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[AH1971 3,318]

Just now, Scotty R said:

All I know is I am going to trust Devries who has coached for 20 years in the college game over my opinion or any other person on a message board 

Fantastic news! So any basketball related opinion you may hold we can completely dismiss? Good to know.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,114]

Just now, FortWayneHoosier said:

if you watched his interview with the goofs from field of 68, Wilkerson mentioned that he needs to really step up his defense. I really like that about him because he recognizes what his not so strong point of his game is. I find Wilkerson is going to be our biggest one we put under a micro scope.

His last coach said he was a "really good defender" verbatim from Goodman. Wilkerson stated he "locked in on the other end", then he stated, "I still have a long ways to improve".. 

I don't think there is much to take from that interview other than he was excited about being a Hoosier. 

[Juwan Moye 1,315]

Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

His last coach said he was a "really good defender" verbatim from Goodman. Wilkerson stated he "locked in on the other end", then he stated, "I still have a long ways to improve".. 

I don't think there is much to take from that interview other than he was excited about being a Hoosier. 

The things I REALLY liked about that, as I think this is something coach seems to have prioritized, is that he made sure guys were coming in with the right mindset. I think you made the point earlier about culture, or them playing hard, and if we actually have guys come in that have that "dog" in them, it won't matter what their previous stats say about them, they'll grow together.

[mike vannice 445]

I know we are beating a dead horse on whether we need another big or not BUT the thing that concerns me is foul trouble.

With just Bailey, Alexis, and Harris for our 5 spot we could get small in a hurry and I believe I read somewhere that both  Alexis and Harris are foul prone(see Malik Reneau). So one more big body just makes so much sense.

[FortWayneHoosier 6,939]

2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

His last coach said he was a "really good defender" verbatim from Goodman. Wilkerson stated he "locked in on the other end", then he stated, "I still have a long ways to improve".. 

I don't think there is much to take from that interview other than he was excited about being a Hoosier. 

Absolutely. I love the fact that he admitted he has a long ways to improve. I think he is going to be a problem for a lot of teams this upcoming season.

[Home Jersey 16,363]

5 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

All I know is I am going to trust Devries who has coached for 20 years in the college game over my opinion or any other person on a message board 

Me too! But the entire point of a message board is to share opinions, so there will of course always be ones you don’t agree with. People not interested in reading food for thought from other random guys on the Internet probably should spend time elsewhere.

[monskisprodigy 2,308]

As a fan base we spent years complaining about our offense being driven through the post. I liked Federiko because he seemed to potentially provide a rim presence without needing touches on the offensive end, but also serviceable enough around the basket. Could Alexis not serve that role for us? Admittedly, have not watched much footage of him or know a ton about his game other than he has decent height at 6'8 and a big body at 240-250.

What other high defensive impact bigs have been out there, that wouldn't expect a decent usage in the post on offense? I like the idea/strategy of a perimeter oriented roster make-up, with a defensive minded rim protector/rebounder/opportunistic scorer. 

[AH1971 3,318]

3 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

What other high defensive impact bigs have been out there, that wouldn't expect a decent usage in the post on offense? I like the idea/strategy of a perimeter oriented roster make-up, with a defensive minded rim protector/rebounder/opportunistic scorer.

I think that's the new way of small ball, modern basketball. With the exception of Auburn, the remaining F4 teams all had relatively low usage 5's whose skillsets are comparable to that of Federiko, Alexis (who was on a F4 team), etc

As far as Alexis goes, I do think he's better than his numbers suggest last year and he was simply the odd man out in what was an extremely good frontcourt rotation. IF he can stay healthy and out of foul trouble, 20+ mpg next year would be a blessing. I'm skeptical but do believe he will provide good minutes when he in fact is in the game. 

[str8baller 7,640]

13 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

As a fan base we spent years complaining about our offense being driven through the post.

That’s was really just a simplistic way of complaining about Woody.

There’s nothing wrong with running your offense through the post, especially if that’s where your best players are. Woody had much bigger problems, but people fixated on that. If DDV wants to run his offense through the post nobody will complain if he’s successful. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,114]

Just now, str8baller said:

That’s was really just a simplistic way of complaining about Woody.

There’s nothing wrong with running your offense through the post, especially if that’s where your best players are. Woody had much bigger problems, but people fixated on that. If DDV wants to run his offense through the post nobody will complain if he’s successful. 

Well... Archie did too, I disliked his offense just as much, and he had less success than Woodson. 

[tyappleg 8,211]

29 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Me too! But the entire point of a message board is to share opinions, so there will of course always be ones you don’t agree with. People not interested in reading food for thought from other random guys on the Internet probably should spend time elsewhere.

No, all the people I don't want to hear from should leave, so I can stay. (Starting with you)

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5 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

No, all the people I don't want to hear from should leave, so I can stay. (Starting with you)

Hey, please shut up :) Wu$$y! /s

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55 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

He's a 20-22 mpg piece that doesn't exist on the current roster. I've never made him out to be anything more than that lol. A 22/18 minute split with Federiko/Alexis at the 5 next year perfectly compliments the remaining personnel.

How do we know DDV doesn’t want a player like Frederiko but just not at that asking price?

[Scotty R 3,768]

56 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Fantastic news! So any basketball related opinion you may hold we can completely dismiss? Good to know.

Pretty much like anyone else on here because what we say or believe has no bearing on what happens on the court.

[AH1971 3,318]

2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Pretty much like anyone else on here because what we say or believe has no bearing on what happens on the court.

So what is the purpose of this place then lol? Share and exchange ideas, thoughts, etc but discredit all of them at the end of the day because none of us have coached college basketball for 20 years?

I give up

[Scotty R 3,768]

When it comes to the defense I look at the Pacers. I know the NBA game is a little different but the Pacers defense has been horrendous for the last couple of years. They have been in the bottom 7 in defense the last two years. The last 50 games this year the Pacers have been in the top 10 in defense and they had the same players.  To me this shows if you put in a good system and the players follow the game plan even bad defensive players can be part of a good defense. The Pacers even had a rim protector and was still a horrible defensive team the last two years 

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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,574]

1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

All I know is I am going to trust Devries who has coached for 20 years in the college game over my opinion or any other person on a message board 

The same way you trusted Archie Miller, Mike Woodson, Mike Davis, Etc, etc.  DeVries is going to get some leash. Making the tournament is probably his floor expectation this year.  We will need to raise that floor when we put together better teams.  But Momentum is a son of an gun and I've seen what happens to other coaches when they lose momentum.  Recruiting falls off, then their title of coach falls off.  Critical to get the fanbase behind you in year 1 these days because it CAN be done.  The resources are supposedly there to help make that happen.  I'm extra anxious because a great first year like Michigan/Louisville had has catapulted them and we can try to hope to recreate that.  

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1 hour ago, AH1971 said:

I think that's the new way of small ball, modern basketball. With the exception of Auburn, the remaining F4 teams all had relatively low usage 5's whose skillsets are comparable to that of Federiko, Alexis (who was on a F4 team), etc

As far as Alexis goes, I do think he's better than his numbers suggest last year and he was simply the odd man out in what was an extremely good frontcourt rotation. IF he can stay healthy and out of foul trouble, 20+ mpg next year would be a blessing. I'm skeptical but do believe he will provide good minutes when he in fact is in the game. 

I stay positive by looking at what Louisville was able to do in the middle with Waterman and Scott. I think with this current roster, although I cringe thinking about it, Bailey in the same role he played at Davidson backed up by Alexis. Maybe 10mpg together. A split we should've seen the last two years but high post. 5 out stuff. Defensively I think a lot of 3-2 zone and box and triangle stuff. Our wings are big and Conerway is physical. I think Wilkerson is ready for prime time, but we need Miles and Sisley to contribute. Trent is a strong defender. 

[str8baller 7,640]

6 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I'm extra anxious because a great first year like Michigan/Louisville had has catapulted them and we can try to hope to recreate that.  

L’ville was an 8 seed and got beat by double digits by most good teams including getting trounced in the first round of the tourney.  
 

That’s certainly attainable with the roster we have. May and Pope did better jobs, so we’ll see how they build off of that this year. I expect that they do. But we’ll all expect CDD to do so in year 2 as well.