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College Bball Thread

By BlueDevil, in Indiana Men's Basketball

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HoosierTrav    7,898

HoosierTrav
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The Indiana part says:

 

Indiana (21–6, 11–3): "Can they play all their games in Assembly Hall? If they did, they could win the title. [Freshman center] Bryant is a very poor defender, so you can really exploit that. A lot of big guys have scored against him. [Michigan State's Matt] Costello had 22 against him [on Sunday]. [Northwestern's] Alex Olah had 19 points in 20 minutes [on Jan. 23]. [Wisconsin's] Ethan Happ had 25 [on Jan. 26]. He's just young. He gets caught out of position and that leads to foul trouble. I do think they're better without [sophomore guard James] Blackmon [who was lost for the season with a torn ACL on Jan. 5]. He's a great talent, but it takes away another guy who wants the ball. They're at their best when [senior guard] Yogi [Ferrell] has the ball. [Junior forward Collin] Hartman and [senior guard Nick] Zeisloft are tremendous role players. This is the first time since [Victor] Oladipo and [Cody] Zeller were there that I've seen an Indiana team where everyone is happy offensively. They play so fast on offense that they don't have the same toughness and energy on the defensive end."

 

Websites might not like it, but whatever. If there is just a little blurb about Indiana then I appreciate when people pull it out so we don't have to all click links.

 

Anyway...

Not to nitpick, because I do agree with the general sentiment of the whole thing, but it's like 50% false. JBJ does not have a torn ACL that we know of. Costello, Olah, and Happ did not score those points against Bryant, they scored those points in games Bryant also played in. You can't count every point each player scored against Bryant, he played 18, 23, and 28 minutes in those games and was not the only one to send those guys to the line. It's unfair to pretend the starters play only against their counterparts the entire game.

 

Not that anyone cares about this article anymore, that Maryland game. Wow.

Agree with most of everything you said but James Blackmon did indeed tear his ACL. 100% positive of that one.  

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HoosierAloha    30,068

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Think that was the family's wishes. Makes sense to some degree. But scouts can get their info lol

 

The article was written after speaking with head and assistant coaches in the B1G though right?  That's kind of low if the family is trying to keep it on the down low.  I guess if the information is out there it's not difficult to get though.

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WayneFleekHoosier    48,477

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Agree with most of everything you said but James Blackmon did indeed tear his ACL. 100% positive of that one.


The Indiana part says:

Indiana (21–6, 11–3): "Can they play all their games in Assembly Hall? If they did, they could win the title. [Freshman center] Bryant is a very poor defender, so you can really exploit that. A lot of big guys have scored against him. [Michigan State's Matt] Costello had 22 against him [on Sunday]. [Northwestern's] Alex Olah had 19 points in 20 minutes [on Jan. 23]. [Wisconsin's] Ethan Happ had 25 [on Jan. 26]. He's just young. He gets caught out of position and that leads to foul trouble. I do think they're better without [sophomore guard James] Blackmon [who was lost for the season with a torn ACL on Jan. 5]. He's a great talent, but it takes away another guy who wants the ball. They're at their best when [senior guard] Yogi [Ferrell] has the ball. [Junior forward Collin] Hartman and [senior guard Nick] Zeisloft are tremendous role players. This is the first time since [Victor] Oladipo and [Cody] Zeller were there that I've seen an Indiana team where everyone is happy offensively. They play so fast on offense that they don't have the same toughness and energy on the defensive end."

Websites might not like it, but whatever. If there is just a little blurb about Indiana then I appreciate when people pull it out so we don't have to all click links.

Anyway...
Not to nitpick, because I do agree with the general sentiment of the whole thing, but it's like 50% false. JBJ does not have a torn ACL that we know of. Costello, Olah, and Happ did not score those points against Bryant, they scored those points in games Bryant also played in. You can't count every point each player scored against Bryant, he played 18, 23, and 28 minutes in those games and was not the only one to send those guys to the line. It's unfair to pretend the starters play only against their counterparts the entire game.

Not that anyone cares about this article anymore, that Maryland game. Wow.


I am sticking with my original comment, now that the Blackmon thing is cleared up. Bryant has struggled on the defensive end exactly like they said. Happ abused him for sure. Costello worked him too. Olah, I don't remember but that blurb is right. I like Bryant, but his lateral quickness, lack of hops, and youth makes for a weaker low post defender. His length is his saving grace. Clearly not all those points were scored against Bryant but he was/is our primary post defender and those players had field days.
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LIHoosier    26,359

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I am sticking with my original comment, now that the Blackmon thing is cleared up. Bryant has struggled on the defensive end exactly like they said. Happ abused him for sure. Costello worked him too. Olah, I don't remember but that blurb is right. I like Bryant, but his lateral quickness, lack of hops, and youth makes for a weaker low post defender. His length is his saving grace. Clearly not all those points were scored against Bryant but he was/is our primary post defender and those players had field days.

The Happ and Costello games are legit. To my recollection, the NW game wasn't in doubt for a great majority. That's like throwing blame on whoever defended Lyle in the 2nd half of the OSU game.

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