas 6,562]

6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Guarding Edey is a huge challenge, BUT Zach Edey cannot guard Trayce Jackson Davis without help. Trayce is the quickest big in the country and Edey has slow feet.

He just cannot.

 

Will be fascinating to see how it plays out. I'm not convinced that Edey will be on TJD in the first place. Purdue has size available with Furst and Kaufman to kind of mix and match. Painter is no dummy so I'm sure he has a plan. Hopefully, we have a better one.

[Stuhoo 85,965]

1 minute ago, cthomas said:

Will be fascinating to see how it plays out. I'm not convinced that Edey will be on TJD in the first place. Purdue has size available with Furst and Kaufman to kind of mix and match. Painter is no dummy so I'm sure he has a plan. Hopefully, we have a better one.

They put Edey on Trayce last year.

There’s no way they’re letting Race take Edey out to the perimeter and leaving no rim protection with Furst on Trayce

[Hovadipo 59,808]

18 minutes ago, cthomas said:

To me, the biggest risk for Purdue would be allowing us open threes off rotation break downs from doubling TJD. Defending straight up makes it more of a grind it out in the paint type of game which I think favors them. And draining threes ignite the crowd way more than anything else.

I totally agree with THIS. My “but” should have been a “because” lol. 

[IU - Kaulie 1,943]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Guarding Edey is a huge challenge, BUT Zach Edey cannot guard Trayce Jackson Davis without help. Trayce is the quickest big in the country and Edey has slow feet.

He just cannot.

 

This is true but Painter is no dummy.  I fear he just plants Edey at the rim.  Let’s TJD dribble in half circles outside of a few feet.  TJD has shown he is unwilling to think about shooting.  
Now if he lets Edey guard him outside of the rim we are in business.  
I’m also really hoping he doubles him.  Get a couple threes and the crowd going crazy and we be good.  I just fear Painter is too smart and just buries Edey under the basket.

[Hoosierfan1901 7,390]

Unleash the Leal

[Stuhoo 85,965]

15 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

This is true but Painter is no dummy.  I fear he just plants Edey at the rim.  Let’s TJD dribble in half circles outside of a few feet.  TJD has shown he is unwilling to think about shooting.  
Now if he lets Edey guard him outside of the rim we are in business.  
I’m also really hoping he doubles him.  Get a couple threes and the crowd going crazy and we be good.  I just fear Painter is too smart and just buries Edey under the basket.

Burying your big at the basket like a hockey goalie is not a winnable strategy. We would send Trayce to set high ball screens and let JHS shoot 15 foot jumpers barely guarded. And Trayce could then fly at the rim unguarded on misses.

[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

I wanna say I’ve got IU-UK 2011 vibes today, but unfortunately I’ve got Knight’s Return vibes.

PUke by 10 and I really really really want to be wrong.