College Bball Thread

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,054]

They look like a team that could have better chemistry and have enough talent to be a problem in conference. I flat out hate Purdue but respect Painter and think he is a class act. As good as Ivey was, I think he was a net negative for the team.

They are an interesting team. Loyer and Smith both very confident players. Lacking in size but not a lot else. Great ball movement per usual. They shouldn’t be a threat but this is a Painter team I’m curious to see how it works out. Smith, Morton, Loyer starting when you have Kaufman and Furst is interesting.


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[Uspshoosier 45,284]

Coppin st up 1 at Georgetown with 16:44 to go in the second half.  Ewing looking for his first win since Dec 15th of last year 

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

3 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Purdue looking good. Braden Smith running the offense very well. Active on defense. Newnan hitting shots. Edey just bring huge. 

Sucks …Braden will Be a massive thorn in our side

[LamarCheeks 18,244]

Coppin State hits a 3 at the buzzer. Going to OT with Georgetown. 

83-all. 

[Hovadipo 55,242]

COPPIN STATE DELIVERS, AS DOES COLLEGE BASKETBALL

[Uspshoosier 45,284]

58 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Coppin st up 1 at Georgetown with 16:44 to go in the second half.  Ewing looking for his first win since Dec 15th of last year 

Coppin St sends it to OT 

[Uspshoosier 45,284]

Georgetown pulled away in OT 

[Hovadipo 55,242]

Did they just say Coppin’s coach is Juan Dixon? Gross. 

[J34 1,473]

2 hours ago, IU/Butler/Notre Dame said:

Sucks …Braden will Be a massive thorn in our side

I think we'll be just fine at the pg position. 

[IUc2016 7,121]

Purdue shot 37% from the field against Milwaukee (sub 300 in Kenpom).

And honestly, Edey was really bad. 4-13 with a lot of easy looks. 

[Stuhoo 79,850]

11 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Purdue looking good. Braden Smith running the offense very well. Active on defense. Newnan hitting shots. Edey just bring huge. 

Against one of the worst teams in D1 (Kenpom 330) Braden Smith was 1-6 fg, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 7 steals.

He plays with confidence, but he’s also an undersized freshman who can’t get to the rim.

I’ll take my chances with X, JHS, or for that matter, Gabe Cupps over Braden Smith.

[Stuhoo 79,850]

31 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

Purdue shot 37% from the field against Milwaukee (sub 300 in Kenpom).

And honestly, Edey was really bad. 4-13 with a lot of easy looks. 

Edey can be unstoppable when he catches near the basket and he looks like he’s in better shape this year, but he still moves kinda stiffly.

 

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

6 hours ago, J34 said:

I think we'll be just fine at the pg position. 

Oh I don’t think we are in bad shape , hope you didn’t take it that way , but he’s a kid you’d love to have on your roster and he’s likely a four year ( or however many years kids will get for whatever reason) starter ….it’s early but I’m not positive we will get to keep ours for four 

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

51 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Against one of the worst teams in D1 (Kenpom 330) Braden Smith was 1-6 fg, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 7 steals.

He plays with confidence, but he’s also an undersized freshman who can’t get to the rim.

I’ll take my chances with X, JHS, or for that matter, Gabe Cupps over Braden Smith.

Stu not sure if you watched or just saw the stat line …I’d you didn’t and you can stomach it try and catch their next game …watch smith run offense.  He’s very small which is tough to make up for in big ten play without being a freak athlete.  It was clear in high school I just wasn’t sure if it would translate to the big stage but he has that “it” factor , he sees things on the floor and can control the pace and flow of a game and he looks comfortable doing it at 19.  I’m sure he’ll take some lumps with bad shooting nights but if  not this year the next three he’s gonna be way worse than a Jordan bohannon to us 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,647]

59 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Edey can be unstoppable when he catches near the basket and he looks like he’s in better shape this year, but he still moves kinda stiffly.

 

It's kind of a lost art nowadays, but teaching big men to pin a guy on the block on the weak side(and no one is just moving Edey outta the way) and for the team to notice, and actually swing the ball around for a post delivery... Purdue could get 30 ppg off just that because of how big he is. But for whatever reason, they liked throwing it to him in a lot of awkward situations. 

[Stuhoo 79,850]

2 hours ago, IU/Butler/Notre Dame said:

Stu not sure if you watched or just saw the stat line …I’d you didn’t and you can stomach it try and catch their next game …watch smith run offense.  He’s very small which is tough to make up for in big ten play without being a freak athlete.  It was clear in high school I just wasn’t sure if it would translate to the big stage but he has that “it” factor , he sees things on the floor and can control the pace and flow of a game and he looks comfortable doing it at 19.  I’m sure he’ll take some lumps with bad shooting nights but if  not this year the next three he’s gonna be way worse than a Jordan bohannon to us 

I watched.

Other than the visual and the competitiveness, I don’t see the comp.

Bohannon was an undersized two guard ala Hulls and Smith is an undersized point. That’s a very different proposition. 

 

[HoosierX 1,523]

59 minutes ago, IU/Butler/Notre Dame said:

Stu not sure if you watched or just saw the stat line …I’d you didn’t and you can stomach it try and catch their next game …watch smith run offense.  He’s very small which is tough to make up for in big ten play without being a freak athlete.  It was clear in high school I just wasn’t sure if it would translate to the big stage but he has that “it” factor , he sees things on the floor and can control the pace and flow of a game and he looks comfortable doing it at 19.  I’m sure he’ll take some lumps with bad shooting nights but if  not this year the next three he’s gonna be way worse than a Jordan bohannon to us 

I agree that he didn't look bad last night but let's see him play against a little better competition. I think he's going to get abused on defense in the Big Ten.

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Other than the visual and the competitiveness, I don’t see the comp.

Bohannon was an undersized two guard ala Hulls and Smith is an undersized point.

 

Hulls was an outstanding ball handler and would have been our primary pg if not for yogi I think that’s actually a better comp I was just trying to fit opponents mold ….those steals on the stat sheet aren’t athleticism they are from him knowing where the ball is and will go …I think as an upperclassmen he will be an aaron craft Jordan bohannon blend and he will be no fun to play against 

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

2 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I agree that he didn't look bad last night but let's see him play against a little better competition. I think he's going to get abused on defense in the Big Ten.

I won’t bet my house on it yet …you’re right …part of why I watched last night was he captivated me in hs play and I wanted to see how that translates to a floor full of athletes …he will take some lumps but I think he will surprise a lot of people …painter starting him was something I certainly didn’t immediately expect 

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1 minute ago, IU/Butler/Notre Dame said:

Hulls was an outstanding ball handler and would have been our primary pg if not for yogi I think that’s actually a better comp I was just trying to fit opponents mold ….those steals on the stat sheet aren’t athleticism they are from him knowing where the ball is and will go …I think as an upperclassmen he will be an aaron craft Jordan bohannon blend and he will be no fun to play against 

Hulls was an outstanding ball handler who was 5’11 and not super quick. Therefore he couldn’t play the point nearly as successfully as he could play the SG role.